Grade 3 Social Studies Missouri standards Standards

Knowledge of the use of tools of social science inquiry.

Knowledge of relationships of the individual and groups to institutions and cultural traditions.

Knowledge of major elements of geographical study and analysis and their relationship to changes in society and the environment.

Knowledge of economic concepts and principles.

Knowledge of continuity and change in the history of Missouri and the United States.

Knowledge of principles and processes of governance systems.

Knowledge of the principles expressed in documents shaping constitutional democracy in the United States.

Investigate and present research with appropriate resources.

Developing a research plan and identifying resources

Conducting and Presenting Research with Appropriate Resources

Understanding and supporting fact, opinion, bias and point of view in sources.

Use visual tools to communicate information and ideas

Identify, select, analyze and evaluate resources to create a product of social science inquiry

Compare and contrast private and public goods and services.

Distinguish among natural, capital and human resources.

Define economy.

Explain supply and demand.

Conduct a public cost-benefit analysis.

Define taxes and explain how taxes are generated and used.

Explain the factors, past and present, that influence changes in our state's economy.

Read and construct historical and current maps.

Name and locate major cities, rivers, regions, & border states of Missouri.

Describe and use absolute location using a grid system.

Identify and compare physical characteristics of Missouri.

Describe human geographic characteristics of Missouri.

Describe how people of Missouri are affected by, depend on, adapt to and change their physical environments in the past and in the present.

Describe how changes in communication and transportation technologies affect people's lives.

Identify regions in Missouri.

Compare regions in Missouri.

Explain how geography affected important events in Missouri history.

Explain how governments balance individual rights with common good to solve local community or state issues.

Analyze peaceful resolution of disputes by the courts, or other legitimate authorities in Missouri.

Describe how authoritative decisions are made, enforced and interpreted by the state government across historical time periods and/or in current events.

Identify and explain the functions of the three branches of government in Missouri.

Describe the migration of native Americans to Missouri prior to European settlement in the state.

Describe the discovery, exploration and early settlement of Missouri by European immigrants.

Describe the reasons African peoples were enslaved and brought to Missouri.

Examine cultural interactions and conflicts among Native Americans, European immigrants and enslaved and free African-Americans in Missouri.

Examine changing cultural interactions and conflicts among Missourians after the Civil War.

Identify and describe the historical significance of the individuals from Missouri who have made contributions to our state and nation.

Discuss the causes and consequences of the Dred Scott decision on Missouri and the nation.

Describe the importance of the Louisiana Purchase and the expedition of Lewis and Clark.

Evaluate the impact of westward expansion on the Native Americans in Missouri.

Discuss issues of Missouri statehood.

Explain Missouri's role in the Civil War, including the concept of a border state.

Describe the changes in Missouri since the Civil War in education, transportation and communication.

Explain and give examples of how laws are made and changed within the state.

Explain the major purposes of the Missouri Constitution.

Examine how individual rights are protected within our state.

Explain how the State of Missouri relies on responsible participation and draw implications for how people should participate.

Describe the character traits and civic attitudes of influential Missourians.

Explain how the National Anthem symbolizes our nation.

Recognize and explain the significance of the Gateway Arch and the Great Seal of Missouri and other symbols of our state.

Compare the cultural characteristics of regions in Missouri.

Take part in a constructive process or method for resolving conflicts.

Research stories and songs that reflect the cultural history of Missouri.

Describe how people in Missouri preserve their cultural heritage.

Examine the changing roles of Native Americans, Immigrants, African Americans, women and others in Missouri history.

Select and analyze primary and secondary social studies' sources to determine importance with guidance and support.

Select, and analyze primary and secondary Social Studies’ sources to determine importance with guidance and support.

Create and use artifacts to share information on social studies' topics.

Create and use artifacts to share information on social studies’ topics (e.g. building structures and materials, works of art representative of cultures, fossils, pottery, tools, clothing, and musical instruments.

With guidance and support, use visual tools and informational texts to interpret, draw conclusions, make predictions, and communicate information and ideas.

With guidance and support, use visual tools and informational texts to interpret, draw conclusions, make predictions, and communicate information and ideas.

Identify facts and opinions in social studies' topics.

Identify facts and opinions in social studies’ topics

Identify point of view in social studies' topics.

Identify point of view in social studies’ topics.

Present social studies' research to an audience using appropriate sources.

Present social studies’ research to an audience using appropriate sources

Generate supporting questions about social studies' topics.

Generate supporting questions about social studies’ topics.

Use steps in a process to investigate a social studies' question.

Use steps in a process to investigate a social studies’ question.

Use appropriate sources to investigate social studies' questions.

Use appropriate sources to investigate social studies’ questions.

Investigate an appropriate social studies' question and share results with assistance, if needed.

Investigate an appropriate social studies’ question and share results with assistance, if needed.

Knowledge of basic economic concepts

Understanding the consequences of economic decisions

Understanding various types of taxes and their purposes

Factors that influence the economy

Reading and constructing maps

Understanding the concept of location to make predictions and solve problems

Understanding the concept of place

Relationships within places (Human-Environment Interactions)

Understanding relationships between and among places

Understanding relationships between and among regions

Using geography to interpret, explain and predict

Purposes and roles of government

Dispute Resolution

Processes of governmental systems in decision making

Functions of governmental systems

Understand the movement of people from many regions of the world to North America

Historical Perspective/Thinking/Passage of time

Knowledge of the contributions of significant persons in U.S. history

Political Developments and Reform Movements in the U.S.

Westward Expansion and settlement in the U.S.

Understanding the causes and consequences of the Civil War

Purposes and principles of the Constitution

Purposes and principles of the Bill of Rights

Role of citizens and governments in carrying out constitutional principles

Character Traits and Civic Attitudes of Significant Individuals

Knowledge of the symbols of our state and nation

Cultural characteristics of all people

Methods of resolving conflicts

Ideas and beliefs of different cultures

Cultural heritage and preservation

Changing societal roles and status of various groups

Identify, select, analyze and evaluate resources to create a product of social science inquiry

Use visual tools to communicate information and ideas

Understanding and supporting fact, opinion, bias and point of view in sources

Conducting and presenting research with appropriate resources

Developing a research plan and identifying resources

Conducting and presenting research with appropriate resources