3rd grade Social Studies
8 units matched to the Oregon State Standards. Kids see this subject as “Our World”.
Focus areas
- Our community and beyond
- Oregon's regions and counties, and the Pacific Northwest
- How communities change
Units
Unit 1
Needs Around the World
Everyone needs food, water, shelter and clothing. How people in different places meet these needs using what the land and climate offer, and why caring for the land matters.
Learning standard: 3.G.HE.7; 3.E.ST.8 · how people in different places use natural resources to meet their needs and wants
Unit 2
Communities Around the World
Practices 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.
Learning standard: 3.G.HI.5; 3.H.CP.6 · comparing the cultures of communities and how identity shapes a community
Unit 3
Working Together Fairly
Practices group skills: sharing ideas, decisions and responsibilities, being fair and respectful, considering other people's views, listening actively and choosing ways to present information.
Learning standard: 3.C.IR.4; 3.C.DP.6 · taking part in decisions together and protecting the rights of the smaller group
Unit 4
Oregon's Regions
Kinds of maps, latitude and longitude, Oregon's regions from the Coast to the High Desert, its rivers and borders, and how geography and natural resources shape Oregon communities.
Learning standard: 3.G.GR.1; 3.G.GR.2; 3.G.HE.6; 3.G.HE.7 · kinds of maps of Oregon, latitude and longitude, Oregon's regions and how geography and natural resources shape communities
Unit 5
Oregon's Counties
Oregon's counties and county seats, which counties are on the coast and which are east of the Cascades, and what county governments do.
Learning standard: 3.G.GR.2; 3.C.IR.5 · locating the counties of Oregon and the responsibilities of people and governments in a community
Unit 6
Changemakers & Allies
Allies and bystanders, majority rule and minority rights, local issues and how to take part, sources about a community's past, and Oregonians who worked for equality and freedom.
Learning standard: 3.C.IR.2; 3.C.IR.3; 3.C.DP.6; 3.C.CE.7; 3.H.CH.1; 3.H.CC.3; 3.H.CE.4 · allies and bystanders, minority rights, taking part in local issues, researching community history and changemakers for equity
Unit 7
Moving & Culture
Voluntary migration and forced displacement, push and pull factors, what families bring when they move, ideas and evidence about the first people in the Americas, and the many cultures of Oregon communities.
Learning standard: 3.G.MM.3; 3.G.MM.4; 3.G.HI.5; 3.H.CP.5 · how people first came to the Americas, voluntary and forced migration, what people bring when they move, and community cultures
Unit 8
Money, Taxes & Our State
Oregon's state offices and leaders, taxes and public goods (Oregon has no sales tax), supply and demand, opportunity cost, advertising and peer pressure, and specialization in a community.
Learning standard: 3.C.PI.1; 3.E.ES.2; 3.E.MI.3; 3.E.IC.5; 3.E.IC.6; 3.E.ST.7 · state offices and leaders, taxes and public goods, supply and demand, advertising, opportunity cost and specialization
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