Grade 3 Social Studies Florida standards Standards

African American History

Civics and Government (Starting 2023-2024)

Civics and Government

Economics

Geography

American History

Historical Inquiry and Analysis

Analyze primary and secondary sources.

Utilize technology resources to gather information from primary and secondary sources.

Define terms related to the social sciences.

Positive influences and contributions by African Americans.

Identify African Americans who demonstrated heroism and patriotism (e.g., Booker T. Washington, Jesse Owens, Tuskegee Airmen, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, President Barack Obama, 1st Lt. Vernon Baker, Sgt. 1st Class Melvin Morris).

Foundations of Government, Law, and the American Political System

Explain the purpose and need for government.

Describe how government gains its power from the people.

Explain how government was established through a written Constitution.

Civic and Political Participation

Identify group and individual actions of citizens that demonstrate civility, cooperation, volunteerism, and other civic virtues.

Structure and Functions of Government

Identify the levels of government (local, state, federal).

Describe how government is organized at the local level.

Recognize that every state has a state constitution.

Recognize that the Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the land.

Foundations of Government, Law and the American Political System

Explain how the U.S. Constitution establishes the purpose and fulfills the need for government.

explain the purpose of and need for government in terms of protection of rights, organization, security and services.

Describe how the U.S. government gains its power from the people.

recognize what is meant by "We the People" and "consent of the governed."

identify sources of consent (e.g., voting and elections).

recognize that the U.S. republic is governed by the "consent of the governed" and government power is exercised through representatives of the people.

Civic and Political Participation

Describe how citizens demonstrate civility, cooperation, volunteerism and other civic virtues.

identify examples including, but not limited to, food drives, book drives, community clean-ups, voting, blood donation drives, volunteer fire departments and neighborhood watch programs.

Describe the importance of voting in elections.

recognize that it is every citizen's responsibility to vote.

explain the importance of voting in a republic.

Explain the history and meaning behind patriotic holidays and observances.

identify patriotic holidays and observances to include, but not limited to, American Founders Month, Celebrate Freedom Week, Constitution Day, Independence Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Medal of Honor Day, Memorial Day, Patriot Day, Veterans Day.

Recognize symbols, individuals, documents and events that represent the United States.

recognize Mount Rushmore, Uncle Sam and the Washington Monument as symbols that represent the United States.

recognize James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Booker T. Washington and Susan B. Anthony as individuals who represent the United States.

recognize the U.S. Constitution as a document that represents the United States.

recognize the Constitutional Convention (May 1787 – September 1787) and the signing of the U.S. Constitution (September 17, 1787) as events that represent the United States.

Recognize symbols, individuals, documents and events that represent the State of Florida.

recognize the Great Seal of the State of Florida as a symbol that represents the state.

recognize William Pope Duval, William Dunn Moseley and Josiah T. Walls as individuals who represent Florida.

identify the Declaration of Rights in the Florida Constitution as a document that represents Florida.

recognize that Florida became the 27th state of the United States on March 3, 1845.

Structure and Functions of Government

Explain how the U.S. and Florida Constitutions establish the structure, function, powers and limits of government.

recognize that the U.S. Constitution and the Florida Constitution establish the framework for national and state government.

recognize how government is organized at the national level (e.g., three branches of government).

provide examples of people who make and enforce rules and laws in the United States (e.g., congress and president) and Florida (e.g., state legislature and governor).

Recognize that government has local, state and national levels.

recognize that each level of government has its own unique structure and responsibilities.

distinguish between the responsibilities of the local, state and national governments in the United States.

Beginning Economics

Give examples of how scarcity results in trade.

List the characteristics of money.

Recognize that buyers and sellers interact to exchange goods and services through the use of trade or money.

Distinguish between currencies used in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

The World in Spatial Terms

Use thematic maps, tables, charts, graphs, and photos to analyze geographic information.

Review basic map elements (coordinate grid, cardinal and intermediate directions, title, compass rose, scale, key/legend with symbols) .

Label the continents and oceans on a world map.

Name and identify the purpose of maps (physical, political, elevation, population).

Compare maps and globes to develop an understanding of the concept of distortion.

Use maps to identify different types of scale to measure distances between two places.

Places and Regions

Label the countries and commonwealths in North America (Canada, United States, Mexico) and in the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica).

Identify the five regions of the United States.

Label the states in each of the five regions of the United States.

Describe the physical features of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Identify natural and man-made landmarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Investigate how people perceive places and regions differently by conducting interviews, mental mapping, and studying news, poems, legends, and songs about a region or area.

Physical Systems

Describe the climate and vegetation in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Describe the natural resources in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Human Systems

Explain how the environment influences settlement patterns in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Identify the cultures that have settled the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Compare the cultural characteristics of diverse populations in one of the five regions of the United States with Canada, Mexico, or the Caribbean.

Identify contributions from various ethnic groups to the United States.

GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL STUDIES: PEOPLE, PLACES, AND REGIONS

Identify vocabulary associated with maps and globes, including megalopolis, landlocked, border, elevation, and geospatial technologies.

Demonstrate an understanding that families, schools, organizations, and governments have certain structures and rules; identify the Constitution of the United States as a set of rules for the country.

Compare documents, letters, diaries, maps, and photographs and explain how they are used to reconstruct the past.

Identify representations of American values and beliefs, including the Statue of Liberty, the United States flag, and the national anthem.

Identify American Indians that have lived in Alabama for many centuries; identify key aspects of American Indian cultures in Alabama.

Define hill, plateau, valley, peninsula, island, isthmus, ice cap, and glacier.

Identify how the environment is affected by humans in the local community, Alabama, and the world.

Identify geographic, economic, and historic reasons people move to different places.

Define and give examples of trade; differentiate between imports and exports; distinguish between goods and services.

Identify reasons for conflicts between people, and within and between organizations, and geographic areas; identify ways to resolve conflicts and encourage cooperation.

Identify that people tend to live where there are resources available to them; identify resources that make an area/location attractive to people for settlement.

Identify characteristics of geographic regions of Alabama; identify different ways people travel throughout the state to access these regions.

Participate in a classroom discussion about different types of natural disasters and ways to prepare for them.

Human Systems

Physical Systems

Places and Regions

The World in Spatial Terms

Geography

Beginning Economics

Economics

Structure and Functions of Government

Civic and Political Participation

Civics and Government

Historical Inquiry and Analysis

American History

Identify and use primary and secondary sources to obtain information.

Use technology resources to gather information about a primary or secondary source.

Recognize that the terms history, geography, economics, civics, and government are related to social sciences.

Recognize the purpose of government in the community.

Identify that government gains its power from the people.

Identify actions of citizens that contribute to the community.

Recognize that it is the responsibility of citizens to vote.

Recognize the meaning behind patriotic holidays.

Identify events that represent the United States.

Identify events that represent Florida.

Identify that the U.S. and Florida Constitutions have three branches of government.

Identify levels of local, state, and federal government to their functions.

Recognize that people can trade for products that are not available locally.

Identify some characteristics of money.

Recognize the roles of buyers and sellers in exchanging goods and services.

Recognize forms of money used in the United States and one other North American country

Use a thematic map or chart to identify selected geographic information, such as land and body of water on a map or population on a chart.

Identify elements on a map, such as title, key/legend, cardinal directions, compass rose, and coordinate grid.

Identify selected continents and oceans on a world map.

Recognize a physical and a political map.

Identify differences between maps and globes.

Use maps to identify distances between two places.

Recognize North America as Canada, the United States, and Mexico on a map.

Recognize north, south, east, and west as they relate to the regions of the United States.

Recognize selected states in each of the five regions of the United States.

Recognize major physical features of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Recognize major natural and man-made landmarks of the United States.

Identify how people view places and regions differently by asking questions about a region.

Recognize differences in the climates of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Recognize major natural resources in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Identify major ways environmental influences contribute to settlement patterns in the United States.

Recognize different cultures that have settled in the United States.

Identify a cultural characteristic of a population in the United States and a population in Mexico or Canada.

Recognize contributions of an ethnic group to the United States.