Nebraska Core Academic Content Standards 3rd Grade Social Studies Activities
Printable Third Grade Social Studies Worksheets and Study Guides.
Contributions of Ancient CivilizationsMesopotamia - In the Middle East, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is the earliest known civilization. Egypt - About 5000 BC, Egypt was ruled by pharaohs who had the Pyramids
built for their tombs. Rome - 100 B.C. Romans developed use of concrete
which could be poured into any shape. They developed the first paved roads. Read more...iWorksheets: 4Study Guides: 1 Goods and ServicesGoods are things that are made or grown and then sold. <br>Services are the jobs people do for others. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Study Guides: 1 World PopulationAll over the world there are many communities. They are alike because they are where people live, work, and have fun. They are different in many ways, especially in population. We classify communities as urban, suburban, and rural to better understand their needs. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Study Guides: 1 Early SettlementsStudents will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States. Read more...iWorksheets: 4Study Guides: 1 Famous AmericansFreeWho are some famous Americans we should know? Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Benjamin Banneker, Davy Crockett, Cesar Chavez, Florence Nightingale, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Susan B. Anthony, Paul Revere, Thomas Edison, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglas, Sojourner Truth, Helen Keller, and John Glenn. Read more...iWorksheets: 5Study Guides: 1 Famous ExplorersAn explorer is a person involved in exploration. Exploration is the act of searching for the purpose of discovery of information or resources. Read more...iWorksheets: 4Study Guides: 1 Other Cultures Contribute to U.S. CultureThe United States has been called a melting pot because people from so
many other countries have come to live here. People from every country
have brought many of their customs and traditions with them. Their culture is remembered and shared by many of us today. Read more...iWorksheets: 3Study Guides: 1 NE.SS.1. Grade 3 (Community)
SS 3.1. Civics: Students will develop and apply the skills of civic responsibility to make informed decisions based upon knowledge of government at local, state, national and international levels.
Forms and Functions of Government
SS 3.1.1. Students will identify and explain the structure and function of their local governments.
SS 3.1.1.a. Identify the structure and functions of local government
U.S. GovernmentU. S. GOVERNMENT The
Constitution was written in 1789 and is the basic design for how our government should work. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 Government and Political SystemsA government is people who make decisions about a city, state, or
country. A democratic system exists when the people who run the government are selected by the citizens. An autocratic system has a ruler who came to power by strength or birth. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 Local GovernmentLocal government is the county, city, town, or village
government. Government workers are elected by the people who live
in the city, town, or county. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 SS 3.1.1.c. Identify and explain a variety of roles leaders, citizens, and others play in local government
U.S. GovernmentU. S. GOVERNMENT The
Constitution was written in 1789 and is the basic design for how our government should work. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 Government and Political SystemsA government is people who make decisions about a city, state, or
country. A democratic system exists when the people who run the government are selected by the citizens. An autocratic system has a ruler who came to power by strength or birth. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 Local GovernmentLocal government is the county, city, town, or village
government. Government workers are elected by the people who live
in the city, town, or county. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 Civic Participation
SS 3.1.2. Students will understand the impact of individual and group decisions at a local level.
SS 3.1.2.a. Identify rights and responsibilities of citizens (e.g., voting, public service projects,) at the local level
Roles of the CitizensFreeA citizen is an official member of a community.<br> A citizen has rights and responsibilities. <br>There are some important way to show good citizenship. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 American CitizenshipA citizen is a person who lives in a community. Citizenship refers to the rights and responsibilities of the citizens of any community. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 Election ProcessThe United States presidential election is an indirect election in which citizens of the United States who are registered to vote in one of the 50 U.S. states or the District of Columbia cast ballots for members of the Electoral College, known as electors. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 Government and Political SystemsA government is people who make decisions about a city, state, or
country. A democratic system exists when the people who run the government are selected by the citizens. An autocratic system has a ruler who came to power by strength or birth. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 SS 3.1.2.b. Explain the meaning of patriotic symbols, songs, actions, celebrations, and holidays (e.g., U.S. Flag, Bald Eagle, Pledge of Allegiance, Thanksgiving, Veteran’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 4th of July, Memorial Day, President’s Day, Flag Day)
World HolidaysFreeHolidays are special days to help us remember or honor people and events. The earliest holy days were to honor sacred events. Read more...iWorksheets :5Study Guides :9 American Symbols & HolidaysFreeThere are many things that are symbols of America. There are also holidays that Americans celebrate every year: Memorial Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Mother's Day Read more...iWorksheets :8Study Guides :6 SS 3.1.2.c. Identify ways students can be engaged to have an impact in their local community
SS 3.1.2.e. Identify local leaders and the impact of their decisions that effect public policy
U.S. GovernmentU. S. GOVERNMENT The
Constitution was written in 1789 and is the basic design for how our government should work. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 Government and Political SystemsA government is people who make decisions about a city, state, or
country. A democratic system exists when the people who run the government are selected by the citizens. An autocratic system has a ruler who came to power by strength or birth. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 Local GovernmentLocal government is the county, city, town, or village
government. Government workers are elected by the people who live
in the city, town, or county. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 SS 3.2. Economics: Students will utilize economic reasoning skills to make informed judgments and become effective participants in the economy at the local, state, national and international levels.
Institutions
SS 3.2.3. Students will cite evidence of how money (coins and currency) makes trading easier than bartering.
SS 3.2.3.a. Identify historical examples of trading among early settlers
Colonial LifePeople came to this New World for many reasons: religious freedom,
political freedom, adventure, hope of land and money. They came to a
land that was hard to live in. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 Financial Literacy
SS 3.2.6. Students will use knowledge of currency to solve real-world problems.
SS 3.2.6.a. Given a budget, students will be able to make choices as to what to purchase and what to give up
Income and EarningIncome is money that people earn from working. It is also referred to as wages or salaries. Earning is receiving money for work done or services performed. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 Globalization
SS 3.2.12. Students will describe how the local community trades with the rest of the world.
SS 3.2.12.a. Identify local goods and services that could be traded with people everywhere (e.g., corn, soybeans, beef)
Trade and TransportationTrade is the buying and selling or bartering of goods and services.<br> Transportation - People can walk, ride an animal, bicycle, and drive vehicles. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 Interdependence of Goods and ServicesWhat is interdependence? People in many communities depend on people in other communities for goods and services. Goods are products that are made or grown and then sold. Services are jobs that people do to serve one another. No one community has everything it needs to meet its basic needs. We need to transport goods and communicate our needs worldwide. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 SS 3.3. Geography: Students will develop and apply spatial perspective and geographic skills to make informed decisions regarding issues and current events at local, state, national and international levels.
The World in Spatial Terms
SS 3.3.1. Students will explore where (spatial) and why people, places and environments are organized in the state.
SS 3.3.1.d. Locate places on maps and globes (e.g., Missouri River, Platte, River, Rocky Mountains, Nebraska, the student's city)
States & Capitals IEach of the 50 states of the United States has a capital city. The capital city is the place where the state government is located. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 Map & Compass SkillsMaps are pictures that show places from above, as if they were drawn by someone in an airplane. Maps have titles to tell what the map shows. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 States & Capitals IIEach of the 50 states has a capital city. The capital city is the place
where the state government is located. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 Map SkillsA map is a picture of a place. We use maps to help us know where things are. In order to use a map, you need to know a few things. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 SS 3.3.1.e. Identify the continents, oceans, and hemispheres
Continents and OceansFreeThere are seven continents, large land masses on the Earth. The underwater part of each continent which extends miles into the oceans is called the continental shelf. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 Map & Compass SkillsMaps are pictures that show places from above, as if they were drawn by someone in an airplane. Maps have titles to tell what the map shows. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 Geographic RegionsA region is a large area that has special features that make it different from other areas. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 Geographic InformationGeography is the study of the earth and how people live on it. Geographic information will help you to know more about the earth. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 LandmarksWhat is a Landmark? A landmark is any prominent object on land that can be used in
determining location or direction. A memorial is a special kind of landmark which was built to honor and remember a person, a group, or event. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 Places and Regions
SS 3.3.2. Students will compare the characteristics of places and regions.
SS 3.3.2.b. Compare and contrast local places and regions with other places and regions (e.g., prairie and forest, local community with another community, products from Nebraska and another state, crops grown in Nebraska and another state)
Continents and OceansFreeThere are seven continents, large land masses on the Earth. The underwater part of each continent which extends miles into the oceans is called the continental shelf. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 Map & Compass SkillsMaps are pictures that show places from above, as if they were drawn by someone in an airplane. Maps have titles to tell what the map shows. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 Geographic RegionsA region is a large area that has special features that make it different from other areas. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 Geographic InformationGeography is the study of the earth and how people live on it. Geographic information will help you to know more about the earth. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 LandmarksWhat is a Landmark? A landmark is any prominent object on land that can be used in
determining location or direction. A memorial is a special kind of landmark which was built to honor and remember a person, a group, or event. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 Human/Environment Interaction
SS 3.3.5. Students will identify the relationship between humans and the physical environment.
SS 3.3.5.c. Explain the importance of Earth’s natural resources (e.g., minerals, air, water, land)
Natural ResourcesNatural resources are useful resources that come from the earth and sky and help humans live on Earth. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 SS 3.4. History: Students will develop and apply historical knowledge and skills to research, analyze, and understand key concepts of past, current, and potential issues and events at the local, state, national, and international levels.
Chronological Thinking
SS 3.4.1. Students will describe and analyze chronological relationships and patterns.
SS 3.4.1.a. Describe concepts of time and chronology (e.g., annual, biannual, decades, centuries, millennia)
Time LinesWhat is a Time Line? A time line is a horizontal or vertical line divided into sections usually by years, decades, or centuries. A time line shows
important events in history arranged in chronological order. Read more...iWorksheets :4Study Guides :1 Historical Analysis and Interpretation
SS 3.4.4. Students will identify past and current events, issues, and problems.
SS 3.4.4.c. Describe how decisions affected events in the community (e.g., election of local officials; zoning laws)
Government and Political SystemsA government is people who make decisions about a city, state, or
country. A democratic system exists when the people who run the government are selected by the citizens. An autocratic system has a ruler who came to power by strength or birth. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 Local GovernmentLocal government is the county, city, town, or village
government. Government workers are elected by the people who live
in the city, town, or county. Read more...iWorksheets :3Study Guides :1 Standards
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