ARM 10.53.905. THE SOCIAL STUDIES CONTENT STANDARDS FOR THIRD GRADE

(1) The civics and government content standards for third grade are that each student will: (a) describe and identify the basic functions of local government, including tribal governments; (b) recognize that civic participation involves remaining accurately informed about public issues, taking action, and voting in elections; and (c) identify key symbols of nations. (2) The economics content standards for third grade are that each student will: (a) compare the benefits and costs of individual choices; (b) identify examples of human and natural resources that are used to produce goods and services; and (c) explain economic interdependence within historical and contemporary contexts. (3) The geography content standards for third grade are that each student will: (a) examine maps and other representations to identify historical and contemporary political and cultural patterns in the Americas; (b) identify environmental and technological events and conditions and how humans and the environment impact each other; and (c) identify landforms and other physical characteristics of the Americas. (4) The history content standards for third grade are that each student will: (a) identify tribes in Montana by their original and current names; and (b) explain how perspective impacts the telling of historical events.