3.SS.2.A
Identify reasons people have formed communities, including a need for security and laws, religious freedom, and material well-being.
Grade 3 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010
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reasonspeoplecommunitiessecuritylawsreligious freedommaterial well-being
Skills
- identify (reasons people have formed communities) #dok1
- explain (how security, laws, religious freedom, and material well-being motivate formation of communities) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can list reasons why people have formed communities. #dok1
- I can identify examples of security, laws, religious freedom, and material well-being as reasons for forming communities. #dok1
- I can explain how a need for security and laws led to the formation of communities. #dok2
- I can explain why religious freedom and material well-being encouraged people to build communities. #dok2
Big Ideas
- People form communities to meet important needs, such as safety, laws, freedom of belief, and a better life.
- Understanding the reasons people build communities helps us recognize what is important to groups of people, both in the past and today.
Essential Questions
- Why do people form communities?
- How do security, laws, and religious freedom influence the creation of communities?
- What role does material well-being play in building communities?
- How might the reasons for forming a community in the past be similar to or different from today?
- Can a community exist without some of these reasons? Why or why not?