Westerville City Schools Pacing Guide Summary

Westerville City Schools Pacing Guide Summary

Grade 3 Social Studies

March, 2012

Draft

Theme:

Communities: Past and Present, Near and Far

The local community serves as the focal point for third grade as students begin to understand how their communities have changed over time and to make comparisons with communities in other places. The study of local history comes alive through the use of artifacts and documents. They also learn how communities are governed and how the local economy is organized.

Quarter: / Topic: / Content Statements: / Suggested Textbook Resources: / Technology and Other Resources / Vocabulary:
1 / Geography / 4.  Physical and political maps have distinctive characteristics and purposes. Places can be located on a map by using the title, key, alphanumeric grid and cardinal directions.
5.  Daily life is influenced by the agriculture, industry and natural resources in different communities.
6.  Evidence of human modification of the environment can be observed in the local community.
* Connect content statement 14. Line graphs are used to show changes in data over time.
7.  Systems of transportation and communication move people, products and ideas from place to place.
8.  Communities may include diverse cultural groups. / S.S. Alive (copyright 2010) Chapters 1-3, 5
S.F. Communities
Reference Guide- Atlas R-R13
S.F. Communities Chapter 5, Lessons 1 and 3
S. F. Communities Chapter 5, Lessons 1 and 3
S. F. Communities pages 158-159
S. F. Communities Chap. 8, Lesson 1
S. S. Alive Chap. 5
S. F. Communities Chap. 4 / United States and World Desk Maps
World and U.S. Wall Map
Globe
Scholastic News
Study Island Social Studies
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/social_geography.htm
Brain Pop Jr. (pay site)
http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/geography/
SMART Exchange for SMARTBoard activities.
Kidspiration- Where I Live, Community Comparison, Neighborhood Map, Culture Comparison, Chronology / Globe
Equator
Prime Meridian
Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Cardinal direction
Political map
Physical map
Title
Symbol
Key
Landforms
Natural features
Relative location
Parallel
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
North Pole
South Pole
Compass Rose
Grid System
Intersection
Border
Bodies of water
Diverse
2 / Government / 9.  Members of local communities have social and political responsibilities.
10.  Individuals make the community a better place by solving problems in a way that promotes the common good.
11.  Laws are rules which apply to all people in a community and describe ways people are expected to behave. Laws promote order and security, provide public services and protect the rights of individuals in the local community.
12.  Governments have authority to make and enforce laws.
13.  The structure of local governments may differ from one community to another. / S. S. Alive Chap. 6, 10, 11, 12
S. S. Alive Chap. 6
S. S. Alive Chap. 11, 12
S. F. Communities Chap. 11-12 / Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce
City of Westerville Government Activity Book (green cover)
www.westerville.org
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Study Island Social Studies
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/3rdSocSt.htm
http://www.neok12.com/Government.htm
Brain Pop Jr. (paid site)
http:www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/government/
SMART Exchange for SMARTBoard activities.
Kidspiration-Citizenship, Branches of Government
http://www.infohio.org/ / Direct democracy
Amendment
Recreation
Republic
Representative government
Local
State
Federal
rights
Responsibility
Council
Mayor
Consent
Executive branch
Veto
Candidate
Legislative branch
Governor
Judicial branch
Volunteers
Police department
Health care
City hall
City Council
City manager
City clerk
Parks and recreation department
Public library
Fire department
Public words department
Law
Citizenship
Civil rights
Candidates
3 / Economics / 14.  Line graphs are used to show changes in data over time.
15.  Both positive and negative incentives affect people’s choices and behaviors.
16.  Individuals must make decisions because of the scarcity of resources. Making a decision involves an opportunity cost, the value of the next best alternative given up when an economic choice is made.
* Connect to content statements 19. and 20.
17.  A consumer is a person whose wants are satisfied by using goods and services. A producer makes goods and/or provides services.
18.  A market is where buyers and sellers exchange goods and services.
19.  Making decisions involves weighing costs and benefits.
20.  A budget is a plan to help people make personal economic decisions for the present and future and to become more financially responsible. / S. S. Alive Chap. 8, 9
S. F. Communities Chap. 9, 10 / Study Island Social Studies
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/social_economics.htm
http://www.neok12.com/Economics.htm
http://www.econedlink.org/
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/medvetz/webquest/
http://thirdgrade.okaloosaschools.wikispaces.net/economics
http://www.moneyinstructor.com/elementary.asp
Brain Pop (paid site-some are free):
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/economics/
Brain Pop Jr. (paid site-some are free):
http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/economics/
SMART Exchange for SMARTBoard activities.
Kidspiration- Wants and Needs, Goods and Services
http://www.infohio.org/ / Economy
Earn
Income
Savings
Opportunity cost
Services
Supply
Profit
Business
Non-renewable resource
Producer
Capital
Assembly line
Interdependence
Import
Free market
Budget
Spending
Economic choice
Goods
Products
Demand
Renewable resources
Human resources
Specialize
Scarcity
Trade
Global trade
International trade
Export
Market
Manufactured
4 / History / 1.  Events in local history can be shown on timelines organized by years, decades and centuries.
2.  Primary sources such as artifacts, maps and photographs can be used to show change over time.
3.  Local communities change over time.
*Connect Content Statement 14. Line graphs are used to show changes in data over time. / S. F. Communities Chap. 7
S. F. Communities pages 158-159 / Study Island Social Studies
www.westervillelibrary.org
Images of Ohio Westerville,Beth Weinhardt-local Westerville Librarian- book/resources
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/social_history.htm
SMART Exchange for SMARTBoard activities.
Kidspiration- A Time in the Past, Now and Long Ago / Timeline
Decades
Centuries
Primary source
Artifacts
Culture
Tradition
Community
Location
Population
Rural
Urban
Suburban
City
Town
Transportation