3rd Grade Social Studies Resources

Links verified 12/28/2015

3rd Grade Social Studies (4th Grade)

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Government Sites for Kids - Numerous resources from the Justice Dept, Department of Treasury's, Digital Diplomacy for Students, National Highway Traffic Safety, United Nations and too many others to mention.

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Geographical Perspectives
Regions, Location, Place	Landform Definitions - quiz to be answers whole class or printed out for individual assignments. Landforms of the World - Click on one of the landform names (landform list on the left side of page) to find out more about the landform you picked.
Map Skills	Map Skills - A resource of map skill websites. National Atlas of the United States - Use this interactive service to draw maps of various complexity. Map Adventures - webquest Maps, maps, and more maps! - an index to map lessons and map quizzes Using Map Scales - a lesson followed by interactive practice
Human Environment and Systems, Effects on Society	I am Responsible - Unit discussing responsibilities. Customs Around the World - Brief introduction to numerous customs in each season of the year.
Process, Investigation	Orientometer - Discover the directions in this interactive game. Climate Map - Check out the climate of the world. Raw Materials and the Finished Product - A worksheet in .pdf format that matches the raw material with the finished product [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
Historical And Cultural Perspectives
Time, Continuity, and Change	Native Americans - Art, Daily Life, Maps, Pictures and Research.
People, Places and Events	Southwest Native Americans - Basic information about the Southwest Native Americans. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.] Florida's Hidden Treasure, St. Augustine - Graphic and textual article about St. Augustine [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.] History of St. Augustine - The story of the founding of St. Augustine. A Colonial Family - Read about this family, then interact with movies, questions, and photos. Answer questions about life in early times Explore the World of Early America - Check out the original papers from early times; from obits of famous Americans to maps to biographies and pictures. Life on Plymouth Plantation - Interactive online lesson with many activities. Southern Colonies - Multilink site about colonial times and people U.S. Territorial Maps 1775-1920- Read and interpret maps on Western Expansion.
Timelines	An Internet4Classrooms page devoted to timelines Reading a Timeline - A timeline of events to interpret in a class lesson. Generate your own timeline - A fantastic site to help students learn to read a horizontal timeline. Each student can create his/her own timeline! A timeline of school events could be created! Only the imagination limits you! Martin Luther King Timeline - His life events on a timeline.

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Civics and Government
Basic Concepts	Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government- Basic Civics lessons about government, symbols, judicial branches and more. PBS Kids Democracy Project - How does government affect your life? Why do we need government? How Laws Are Made - Explanation of the process of lawmaking, tracking a bill in progress. Stand up for your Rights - Stories from the past on how individuals fought for their rights. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.] Three Branches of Government - Online Quiz
American Ideals, Citizenship	Core Rights of Freedom - Great site individualizes each right for discussion. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.] Being a Good Citizen - Instill the virtue of citizenship by explaining the difference between good and bad citizenship.
Economic Perspectives
Production and Distribution	Production, Distribution and Consumers - a lesson (in .pdf format) that can be printed and discussed in class. Basic Fact Sheet on Economics. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.] Goods and Services - Online interactive lesson. Goods, Services, and Producers - This lesson is designed to review the concepts of goods, services, and producers Delivering the Goods - Online interactive lesson on goods and products. Goods - Online interactive quiz about goods. Another Goods online Quiz Services - Online interactive quiz about services.
Production Maps
Science, Technology, Society	Field Corn Production Map - Use this map as a tool to help students read and analyze map data. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.] Transportation Timeline - See the changes throughout the year in the way people travel from place to place. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.] Population Study - lesson on Population Crowding in the States. Students will be reading information from graphs, analyzing data and making predictions from the information gathered.

Social Studies Curriculum Resources Poster Sets -Individual posters; resources which would facilitate the teaching of social studies standards. Excellent Visuals!

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