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TN.3-1.THIRD GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES, PART 1 - Geography and Economics
THIRD GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES, PART 1 - Geography and Economics
Economics
Overview: Students will learn about natural resources, goods, and services in relation to Tennessee’s economy.
3.16. Describe how scarcity, supply, and demand affect the prices of products. [E, T]
3.18. Analyze how people interact with their environment to satisfy basic needs and wants, including: housing, industry, transportation, and communication. [C, E, G, T]
Overview: Students will utilize their geographic content knowledge to study physical and political world geography.
3.06. Identify and locate the major continents and oceans using maps and globes: Africa; Antarctica; Asia; Australia; Europe; North America; South America; Arctic Ocean; Atlantic Ocean; Indian Ocean; Pacific Ocean; Southern Ocean [G]
3.08. Identify major physical features of the world, including: Rivers—Amazon, Nile; Mountains and Ranges—Alps, Andes, Himalayas; Deserts— Gobi, Sahara; Bodies of Water—Mediterranean Sea, Straits of Magellan; Landforms—Great Barrier Reef, Niagara Falls [G]
3.11. Identify major physical features of the U.S., including: Rivers—Colorado, Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande; Mountains—Alaska Range, Appalachian, Rockies; Bodies of Water—Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico; Desert— Great Basin; Landforms—Grand Canyon, Great Plains [
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideLandmarks
Geography: Maps and Globes
Overview: Students will develop an understanding of map reading, including learning geographic terms that illustrate physical and political features on maps and globes.
3.01. Analyze maps and globes using common terms, including: Country; North Pole; Equator; Prime meridian; Hemisphere; Region; Latitude; South Pole; Longitude; Time zones [G]
3.05. Use different types of maps (e.g., political, physical, population, resource, and climate), graphs, and charts to interpret geographic information. [G]
TN.3-2.THIRD GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES, PART 2 - Early American and Tennessee History
THIRD GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES, PART 2 - Early American and Tennessee History
Early North American Settlements (1585-1600s)
Overview: Students will describe early North American and Tennessee settlements and examine the founding of the Thirteen Colonies, their regional geographic features, and the cooperation that existed between American Indians and colonists.
3.24. Explain the significance of the settlement of Jamestown and the role it played in the founding of the U.S. [C, E, G, H, P]
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideColonial Life
3.25. Explain the significance of the settlements of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth and the role they played in the settling of our country. [C, E, G, H, P]
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideFamous Americans
3.26. Examine how the regional (i.e., New England, Middle, and Southern) geographic features of the Thirteen Colonies influenced their development. [C, G, H, P]
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideColonial Life
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideFamous Americans
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideTime Lines
3.27. Identify the economic, political, and religious reasons for founding the Thirteen Colonies and the role of indentured servitude and slavery in their settlement. [C, E, G, H, P]
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideColonial Life
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideFamous Explorers
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuidePioneer Life
Indigenous Peoples through European Exploration (prior to 1585)
Overview: Students will describe the legacy and cultures of major indigenous settlements of Tennessee, the routes of early explorers, and the impact of exploration on the Americas.
3.19. Compare and contrast the geographic locations and customs (i.e., housing and clothing) of the Northeast, Southeast, and Plains North American Indians. [C, G, H, T]
3.21. Identify the routes and contributions of early explorers of the Americas, including: Christopher Columbus, Hernando de Soto, Ferdinand Magellan, and Amerigo Vespucci. [C, E, G, H, P, T]
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideFamous Explorers
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideFamous Explorers
SSP.05.2. Recognizing how past events and issues might have been experienced by the people of that time, with historical context and empathy rather than present-mindedness