Hawaii State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 3

HI.1. Historical Understanding: Change, Continuity, and Causality: Understand change and/or continuity and cause and/or effect in history

SS.3.1.1. Causes and Effects In History: Explain cause and effect relationships in stories and historical narratives 12
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.3.1.1.

HI.2. Historical Understanding: Inquiry, Empathy, and Perspective: Use the tools and methods of inquiry, perspective, and empathy to explain historical events with multiple interpretations and judge the past on its own terms

SS.3.2.1. Historical Inquiry: Investigate the history of communities over time using level-appropriate primary sources (e.g., maps, photos, oral histories, letters, and newspapers) 17
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SS.3.2.2. Historical Perspectives and Interpretations: Analyze varying perspectives of an experience or event based on the differing viewpoints of the teller, listener, and /or the participants 9
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.3.2.2.

HI.3. History: Historical Content: Understand change, cause and effect, and continuity in history and contemporary life

SS.3.3.1. Community Life Past and Present: Analyze issues and concerns of own community and those of a similar community in the past 15
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.3.3.1.

HI.4. Political Science/Civics: Governance, Democracy, and Interaction: Understand the purpose and historical impact of political institutions, the principles and values of American constitutional democracy, and the similarities and differences in government across cultural perspectives

SS.3.4.1. Governance, Power, and Authority: Explain the purpose of rules and laws and the differences between them 5
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.3.4.1.

SS.3.4.2. Governance, Power, and Authority: Describe ways in which people exercise power without authority 5
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.3.4.2.

HI.5. Political Science/Civics: Participation and Citizenship: Understand roles, rights (personal, economic, political), and responsibilities of American citizens and exercise them in civic action

SS.3.5.1. Rights and Responsibilities: Describe roles and rights of citizenship and demonstrate responsibilities of citizenship 5
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.3.5.1.

HI.6. Cultural Anthropology: Systems, Dynamics, and Inquiry: Understand culture as a system of beliefs, knowledge, and practices shared by a group and understand how cultural systems change over time

SS.3.6.1. Cultural Diversity and Unity: Explain that different cultures have unique values, beliefs, and practices 10
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.3.6.1.

SS.3.6.2. Cultural Inquiry: Make informed judgments about cultures based on evidence from cultural artifacts 14
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.3.6.2.

SS.3.6.3. Cultural Dynamics/Change and Continuity: Explain how cultural elements (e.g., language, art, music, stories, legends, and traditions) can change over time and explain possible reasons for that change 14
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.3.6.3.

HI.7. Geography: World In Spatial Terms: Use geographic representations to organize, analyze, and present information on people, places, and environments and understand the nature and interaction of geographic regions and societies around the world

SS.3.7.1. Human and Physical Characteristics in Spatial Terms: Use geographic representations (e.g., maps, globes, graphs, charts, models) to organize and analyze geographic information 17
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.3.7.1.

SS.3.7.2. Places and Regions: Compare the physical and human characteristics of different communities and regions 13
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SS.3.7.3. Places and Regions: Describe the physical and human characteristics that make different regions unique 5
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SS.3.7.4. Environment and Society: Examine the ways in which people modify the physical environment and the effects of these changes 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.3.7.4.

SS.3.7.5. Human Systems: Examine the economic and geographic factors that influence why people migrate and where they settle 4
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HI.8. Economics: Resources, Markets, and Government: Understand economic concepts and the characteristics of various economic systems

SS.3.8.1. Limited Resources and Choice: Explain that opportunity cost is the best alternative given up when making a choice 3
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SS.3.8.2. Limited Resources and Choice: Explain that goods and resources are limited because there are not enough natural, human, and capital resources to satisfy everyone's wants 13
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SS.3.8.3. Economic Interdependence: Describe how money makes it easy to trade goods and services 1
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