Quarter 1 - Civics and Government
3.C&G.1 -- Understand the development, structure, & function of local government.
3.C&G.2 -- Understand how citizens participate in their communities.
Ben's Guide to the Branches of Government
NC Secretary of State Kids Page
North Carolina General Assembly
No More Kings -- School House Rocks Video
Interactive Sites, US Government - interactivesites.weebly.com/us-government.html
Quarter 2 - Economics & Financial Literacy
3.E.1 Understand how the location of regions affects activity in a market economy.
3.E.1.1 Explain how location impacts supply and demand.
3.E.1.2 Explain how locations of regions and natural resources influence economic development (industries developed around natural resources, rivers and coastal towns).
3.E.2 Understand entrepreneurship in a market economy.
3.E.2.1 Explain why people become entrepreneurs.
3.E.2.2 Give examples of entrepreneurship in various regions of our state.
Quarter 3 - History & Culture
3.H.1 Understand how events, individuals and ideas have influenced the history of local and regional communities.
3.H.1.1 Explain key historical events that occurred in the local community and regions over time.
3.H.1.2 Analyze the impact of contributions made by diverse historical figures in local communities and regions over time.
3.H.1.3 Exemplify the ideas that were significant in the development of local communities and regions
3.H.2 Use historical thinking skills to understand the context of events, people and places.
3.H.2.1 Explain change over time through historical narratives. (events, people and places)
3.H.2.2 Explain how multiple perspectives are portrayed through historical narratives.
3.C.1 Understand how diverse cultures are visible in local and regional communities.
3.C.1.1 Compare languages, foods and traditions of various groups living in local and regional communities.
3.C.1.2 Exemplify how various groups show artistic expression within the local and regional communities.
3.C1.3 Use non-fiction texts to explore how cultures borrow and share from each other (foods, languages, rules, traditions and behaviors).
Quarter 4 - Geography and Environmental Literacy
3.G.1 Understand the earth's patterns by using the 5 themes of geography: (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement and regions)3.G.1.1 Find absolute and relative locations of places within the local community and region.
3.G.1.2 Compare the human and physical characteristics of places.
3.G.1.3 Exemplify how people adapt to, change and protect the environment to meet their needs.3.G.1.4 Explain how the movement of goods, people and ideas impact the community.
3.G.1.5 Summarize the elements (cultural, demographic, economic and geographic) that define regions(community, state, nation and world).
3.G.1.6 Compare various regions according to their characteristics.
Cities and regions of North Carolina
Geography Vocabulary
North Carolina Facts for Kids
Visit North Carolina Regions
Geography Games
Longitude and Latitude
Map Skills