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Skills available for Colorado third-grade social studies standards

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3.1 History

3.1.1 Compare primary and secondary sources when explaining the past.
- 3.1.1.a Compare primary sources with works of fiction about the same topic.
- 3.1.1.b Use a variety of primary sources such as artifacts, pictures, oral histories, and documents, to help determine factual information about historical events.
- 3.1.1.c Compare information from multiple sources recounting the same event.
3.1.2 Identify how people in the past influence the development and interaction of different communities or regions.
- 3.1.2.a Compare past and present situations and events.
- 3.1.2.b Give examples of people, events, and developments that brought important changes to a community or region.
- 3.1.2.c Describe the history, interaction, and contribution of various peoples and cultures, including African American, Latino, Asian American, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Indigenous Peoples, LGBTQ, and religious minorities that have lived in or migrated to a community or region and how that migration has influenced change and development.

3.2 Geography

3.2.1 Use geographic tools to develop spatial thinking skills.
- 3.2.1.a Read and interpret information from geographic tools and formulate geographic questions.
- 3.2.1.b Locate oceans and continents, major countries, bodies of water, mountains, urban areas, the state of Colorado, and neighboring states on maps.
- 3.2.1.c Describe the natural and man-made features of a specific area on a map.
- 3.2.1.d Identify geography-based problems and examine the ways that people have tried to solve them.
  - John Deere (3-K.4)
3.2.2 Define the concept of region through an examination of similarities and differences in places and communities.
- 3.2.2.a Observe and describe the physical, cultural, and human-made characteristics of a local region. For example: The Eastern Plains, San Luis Valley, Pikes Peak, Northwest, Front Range, South Central, Southwest, and Western Slope.
  - Introduction to Earth's land features (3-B.1)
  - Identify Earth's land features using photographs (3-B.2)
- 3.2.2.b Identify the factors that make a region unique. For example: Cultural diversity, industry and agriculture, and landforms.
  - Introduction to Earth's land features (3-B.1)
  - Identify Earth's land features using photographs (3-B.2)
- 3.2.2.c Give examples of places that are similar and different from a local region.
  - Identify urban, suburban, and rural areas (3-C.2)
  - Compare urban, suburban, and rural areas (3-C.3)
- 3.2.2.d Characterize regions using different types of features such as physical, political, cultural, urban, and rural attributes.
  - Identify urban, suburban, and rural areas (3-C.2)
  - Compare urban, suburban, and rural areas (3-C.3)

3.3 Economics

3.3.1 Explain how producers and consumers exchange goods and services in different ways.
- 3.3.1.a Describe the difference between producers and consumers and explain how they need each other.
  - Producers and consumers (3-H.5)
- 3.3.1.b Describe and give examples of forms of exchange. For example: Monetary exchange and barter.
- 3.3.1.c Describe how the exchange of goods and services between businesses and consumers affects all parties.
  - What is economics? (3-H.1)
  - Goods and services (3-H.4)
- 3.3.1.d Recognize that different currencies exist and explain the functions of money. For example: Medium of exchange, store of value, and measure of value.
- 3.3.1.e Cite evidence to show how trade benefits individuals, businesses, and communities, and increases interdependency.
  - Understand overall supply and demand (3-I.2)

3.4 Civics

3.4.1 Respect the views and rights of others.
- 3.4.1.a Identify and apply the elements of civil discourse. For example: Listening with respect, speaking in a respectful manner, and restating an opposing viewpoint or opinion.
- 3.4.1.b Identify important personal rights in a democratic society and how they relate to others' rights.
  - The Bill of Rights (3-F.6)
- 3.4.1.c Give examples of the relationship between rights and responsibilities.
- 3.4.1.d Restate the view or opinion of others with their reasoning when it is different from one's own.
3.4.2 Describe the origins, structures, and functions of local government.
- 3.4.2.a Explain the origins and structures of local government.
  - Local government (3-F.2)
- 3.4.2.b Explain the services local governments provide and how those services are funded.
  - Local government (3-F.2)
- 3.4.2.c Identify and explain a variety of roles leaders, citizens, and others play in local government.
  - Local government (3-F.2)
- 3.4.2.d Describe how local government provides opportunities for people to exercise their rights and initiate change.
  - Local government (3-F.2)
- 3.4.2.e Discuss the role of elections in choosing specific candidates to represent the public interest in local government.
  - Local government (3-F.2)

3.5 Personal Financial Literacy

3.5.1 Create a plan to meet a financial goal.
- 3.5.1.a Give examples of short-term spending and savings goals.
- 3.5.1.b Identify activities that individuals can do to earn money to reach personal financial goals.
- 3.5.1.c Differentiate the role of income and expenses when creating a budget.
- 3.5.1.d Create a plan with specific steps to reach a short-term financial goal.
- 3.5.1.e Model strategies to achieve a personal financial goal using arithmetic operations.

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3.1 History

3.1.1 Compare primary and secondary sources when explaining the past.

3.1.1.a Compare primary sources with works of fiction about the same topic.

3.1.1.b Use a variety of primary sources such as artifacts, pictures, oral histories, and documents, to help determine factual information about historical events.

3.1.1.c Compare information from multiple sources recounting the same event.

3.1.2 Identify how people in the past influence the development and interaction of different communities or regions.

3.1.2.a Compare past and present situations and events.

3.1.2.b Give examples of people, events, and developments that brought important changes to a community or region.

3.2 Geography

3.2.1 Use geographic tools to develop spatial thinking skills.

3.2.1.a Read and interpret information from geographic tools and formulate geographic questions.

3.2.1.b Locate oceans and continents, major countries, bodies of water, mountains, urban areas, the state of Colorado, and neighboring states on maps.

3.2.1.c Describe the natural and man-made features of a specific area on a map.

3.2.1.d Identify geography-based problems and examine the ways that people have tried to solve them.

3.2.2 Define the concept of region through an examination of similarities and differences in places and communities.

3.2.2.a Observe and describe the physical, cultural, and human-made characteristics of a local region. For example: The Eastern Plains, San Luis Valley, Pikes Peak, Northwest, Front Range, South Central, Southwest, and Western Slope.

3.2.2.b Identify the factors that make a region unique. For example: Cultural diversity, industry and agriculture, and landforms.

3.2.2.c Give examples of places that are similar and different from a local region.

3.2.2.d Characterize regions using different types of features such as physical, political, cultural, urban, and rural attributes.

3.3 Economics

3.3.1 Explain how producers and consumers exchange goods and services in different ways.

3.3.1.a Describe the difference between producers and consumers and explain how they need each other.

3.3.1.b Describe and give examples of forms of exchange. For example: Monetary exchange and barter.

3.3.1.c Describe how the exchange of goods and services between businesses and consumers affects all parties.

3.3.1.d Recognize that different currencies exist and explain the functions of money. For example: Medium of exchange, store of value, and measure of value.

3.3.1.e Cite evidence to show how trade benefits individuals, businesses, and communities, and increases interdependency.

3.4 Civics

3.4.1 Respect the views and rights of others.

3.4.1.a Identify and apply the elements of civil discourse. For example: Listening with respect, speaking in a respectful manner, and restating an opposing viewpoint or opinion.

3.4.1.b Identify important personal rights in a democratic society and how they relate to others' rights.

3.4.1.c Give examples of the relationship between rights and responsibilities.

3.4.1.d Restate the view or opinion of others with their reasoning when it is different from one's own.

3.4.2 Describe the origins, structures, and functions of local government.

3.4.2.a Explain the origins and structures of local government.

3.4.2.b Explain the services local governments provide and how those services are funded.

3.4.2.c Identify and explain a variety of roles leaders, citizens, and others play in local government.

3.4.2.d Describe how local government provides opportunities for people to exercise their rights and initiate change.

3.4.2.e Discuss the role of elections in choosing specific candidates to represent the public interest in local government.

3.5 Personal Financial Literacy

3.5.1 Create a plan to meet a financial goal.

3.5.1.a Give examples of short-term spending and savings goals.

3.5.1.b Identify activities that individuals can do to earn money to reach personal financial goals.

3.5.1.c Differentiate the role of income and expenses when creating a budget.

3.5.1.d Create a plan with specific steps to reach a short-term financial goal.

3.5.1.e Model strategies to achieve a personal financial goal using arithmetic operations.