Grade 3 Social Studies Maryland standards Standards

Skills and Processes

History

Economics

Geography

Peoples of the Nations and World

Civics

Inquire about the historical development of the fundamental concepts and processes of authority, power, and influence with particular emphasis on civic reasoning in order to become informed, responsible citizens, engage in the political process, and contribute to society.

Inquire about the people of the United States and the world using a historically grounded, multidisciplinary approach in order to recognize multiple narratives and acknowledge the diversity and commonality of the human experience.

Inquire about the role of culture, technology, and the environment in the location, distribution, and impact of human activities using geographic tools and spatial thinking in order to demonstrate a significance of place.

Inquire about decisions made by individuals and groups using economic reasoning in order to understand the historical development and current status of economic principles, institutions, and processes needed to be effective citizens, consumers, and workers participating in local communities, the nation, and the world.

Inquire about significant events, ideas, beliefs, and themes to identify patterns and trends and to analyze how individuals and societies have changed over time to make connections to the present in their communities, Maryland, the United States, and the world.

Inquire about civics, geography, economics, history, and people and nations of the world using disciplinary literacy skills and processes to critically evaluate content through a variety of source materials across disciplines and use reading, writing, and other forms of communication to develop, defend, and critique arguments in order to take informed action.

History

Economics and Geography

Civics

Analyze civic virtue by:

explaining how democracy relies on engagement including voting and volunteering in civic organizations.

interacting with local civic and/or community leaders.

explaining how groups of people make rules to create responsibilities and protect freedoms.

identifying how having multiple perspectives both benefits and challenges people living in a democratic society.

examining the principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution.

Analyze the local, state, and national levels of government by:

defining the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government.

comparing the responsibilities of local, state, and national government.

identifying the leaders of local, state, and national government in various branches of government.

determining the importance of communication through various means with elected officials.

determining the importance of voting in democratic government.

Address local community issues by:

explaining the importance of civic participation in their community.

examining a current issue on the local, state, and national level and its impact on their community.

analyzing ways of influencing local, state, and/or national governments to address a current issue.

identifying individuals and groups who share a common concern for addressing a current. issue on the state, local, and/or national level.

developing a plan for effectively organizing and communicating a plan for addressing a current issue.

implementing an informed civic action plan on a current issue.

Explain the locations of goods and services in the state of Maryland by:

identifying goods and services bought and sold in Maryland.

identifying ways that people use the physical environment for buying and selling goods and services.

locating key economic centers in Maryland including agriculture, service and manufacturing industries (tourism, seafood, poultry, mining, commercial) using maps.

identifying examples of entrepreneurship in the local and state economy and how location, history and culture influence those businesses.

identifying the risk and rewards of entrepreneurship.

evaluating local and state laws that impact business owners in Maryland.

Analyze how economic development in Maryland impacts people by:

explaining how jobs and careers are influenced by key economic centers.

analyzing government services that are impacted by economic development.

analyzing economic and population data to determine how economic development impacts where people live, work, and play.

Analyze the impact of economic development on the natural environment by:

describing the relationships between human settlement and physical geography, and economic centers.

explaining how transportation is influenced by industry, agriculture, and geographic features.

explaining how humans have modified their environment in the development of economic centers.

comparing perspectives of various communities toward the natural environment.

drawing inferences about the positive and negative impacts of human-caused change to the physical environment.

Analyze early regional cultural groups by:

comparing how societies in the Americas, Western Europe, and Western Africa have shaped and been shaped by their culture and environment.

developing timelines showing settlement of various cultural groups in Maryland.

evaluating why and how people and institutions supported and restricted freedom by making rules in order to promote freedom, equality, and equity for some, but not all.

contrasting the lives of early European explorers, colonists, indentured servants, and enslaved Africans.

Analyze influences of early cultural groups by:

analyzing photographs, images, and text from the past to learn about key historical figures.

interpreting evidence of the past to make claims about how individuals and groups shaped their region.

comparing maps of settlement patterns from the past and today.

developing and implementing informed action plans for communicating and expressing claims about the region's historical influences.