Voyages in Third Grade Social Studies - Student Edition

Voyages in Third Grade Social Studies - Student Edition: The student explores history, geography, government, and economics. Building on prior social studies knowledge and applying new concepts prepares the student for higher level studies of their country and each social studies discipline to the and world in later grades. 85 Lessons.

PARTIAL SAMPLE OF THE TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS COMPREHENSIVE KINDLE TEXTBOOK:

Lesson 1
What is Geography?
Objective: To help the student understand what geography is and what a geographer
does.
Lesson 2
How Was Our State Formed?
Objective: To help the student understand how her state was formed.
Lesson 3
Point Me in the Right Direction
Objective: To learn basic maps skills
Lesson 4
My State’s Region
Objective: To help the student understand what region her state resides in.
Lesson 5
Our State and the Shape of Things to Come
Objective: To show the physical characteristics of the student’s state.
Lesson 6
The Natural Resources Found in Our State
Objective: To learn the natural resources of your state.
Lesson 7
The Economic Regions of Our State
Objective: To show the economic regions of your state.
Lesson 8
How the Regions Helped Our Economy Grow
Objective: To describe the major economic activity that comes from the different regions
of your state.
Lesson 9
The Economic Circle
Objective: To trace the steps it takes to go from a natural resource found in your state to
a finished product that can be sold.
Lesson 10
How Products Move In, Around and Out of State
Objective: To show how goods are moved in, around and out of state to help your state
grow.
Lesson 11
Geography Wrap-Up
Oral Presentation
Objective: To recreate a region and goods that are produced there to show
understanding of the Geography unit.
Lesson 12
Who Were The First To Call Our State Home?
Objective: Using a variety of informational resources.
Lesson 13
Our Quest Continues
Objective: Using a variety of sources (informational text and visual data) describe the
way the early Native Americans of the state adapted to, used and modified their
environment, including the state’s natural resources.
Lesson 14
Our State is Getting Crowded
Objective: Using a variety of sources, construct a historical narrative about the life of the
early explorers and European settlers in the student’s state.
Lesson 15
Our Humble Beginning: Working Together
Objective: To discover how the common values of people help form a unified state.
Lesson 16
Who Are Your?
Objective: To see who the first Native American Indians, Europeans and explorers were
that stood out in your state history.
Lesson 17
What Did You Say Your Name Was?
Objective: To find information about important Native American Indians, European
settlers and explorers in our state history.
Lesson 18
Oral Presentation
Objective: To help the student become a strong oral presenter by speaking about the
research he has completed.
Lesson 19
Our Native American Roots
Objective: To help the student learn about the life of Native Americans in your state and
the Native American’s beliefs, using traditional stories and other resources.
Lesson 20
Our Explorer Roots
Objective: To help the student learn about the life of explorers in your state, using
traditional stories and other resources.
Lesson 21
Our European Roots
Objective: To show the life of early Europeans in our state and their beliefs, using
traditional stories and information learned from previous lessons.
Lesson 22
Working Together to Have a Great State!
Objective: Using a variety of resources, the student will describe interactions that
occurred between the Native Americans, early explorers and European settlers.
Lesson 23
Disagreements
Objective: Using a variety of resources, describe how difficult it was for the explorers and
European settlers to get along with each other.