3rd Grade - Social Studies
Kansas College and Career Ready Standards 3rd Grade Social Studies |
Strand Process Skills |
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SS.03.1.01 Know the difference between a primary source and a secondary source. SS.03.1.02 Uses historical timelines to gain information. SS.03.1.03 Uses research skills to gather, share, and analyze information. SS.03.1.04 Design a simple map, with limited support, with a grid system, compass rose, symbols, and a map legend to scale. SS.03.1.05 Recognize cause and effect in social studies. |
Strand Civics and Government |
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SS.03.2.06 Recognize and explain the necessity of rules and laws and why they are important to a society. SS.03.2.07 Understand the shared ideals and diversity that exist in American society. SS.03.2.08 Recognize that citizenship has rights, privileges and civic responsibility. SS.03.2.09 Defines the local government as people or groups who make, apply and enforce rules and laws within a community (e.g., city council, school board, county commission, etc.). |
Strand Economics |
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SS.03.3.10 Identify the consequences of borrowing and lending. SS.03.3.11 Recognize that needs and wants are met through spending and saving decisions. SS.03.3.12 List goods and services of communities, which are paid for by taxes. |
Strand Geography |
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SS.03.4.13 Identify the difference between political and physical features on a map using geographic tools, grid systems, symbols, scales, and a compass rose to construct and interpret maps. SS.03.4.14 Examine physical characteristics of your community. SS.03.4.15 Discuss characteristics of urban, suburban, and rural areas and how those ecosystems impact human activities. |
Strand History |
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SS.03.5.16 Research individuals and their contributions to Topeka and Shawnee County. SS.03.5.17 Research the background of individual communities within Topeka and Shawnee County. SS.03.5.18 Describe how Pappan’s Landing served a need for settlers and became known as Topeka, Kansas. SS.03.5.19 Explain holiday customs and ceremonies celebrated in Topeka and Shawnee County by specific cultural groups (e.g., Mexican Fiesta, Germanfest, Pow Wow, etc.). SS.03.5.20 Identify and locate historical sites within Topeka and Shawnee County. SS.03.5.21 Discuss how current events relate to our history and other social studies foci. |