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Science and Social Studies Connections - Grade 3
Social Studies
SS3G1 The student will locate
major topographical features.
a. Identify major rivers of the United
States of America: Mississippi, Ohio,
Rio Grande, Colorado, Hudson.
Science
S3E1. Students will investigate the
physical attributes of rocks
and soils.
d. Determine how water and wind can
change rocks and soil over
time using observation and
research..
Connection
Discuss the weathering of the
Appalachian mountains verses the
Rocky Mountains.
S3L1. Students will
investigate the habitats of
different organisms and
the dependence of
organisms on their
habitat.
Discuss the human as an
organism and how their habitat
affects their lives – farmers in the
mountains verses farmers in the
coastal plain – acidity of the pine
barons verses good organic
topsoil of the mountains.
Discuss the affect the Colorado
River has on the Grand Canyon.
b. Identify major mountain ranges of
the United States of America:
Appalachian, Rocky
SS3G2 The student will describe
the cultural and geographic
systems associated with the
historical figures in SS3H2a.
b. Describe how place (physical and
human characteristics) had an impact
on the lives of these historical
figures.
c. Describe how each of these
historical figures adapted to and was
influenced by his/her environment.
d. Trace examples of travel and
movement of these historical figures
and their ideas across time.
a. Differentiate between
habitats of Georgia
(mountains, marsh/swamp,
coast, Piedmont, Atlantic
Ocean) and the organisms
that live there.
b. Identify features of green
plants that allow them to
live and thrive in different
regions of Georgia.
c. Identify features of
animals that allow them to
live and thrive in different
regions of Georgia.
d. Explain what will happen
to an organism if the habitat
is changed.
Discuss what crops they could
grow based on their location and
how that affected their habitats.
Tie in with the animals that live
in the different habitats and why
the farmers had to move if their
crops couldn’t grow because of
the soil composition or the
animals present.
Analogy can be made between
humans moving because of lack
of jobs and resources or humans
getting another job and
“adapting” to their environment
and animals/organisms doing the
same thing.
ELA3R3 The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from grade-level text. The student
a. Reads a variety of texts for information and pleasure.
b. Makes predictions from text content.
c. Generates questions before, during, and after reading.
h. Interprets information from illustrations, diagrams, charts, graphs, and graphic organizers.
i. Makes connections between texts and/or personal experiences.