3rd grade social studies essential questions

Unit 1: Using

Connecting

Themes in

Third Grade SS

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How can the

decisions that you

make affect the

world around you?

What are some

beliefs that are

important to you

and your family?

How do you decide

if one belief is

more important

than another one?

What happens

when you

disagree with

others?

How could having

disagreements with

your friends change

your friendship?

Why do things have

to change when you

have disagreements

with others?

How does solving a

disagreement with your

family differ from

solving a disagreement

with your friends?

What are some of

your

responsibilities as

a member of your

family?

How do your

responsibilities as

a son or daughter

differ with those of

your parent(s)?

What are your

responsibilitie

s as a citizen of

your school?

How do your

responsibilities as

a student compare

to being a principal

of a school?

How do your

choices affect

the people

around you?

Why do we have

rules in

schools?

What are

consequences?

What are the positive

and negative

consequences of not

following your

school’s rules?

What are some

examples of

ways to help

others?

What are some ways

in which kids can

hurt each other by

the way they treat

or speak to someone?

How does where you

live affect the choices

you have for things

like food, clothing,

and recreation?

Why do people eat

different foods in

different parts

of the world?

Why did your

family decide

to move to

Georgia?

How does living in

your community

impact the choices

your family makes?

How does where

you live affect

the products

available to you?

How do stores

get the things

you want to

buy?

Are they

available at

each location?

How are different

cultures

represented in our

favorite

restaurants?

How do you

decide what to

buy?

How does your

family decide

to make and

spend money?

Unit 2: The

Foundation of the

United States of

America

What things did Paul

Revere do to help in the

independence

movement to bring

about rights and

freedoms in democracy?

What were some

obstacles Paul

Revere had to

overcome living

under British rule?

How did these

obstacles

influence Paul

Revere?

How did the presence of

the British in the

thirteen colonies affect

the lives of Paul Revere

and the

other colonists?

What was Paul

Revere’s

contribution to

independence in the

British colonies?

What qualities did

Paul Revere possess

that made him a

hero of democracy?

How did Paul

Revere’s actions

help or harm the

colonists?

Where did Paul

Revere live?

What opportunities

did Paul Revere

have because of

where he lived?

How did the place

where Paul Revere

lived effect the

choices he could

make?

Unit 3: Our

Democratic

Heritage

How did ancient Greek

architecture

influence columns on

American government

buildings?

How does the

present day

Olympics compare to

ancient Greek

Olympics?

What is a

representative

government?

How does direct

democracy differ

from

representative

democracy?

What influence does

ancient Greek

democracy have on the

modern democracy in the

United States of

America?

Why is there

separation of

powers among the

levels of

government?

What is the benefit

of separation of

powers among the

levels of

government?

How are powers

of government

shared where

you live?

How does

government

affect you and

your family?

Why is it

important to

know longitude

and latitude?

Where is Greece

located in

relation to the

United States?

What goods and

services is the

government able

to provide?

How does the

government provide

goods and services

for the community?

How does location

affect products

available to you?

What is

currency?

How do people use

currency to

provide for their

needs and wants?

Unit 4: Life,

Liberty, and

the Pursuit of

Happiness

How does what

you believe affect

the choices you

make?

Why did Mary

McLeod Bethune

believe education

was important?

How did Frederick

Douglass’ beliefs

affect his fight for

justice?

Why did Susan B.

Anthony believe it was

important for everyone

in the United States

to have equal rights?

How does a

person’s words

and actions

affect others?

In what ways did

Frederick Douglass

work to improve

civil rights?

How did Susan B.

Anthony’s desire

to vote change

life for women?

Why was it important

to Mary McLeod

Bethune that all

children get a good

education?

How do the major

rivers influence

the way people

live ?

Why is the use

of political

maps

important?

How did growing up in

the south affect

Frederick Douglass’

feelings about how

different groups of

people were treated?

What role did Mary

McLeod Bethune’s

location play in her

work to improve

education?

What affect did location

and culture have on

Susan B. Anthony’s

beliefs in women’s

rights?

How do buyers

and sellers

help each

other?

How do buyers and

sellers decide how

much goods and

services are worth?

How do buyers and

sellers exchange

goods and services

with each other?

How does

saving money

benefit you?

Unit 5-Rights

and Freedoms

for Everybody

How did Thurgood

Marshall’s beliefs

affect his fight

for civil rights?

Why was it

important to

Lyndon B. Johnson

that all people had

the right to vote?

How were the beliefs

of Lyndon B. Johnson,

Thurgood Marshall,

and Eleanor Roosevelt

similar?

How did actions of

Eleanor Roosevelt

expand the rights and

freedoms of people in

our country?

How did the actions

of the government

impact Lyndon B.

Johnson?

How were Thurgood

Marshall’s actions

related to the

actions of others?

What role did

Eleanor

Roosevelt’s beliefs

in human rights?

What affect did

location and

culture have on

Thurgood

Marshall’s location

play in his work to

improve civil

rights?

How did the region in

which Lyndon B.

Johnson lived have an

impact on the people of

America?

In which way was

Thurgood Marshall

influenced by his

environment?

Unit 6: The

Work Force in a

Democracy

What would be the

positives and

negatives if you

helped a person in

need?

How did Franklin

Delano Roosevelt help

Americans when many

people lost most of

their money and their

jobs?

How did WWII

help provide

jobs to

Americans?

Why did President

Franklin D. Roosevelt

think it was important

to get involved in

other countries’ wars?

Why did President

Roosevelt think it was

important to stop the

leader of Germany

from trying to take

over other countries?

What character traits

did President Roosevelt

possess in order to help

so many

Americans during a

hard time?

Why do we buy

fruits and

vegetables from

other countries?

How does a factory

make a product

available to

consumers in a

store?

How do you

decide what is

important to

buy?

What are some

factors that

determine the price

of the things you

want to buy?

Unit 7: Rights

of Workers in

the United

States

What happens

when your words

or actions help or

harm someone?

Which people have

you met or books

have you read that

have changed your

life?

Why were books

so important to

Cesar Chavez?

How did Cesar

Chavez’s words and

actions help farm

workers in

California?

How can

conflict be a

good

experience?

Is change

always bad?

Why did Cesar

Chavez feel that

there needed to be

change for farm

workers?

What were some

things that Cesar

Chavez did to help

bring change for

farm workers?

Why were

changes to farm

workers’ rights

important?

How do grocery

stores get the

food to sell at

the store?

How do workers

know how to make

toys for a

company?

Why do business and

entrepreneurs choose

to make the products

they want to sell to

consumers?

What are the

types of

productive

resources?

How are different

productive

resources used to

make things we use

everyday?

Why do we need

more than one

productive

resource to make

products?

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