Idaho
Skills available for Idaho third-grade social studies standards
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3.SS.1 History
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3.SS.1.1 Build an understanding of the cultural and social development of the United States.
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3.SS.1.1.1 Explain that people in the United States share a national identity through patriotic symbols and holidays.
- Identify American symbols (3-F.1)
- Identify American landmarks and monuments: part I (3-F.2)
- Identify American landmarks and monuments: part II (3-F.3)
- The American flag (3-F.4)
- The White House (3-F.5)
- The Washington Monument (3-F.6)
- The Lincoln Memorial (3-F.7)
- The Statue of Liberty (3-F.8)
- The Empire State Building (3-F.9)
- The Golden Gate Bridge (3-F.10)
- Mount Rushmore (3-F.11)
- Thanksgiving (3-G.2)
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3.SS.1.1.2 Investigate the history of your community.
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3.SS.1.1.3 Compare different cultural groups in the community, including their distinctive foods, clothing styles, and traditions.
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3.SS.1.1.4 Identify and describe ways families, groups, tribes and communities influence the individual's daily life and personal choices.
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3.SS.1.2 Trace the role of migration and immigration of people in the development of the United States.
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3.SS.1.2.1 Share the origins of classmates' ancestors.
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3.SS.1.2.2 Describe how migration and immigration are continuous processes.
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3.SS.1.2.3 Identify reasons for voluntary and involuntary movement of people to and from your community.
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3.SS.1.3 Identify the sovereign status and role of American Indians in the development of the United States.
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3.SS.1.3.1 Identify characteristics of different cultural groups in your community including American Indians.
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3.SS.2 Geography
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3.SS.2.1 Analyze the spatial organizations of people, places, and environment on the earth's surface.
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3.SS.2.1.1 Describe the concepts of globe, continent, country, state, county, city/town, and neighborhood.
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3.SS.2.1.2 Find the United States, Washington, D.C., Idaho, the state capital Boise, and your own community on a map.
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3.SS.2.1.3 Locate on a map waterways, landforms, cities, states, and national boundaries, using standard map symbols.
- Identify oceans and continents (3-A.4)
- Select oceans and continents (3-A.5)
- Name oceans and continents (3-A.6)
- Major U.S. cities (3-A.9)
- Identify urban, suburban, and rural areas (3-A.10)
- Compare urban, suburban, and rural areas (3-A.11)
- Identify states of the West (3-B.1)
- Select states of the West (3-B.2)
- Name states of the West (3-B.3)
- Identify states of the Midwest (3-B.4)
- Select states of the Midwest (3-B.5)
- Name states of the Midwest (3-B.6)
- Identify states of the Southeast (3-B.7)
- Select states of the Southeast (3-B.8)
- Name states of the Southeast (3-B.9)
- Identify states of the Northeast (3-B.10)
- Select states of the Northeast (3-B.11)
- Name states of the Northeast (3-B.12)
- Identify the 50 states (3-B.13)
- Select the 50 states (3-B.14)
- Name the 50 states (3-B.15)
- Identify state capitals of the West (3-C.1)
- Name state capitals of the West (3-C.2)
- Identify state capitals of the Midwest (3-C.3)
- Name state capitals of the Midwest (3-C.4)
- Identify state capitals of the Southeast (3-C.5)
- Name state capitals of the Southeast (3-C.6)
- Identify state capitals of the Northeast (3-C.7)
- Name state capitals of the Northeast (3-C.8)
- Identify the 50 state capitals (3-C.9)
- Name the 50 state capitals (3-C.10)
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3.SS.2.1.4 Use a map title, map key, scale, cardinal directions, and symbols to interpret a map.
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3.SS.2.1.5 Use a number/letter grid to find specific locations on a map.
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3.SS.2.3 Trace the migration and settlement of human populations on the earth's surface.
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3.SS.2.3.1 Analyze past and present settlement patterns of the community.
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3.SS.2.3.2 Identify geographic features influencing settlement patterns of the community.
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3.SS.2.3.3 Compare and contrast city/suburb/town and urban/rural.
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3.SS.3 Economics
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3.SS.3.1 Explain basic economic concepts.
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3.SS.3.1.1 Explain the concepts of supply and demand and the role of the consumer and producer.
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3.SS.3.1.2 Explain the difference between public and private property.
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3.SS.3.2 Identify different influences on economic systems.
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3.SS.3.2.1 Explain how land, natural resources, labor, trade, and/or technology affect economic activities in the local community.
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3.SS.3.3 Analyze the different types of economic institutions.
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3.SS.3.3.1 Explain the purpose of a bank.
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3.SS.3.4 Explain the concepts of personal finance.
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3.SS.3.4.1 Describe the purposes and benefits of savings.
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3.SS.4 Civics and Government
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3.SS.4.1 Build an understanding of the foundational principles of the American political system.
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3.SS.4.1.1 Explain why communities have laws.
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3.SS.4.1.2 Explain that there are benefits for following the laws and consequences for breaking the laws of the community.
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3.SS.4.1.3 Identify the people or groups that make, apply, and enforce laws in the community.
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3.SS.4.2 Build an understanding of the organization and formation of the American system of government.
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3.SS.4.2.1 Identify and explain the basic functions of local governments.
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3.SS.4.2.2 Explain how local government officials are chosen, e.g., election, appointment.
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3.SS.4.2.3 Describe services commonly and primarily provided by governments for the community.
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3.SS.4.2.4 Identify local government officials.
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3.SS.4.3 Build an understanding that all people in the United States have rights and assume responsibilities.
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3.SS.4.3.1 Identify ways children and adults can participate in their community and/or local governments.
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3.SS.5 Global Perspectives
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3.SS.5.1 Build an understanding of multiple perspectives and global interdependence.
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3.SS.5.1.1 Explore connections that the local community has with other communities throughout the world.
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3.SS.5.1.2 Examine the contributions from various cultures from other parts of the world to the development of the community and how they make that community unique.
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