Third Grade Social Studies
Course Description
In third grade, students engage in a yearlong study of our state of Missouri. They analyze the impact of geography, economics, and governmental structures to study the historical, civic, and cultural characteristics of Missouri, both past and present. In their studies, students consider questions such as the essential questions listed below.
Grade Level: Third Grade
Related Priority Standards (State &/or National): Missouri Learning Standards for Social Studies (K-5)
KSD Priority Standards for 3rd Grade Social Studies
- Describe how people of MO are affected by, depend upon, adapt to, and change their physical environments in the past and present (3.EG.5.D)
- Identify, describe, and compare the physical, human, geographic, and cultural characteristics of MO with other states and nations (3.EG.5.F.b, 3.EG.6.A, 3.RI.6)
- Describe the importance, impact, causes, and consequences of the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, westward expansion, and the Dred Scott decision for different groups (Native Americans, European immigrants, and enslaved/free African Americans) in Missouri (3.H.3.A-F)
- Examine the changing roles, cultural interactions, and conflicts between Native Americans, European immigrants, enslaved & free African Americans, women, and others throughout MO history (3.H.3.B, 3.RI.6.E)
- Identify and describe the character traits, civic attitudes, and significance of influential Missourians who have made contributions to our state and national heritage (3.PC.1.E, 3.H.3.C)
- Describe the importance, impact, causes, and consequences of the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, westward expansion, and the Dred Scott decision for different groups (Native Americans, European immigrants, and enslaved/free African Americans) in Missouri (3.H.3.A-F)
- Examine the changing roles, cultural interactions, and conflicts between Native Americans, European immigrants, enslaved & free African Americans, women, and others throughout MO history (3.H.3.B, 3.RI.6.E)
- Identify and describe the character traits, civic attitudes, and significance of influential Missourians who have made contributions to our state and national heritage (3.PC.1.E, 3.H.3.C)
- Explain how citizens actively participate (3.PC.1, 3.GS.A/C)
- Explain how individual rights are protected and how the common good is balanced against individual rights (3.PC.1, 3.GS.A/C)
- Explain how laws are made and changed (3.PC.1, 3.GS.A/C)
- Define, compare, and contrast private goods and public goods and services and how they relate to how taxes are generated and used in support of local & state governments and/or economies (3.E.4.A/C)
- Explain the structure, function, and foundation of state government (3.PC.1, 3.GS.A/C)
Essential Questions
- What is Missouri’s place and impact in the world?
- How is life in different places around the world similar to and different from life in St. Louis, Missouri?
- How have changemakers impacted Missouri and its people, for better or worse?
- How did people from various cultures impact one another in Missouri?
- What is the impact of government in our town, state, and country?
- What is the common good?
- How do responsible citizens work toward the common good?
Course-Level Scope & Sequence (Units &/or Skills)
Unit 1: Missouri’s Place & Impact in the World
In this unit, students will explore what life is like in four different places around the world, comparing and contrasting each to life in Missouri. Students will:
- Describe how people of MO are affected by, depend upon, adapt to and change their physical environments in the past and present
- Compare regions in MO
- Compare the cultural characteristics of MO with other states in the nation
- Describe human geographic characteristics of MO and elsewhere
- With guidance and support, use visual tools and informational text to interpret, draw conclusions, make predictions, and communicate ideas and information.
- Read and construct historical and current maps
Unit 2: Missouri’s Place & Impact in the World - Changemakers
In this unit, students will explore how changemakers have impacted Missouri and its people, for better or worse. Students will:
- Describe the character traits and civic attitudes of influential Missourians
- Identify and describe the significance of the individuals from Missouri who have made contributions to our state and national heritage
- 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
- Examine the changing roles of Native Americans, Immigrants. African Americans, women and others in Missouri history
Unit 3: Missouri, Past & Present
In this unit, students will explore Missouri’s place and impact in the country and how people from various cultures impact one another in Missouri. Students will:
- Describe the reasons African people were enslaved and brought to Missouri
- Examine cultural interactions and conflicts among Native Americans, European immigrants, and enslaved/free African Americans in Missouri
- Explain the causes and consequences of the Dred Scott decision on the nation.
- Discuss the issues of Missouri Statehood
- Explain factors, past and present, that influence changes in our state’s economy (technology, movement of people, resources, etc.)
- Describe how changes in communication, transportation and technologies affect people’s lives
- Examine the changing roles of Native Americans, Immigrants, African Americans, women and others in Missouri history
Unit 4: Individual Rights, the Common Good, & Our Government
In this unit, students will explore the impact of government in our town, state, and country. In addition, students will examine the question, “What is the common good?” and explore how responsible citizens work toward the common good. Students will:
- Explain and give examples of how laws are made and changed within the state
- Examine how individual rights are protected within our state
- Explain how the state of Missouri relies on responsible citizen participation and draw implications for how people should participate
- Explain how governments balance individual rights with common good to solve local community or state issues
- Describe how authoritative decisions are made, enforced and interpreted by the state government across historical time periods and/or current events
- Compare and contrast private and public goods and services
- Conduct a personal cost-benefit analysis
- Define taxes and explain how taxes are generated and used
Course Resources & Materials: A variety of resources are used to support instruction of this curriculum, including primary source documents, maps, atlases, articles, trade books, and videos from Brainpop Jr., Flocabulary, EPIC!, and other online resources. Additional picture books to support the kindergarten curriculum are listed below.
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Date Last Revised/Approved: 2019