Arkansas State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 3

AR.G. Geography

G.1. Physical and Spatial: Students shall develop an understanding of the physical and spatial characteristics and applications of geography.

G.1.3.1. Location, Place, and Region: Define absolute location. 11
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G.1.3.2. Location, Place, and Region: Name and locate the states that border Arkansas. 4
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G.1.3.3. Location, Place, and Region: Discuss the characteristics that define a region: takes up area, has boundaries, and has special features. 2
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G.1.3.4. Location, Place, and Region: Identify on which continent and in which hemispheres the United States is located. 9
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G.1.3.5. Location, Place, and Region: Identify the following using a globe or a map: Equator, Prime Meridian, North Pole, and South Pole. 11
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G.1.3.6. Location, Place, and Region: Divide the earth into the four hemispheres using a map or globe: northern, southern, eastern, and western. 14
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G.1.3.7. Location, Place, and Region: Identify the seven continents. 13
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G.1.3.8. Location, Place, and Region: Locate mountain ranges in Arkansas: Ozark and Ouachita. 3
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G.1.3.9. Location, Place, and Region: Locate major rivers in Arkansas: Arkansas, Mississippi, Red, White, Ouachita, and St. Francis. 3
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G.1.3.10. Location, Place, and Region: Describe how seasonal weather changes affect the environment. 25
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G.1.3.11. Map and Globe Skills: Explain the purpose of a physical map. 13
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G.1.3.12. Map and Globe Skills: Utilize the map key/legend to interpret physical maps. 15
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G.1.3.13. Map and Globe Skills: Locate places on contemporary maps using cardinal and intermediate directions, map scales, legends, and titles. 10
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G.1.3.14. Map and Globe Skills: Label physical features on maps and globes: rivers, lakes, oceans, mountains, islands, desert, coast, peninsula, plain, and plateau. 11
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G.1.3.15. Map and Globe Skills: Create a physical map that includes the following: title, compass rose, and legend/key. 12
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G.2. Culture and Diversity: Students shall develop an understanding of how cultures around the world develop and change.

G.2.3.1. Culture and Diversity: Discuss several customs in the United States and tell how they originated (e.g., greetings, fireworks, parades). 81
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G.2.3.2. Culture and Diversity: Identify cultural traits of ethnic groups that live in Arkansas. 23
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G.2.3.3. Culture and Diversity: Identify reasons people live in rural, urban, and suburban areas. 11
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G.2.3.4. Culture and Diversity: Compare and contrast the human characteristics of early settlements and contemporary communities in Arkansas. 14
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G.3. Interaction of People and the Environment: Students shall develop an understanding of the interactions between people and their environment.

G.3.3.1. Movement: Discuss different types of transportation and communication links between communities. 96
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G.3.3.2. Movement: Describe human settlements (e.g., cities, towns, communities, villages). 22
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G.3.3.3. Human Environment Interaction: Describe how people affect and alter their environment (e.g., farming, building dams, environmental lighting, irrigation, pit mining). 74
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G.3.3.4. Human Environment Interaction: Discuss ways in which the school and community can improve the physical environment by practicing conservation. 21
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AR.C. Civics

C.4. Government: Students shall develop an understanding of the forms and roles of government.

C.4.3.1. Forms and Roles of Government: Discuss why government is necessary at the local level. 16
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C.4.3.2. Forms and Roles of Government: Describe responsibilities and services of local government (e.g., law enforcement, fire protection, public parks, public schools, roads). 22
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C.4.3.3. Forms and Roles of Government: Identify the three levels of government: local, state, and federal. 11
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C.4.3.4. Forms and Roles of Government: Identify the fundamental ideals of democracy (e.g., human rights, justice, common good, equal opportunity). 10
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C.5. Citizenship: Students shall develop an understanding of how to participate, develop, and use the skills necessary for effective citizenship.

C.5.3.1. Roots of Democracy: Examine the significance of national symbols and the role they play in fostering effective citizenship (e.g., National Anthem, Liberty Bell, Pledge of Allegiance, American Flag, Statue of Liberty, United States Constitution). 16
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C.5.3.2. Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens: Describe how citizens contribute to the improvement of a community (e.g., service projects, volunteerism). 7
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C.5.3.3. Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens: Describe the election process. 6
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C.5.3.4. Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens: Discuss the proper etiquette for the American flag. 8
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AR.H. History

H.6. History: Students shall analyze significant ideas, events, and people in world, national, state, and local history and how they affect change over time.

H.6.3.1. Regionalism/ Nationalism: Research the history of the Arkansas state flag. 2
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H.6.3.2. Regionalism and Nationalism: Examine historical people and events of Arkansas (e.g., Maya Angelou, Civil War, Civil Rights Movement). 4
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H.6.3.3. Conflict and Consensus: Discuss that conflicts between countries can lead to war. 20
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H.6.3.4. Conflict and Consensus: Discuss the meaning of revolution. 7
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H.6.3.5. Conflict and Consensus: Discuss the meaning of civil war. 10
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H.6.3.6. Conflict and Consensus: Recognize individuals who contributed to the common good of society (e.g., Rosa Parks, Susan B. Anthony, Cesar Chavez). 35
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H.6.3.7. Continuity and Change: Analyze a timeline that illustrates selected historical events. 17
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H.6.3.8. Continuity and Change: Compare artifacts from events in various periods of history. 6
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H.6.3.9. Continuity and Change: Identify ways in which technology has changed the world (e.g., computers, fax machines, cell phones). 1
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H.6.3.10. Continuity and Change: Examine land development and its impact on a community. 41
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H.6.3.11. Continuity and Change: Identify Jamestown as the first permanent American settlement. 5
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H.6.3.12. Continuity and Change: Discuss John Smith's role and influence in the establishment of a self-sufficient settlement in Jamestown. 2
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H.6.3.13. Continuity and Change: Identify the causes for the establishment of the thirteen colonies (e.g., gold, tobacco, religion). 9
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H.6.3.14. Continuity and Change: Describe the early American Indian cultures in Arkansas. 15
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H.6.3.15. Continuity and Change: Identify the modes of transportation in westward movement (e.g., wagons, horses, railroads). 4
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H.6.3.16. Movement: Identify the following explorers: Hernando Desoto, La Salle/De Tonti, and Marquette/Joliet. 13
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H.6.3.17. Movement: Identify the factors leading to the purchase of Louisiana. 4
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H.6.3.18. Movement: Recognize that Arkansas was part of the Louisiana Purchase. 2
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H.6.3.19. Cultural Diversity and Uniformity: Identify similarities and differences among the American Indians and Pilgrims: housing, clothing, foods, traditions, and tools. 16
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AR.E. Economics

E.7. Choices: Students shall analyze the costs and benefits of making economic choices.

E.7.3.1. Costs and Benefits: Determine that people make trade offs to get the most benefit from scarce resources. 1
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E.7.3.2. Costs and Benefits: Evaluate examples from the local community that illustrate scarcity. 1
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E.7.3.3. Costs and Benefits: Recognize that stating the problem and listing the alternatives are part of the decision making model. 7
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E.8. Resources: Students shall evaluate the use and allocation of human, natural, and capital resources.

E.8.3.1. Factors of Production: Discuss human capital. 9
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E.8.3.2. Factors of Production: Recognize ways people become more skillful in the workplace. 23
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E.8.3.3. Factors of Production: Recognize the product associated with the natural resources from which it is created. 33
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E.8.3.4. Factors of Production: Explain how capital resources are related to specific jobs. 21
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E.8.3.5. Factors of Production: Define and discuss characteristics of an entrepreneur. 21
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E.8.3.6. Factors of Production: Define profit. 4
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E.9. Markets: Students shall analyze the exchange of goods and services and the roles of governments, businesses, and individuals in the market place.

E.9.3.1. Financial Markets: Research items that represented money throughout time (e.g., shells, beads, pelts). 1
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E.9.3.2. Financial Markets: List and explain the functions of money: medium of exchange, measure of value, and store of value. 7
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E.9.3.3. Financial Markets: Discuss costs and benefits of saving in a financial institution. 5
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E.9.3.4. Goods and Services: Identify and explain the role of each productive resource in producing a good or service (e.g., school lunches). 35
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E.9.3.5. Goods and Services: Research goods and services provided by markets in the local community. 17
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E.9.3.6. Goods and Services: Describe the benefits of voluntary exchange (e.g., trade). 1
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E.9.3.7. Goods and Services: Recognize the connection between specialization and interdependence. 17
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E.9.3.8. Goods and Services: Define supply and demand. 1
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E.9.3.9. Global Markets: Define import and export. 2
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