Grade-3 Social Studies Course Outline

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Grade-3 Social Studies Course Outline

This class is aligned with Florida’s Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for 3rd grade social studies. It focuses on the United States, its geography and its people. The students will first learn how to read a globe and a map in order to understand the maps shown throughout the course. Next the students will learn about North America as a whole, including the countries of Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean. The students then learn about Native Americans and the first European settlers. They will then learn about the US constitution and how the nation is run. The rest of the course will be spent focusing on each region of the United Stated: the Northeast, Southeast, North Central, Rocky Mountain, Southwest, and Pacific Regions. The students will first learn about the geography of these regions, including the climate and any important landforms. Next, the students will learn about the people of these regions, including any important historical facts, where most of the people live in these regions, and what the people in these regions do for work.

1- Course Introduction

Welcome
Pretest
Assignment: Pretest

2- The World

The Globe
Parts of a Globe
Handout: Parts of a Globe
Assignment: Parts of a Globe
Continents
Handout: Continents
Assignment: Continents
Oceans
Handout: Oceans
Assignment: Oceans
North and South Pole
Equator and Prime Meridian
Quiz: The World

3- Maps

Parts of a Map
Map Skills
Assignment: Map Activity
Types of Maps
Worksheet: Types of Maps
Distortion in Maps
Assignment: Map Distortion

4- North American Continent

Countries in North America
Canada
Quiz: Canada
Mexico
Quiz: Mexico
The Caribbean
Quiz: The Caribbean

5- A Large and Varied Land

Introduction
Where is the United States?
Regions of the United States
Land of the United States
Climate of the United States
Quiz: A Large and Varied Land

6- Who is an American?

Introduction
The First Americans
New Americans
New Americans Meet the First Americans
More New Americans Arrive
Americans Living Together
Puerto Rico
Worksheet: Who is an American?

7- How Do Americans Live Together?

Introduction
Our Nation’s Leaders
The Constitution
Building a Nation
Our Natural Resources
Midtest
Assignment: Midtest
Essay: How Do Americans Live Together?
Worksheet: How Do Americans Live Together?

8- Geography of the Northeast Region

Introduction
States and Cities
Land and Water
Eleanor Roosevelt
Quiz: Geography of the Northeast Region

9- People of the Northeast Region

Introduction
Long Ago: The Pilgrims
Where do People Live in the Northeast Region?
Working in the Northeast Region
Worksheet: People of the Northeast Region
Assignment: People of the Northeast Region

10- Geography of the Southeast Region

Introduction
Where is the Southeast Region?
What is the Land Like?
Quiz: Geography of the Southeast Region

11- People of the Southeast Region

Introduction
Long Ago: Old Virginia in 1774
Who Lives in the Southeast Today?
Where do People Live in the Region?
Working in the Southest Region
Rosa Parks
Worksheet: People of the Southeast Region
Assignment: People of the Southeast Region

12- Geography of the North Central Region

Introduction
States, Cities and Transportation
The Land of the Great Lakes
Quiz: Geography of the North Central Region

13- People of the North Central Region

Introduction
Long Ago: The Treeless Plains
How Many People Live in the Region Today?
Where do People Live in the Region?
Working in the North Central Region
Abraham Lincoln
Worksheet: People of the North Central Region
Assignment: People of the North Central Region

14- Geography of the Rocky Mountain Region

Introduction
Mountains, Canyons, Basins
Quiz: Geography of the Rocky Mountain Region

15- People of the Rocky Mountain Region

Introduction
Long Ago in the Rockies: The Mountain Men
American Indians in the Region
Where do People Live in the Region?
Working in the Rocky Mountain Region
Assignment: People of the Rocky Mountain Region
Essay: People of the Rocky Mountain Region

16- Geography of the Southwest Region

Introduction
States and Cities in the Southwest
Land, Rivers and Climate
Quiz: Geography of the Southwest Region

17- People of the Southwest Region

Introduction
Long Ago: The Commanche
Who Are the People of the Region?
Where do People Live in the Region?
Traveling in the Southwest Region
Working in the Southwest Region
Worksheet: People of the Southwest Region
Assignment: People of the Southwest Region

18- Geography of the Pacific Region

Introduction
The Pacific Region: Non-Continuous
Geography
Water and Climate
Alaska
Hawaii
Worksheet: Geography of the Pacific Region

19- People of the Pacific Region

Introduction
Long Ago: The Hawaiian Islands
Where do People Live in the Pacific Region?
Working in the Pacific Region
Post-test
Assignment: Post-test
Worksheet: People of the Pacific Region?

20- Course Evaluation

Handout: Course Evalulation
Assignment: Course Evaluation

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