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Social Studies K-8
Social Studies - Grade 3 Social Studies

Principals and Documents of Government

Conflicts: Resolve
The learner will be able to identify ways courts resolve conflicts involving principles and ideals of government.
Strand Scope Source
Government Master PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government 5.1.3 L
  
Speeches: Identify
The learner will be able to identify portions of famous speeches and writings that reflect the basic principles and ideals of government (e.g., "I have a dream," Reverend Martin Luther King; "One small step for mankind," Neil Armstrong).
Strand Scope Source
Government Master PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government 5.1.3 M
  
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Rights & Responsibilities of Citizenship

Rights and responsibilities: Identify
The learner will be able to identify examples of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Personal rights, Political rights, Economic rights, Personal responsibilities, Civic responsibilities.
Strand Scope Source
Rights and Responsibilities Master PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government 5.2.3 A
  
Rights and Responsibilities: Personal
The learner will be able to identify personal rights and responsibilities.
Strand Scope Source
Rights and Responsibilities Master PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government 5.2.3 B
  
Conflict: Identify Sources
The learner will be able to identify sources of conflict and disagreement and different ways conflicts can be resolved.
Strand Scope Source
Rights and Responsibilities Master PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government 5.2.3 C
  
Leadership: Importance/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the importance of political leadership and public service in the school, community, state and nation.
Strand Scope Source
Rights and Responsibilities Master PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government 5.2.3 D
  
Citizens: Influence
The learner will be able to describe ways citizens can influence the decisions and actions of government.
Strand Scope Source
Rights and Responsibilities Master PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government 5.2.3 E
  
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How Government Works

Representatives: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the elected representative bodies responsible for making local, Pennsylvania and United States laws.
Strand Scope Source
Government Master PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.3.3.A
  
Branches of Government: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the role of the three branches of government: Executive, Legislative, Judicial.
Strand Scope Source
Government Master PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.3.3.B
  
Taxes: Explain Necessity
The learner will be able to explain why taxes are necessary and identify who pays them.
Strand Scope Source
Government Master PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.3.3. I
  
Media: Role/Explain
The learner will be able to identify the role of the media in society.
Strand Scope Source
Government Master PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.3.3. J
  
People: Govern/Identify
The learner will be able to identify different ways people govern themselves.
Strand Scope Source
Government Master PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government, 5.3.3. K
  
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How International Relationships Function

Customs/Traditions: Influence
The learner will be able to identify how customs and traditions influence governments.
Strand Scope Source
Government Master PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government 5.4.3 A
  
World: Political Units/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize that the world is divided into various political units.
Strand Scope Source
Government Master PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government 5.4.3 B
  
Countries: United States/Interact
The learner will be able to identify ways in which countries interact with the United States.
Strand Scope Source
Government Master PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government 5.4.3 C
  
Treaties: Nations
The learner will be able to identify treaties and other agreements between or among nations.
Strand Scope Source
Government Master PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government 5.4.3 D
  
Nations: Solve Problems
The learner will be able to identify how nations work together to solve problems.
Strand Scope Source
Government Master PA Academic Standards for Civics and Government 5.4.3 E
  
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Markets and the Functions of Governments

Consumers: Business/Compete
The learner will be able to identify ways local businesses compete to get consumers.
Strand Scope Source
Consumers Master PA Academic Standards for Economics, 6.2.3.B
  
Payment: Means/Identify
The learner will be able to identify and compare means of payment, Barter, Money.
Strand Scope Source
Economic Terms Master PA Academic Standards for Economics, 6.2.3.C
  
Producers: Identify
The learner will be able to identify groups of competing producers in the local area.
Strand Scope Source
Economic Terms Master PA Academic Standards for Economics, 6.2.3.D
  
Product: Supply/Demand
The learner will be able to identify who supplies a product and who demands a product.
Strand Scope Source
Economic Terms Master PA Academic Standards for Economics, 6.2.3.E
  
Prices: Define
The learner will be able to define price and identify the prices of different items.
Strand Scope Source
Economic Terms Master PA Academic Standards for Economics, 6.2.3.F
  
Tax: Define
The learner will be able to define what a tax is and identify a tax paid by most families.
Strand Scope Source
Economic Terms Master PA Academic Standards for Economics, 6.2.3.G
  
Gov't Involvement: Identify
The learner will be able to identify government involvement in local economic activities.
Strand Scope Source
Economic Terms Master PA Academic Standards for Economics, 6.2.3.H
  
Goods/Services: Identify/Gov't
The learner will be able to identify goods and services produced by the government (e.g., postal service, food inspection).
Strand Scope Source
Economic Terms Master PA Academic Standards for Economics, 6.2.3.I
  
Taxation/Gov't Services: Relationship
The learner will be able to explain the relationship between taxation and government services.
Strand Scope Source
Economic Terms Master PA Academic Standards for Economics, 6.2.3.J
  
Advertising: Influence/Identify
The learner will be able to identify forms of advertising designed to influence personal choice.
Strand Scope Source
Consumers Master PA Academic Standards for Economics, 6.2.3.K
  
Money: Create/Explain
The learner will be able to explain why most countries create their own form of money.
Strand Scope Source
Economic Terms Master PA Academic Standards for Economics, 6.2.3.L
  
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Economic Interdependence

Division of Labor: Define
The learner will be able to define specialization and the concept of division of labor.
Strand Scope Source
Economic Terms Master PA Academic Standards for Economics, 6.4.3.A
  
Trade: Explain
The learner will be able to explain why people trade.
Strand Scope Source
Economic Terms Master PA Academic Standards for Economics, 6.4.3.B
  
Goods and Services: Explain
The learner will be able to explain why goods, services and resources come from all over the nation and the world.
Strand Scope Source
Economic Terms Master PA Academic Standards for Economics, 6.4.3.C
  
Local Resources: Explain
The learner will be able to identify local resources.· Natural (renewable, nonrenewable and flow resources), Human, Capital.
Strand Scope Source
Economic Terms Master PA Academic Standards for Economics, 6.4.3.D
  
Specialization: Define
The learner will be able to define specialization and identify examples of interdependence.
Strand Scope Source
Economic Terms Master PA Academic Standards for Economics, 6.4.3.E
  
Products: Explain
The learner will be able to explain why some products are produced locally while others are not.
Strand Scope Source
Economic Terms Master PA Academic Standards for Economics, 6.4.3.F
  
Economic Activities: Identify
The learner will be able to identify local geographic patterns of economic activities, Agriculture, Travel and tourism, Mining and mineral extraction, Manufacturing, Wholesale and retail, Health services.
Strand Scope Source
Economic Terms Master PA Academic Standards for Economics, 6.4.3.G
  
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Physical Characteristics Places/Regions

Physical Characteristics: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the physical characteristics of places and regions: Physical properties, Landforms (e.g., plains, hills, plateaus and mountains), Bodies of water (e.g., rivers, lakes, seas and oceans), Weather and climate, Vegetation and animals, Earth's basic physical systems, Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere.
Strand Scope Source
Physical Characteristics Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.2.3.A
  
Lithoshere: Identify
The learner will be able to identify lithosphere.
Strand Scope Source
Earth's Basic Physical Systems Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.2.3.A
  
Hydrosphere: Identify
The learner will be able to identify hydrosphere.
Strand Scope Source
Earth's Basic Physical Systems Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.2.3.A
  
Atmosphere: Identify
The learner will be able to identify atmosphere.
Strand Scope Source
Earth's Basic Physical Systems Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.2.3.A
  
Biosphere: Identify
The learner will be able to identify biosphere.
Strand Scope Source
Earth's Basic Physical Systems Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.2.3.A
  
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Human Characteristics of Places/Regions

Places/Regions: Characteristics/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the human characteristics of places and regions by their population characteristics: The number and distribution of people in the local community and Human movement in the local community (e.g., mobility in daily life, migration).
Strand Scope Source
Places and Regions Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.3.3.;A
  
People: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the number and distribution of people in the local community.
Strand Scope Source
Places and Regions Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.3.3.A
  
Movement: Identify
The learner will be able to identify human movement in the local community (e.g., mobility in daily life, migration).
Strand Scope Source
Places and Regions Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.3.3.A
  
Cultural Characteristics: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the human characteristics of places and regions by their cultural characteristics.· Components of culture (e.g., language, belief systems and customs, social organizations, foods, ethnicity) Ethnicity of people in the local community (e.g., customs, celebrations, languages, religions).
Strand Scope Source
Places and Regions Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.3.3.B
  
Economic Activities: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the human characteristics of places and regions by their economic activities: Location factors in the spatial distribution of economic activities (e.g., market, transportation, workers, materials), Producers of consumer products and services (e.g., bread, pizza, television,shopping malls), Products of farms and factories at the local and regional level (e.g., mushrooms, milk, snack foods, furniture), Spatial distribution of resources, Non-renewable resources, Renewable resources, Flow resources (e.g., water power, wind power).
Strand Scope Source
Places and Regions Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.3.3.D
  
Location Factors: Identify
The learner will be able to identify location factors in the spatial distribution of economic activities (e.g., market, transportation, workers, materials).
Strand Scope Source
Places and Regions Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.3.3.D
  
Products: Identify/Regional
The learner will be able to identify products of farms and factories at the local and regional level (e.g., mushrooms, milk, snack foods, furniture).
Strand Scope Source
Places and Regions Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.3.3.D
  
Producers: Identify
The learner will be able to identify producers of consumer products and services (e.g., bread, pizza, television,shopping malls).
Strand Scope Source
Places and Regions Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.3.3.D
  
Resources: Identify
The learner will be able to identify spatial distribution of resources such as Non-renewable resources, Renewable resources, Flow resources (e.g., water power, wind power).
Strand Scope Source
Places and Regions Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.3.3.D
  
Political Activities: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the human characteristics of places and regions by their political activities. Type of political units (e.g., townships, boroughs, towns, cities, counties, states, countries (nation state), Political units in the local area.
Strand Scope Source
Places and Regions Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.3.3.E
  
Political Units: Identify
The learner will be able to identify types of political units (e.g., townships, boroughs, towns, cities, counties, states, countries (nation state)).
Strand Scope Source
Places and Regions Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.3.3.E
  
Political Units: Local Area/Identify
The learner will be able to identify political units in the local area.
Strand Scope Source
Places and Regions Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.3.3.E
  
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Interactions Between People and Places

Physical Systems: People/Impact
The learner will be able to identify the impacts of physical systems on people: How people depend on, adjust to and modify physical systems on a local scale (e.g., soil quality and agriculture, snowfall and daily activities, drought and water use), Ways in which natural hazards affect human activities (e.g., storms, lightning, flooding).
Strand Scope Source
Physical Systems Master PA Academic Standards for Geography 7.4.3.A
  
Physical Systems: People/Identify
The learner will be able to identify how people depend on, adjust to and modify physical systems on a local scale (e.g., soil quality and agriculture, snowfall and daily activities, drought and water use).
Strand Scope Source
Physical Systems Master PA Academic Standards for Geography 7.4.3.A
  
Natural Hazards: Identify
The learner will be able to identify ways in which natural hazards affect human activities (e.g., storms, lightning, flooding).
Strand Scope Source
Physical Systems Master PA Academic Standards for Geography 7.4.3.A
  
Physical Systems: People/Impact
The learner will be able to identify the impacts of people on physical systems: Effects of energy use (e.g., water quality, air quality, change in natural vegetation), Ways humans change local ecosystems (e.g., land use, dams and canals on waterways, reduction and extinction of species).
Strand Scope Source
Physical Systems Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.4.3.B
  
Energy Use: Identify/Effects
The learner will be able to identify effects of energy use (e.g., water quality, air quality, change in natural vegetation).
Strand Scope Source
Physical Systems Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.4.3.B
  
Ecosystems: Identify/Change
The learner will be able to identify ways humans change local ecosystems (e.g., land use, dams and canals on waterways, reduction and extinction of species).
Strand Scope Source
Physical Systems Master PA Academic Standards for Geography, 7.4.3.B
  
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World History

World History: Individual/Contributions
The learner will be able to identify individuals and groups who have made significant political and cultural contributions to world history: Africa (e.g., Nefertiti, Mansa Musa, Nelson Mandela)· Americas (e.g., Montezuma, Simon Bolivar, Fidel Castro), Asia (e.g., Hammurabi, Mohandas Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto), Europe (e.g., Julius Ceasar, Joan of Arc, Pope John Paul).
Strand Scope Source
Individual/Group Contributions Master PA Academic Standards for History, 8.4.3.A
  
Africa: Identify
The learner will be able to identify contributions to world history by Africa (e.g., Nefertiti, Mansa Musa, Nelson Mandela).
Strand Scope Source
Individual/Group Contributions Master PA Academic Standards for History, 8.4.3.A
  
America: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the political and cultural contributions by Americas (e.g., Montezuma, Simon Bolivar, Fidel Castro).
Strand Scope Source
Individual/Group Contributions Master PA Academic Standards for History, 8.4.3.A
  
Asia: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the political and cultural contributions by Asia (e.g., Hammurabi, Mohandas Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto).
Strand Scope Source
Individual/Group Contributions Master PA Academic Standards for History, 8.4.3.A
  
Europe: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the political and cultural contributions by Europe (e.g., Julius Ceasar, Joan of Arc, Pope John Paul).
Strand Scope Source
Individual/Group Contributions Master PA Academic Standards for History, 8.4.3.A
  
Sites/Materials/Artifacts: Identify
The learner will be able to identify historic sites and material artifacts important to world history: Africa (e.g., Pyramids, treasures of Tutankhamen, Nefertiti's sculpture), Americas (e.g., Olmec ritualistic centers, Mayan pyramids, arrowheads), Asia (e.g., Code of Hammurabi, Ziggurat at Ur, canals), Europe (e.g., ancient megaliths, Arc de Triomphe, Acropolis).
Strand Scope Source
Individual/Group Contributions Master PA Academic Standards for History, 8.4.3.B
  
Africa: Identify/Historic
The learner will be able to identify historic sites and material artifacts important to world history by Africa (e.g., Pyramids, treasures of Tutankhamen, Nefertiti's sculpture).
Strand Scope Source
Individual/Group Contributions Master PA Academic Standards for History, 8.4.3.B
  
Americas: Identify/Historic
The learner will be able to identify historic sites and material artifacts important to world history by Americas (e.g., Olmec ritualistic centers, Mayan pyramids, arrowheads).
Strand Scope Source
Individual/Group Contributions Master PA Academic Standards for History, 8.4.3.B
  
Asia: Identify/Historic
The learner will be able to Identify historic sites and material artifacts important to world history by Asia (e.g., Code of Hammurabi, Ziggurat at Ur, canals).
Strand Scope Source
Individual/Group Contributions Master PA Academic Standards for History, 8.4.3.B
  
Europe: Identify/Historic
The learner will be able to identify historic sites and material artifacts important to world history by Europe (e.g., ancient megaliths, Arc de Triomphe, Acropolis).
Strand Scope Source
Individual/Group Contributions Master PA Academic Standards for History, 8.4.3.B
  
Civilizations: Compare
The learner will be able to compare similarities and differences between earliest civilizations and life today (e.g., Africa, Egypt; Asia, Babylonia; Americas, Olmec; Europe, Neolithic settlements).
Strand Scope Source
Civilizations Master PA Academic Standards for History, 8.4.3.C
  
Conflict/Cooperation: Identify
The learner will be able to identify how conflict and cooperation among social groups and organizations affected world history: Domestic Instability (e.g., political, economic and geographic impact on normal activities), Labor Relations (e.g., working conditions over time)· Racial and Ethnic Relations (e.g., treatment of various ethnic and racial groups in history), Immigration and migration (e.g., diverse groups inhabiting a territory), Military Conflicts (e.g., struggle for control).
Strand Scope Source
Individual/Group Contributions Master PA Academic Standards for History, 8.4.3.D
  
Domestic Instability: Identify
The learner will be able to identify domestic Instability (e.g., political, economic and geographic impact on normal activities).
Strand Scope Source
Individual/Group Contributions Master PA Academic Standards for History, 8.4.3.D
  
Labor Relations: Identify
The learner will be able to identify Labor Relations (e.g., working conditions over time).
Strand Scope Source
Individual/Group Contributions Master PA Academic Standards for History, 8.4.3.D
  
Racial and Ethnic Relations: Identify
The learner will be able to identify Racial and Ethnic Relations (e.g., treatment of various ethnic and racial groups in history).
Strand Scope Source
Individual/Group Contributions Master PA Academic Standards for History, 8.4.3.D
  
Immigration/Migration: Identify
The learner will be able to immigration and migration (e.g., diverse groups inhabiting a territory).
Strand Scope Source
Individual/Group Contributions Master PA Academic Standards for History, 8.4.3.D
  
Military Conflicts: Identify
The learner will be able to identify Military Conflicts (e.g., struggle for control).
Strand Scope Source
Individual/Group Contributions Master PA Academic Standards for History, 8.4.3.D
  
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