Exercise Topics - Grade 3 Social St., week 8

Topic	Study References *
describe and explain variations in the physical environment including climate, landforms, natural resources, and natural hazards;	Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities “Communities Are Different Sizes,” pp. 44-47 Vocabulary: suburb, rural, urban, city and town Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities “Describing a Place,” pp.146-151 “What People Add to Places,” pp. 154-158 “The World in Geographers’ Terms,” pp. 172-177 “Physical Processes,” pp. 180-185 “Human Processes,” pp. 188-191 “Read a Landform Map,” pp. 152-153 U.S./world wall maps, desk maps, globes, and atlases
translate geographic data into a variety of formats such as raw data to graphs and maps.
describe ways people have adapted to and modified their environment in your state, past and present;	Harcourt Horizons: Texas “People of the Western Hemisphere: pp. 84-89 “People of the Coastal Plain,” pp. 92-97 “People of the Central and Great Plains,” pp. 100-104 “People of the Mountains and Basins,” pp. 105-109 Harcourt Horizons: Texas “Growth and the Environment,” p.406-409 Harcourt Horizons: Texas pp. 6-7 Teacher Resource Kit: • Anthology/Audio Anthology • National Geographic Poster • Desk Maps • Graphic Organizers • GeoAdventure Booklet • Transparencies/Charts • Geo Safari Travel Texas
describe a variety of regions in Texas and the Western Hemisphere such as political, population, and economic regions that result from patterns of human activity;	Harcourt Horizons: Texas “Political Regions,” pp. 48-51 “Population Regions,” pp. 54-57 “Economic Regions,” pp. 60-65
recognize and explain the early European explorers in North America. Tell their stories and recall the major facts as they are related to the shaping of the later North America.	Core Knowledge series: What your third grader needs to know, II History and Geography English Colonies in North America, pp. 140-161
identify how selected fictional characters such as Robinson Crusoe created new communities.	Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities “Stories People Tell,” pp. 210-217 “Real American Heroes,” pp. 220-227 Suggested resources: My Hero
apply geographic tools, including grid systems, legends, symbols, scales, and compass roses, to construct and interpret maps;	Harcourt Horizons: Texas “Where on Earth is Texas?” pp. 20-25 “Texas Land and Water,” pp. 28-31 “Texas Climate,” pp. 34-37 “Texas Plants and Animals,” pp. 38-41
identify and compare the human characteristics of selected regions.	Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities “Describing a Place,” pp.146-151 “What People Add to Places,” pp. 154-158 “The World in Geographers’ Terms,” pp. 172-177 “Physical Processes,” pp. 180-185 “Human Processes,” pp. 188-191 “Read a Landform Map,” pp. 152-153 Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities “Cities of Many Cultures,” pp. 252-257 “Use a Population Map,” pp. 258-259 “The Nation Grows,” pp. 350-365
compare how people in different communities adapt to or modify the physical environment;	Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities “Every Community Has a Story,” pp. 48-53 Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities “Describing a Place,” pp.146-151 “What People Add to Places,” pp. 154-158 “The World in Geographers’ Terms,” pp. 172-177 “Physical Processes,” pp. 180-185 “Human Processes,” pp. 188-191 “Read a Landform Map,” pp. 152-153 U.S./world wall maps, desk maps, globes, and atlases
describe the effects of physical and human processes in shaping the landscape;	Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities “Describing a Place,” pp.146-151 “What People Add to Places,” pp. 154-158 “The World in Geographers’ Terms,” pp. 172-177 “Physical Processes,” pp. 180-185 “Human Processes,” pp. 188-191 “Read a Landform Map,” pp. 152-153 U.S./world wall maps, desk maps, globes, and atlases
describe a variety of regions in Texas and the Western Hemisphere such as landform, climate, and vegetation regions that result from physical characteristics;	Harcourt Horizons: Texas “Political Regions,” pp. 48-51 “Population Regions,” pp. 54-57 “Economic Regions,” pp. 60-65
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