Grade 3 · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 6
Communities Around the World
How land, climate, resources and culture shape daily life in communities far and near.
What your child practises
Practises daily life in communities around the world: homes, food, work and technology that suit the land and weather, cultural expression, respectful language about differences and how media can show only part of a place.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: Elementary Social Studies (NWT, 1993), History · ways of life, culture and how land and resources shape work, goods and homes
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which good is made from something that grows on a farm?
- A glass window
- A bicycle
- Bread
Bread
Hint: Bread comes from wheat grown on farms.
Question 2
Which sentence uses respectful language?
- Those people are strange.
- Her food is gross.
- Her family eats different foods than mine.
Her family eats different foods than mine.
Hint: Respectful language describes differences kindly.
Question 3
If your community and another both celebrate with food, you share…
- something in common
- nothing at all
- the same house
something in common
Hint: Many communities share ideas like celebrating together.
Question 4
Clothing often depends on…
- only the day of the week
- nothing
- weather and traditions
weather and traditions
Hint: People wear clothing that suits the weather and their traditions.
Question 5
Which is a natural resource?
- Water
- A plastic toy
- A phone
Water
Hint: Water comes from nature.
Question 6
Which statement best compares your daily life to life in another community?
- Some things are alike and some are different
- Nothing is the same
- Everything is the same
Some things are alike and some are different
Hint: Comparing finds both similarities and differences.