Third Grade
3.1 The Use of Map Information to Demonstrate Geographic Skills
3.1.1  Find locations on maps and globes.
Identifying cardinal and intermediate directions on a Compass Rose and maps.
Locating and identifying Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, the United States, the continents, hemispheres and oceans on maps and globes.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/games/copycat/copycat.html
Knowing and writing name, address, city, state, zip code, county, continent and hemisphere.
Learning to use a distance scale and map coordinates to locate places and measure distance on a map.    
Constructing a map of a familiar area incorporating cardinal direction, scale, and map symbols.
Interpret information given on maps, tables, graphs and timelines.
3.1.2  Describe our nation as composed of states.
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-puzzle.html
Identifying the United States as a country.
Locating six states that border Nebraska.
Knowing there are 50 states.
Distinguishing between states and capitals.
3.1.3  Describe how geographic features impact the development of communities.
Identifying the geography of Lincoln.
Explaining why it is advantageous for a community to be located next to a body of water.  
Comparing the geography of Lincoln with that of other communities in the United States and world.
3.1.4  Classify types of landforms and waterways and identify communities located  nearby.
Identifying major landforms.
Identifying major rivers in Nebraska.
3.2 People Live in Communities Around the World
3.2.1  Understand similarities and differences among various communities.
Defining a community.
http://www.hud.gov/kids/
Identifying landmarks and places that make the community a unique place to live.
Identifying and comparing size of Nebraska communities.
Identifying and comparing problems various communities may have.
Identifying resources similar to Nebraska communities.
Identifying ways that communities grow and change over time.
3.2.2  Understand similarities and differences among people.
Identifying the cultural heritage of communities.
Describing how communities develop to provide for human needs.
Identifying common human needs.
Describing how climate, location, and physical surroundings affect the lives of people.
3.3 The History and Development of the Community of Lincoln
3.3.1  Describe the people who settled and built Lincoln.
Describing past and present contributions of the cultural groups of Lincoln.
Comparing cultures and lifestyles of people pictured in old photographs.
Interpreting why people choose to leave one country to live in another.
Identifying accomplishments of prominent citizens from Lincoln and Nebraska's past.
3.3 2  Identify historical events in the development of Lincoln.
Defining “The Great American Desert."
Constructing timelines to show sequence and change over time.
Understanding important dates and events of various cultures that settled in Lincoln, Nebraska .
Explaining the historical importance of the transcontinental railroad.
3.3.3  Describe changes in Lincoln.
Describing various groups of immigrants who settled in Lincoln at the time of Nebraska’s Statehood.
Describing the development of Lincoln's neighborhoods.
Comparing buildings, businesses and homes in the 1800s, 1900s and today.
Identifying school, business and community leaders in Lincoln today.
3.4 The Rights and Responsibilities of United States Citizenship
3.4.1  Identify key leaders and their roles.
http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/kids/index.htm
Defining government.
Naming elected representative bodies responsible for making local, state, and federal laws.
Naming the functions of mayor, governor, and President.
Identifying services provided by city and state governments.
3.4.2  Recognize characteristics of a patriotic citizen.
Identifying symbols such as the flag, the Pledge of Allegiance, the Star Spangled Banner, the bald eagle and monuments.
Discussing the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Explaining the historical impact of our national anthem.
Identifying that citizens have rights and responsibilities.
3.4.3  Describe the role of the United States Constitution.
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/documents/constitution/index.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/constitution/
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/ForKids/index.shtml
http://www.usconstitution.net/constkidsK.html
Identifying the Constitution as a set of laws.
Explaining why we have rules and laws to protect citizens.
Describing the relationship among making laws, carrying out laws, and determining if laws have been violated.
3.4.4  Recognize local, state, national and world current events.
Identifying issues that affect citizens.
Locating where events take place.
Recalling the events for class discussions.
3.5 Economic choices include:  opportunity/cost, how consumers decide what products to buy, how consumers trade money for goods, and how consumers influence the availability of goods and services.
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/
3.5.1 Recognize the individual resources that allow a community to function and  
create interdependence among its citizens.
Identifying natural resources that create interdependence in communities.
Describing how community services meet the needs of citizens.
Identifying human resources that create interdependence in a community.
Describing the types of resources needed to make most products.
Explaining the basic steps involved in producing and marketing products.
Exploring how changing technology impacts daily life.
3.5.2   Understand basic economic concepts and choices of citizens within a community.
Identifying how consumers decide what products to buy.
Recognizing the difference between needs and wants.
Defining economic terms, e.g., opportunity, cost, consumers, goods, and services.