Key

D

Recognize that changes in culture occur through the spread of people, languages, ideas, and goods.

Culture Quest

D

Compare cultural differences in various regions of the United States and the world.

Culture Quest

Activities

Communication

Cultural Heritage activity

D

Describe similarities and differences in the ways groups, societies, and cultures address similar human needs and concerns.

Human Needs

I

Compare ways in which people from different cultures think about and deal with their physical environment and social conditions.

Culture Quest

I

Identify and explain the significance of selected individual writers and artists and their stories, poems, statues, paintings, and other examples of cultural heritage from regions around the world.

Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs lots of stories

Origin of the Prarie Rose

Indian Fairy Tales

D

Explain the significance of selected ethnic and/or cultural celebrations in Tennessee, the United States, and other nations such as St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco de Mayo, and Kwanzaa.

Groundhog Day

Kwanza

Independence Day

Thanksgiving

Cultures

Things That People Do

Autumn Holidays

Scholastic Spring Holidays

Scholastic Winter Holidays

Scholastic Summer Holidays

Family Traditions

I

Retell the heroic deeds of characters from folktales and legends.

State Folklore

Myths and Legends

Tall Tales

Ethnic Folklore

D

Compare ethnic and/or cultural celebrations in Tennessee, the United States, and other nations.

I

Identify ways of earning, spending, and saving money.

Welcome to Econopolis

Practical Money Skills for Teachers

It's My Life: Making Money

Welcome to Econopolis 

A

Classify needs and wants using pictures of common items (i.e., food, cleaning products, clothes, candy, makeup).

Imports & Exports

Goods and services

Needs and Wants

Why Do I Want All This Stuff 

To Market, To Market

Unlimited Wants Goods and Services

Write the Caption

A

Using a picture, differentiate the difference between a producer and a consumer.

Core knowledge social studies

Producers & Consumers

Producers vs. Consumers

We Are Consumers and Producers

The Goat in the Rug

Clipping Coupons

Producer vs. Consumer Factory

I

Analyze a simple budget that allocates money for spending and saving.

Money Management

Saving Money

Comparing Prices

I

Identify examples of private and public goods and services.

Communities – What They Provide for Us

Community Helper Are at Your Service

I

Identify examples of scarcity.

Scarcity

Water Scarcity

Ben & Jerry's Graveyard (scarcity)

Lewis & Clark Expedition faces scarcity

Economic Spotter: Resources During World War II

Tapped Dry: How Do You Solve a Water Shortage

I

Explain how supply and demand affects the price of a good or service.

Supply & Demand

Goods & Services

Supply and Demand Land

A

Distinguish between imports and exports.

.Imports and exports  

Where do you come from?

Commerce

A

Differentiate between money and barter economies. SPI 3.2.5

Hawaiian Economics Barter for Fish

Will You Take Wampum?

Bartering for Goods

How Money Began

Kids Bank Intro to Money

Economic Spotter: Money in Revolutionary Times

Grade 4 Barter vs. Money Lesson

I

Recognize that the world has different agricultural and industrial regions.

Agriculture in the Classroom

A

Interpret a map showing agricultural and industrial areas. SPI 3.2.2

Explore Your State

Maps of the World

4-H Virtual Farm

I

Explain the characteristics of a technologically expanding global economy.

I

Explain the impact of scarcity on interdependence within and among regions.

I

Recognize that Tennessee and the United States have different agricultural and industrial regions.

Tennessee Agriculture

Tennessee Geography

4-H Virtual Farm great site to see different types of crop and animal farms

I

Be aware of how goods and services are interchanged between communities at the local and national levels.

Made in the U. S. A.

D

Trace the development of a product from a natural resource to a finished product.

A Simple Chocolate Bar

A

Distinguish the difference between a natural resource and finished product. SPI 3.2.1

Natural Resource Adventure

Renewable and non-renewable resources

A Simple Chocolate Bar

How Do People Make...

From the Land: A North Carolina Natural Resources Adventure

Natural Resources: Renewable & Nonrenewable

I

Show how the spatial elements of point, line, and area are used on a map or globe.

Maps & Globes - I

I

Explain the difference between relative and absolute locations.

        What is the difference between relative and absolute location?

        The Five Themes of Geography

        Relative and Absolute Directions - GLOBE: Home

D

Locate places on a map using cardinal and intermediate directions.

United States map game

A

Recognize and use a map key. SPI 3.3.2

Understanding Maps—Lesson Plans

Lines on Maps and Globes PowerPoint

Types of Maps

Making Personalized Map Grids Lesson Plan

Mapping a Garden Lesson Plan following oral directions to create a map

Use maps, graphs, globes, media, and technology sources to acquire information. 

Maps

A

Find a specific location on a school or community map.SPI 3.3.3

Community Map—Worksheet

Map zone

A

Use absolute and relative locations to identify places on a map (i.e., north, south, east, west, borders, lines of longitude and latitude, the equator, and the north and south poles.)

Latitude Lessons—Lesson Plans

Latitude Description & Quiz

Longitude Game

Directions: Understanding North, South, East and West explaining each direction w/pictures

North Pole

South Pole

Map Skills

Latitude/Longitude

A

Utilize skills to locate a place using cardinal directions and symbols given an appropriate map with a key.SPI 3.3.6

Directions & Distance & Quiz

Getting Lost Lesson Plan

Making Personalized Map Grids Lesson Plan

A

Determine the climate of a specific region of the world using a map.

SPI 3.3.7

Climate & Quiz

Climate & Global Change

Regional Climate Map

Creative Climates

Learn360: Landforms and climates video

D

List the similarities and differences of local places and regions with other places and regions.

Tennessee Quick Facts (each county statistics)

I

List the basic components of earth’s physical systems (e.g., landforms, water, climate and weather, and erosion and deposition).

Landforms II great site with pictures and definitions

Climate

Simple Landforms

Learn360: Earth’s geological features

I

Understand the concept of an ecosystem.

Habitats

D

Describe how environments and regions differ around the world.

Land Biomes

A

Identify the major physical components of the world (i.e., oceans, equator, continents, and hemispheres).   SPI 3.3.1

Identify Continents--Game

Continents--Quiz

Hemispheres & Quiz

Physical Features

The Earth’s Big Features PowerPoint

Continents

Tropical Rainforest Cluster

Learn360: North America

Learn360: Asia Video

Learn360: Africa Video

Learn360: South America Video

Learn360:Australia Video

Learn360: Europe Video

Learn360: Continents

A

Identify basic components of earth’s systems (i.e., landforms, water, climate, and weather). SPI 3.3.5

Illustrated Glossary (interactive w/great visuals)

Exploring Landforms—Lesson Plans

Earth’s Climate Description & Quiz

Landforms-Mountains & Quiz

Landforms--Plains & Plateaus & Quiz

Landforms—Islands & Quiz

Landforms—Oceans & Quiz

Landforms—Lakes & Quiz

Landforms—Rivers & Quiz

Landforms—Other Water Forms & Quiz

Landforms—Other Landforms

Understanding Erosion Lesson Plan

Landforms II great site with pictures and definitions

The Earth’s Big Features PowerPoint

Topographical Features  I

A

Differentiate the distinguishing characteristics of ecosystems (i.e., deserts, grasslands, and rainforests). SPI 3.3.8

Ecosystems great site with pictures and definitions

Illustrated Glossary

What is a Desert Like?

Desert Plants

Desert Animals

What are Grasslands Like?

Grassland Plants

Grassland Animals

Exploring the Rainforest

Rainforest Plants

Rainforest Animals

Other Ecosystems

A

Recognize the identifying characteristics of certain geographic features (i.e., peninsula, islands, continents, mountains, rivers, deserts, oceans, and forests).  SPI 3.3.9

Illustrated Glossary

What is a Desert?

Types of land 

Encyclopedia  of Physical Features Lesson Plan and worksheet

Learn360: Earth’s Geological Features

Learn360: Geographically Speaking Video

I

Understand how technology allows people to adapt the environment to meet their needs.         

        Technology News: Science: Self-Aware Robot Can Adapt To   Environment

      Introduction - New Learning: A Charter for Change in Education

D

Locate the major cities of Tennessee and the world on a map or globe.

Facts – I

I

Describe the concept of formal (uniform) regions.

Southeast - I

Southeastern Region – I

I

Define the characteristics that comprise a region.

USA Regions -I

I

Explain how change affects region and place over time.

I

Show the population distribution of the state and country.

United States

D

Differentiate between urban, suburban, and rural regions.

Urban, Rural, Suburban

A

Recognize some of the major components of a culture (i.e., language, clothing, food, art, and music).

Everyone has a Culture  Lesson Plan

Explaining Culture Lesson Plan

Understanding Perspectives of Another Culture Lesson Plan

Opposites in Culture Lesson Plan

Cross Cultural Understanding Lesson Plan

Endangered Cultures Interactive website

World Culture Tour

Peace Corps Kids World

Culture Quest World Tour

Global Trek great site from Scholastic

Culture Quest

A

Determine similarities and differences in the ways different cultural groups address basic human needs (i.e., food, water, clothing, and shelter) by interpreting pictures.

What it means to be "American" Lesson Plan

The Blind Men and the Elephant Lesson Plan about cultural perceptions

Culture Quest

A

Interpret a chart or map identifying major cultural groups of the world.  SPI 3.1.4

Culture Quest

Cultural Connection: The Tapestry of Life

A

Recognize major global concerns (i.e., pollution, conservation of natural resources, global warming, and destruction of rainforest). SPI 3.6.3

Rainforests Endangered

Kid’s Page-Polluted

Global Warming: Kids Site great site from the EPA

Rainforest Education

Polluted Runoff Kid-friendly site with activities

Virtual Field Trip--Pollution

Save Our Seas

Pollution

A

Differentiate the cultural population distribution in the United States using a bar graph.

SPI 3.1.3

Population Distribution

Population Pasta Activity (the activity link is on the left side)

Population Trash Activity

United States This also has a link to other countries.

I

Describe the basic structures of government in the state.

How our government works

A

Select from a set of visual representations a service provided by the government (i.e., parks, schools, and libraries). SPI 3.4.1

Ben's Guide to Government in Your Community Interactive Activity to explain govt. services in community

Government Services

Your Neighborhood and Beyond  

Kids Next Door

D

Recognize who makes laws in the state

Ben's Guide

U.S. Government

US Government for Kids    

I

Know that governmental agencies exist to protect the environment at local, state, and national levels.

FDA Kids’ Page

US Government - I

Congress for Kids

I

Describe varied basic structures of governments in the state, nation, and world.

U.S. Government

Democracy

U.S. Constitution

Branches of Government

U.S. Government and Law

D

Examine how regions choose to govern in different ways.

Different Types of Governments

A

Determine the representative acts of a good citizen (i.e., obeying speed limit, not littering, and walking within the crosswalk).  SPI 3.4.2

Character Counts

Character and Citizenship Education - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan

Be A Super Citizen Activities

Responsibilities of a good CITIZEN 

Citizenship - I

D

Identify services commonly provided by the state government and contrast with other regions.

I

Compare the Tennessee and the United State Constitutions with other governing procedures around the world.

United States Government for Kids

D

Identify government officials and explain how they are chosen.

United States Government for Kids

I

Explain the concept of the consent of the governed and its importance to the functions of government     .

      SSC - TEKS and TAKS - TEKS Glossary - Grade 3

A

Distinguish between conflict and cooperation within group interactions as represented by pictures.   SPI 3.6.2

cooperation games

teamwork lesson games

Out on a Limb:  A Guide to Getting Along

Conflict and Cooperation Power Point

D

Identify examples of rights and responsibilities of citizens.

Rights of a Citizen

Responsibilities of  Citizens

I

Describe how public policies are used to address issues of public concern.

D

Identify and explain the importance of acts of civic responsibility, including obeying laws and voting.

The Difference of One Vote

D

Identify diverse historic figures that exemplified good citizenship.

Benjamin Franklin

Citizenship

D

Identify ordinary people who exemplify good citizenship.

Citizenship

D

List the differences between community, city, county, state, and country events which occur.

Community

City – I

Counties - I

I

Recognize the relationship of local governments to the state, the nation, and the world.

Local/State

I

Identify the heroic deeds of characters from state, national, and global histories.

        The Classic Hero Video Notes

        Sergeant Alvin C. York - Greatest Soldier in History

      The Scotch-Irish in America     

I

Identify historical figures that helped to shape regions.

Famous People

A

Label historical events as past, present, and future. SPI 3.5.1

Using a timeline worksheet

Chronological order graphic organizer

Timelines – I

Sequencial - I

D

Describe the order of events by using designation of time periods such as ancient times and modern times.

Ancient

A

Use a timeline to determine the order of a historical sequence of events.  SPI 3.5.2

Understanding Timelines: Get in Line worksheet

ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plan: Biographies: Creating Timelines of a Life Lesson Plan

Create Your Own Timeline Timeline Generator goes with above lesson plan

FCAT Reading  Timelines

Education World ® Lesson Planning: Timelines: Timeless Teaching Tool

Growth of A Nation

Timelines

Understanding & Making Timelines

I

Describe how individuals, events, and ideas cause regional change over time.

From Boomtown to Ghost Town

A

Read and interpret facts from a historical passage.  SPI 3.5.3

Historical Passages for Kids

History Interactives

D

Use vocabulary related to chronology, including past, present, and future.

Diego Smart

D

Describe and measure calendar time by days, weeks, months, and years.

Calendar

D

Create and interpret timelines.

Simple Timeline

I

Identify factors that cause development and change in communities.

Communities

I

Compare various interpretations of the same time period using evidence such as photographs and interviews.

Pictorial – I

I

Give examples of conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among individuals, groups, and nations.

I

Examine the relationships and conflict between personal wants and needs and various global concerns, such as use of imported oil, land use, and environmental protection.

Wants/Needs

I

Give examples of economic, social, or political changes that result from individual or group decisions.

D

Identify examples of actions individuals and groups can take to improve the community.

Community Jobs-I

Community Helpers

D

Identify examples of nonprofit and/or civic organizations such as the Red Cross and explain how they serve the common good.

Red Cross

I

Use picture clues and picture captions to aid comprehension to acquire information.

Write the Caption 

I

Use maps, graphs, globes, media, and technology sources to acquire information.

Maps

Graphs

I

Discover resources available from museums, historical sites, presidential libraries, and local and state preservation societies to acquire information.

The Smithsonian

Doak House

The Exploratorium

Andrew Johnson

Blount Mansion

Children’s Museum – Oak Ridge

Hands on Museum

I

Classify information by source, chronology, and importance to analyze data and problem solve.

Diego Smart

I

Demonstrate an understanding of the data through written, visual, or oral methods to problem solve.

I

Prepare and analyze maps, charts, and graphs for historical awareness.

Making Maps

Geonet

American History Maps

World History Maps

I

Construct and analyze timelines for historical awareness.

Interactive Timeline

Digital History

BBC Interactive Time Line

Growth of A Nation

How to Create

Simple Timeline

9 Sections TImeline

I

Utilize community resources such as field trips, guest speakers, and museums for historical awareness.

Doak House

Andrew Johnson

Blount Mansion

Children’s Museum – Oak Ridge

Hands on Museum

I

Incorporate the use of technological resources for historical awareness.

Kid’s Awareness