3rd grade · Social Studies · Unit 7 of 8
Moving & Culture
Why people move and what they bring
What your child practices
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.
Oregon State Standards 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
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
One idea is that early people walked from Asia over land that is now under the sea near…
- Mexico City
- Alaska
- Florida
Alaska
Hint: This land bridge is called Beringia.
Question 2
Ravi's grandmother brought a family recipe from India. She brought part of her…
- weather
- culture
- address
culture
Hint: Food is part of culture.
Question 3
Ana's family moved to Oregon for a new job. This was…
- voluntary migration
- forced displacement
- a vacation
voluntary migration
Hint: They chose to move.
Question 4
A push factor is a reason people…
- visit a store
- stay forever
- leave a place
leave a place
Hint: Push factors push people away.
Question 5
Another idea is that some early people traveled down the Pacific coast in…
- cars
- airplanes
- boats
boats
Hint: They may have followed the coast.
Question 6
Which is evidence an archaeologist might use?
- a TV show
- a guess
- a spear point, a basket or an old firepit
a spear point, a basket or an old firepit
Hint: Artifacts are clues.