Grade 3 - Select a Category
Civics and Government
Rules, Laws, and the Constitution - Given classroom or community scenarios, select the reason that best explains why a rule or law exists; identify a founding idea reflected in a scenario. (C3 D2.Civ.3.3-5; D2.Civ.8.3-5; EAD Themes 3–4; CCSS RI.3.2)
What Government Does - Match a service or responsibility (e.g., road repair, schools) to the appropriate level of government. (C3 D2.Civ.5.3-5; CCSS RI.3.5)
Civic Virtues and Democratic Principles - Choose the scenario that best demonstrates a stated civic virtue or democratic principle. (C3 D2.Civ.8.3-5; NCSS Civic Ideals & Practices)
Roles and Responsibilities - Identify which action shows a citizen fulfilling a role and which action shows an official fulfilling a duty. (C3 D2.Civ.5.3-5; D2.Civ.6.3-5; CCSS RI.3.3)
How Communities Solve Problems - Select the most effective community action step for a described local problem. (C3 D2.Civ.6.3-5; D4.7.3-5; CCSS SL.3.1)
Symbols, Holidays, and Commemorations - Match a U.S. symbol or observance to the civic ideal it represents (e.g., liberty, unity). (NCSS Culture; Civic Ideals and Practices; CCSS RI.3.2)
Elections and How Leaders are Chosen - Identify which description correctly explains how a leader is chosen in a given election scenario. (C3 D2.Civ.5.3-5; IXL: Presidential elections)
Checks and Balances (Intro) - Select the example that best illustrates a branch checking another branch’s power. (C3 D2.Civ.1.3-5; IXL: Checks and balances)
Rights and the Bill of Rights (Intro) - Choose the scenario that best reflects a right protected by the Bill of Rights. (C3 D2.Civ.2.3-5; IXL: The Bill of Rights)
Civics and Government — Mini Skills
Identify Levels of Government - Match a described service to the correct level of government (local, state, or federal). (C3 D2.Civ.5.3-5)
Read a Simple Ballot - Select the correct way to complete a sample ballot for a given voter’s choice. (C3 D2.Civ.7.3-5; SL.3.1)
Identify Community Helpers and Organizations - Choose the helper or organization that best addresses a described community need. (NCSS Civic Ideals and Practices)
Recognize Bias in Campaign Media (Intro) - Identify the statement that signals bias or persuasion in a campaign poster. (ISTE 1.3; CCSS RI.3.6)
Match Government Documents to Purpose - Select which document or rule fits a described purpose or right. (C3 D2.Civ.2.3-5; EAD)
Geography (People, Places and Environment)
Map Tools and Spatial Thinking - Given a map, select the feature (title, compass, legend, or scale) needed to answer a specific question. (National Geography Standards 1–3; CCSS RI.3.7)
Grids and Coordinates on Maps - Identify the correct grid coordinate for a location or select the location for a given coordinate. (National Geography Standards 1; IXL: Read/Use a letter-number grid)
Cardinal and Intermediate Directions - Choose the route description that correctly uses cardinal/intermediate directions on a map. (National Geography Standards 1; IXL: Read a map—cardinal directions)
Physical Features: Landforms and Bodies of Water - Match a photo or map symbol to the correct landform/body of water and identify one effect on human activity. (National Geography Standards 4–5; CCSS RI.3.2; IXL: Land features)
Continents and Oceans - Select the correct continent or ocean on a labeled world map or globe image. (National Geography Standards 1; IXL: Identify/Select/Name oceans and continents)
Human Characteristics: Settlements and Land Use - Choose the image or description that correctly represents an urban, suburban, or rural area. (National Geography Standards 4–6; IXL: Urban/suburban/rural)
Major United States Cities and Regions - Select the region or nearby feature that best matches a given major city. (National Geography Standards 10–13; IXL: Major U.S. cities)
States and Capitals of the United States - Given a state shape or location, select its name or capital, and vice versa. (National Geography Standards 1; IXL: States and State capitals)
Regions and Perceptions - Choose the best reason why an area is grouped as a region given its shared characteristics. (National Geography Standards 5–6)
Human-Environment Interaction - Select the example that best shows how people modify or adapt to their environment in a described place. (C3 D2.Geo.5.3-5; National Geography Standards 14–16)
Movement and Migration - Identify the most likely reason for migration or the best example of how movement connects two places. (National Geography Standards 9–13)
Using Geographic Data: Graphs and Thematic Maps - Select the statement that is best supported by data shown on a map, chart, or table. (National Geography Standards 1; CCSS RI.3.7)
Scale, Distance, and Estimation - Choose the best distance estimate between two points using a map scale. (National Geography Standards 1; CCSS RI.3.7)
Geography (People, Places and Environment) — Mini Skills
Use a Map Legend and Symbols - Choose the legend entry that correctly identifies a symbol on the map. (National Geography Standards 1; CCSS RI.3.7)
Read a Compass Rose - Select the correct direction between two labeled points on a map with a compass rose. (National Geography Standards 1)
Use a Map Scale (Apply) - Choose the distance that best matches two points when using a given map scale. (National Geography Standards 1)
Compare Urban, Suburban, and Rural - Select the image or description that correctly classifies a place as urban, suburban, or rural. (National Geography Standards 4–6; IXL)
Locate Places on a Globe - Identify which statement correctly describes a location’s hemisphere or proximity to the equator or prime meridian. (National Geography Standards 1)
Economics and Personal Finance
Scarcity and Choices - Select the choice that shows opportunity cost when a person picks one option over another. (CEE Econ Standard 1–2; C3 D2.Eco.3.3-5)
Specialization and Trade - Choose the scenario that best shows how specialization and trade help people get what they want. (CEE Econ Standards 5–6; C3 D2.Eco.4.3-5)
Producers, Consumers, Goods, and Services - Classify a described person as a producer or consumer and the item as a good or service. (CEE Econ Standards 1; 9; C3 D2.Eco.3.3-5)
Money and Exchange - Select the example that best shows how money makes trade easier than bartering. (CEE Econ Standard 11; C3 D2.Eco.5.3-5)
Earning Income and Human Capital - Identify the action that best builds human capital for a described job and its likely effect on income. (CEE Econ Standards 13; 15; C3 D2.Eco.6.3-5)
Entrepreneurship and Profit (Intro) - Select the scenario that best describes an entrepreneur taking a reasonable risk to earn a profit. (CEE Econ Standard 14; C3 D2.Eco.7.3-5)
Supply and Demand (Intro) - Choose the graph or statement that best shows a shortage or surplus or predicts a price direction given a scenario. (C3 D2.Eco.9.3-5; IXL: Supply and demand skills)
Opportunity Cost and Trade-offs - Identify the best statement of what is given up in a described choice. (CEE Econ Standard 1; CCSS RI.3.3)
Banks and Financial Institutions (Intro) - Select the bank service that best matches a customer’s need in a scenario. (C3 D2.Eco.9.3-5; Jump$tart Personal Finance Topics III–IV foundations)
Personal Finance: Needs, Wants, Budgeting, and Saving - Identify the budget that best meets a short-term goal and classifies items as needs or wants. (Jump$tart Topics I–III (elementary foundations); CCSS W.3.7)
Economics and Personal Finance — Mini Skills
Plan a Simple Budget - Choose the budget option that best meets needs and a saving goal given a weekly income. (Jump$tart Topics I–III)
Identify Producers and Consumers in Scenarios - Select the option that correctly identifies producers and consumers in a scenario. (CEE Econ Standards 1; 9)
Choose Safe Payment Methods (Intro) - Identify the safest payment choice in a described purchase situation. (Jump$tart Topics III–IV; ISTE 1.2)
Graph a Simple Supply or Demand Situation - Select the graph that best represents the stated change in supply or demand. (C3 D2.Eco.9.3-5; IXL: Supply/Demand graphs)
Identify External Benefits and Costs (Intro) - Choose the example that best shows a benefit or cost to bystanders for a described action. (C3 D2.Eco.8.3-5)
History (Time, Continuity and Change)
Chronology and Timelines - Select the correct order of events on a simple timeline or choose the timeline that best matches a set of dated events. (NCSS Time, Continuity and Change; CCSS RI.3.3)
Local and Regional History Investigation - Identify which source set would best answer a question about a local person, place, or event. (C3 D3.1.3-5; D3.2.3-5; CCSS RI.3.1; W.3.2)
Multiple Perspectives - Choose the statement that best explains why two sources disagree about the same event. (C3 D2.His.6.3-5; CCSS RI.3.6)
Context and Connections - Identify the context clue that best explains a person’s actions or a community decision in the past. (C3 D2.His.5.3-5)
Causes and Effects (Intro) - Select the statement that best identifies a cause or an effect in a described historical event. (CCSS RI.3.3; C3 D4.2.3-5)
Using Primary Sources - Choose the detail from a photo, map, or text that best supports a given inference about the source. (C3 D3.1.3-5; D3.3.3-5; CCSS RI.3.1; RI.3.7)
Comparing Communities in the Past and Present - Select the comparison that accurately matches a past practice with a present-day practice. (NCSS People, Places and Environments; CCSS RI.3.9)
Historical Figures and Contributions (Intro) - Identify the accomplishment or contribution that matches a named historical figure. (NCSS Culture; Individuals, Groups and Institutions; IXL: Read about historical figures)
Holidays and Commemorations: Origins and Meanings - Match a holiday to its origin or meaning based on a brief description or image. (NCSS Culture; IXL: Read about holidays)
History (Time, Continuity and Change) — Mini Skills
Distinguish Fact and Opinion in History - Identify which statement is a fact, an opinion, or a reasoned judgment in a short set. (CCSS RI.3.6; IXL: Identify facts and opinions)
Use Timelines to Answer Questions - Select the correct answer to a question using information from a simple timeline. (CCSS RI.3.7; NCSS Time, Continuity and Change)
Identify Cause/Effect Signal Words in Historical Texts - Choose the sentence that correctly explains the cause/effect relationship signaled by highlighted words. (CCSS RI.3.3)
Interpret Historical Maps - Select the statement that is supported by information on a historical map. (CCSS RI.3.7; National Geography Standards 1)
Match Sources to Questions - Choose the source that is most relevant for answering a stated question. (C3 D3.1.3-5; D3.2.3-5)
Media, Digital and Information Literacy
Lateral Reading for Websites (Apply) - Select the step that most effectively verifies a website’s credibility using lateral reading. (Civic Online Reasoning; ISTE 1.3; CCSS RI.3.6)
Crediting Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism - Identify the student response that correctly gives credit and avoids copying. (AASL Curate; ISTE 1.2; CCSS W.3.8)
Media Messages and Advertisements - Choose the statement that best describes the purpose and target audience of a media message; flag opinion language. (ISTE 1.3; CCSS RI.3.6)
Safe Communication Online - Select the safest and kindest response to a tricky online situation. (ISTE 1.2; AASL Engage)
Visual and Data Literacy - Choose the inference best supported by data in a simple chart or infographic. (CCSS RI.3.7; ISTE 1.6)
Media, Digital and Information Literacy — Mini Skills
Choose Strong Evidence from Visuals - Select the visual detail that best supports a stated claim about the image. (CCSS RI.3.7; C3 D3.3.3-5)
Spotting Clickbait and Sponsored Content (Intro) - Identify which result is likely clickbait or which post is labeled as sponsored content. (ISTE 1.3; CCSS RI.3.6)
Credit Images and Media - Choose the image credit that correctly attributes an image in a class slideshow. (ISTE 1.2; CCSS W.3.6, W.3.8)
Select the Best Chart Type - Choose the best visual display to answer a given question. (ISTE 1.6; CCSS RI.3.7)
Collaborate Responsibly Online - Identify the most appropriate comment to leave for a teammate on a shared document. (ISTE 1.7; CCSS SL.3.1)