New Jersey State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 3

NJ.6.1. Social Studies Skills: All students will utilize historical thinking, problem solving, and research skills to maximize their understanding of civics, history, geography, and economics.

6.1.A. Social Studies Skills

6.1.A.1. Explain how present events are connected to the past. 16
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6.1.A.2. Apply terms related to time including years, decades, centuries, and generations. 7
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6.1.A.3. Locate sources for the same information (e.g., weather forecast on TV, the Internet or in a newspaper). 2
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6.1.A.4. Organize events in a time line. 19
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6.1.A.5. Distinguish between an eyewitness account and a secondary account of an event. 36
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6.1.A.6. Distinguish fact from fiction. 91
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NJ.6.2. Civics: All students will know, understand and appreciate the values and principles of American democracy and the rights, responsibilities, and roles of a citizen in the nation and the world.

6.2.A. Life, Politics, and Government

6.2.A.1. Describe the characteristics of an effective rule or law (e.g., achieves purpose, clear, fair, protects rights and the common good). 5
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6.2.A.2. Differentiate between power and authority. 5
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6.2.A.3. Recognize that government exists at the community, county, state, and federal levels. 13
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6.2.A.4. Recognize national, state, and local legislators and government officials and explain how to contact them for help or to express an opinion. 12
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6.2.A.5. Describe the contributions of voluntary associations and organizations in helping government provide for its citizens. 12
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6.2.B. American Values and Principles

6.2.B.1. Identify the fundamental values and principles of American democracy expressed in the Pledge of Allegiance, the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and the first New Jersey Constitution. 9
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6.2.B.2. Explain the significance of symbols of American values and beliefs, including the Statue of Liberty, the Statue of Justice, the American Flag, and the national anthem. 20
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6.2.B.3. Describe how American values and beliefs, such as equality of opportunity, fairness to all, equal justice, separation of church and state, and the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights, contribute to the continuation and improvement of American democracy. 2
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6.2.B.4. Evaluate the importance of traditions, values, and beliefs which form a common American heritage in an increasingly diverse American society. 26
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6.2.C. The Constitution and American Democracy

6.2.C.1. Discuss how the Constitution describes how the United States government is organized and how it defines and limits the power of government. 10
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6.2.C.2. Discuss how governmental bodies make decisions and explain the impact of those decisions on school and community life. 20
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6.2.C.3. Identify major services provided by state and local government. 16
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6.2.C.4. Delineate the respective roles of the three branches of the federal and state governments. 10
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6.2.D. Citizenship

6.2.D.1. Explain that a citizen is a legally recognized member of the United States with rights and responsibilities, such as voting in elections and serving on juries. 4
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6.2.D.2. Describe the significant characteristics of an effective citizen and discuss ways to influence public policy (e.g., serving in elected office, working on a campaign). 15
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6.2.D.3. Describe the process by which immigrants can become United States citizens. 4
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6.2.E. International Education: Global Challenges, Cultures, and Connections

6.2.E.1. Explain that the world is divided into many nations consisting of territory and people, with their own government, languages, customs, and laws. 51
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6.2.E.2. Discuss how the United States interacts with other nations of the world through trade, treaties and agreements, diplomacy, cultural contacts, and sometimes through the use of military force. 3
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6.2.E.3. Explain why it is important for nations to communicate and resolve disagreements through peaceful means. 8
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6.2.E.4. Outline the purposes of the United Nations. 10
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6.2.E.5. Identify current issues that may have a global impact (e.g., pollution, diseases) and discuss ways to address them. 49
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6.2.E.6. Explain why it is important to understand diverse peoples, ideas, and cultures. 26
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6.2.E.7. Explain that even within a culture, diversity may be affected by race, religion, or class. 46
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6.2.E.8. Identify aspects of culture and heritage presented in literature, art, music, sport, or the media. 46
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6.2.E.9. Examine common and diverse traits of other cultures and compare to their own culture. 46
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6.2.E.10. Use technology to learn about students and their families in other countries through classroom links, email, and Internet research. 46
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6.2.E.11. Define stereotyping and discuss how it impacts self-image and interpersonal relationships. 14
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NJ.6.3. World History: All students will demonstrate knowledge of world history in order to understand life and events in the past and how they relate to the present and the future.

6.3.A. The Birth of Civilization to 1000 BCE

NJ.6.4. United States and New Jersey History: All students will demonstrate knowledge of United States and New Jersey history in order to understand life and events in the past and how they relate to the present and future.

6.4.A. Family and Community Life

6.4.A.1. Discuss how families long ago expressed and transmitted their beliefs and values through oral tradition, literature, songs, and celebrations. 6
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6.4.A.2. Compare family life in a community of the past to life in a community of the present. 11
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6.4.A.3. Discuss the reasons why various groups, voluntarily and involuntarily, immigrated to America and New Jersey and describe the problems they encountered. 5
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6.4.A.4. Discuss the history of their community, including the origins of its name, groups and individuals who lived there, and access to important places and buildings in the community. 16
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6.4.A.5. Explain that Americans have come from different parts of the world and have a common American heritage, in addition to the heritage of the countries of origin. 4
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6.4.A.6. Describe situations in which people from diverse backgrounds work together to solve common problems. 14
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6.4.B. State and Nation

6.4.B.1. Compare the major early culture of the Lenape that existed in the region that became New Jersey prior to contact with the Europeans. 8
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6.4.B.2. Discuss the reasons why revolutionary leaders, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Governor William Livingston fought for independence from England. 25
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6.4.B.3. Discuss New Jersey's role during the American Revolution. 4
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6.4.B.4. Identify major documents and symbols in New Jersey and American history, including the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the New Jersey State Seal, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech. 32
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6.4.B.5. Identify and discuss major scientific discoveries and inventions, the scientists and inventors who developed them (e.g., Thomas Edison), and their impact on life today. 50
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6.4.B.6. Discuss the experiences of immigrants who came to the United States and New Jersey, including reasons for immigrating, experiences at Ellis Island, and working and living conditions in America. 8
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6.4.B.7. Describe the population shift from the farm to the city in New Jersey. 28
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6.4.B.8. Discuss the value of the American national heritage. 29
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NJ.6.5. Economics: All students will acquire an understanding of key economic principles.

6.5.A. Economic Literacy

6.5.A.1. Distinguish between goods (e.g., objects) and services (e.g., activities). 5
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6.5.A.2. Distinguish between a want and a need and explain how to choose needed goods and services. 5
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6.5.A.3. Explain the three functions of money in the economy. 5
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6.5.A.4. Discuss how natural, human, and capital resources are used to produce goods and to provide services. 22
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6.5.A.5. Explain that prices are the money value of goods and services and that prices change as a result of supply and demand. 27
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6.5.A.6. Define consumers as buyers and producers as workers and sellers. 27
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6.5.A.7. Explain that people can improve their ability to earn income by gaining new knowledge, skills, and experiences. 1
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6.5.A.8. Describe how to earn and save money in order to purchase a needed or desired item. 5
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6.5.B. Economics and Society

6.5.B.1. Explain that some essential goods and services are provided by the government, such as roads, schools, parks, police, and fire protection. 13
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6.5.B.2. Describe products and services that are developed, manufactured, or grown in New Jersey. 5
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NJ.6.6. Geography: All students will apply knowledge of spatial relationships and other geographic skills to understand human behavior in relation to the physical and cultural environment.

6.6.A. The World in Spatial Terms

6.6.A.1. Use physical and political maps to identify locations and spatial relationships of places within local and nearby communities. 17
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6.6.A.2. Describe and demonstrate different ways to measure distance (e.g., miles, kilometers, time). 68
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6.6.A.3. Estimate distances between two places on a map using a scale of miles. 13
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6.6.A.4. Identify the major cities of New Jersey, the United States, and the world. 16
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6.6.A.5. Identify the major countries, continents, bodies of water, and mountain ranges of the world. 22
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6.6.A.6. Locate time zones, latitude, longitude, and the global grid. 24
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6.6.B. Places and Regions

6.6.B.1. Identify the physical and human characteristics of places and regions in New Jersey and the United States (e.g., landforms, climate, vegetation, housing). 6
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6.6.B.2. Explain changes in places and regions over time and the consequences of those changes. 9
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6.6.B.3. Describe the geography of New Jersey. 6
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6.6.B.4. Discuss factors involved in the development of cities (e.g., transportation, food, marketplace, religion, military protection). 11
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6.6.C. Physical Systems

6.6.C.1. Describe the basic components of the Earth's physical systems, including landforms, water, erosion, weather, and climate and discuss their impact on human development. 31
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6.6.D. Human Systems

6.6.D.1. Describe the development of transportation and communication networks in New Jersey and the United States. 26
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6.6.D.2. Identify the distribution and characteristics of populations for different regions of New Jersey and the United States. 7
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6.6.E. Environment and Society

6.6.E.1. Differentiate between living and non-living natural resources. 19
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6.6.E.2. Explain the nature, characteristics, and distribution of renewable and non-renewable resources. 19
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