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2024 Indiana Content Connectors: Grade 3 Social Studies

Grade 3
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1
Identify how Native Americans impacted the development of local communities. (E)3.H.1a
2
Identify founders and early settlers and identify ways founders established local communities.3.H.2a
3
Identify that a local community is part of the state's region. 3.H.3a
4
Give an example of a person, event, or development that brought change to your community.3.H.4a
5
Create a simple timeline that identifies four important events in your region of the state.3.H.5a
6
Using a variety of resources, identify factors that make your region unique, including cultural diversity, industry, the arts, and/or architecture. 3.H.6a
7
Distinguish between fact and fiction in a historical account by comparing historical accounts to fictional characters and events in stories.3.H.7a
8
Define immigration and identify a way immigration enriches community. (E)3.H.8a

1
Identify three reasons the government is needed and a service or good it provides. (E)3.C.1a
2
Identify the duties of local and state government officials who make, implement, and enforce laws.3.C.2a
3
Identify the three levels of the United States government (i.e., local, state, and national) and one responsibility of each level. (E)3.C.3a
4
Identify people in your community and state who are responsible citizens and identify traits that show they are good citizens. 3.C.4a
5
Identify ways citizens make decisions and rules within the community, state, and nation. (E) 3.C.5a

1
Use labels or symbols to locate and identify physical features on maps and/or globes.3.G.1a
2
Locate states, major rivers, and the Great Lakes on a map of the Midwest. (E)3.G.2a
3
Identify local communities on maps using simple grid systems. (E)3.G.3a
4
Identify the northern, southern, eastern, and western hemispheres, and cardinal or intermediate directions on a map and a globe. (E) 3.G.4a
5
Identify regions as areas that have similar physical and/or cultural characteristics and identify Indiana and/or the local community as part of a specific region. 3.G.5a
6
Compare and contrast the physical characteristics of Indiana to a neighboring state using words, illustrations, maps, photographs, and/or other resources.3.G.6a
7
List three ways Native Americans and early settlers of Indiana adapted to or modified their environment to survive.3.G.7a
8
Identify how human systems and physical systems have impacted the local environment.3.G.8a

1
Identify an example from the local community that illustrates the scarcity of productive resources and identify how this makes people decide what to choose and incur opportunity cost. 3.E.1a
2
Identify one or more goods or services provided by local business and industry. (E)3.E.2a
3
Give two examples of trade in the local community and explain the trade benefits for both parties.3.E.3a
4
Provide an example of how people in the local community depend on each other for goods and services.3.E.4a
5
Identify one or more characteristics of money and how money can make the purchase of goods easier. (E)3.E.5a
6
Explain or identify how buyers and sellers interact to determine the prices of goods and services in markets. (E)3.E.6a
7
Identify the benefits and costs in an example of consumers making choices or decisions when making a purchase.3.E.7a
8
Identify one or more ways people save their income and an advantage or disadvantage of each.3.E.8a

What grade levels do these standards cover?: Grade 3
Where can I read the official document?: 2024 Indiana Content Connectors: Grade 3 Social Studies

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