Mississippi State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 3

MS.1. Communities/Local Government: Develop an understanding of community/local government in relationship to the expanding horizon theme. (C, H, G, E)

1.a. Describe relationships among people, places, and environments (e.g., local communities and Kenya, etc.). 9
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1.b. Describe how human activities alter the environment (e.g., reservoirs, dams, slash and burn forests, construction). 37
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1.c. Identify historical figures in local communities and explain their characteristics and significance. 4
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1.d. Describe local community life through history. 5
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1.e. Compare selected communities in North America and other areas.

1.f. Identify student responsibilities at home, school, and community (e.g., homework, school supplies, procedures, school/community drives). 8
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1.g. Recognize varieties of family life and cultures (e.g., rural, urban, national, and international (For Example: Kenya)). 12
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MS.2. Communities/Local Government: Acquire the characteristics to be a responsible citizen in the United States. (C, H, G, E)

2.a. Define the necessity and purpose(s) of government in a community. 4
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2.b. Recognize that there are different forms of government in different communities around the world. 10
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2.c. Explain the purpose of rules and laws and why they are important to a community e.g., recycling, energy conservation, courteous public behavior, etc.). 23
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2.d. Identify some important beliefs commonly held by Americans about themselves and their government (e.g., individual rights and freedoms, common good, respect for law, importance of work, education, volunteerism, conflict resolution, etc.). 19
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2.e. Explain the most important responsibilities of local government to the community. 8
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2.f. Explain why certain civic responsibilities (e.g., civic protocol, and studying historical figures, etc.) are important to individuals and to the community. 9
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2.g. Recognize responsibilities of the individual as they relate to the student's community (e.g., respect for the rights and property of others, tolerance, honesty, compassion, self-control, participation in the democratic process, work for the common good, etc.). 8
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MS.3. Communities/Local Government: Demonstrate the ability to use social studies tools (e.g., timelines, maps, globes, compasses, graphs, technological resources, grids, schedules, etc.). (C, H, G, E)

3.a. Use maps and globes to find relative and absolute locations in regard to different communities (e.g., spatial perspective, longitude, latitude, etc.). 13
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3.b. Show movement of products/people in a community and surrounding areas. 4
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3.c. Identify time and space relevant to a student's community (e.g., school and community) by using social studies tools (e.g., timelines, maps, etc.). 14
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3.d. Demonstrate and apply spatial and ecological perspectives in life situations (e.g., locating waste disposal in your community, etc.). 22
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3.e. Recognize that the world is divided into different communities (e.g., cultural, political, geographic, etc.). 7
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3.f. Identify all cardinal and intermediate directions. 8
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3.g. Locate various geographical points using latitude and longitude (e.g., map of Africa). 9
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MS.4. Communities/Local Government: Identify the interdependence of economics (self/family, school/neighborhood, and local).

4.a. Identify the ways in which a community depends upon other communities to provide for its wants and needs and goods and services (e.g., goods are objects [car, shampoo], services are actions [auto repair, haircut]). 14
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4.b. Identify resources and scarcity of resources within the community (e.g., water, waste disposal areas). 17
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4.c. Describe the opportunity costs of choices made within the community (e.g., jobs and relocation, etc.). 13
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4.d. Describe the division of labor within communities (e.g., awareness of jobs and careers). 10
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MS.5. Communities/Local Government: Integrate, connect and apply social studies into other subject areas and everyday life. (G, H, C)

5.a. Identify story elements of read-aloud stories from various cultures (e.g., Mufaro's Beautiful Daughter). 9
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5.b. Compare and contrast various animals and their habitats from different countries (e.g., elephants, lions, zebras, desert, savannah, etc.). 7
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5.c. Create a cultural artifact of another country/culture using geometric patterns (e.g., pictures, animals, masks). 1
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