Anchor and Inquiry Standards

  • 1.

    Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries3-5.1

    1. 1.

      Construct compelling questions and explain the importance of the questions to self and othersSS.3-5.1.1

    2. 2.

      Categorize questions according to the social studies disciplinesSS.3-5.1.2

    3. 3.

      Create supporting questions to help answer compelling questionsSS.3-5.1.3

    4. 4.

      Explain how supporting questions help answer compelling questionsSS.3-5.1.4

  • 2.

    Gathering and Evaluating Sources3-5.2

    1. 1.

      Determine whether a source is primarily fact or opinionSS.3-5.2.1

    2. 2.

      Determine whether a source is primary or secondarySS.3-5.2.2

    3. 3.

      Gather relevant information from multiple sources that would be helpful in addressing compelling and supporting questionsSS.3-5.2.3

  • 3.

    Creating Claims3-5.3

    1. 1.

      Develop claims in response to compelling questionsSS.3-5.3.1

    2. 2.

      Identify specific evidence that supports the claimsSS.3-5.3.2

  • 4.

    Communicating Conclusions3-5.4

    1. 1.

      Construct arguments and explanations about classroom, school, or community issues and use relevant reasons to support the argumentsSS.3-5.4.1

    2. 2.

      Respectfully ask and answer questions about the reasons others use in their arguments and explanationsSS.3-5.4.2

    3. 3.

      Present arguments and explanations using a variety of print, oral, and digital technologiesSS.3-5.4.3

  • 5.

    Taking Informed Action3-5.5

    1. 1.

      Identify local, regional, or global problems or issues in various times and placesSS.3-5.5.1

    2. 2.

      Explain different ways students could work individually or in collaboration with others (e.g., other students, teachers, community and/or global organizations) to address local, regional, or global problems or issues and predict possible results of their actionsSS.3-5.5.2

    3. 3.

      Use deliberative and democratic procedures (e.g., listening, consensus-building, voting) to identify ways to take action about local and/or regional problems or issuesSS.3-5.5.3

    4. 4.

      Show evidence of taking individual or group action on one or more problems or issuesSS.3-5.5.4

Content Standards

  • 1.

    Explore how people can change rules and laws, and how these changes affect societySS.3.1.8.1

  • 2.

    Describe the relationship between authority and powerSS.3.1.7.2

  • 3.

    Explain how groups have worked to effect change in American societySS.3.1.19.3

  • 1.

    Explain the role of money in making exchange easierSS.3.1.10.1

  • 2.

    Explain how public goods and services support community needsSS.3.2.10.2

  • 3.

    Explain how to be a responsible and active citizen in a democracySS.3.2.7.3

  • 4.

    Explain how democratic rights promote equality and opportunitySS.3.2.7.4

  • 5.

    Explain the purpose of various government functionsSS.3.2.6.5

  • 1.

    Analyze how geographical features affect human life in local communities and those around the worldSS.3.3.13.1

  • 2.

    Investigate factors that influence why people migrate and where they settleSS.3.3.15.2

  • 3.

    Compare the ways people, goods, and ideas move from place to placeSS.3.3.16.3

  • 4.

    Analyze how cultural practices create and influence communitiesSS.3.3.14.4

  • 5.

    Analyze connections among historical events using a timelineSS.3.3.17.5

  • 1.

    Compare ways that people are addressing the issue of limited natural resourcesSS.3.4.9.1

  • 2.

    Analyze ways the environment of a community changes over time in various world regionsSS.3.4.14.2

  • 3.

    Analyze the effects of disasters on people around the worldSS.3.4.16.3

  • 4.

    Assess the reliability and accuracy of differing historical accountsSS.3.4.18.4

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 3
When were these standards adopted?
2018
Where can I read the official document?
Hawaii Core Standards for Social Studies - Grade 3