Social Studies-3th Grade
1. History of Michigan
-Use historical thinking to understand the past.
- Michigan History before statehood
2. Geography
-Use geographic representations to acquire, process, and report
information from a spatial perspective
-Understand how regions are created from common physical and
human characteristics
-Understand how human activities help shape Earth's surface
-Understand the effects of human-environment interactions.
3. Civics and Government
-Explain why people create governments
-Understand the core values and principles of our unique form of democracy,
called a constitutional republic
-Describe the structure of government in the United States and how it
functions to serve citizens
-Explain important rights and how, when, and where American
citizens demonstrate their responsibilities by participating in a
constitutional republic
4. Economics
-Use fundamental principles and concepts of economics to
understand economic activity in a market economy
-Use fundamental principles and concepts of economics to understand
economic activity in the United States
-Use fundamental principles and concepts of economic activity
in a global economy
5. Identifying and Analyzing Public Issues
-Clearly state a problem as public issue, analyze various perspectives, and
generate and evaluate possible alternative solutions
Persuasive Communication About a Public Issue
-Communicate a reasoned position on a public issue
Citizen Involvement
-Act constructively to further the public good
1. History of Michigan
-Use historical thinking to understand the past.
- Michigan History before statehood
2. Geography
-Use geographic representations to acquire, process, and report
information from a spatial perspective
-Understand how regions are created from common physical and
human characteristics
-Understand how human activities help shape Earth's surface
-Understand the effects of human-environment interactions.
3. Civics and Government
-Explain why people create governments
-Understand the core values and principles of our unique form of democracy,
called a constitutional republic
-Describe the structure of government in the United States and how it
functions to serve citizens
-Explain important rights and how, when, and where American
citizens demonstrate their responsibilities by participating in a
constitutional republic
4. Economics
-Use fundamental principles and concepts of economics to
understand economic activity in a market economy
-Use fundamental principles and concepts of economics to understand
economic activity in the United States
-Use fundamental principles and concepts of economic activity
in a global economy
5. Identifying and Analyzing Public Issues
-Clearly state a problem as public issue, analyze various perspectives, and
generate and evaluate possible alternative solutions
Persuasive Communication About a Public Issue
-Communicate a reasoned position on a public issue
Citizen Involvement
-Act constructively to further the public good