Social Systems-3rd Grade

Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States. Understand religious aspects of social systems with an emphasis on the United States

Compare characteristics of culture as reflected in language, literature, the arts, traditions, and institutions. Compare characteristics of religious culture as reflected in language, literature, the arts, traditions, and institutions. Select and describe beautiful artifacts from different times and cultures. CSDS1 Value the cultural inheritance the Church provides us yesterday and today. CSGS3

Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society. Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society and their role in the Church. Value the diversity among students in the classroom and school community as children of God. CSDS3

Understand how social systems form and develop over time. Understand how religious/Church social systems form and develop over time. Value the significance and impact of the Catholic Church throughout history. CSDS5

Define ethnicity.

Compare/contrast culture and ethnicity.

Identify cultures other than the student’s own.

Explain the significance of cultural diversity of the United States; articulate the results of religious diversity in the United States.

Describe aspects of the community that reflect its cultural heritage and religious heritage.

Give examples of laws that people must follow.

Compare laws to The Ten Commandments.

List activities that are important to society (e.g., education, religion, entertainment).

Identify the major social institutions within a community (e.g., schools, churches).

Identify local institutions that offer help or aid (e.g., fire stations, police stations, hospitals).

Identify agencies within the Church that offer help or aid.

Describe the concept of cooperation.

Describe the concept of conflict.

Explain religious diversity.

Describe how individuals work together to obtain food, clothing, and shelter; incorporate the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy.

Define division of labor.