Social Studies - 3rd Grade
Educational Links

Standard 1

Students will understand how geography influences community location and development.

Objective 3

Analyze ways cultures use, maintain, and preserve the physical environment.

• AIRNow - Quality of Air Means Quality of Life
  Local Air Quality Conditions and Forecasts
• Meet the Greens
  The GREENS is a site for kids from WGBH about sustainability and green living. It includes online episodes and links teaching about our carbon footprint.
• Northwestern Shoshone Fish Song
  This lesson is written in partnership with and approved by the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation Cultural Specialist, Patty Timbimboo-Madsen and Paula Watkins, library consultant to the tribal nation.
• Reduce Waste: If not you, who?
  Learn more about ways you can reduce waste by avoiding making garbage in the first place.
• Resources for Recycling
  List of links for teaching Recycling.
• Teaching Kits: Utah Geological Survey
  Geology-Related Teaching Kits.
• The Aztecs: Mighty Warriors of Mexico
  After completing this lesson, students will be able to: identify the Aztecs as the builders of a great city and rich civilization in what is now Mexico; locate the Aztec Empire and its capital on a map; describe several aspects of Aztec culture; and understand the causes of the Aztec civilization's downfall.
• What Tree is That?
  You can identify most trees by studying their leaves, seeds, and fruit. This animation will help you learn to identify these characteristics and take a step-by-step approach to arrive at the name of your tree.

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