Grade Level: 3

Waterway Communities

Concepts
Change/Continuity with a look at interdependence

Enduring Understandings
People settle in regions that provide abundant resources to meet their needs.
Shared characteristics define a region.
Technology changes the way communities function.
Awareness and education may lead to revitalization, conservation, and preservation of natural resources.
Regional geography and climate dictate landform use.
Waterways provide a way for people to exchange ideas, goods, and services.

Agricultural Communities

Concepts
Macro: Change/Continuity  Micro: Interdependence/Dependence

Enduring Understandings
People settle in regions that provide abundant resources to meet their needs.
Shared characteristics define a region.
Technology changes the way communities function.
Awareness and education may lead to revitalization, conservation, and preservation of natural resources.
Regional geography and climate dictate landform use.
People form governments to maintain order.

Skills
1.  Language Arts: elements of fiction and nonfiction text
2.  Social Studies: Geography--map skills, analyzing cause and effect, communicating information, evaluating information

Culture in and Around Urban Areas

Concepts
Macro: Culture  Micro: Interdependence/Dependence

Enduring Understandings
People settle in or near urban areas to meet their personal and cultural needs.
An urban area promotes cultural unity and diversity.
Unique characteristics define an urban area.
A city's infrastructure can provide opportunities for growth and development.
Human interaction may trigger positive and negative effects on the environment.
People form governments to maintain order.
Urban areas vary in complexity.

Skills
Language Arts: Prefixes
Math: Money, Mathematical Applications
1.  Read and interpret maps
2.  Answer geographical questions regarding major physical and human characteristics
3.  Hypothesize the cause and effect of cultural change
4.  Construct a map showing basic land and water forms
5.  Compare/contrast geographical locations