North Dakota Academic Content Standards 3rd Grade Social Studies Activities

ND.1. Skills and Resources: Students apply Social Studies skills and resources.

3.1.1. Map Skills: Use labels, symbols, compass rose (i.e., intermediate directions), and legends to locate physical features on a map

3.1.3. Resources: Use a variety of resources (e.g., maps, charts, bar graphs, Internet, books) to gather information about people, places, and events

3.1.6. Time Lines: Interpret simple time lines (e.g., identify the time at which events occurred, the sequence in which events developed, and what else was occurring at the time)

3.1.7. Spatial Terms: Use spatial terms to describe the world (i.e., equator, hemispheres)

ND.2. Important Historical Events: Students understand important historical events.

3.2.1. People and Events: Explain the importance of the accomplishments of scientists and inventors (e.g., light bulb, automobile, discovery of electricity, computer, telephone)

3.2.2. People and Events: Describe how community life has changed from past (i.e., pioneer and tribal) to the present

ND.3. Economic Concepts: Students understand economic concepts and the characteristics of various economic systems.

3.3.1. Personal Finances: Identify ways families and communities cooperate and compromise (e.g., fundraisers, food pantries, living within your means) to meet needs and wants

3.3.2. Personal Finances: Explain how supply and demand affect personal economic choices (e.g., how scarcity forces people to decide which goods and services to obtain, what is given up in economic choices)

ND.4. Government and Citizenship: Students understand the development, functions, and forms of various political systems and the role of the citizen in government and society.

3.4.1. Citizenship: Identify the roles, rights, and responsibilities of a citizen in a community (e.g., obedience to laws, the right to vote, service to the common good)

3.4.2. Government Systems: Identify the three branches of local government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial)

ND.5. Concepts of Geography: Students understand and apply concepts of geography.

3.5.2. Physical Geography: Identify the seven continents, four oceans, and major nations of the world (i.e., United States, Canada, Mexico; e.g., China, Brazil, Russia)

ND.6. Human Development and Behavior: Students understand the importance of culture, individual identity, and group identity.

3.6.1. Identity: Identify the varying roles (e.g., parent, teacher, brother/sister, student, girl/boy scout, community volunteer) that individuals play in various groups (i.e., family, school, and communities)

3.6.2. Culture: Identify examples of how different groups, societies, and cultures are similar and different (e.g., in beliefs, traditions, family relationships, celebrations, institutions, folklore)