Title: Compare 3rd Grade New SST Standards to Old
Course: BPSS (SST) Social Studies Standards > Section: Teacher Workspace > Forum: Social Studies Standards Discussions ...

As part of the Curriculum Review Process the new Social Studies K-12 Content Standards have been entered LearnBPS for the ‘Standards Alignment / I can’ Step. There are considerable differences between the old and new standards. The old standards had 6 standards with a total of 16 benchmarks. The new standards have 4 Domains with 33 benchmarks in a 3-5 grade band.

The Bismarck Public School District Standards-Based Progress Report displays grades at the Domain level. Therefore, Bismarck Public School District has modified the North Dakota DPI Identifiers to fit into our student information system PowerSchool for Standards-Based grading. Below is a BPS SST-Standards identifier showing the addition with smaller muted text to the identifier are the components that BPS adds to the State code.

BPS-Standard Identifier | ND State Identifier
SST-03.G.01 | SST-04.G.01 | SST-05.G.01 | G.3_5.1
Construct maps, graphs, and other representations of both familiar and unfamiliar places.

Note: the BPS adds the subject abbreviation in the front to distinguish between Domain letters like ‘G’ Geography and Geometry.
ND has grade bands, however PowerSchool identifies each standard by grade level.

Below is a table showing both the old and new standards in two columns beside each other to show a comparison of the new to the old with a column with a brief note of what type of possible comparison.

Reminder if you click on the identifier in the table below the Standards Glossary Term will display in a pop-up.

Standard Comparison
Status | Identifier | NEW SST-Standards | Identifier | OLD SST-Standards
Match | SST-03 | Social Studies Standards for Grade 3 | SST-03 | Grade 03 Social Studies Standards
Match | SST-03.C | Civics Domain | SST-03.4 | Standard 4: Government and Citizenship
New | SST-03.C.01 | Compare and contrast the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government. |  |
More Rigor | SST-03.C.02 | Describe the structure of government and how it functions to serve citizens/residents. | SST-03.4.02 | Identify the three branches of local government
New | SST-03.C.03 | Describe the structure of governments in North Dakota and how they function to serve citizens & residents. |  |
New | SST-03.C.04 | Explain the importance of the basic principles that provide the foundation of the American system of government. (e.g. Amendments, Constitution, symbols, patriotic traditions, government leaders, etc.) |  |
New | SST-03.C.05 | Describe procedures for making decisions in a variety of settings. |  |
More Rigor | SST-03.C.06 | Compare and contrast personal and civic responsibilities and explain why they are important in community life. | SST-03.4.01 | Identify the roles, rights, and responsibilities of a citizen in a community
New | SST-03.C.07 | Develop and implement an action plan to address or inform others about an issue |  |
Not Used |  |  | SST-03.4.03 | Explain the rule-making process and its purpose in the school
Match | SST-03.E | Economics Domain | SST-03.3 | Standard 3: Economic Concepts
New | SST-03.E.01 | Utilize fundamental principles and concepts of economics to understand economic activity. |  |
New | SST-03.E.02 | Describe how goods and services are produced and distributed. |  |
Match | SST-03.E.03 | Identify factors that influence saving and spending choices. | SST-03.3.02 | Explain how supply and demand affect personal economic choices
New | SST-03.E.04 | Describe the necessity and impact of community services. |  |
New | SST-03.E.05 | Describe & analyze how North Dakota’s location, culture, and natural resources influence its economic decisions and development. |  |
New | SST-03.E.06 | Compare and contrast the economic development of the geographical regions of the United States. |  |
New | SST-03.E.07 | Explain how natural resources affect the economies of the geographical regions of the United States. |  |
New | SST-03.E.08 | Describe how economics have changed over time. |  |
Not Used |  |  | SST-03.3.01 | Identify ways families and communities cooperate and compromise to meet needs and wants
Not Used |  |  | SST-03.3.03 | Explain the differences among natural and human resources, and how they are used locally
Match | SST-03.G | Geography Domain | SST-03.5 | Standard 5: Concepts of Geography
Related | SST-03.G.01 | Construct maps, graphs, and other representations of both familiar and unfamiliar places. | SST-03.5.01 | Identify the physical characteristics of the local community
New | SST-03.G.02 | Use geographic tools and technologies to acquire, process and report information from a spatial perspective. |  |
New | SST-03.G.03 | Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their environmental characteristics. |  |
New | SST-03.G.04 | Explain how North Dakota regions have been influenced by physical and human characteristics. |  |
New | SST-03.G.05 | Compare and contrast the three geographical regions of North Dakota. |  |
New | SST-03.G.06 | Explain how United States regions are created from common physical and human characteristics. |  |
New | SST-03.G.07 | Analyze patterns of human settlement in North Dakota. |  |
New | SST-03.G.08 | Analyze patterns of human settlement in North America. |  |
Not Used |  |  | SST-03.5.02 | Identify the seven continents, four oceans, and major nations of the world
Not Used |  |  | SST-03.5.03 | Describe ways geography has affected the development of the local community over time
Geog |  |  | SST-03.1 | Standard 1:  Skills and Resources
Not Used |  |  | SST-03.1.01 | Use labels, symbols, compass rose, and legends to locate physical features on a map
Not Used |  |  | SST-03.1.02 | Create a mental map that demonstrates understanding of the relative location, direction, size and shape of the local community
Not Used |  |  | SST-03.1.03 | Use a variety of resources to gather information about people, places, and events
Not Used |  |  | SST-03.1.04 | Describe current events using print and electronic media
Not Used |  |  | SST-03.1.05 | Construct time lines
Not Used |  |  | SST-03.1.06 | Interpret simple time lines
Not Used |  |  | SST-03.1.07 | Use spatial terms to describe the world
Match | SST-03.H | History Domain | SST-03.2 | Standard 2: Important Historical Events
Related | SST-03.H.01 | Compare and contrast multiple perspectives during the same time period, event, or historical period. | SST-03.2.02 | Describe how community life has changed from past  to the present
New | SST-03.H.02 | Describe how people’s perspectives shape history. |  |
New | SST-03.H.03 | Describe the North Dakota Native American Essential Understandings. |  |
New | SST-03.H.04 | Analyze United States national holidays or days of observance and the impact on the culture of the United States. |  |
New | SST-03.H.05 | Describe multiple causes and effects of contemporary global events and developments in relation to North Dakota. |  |
New | SST-03.H.06 | Describe multiple causes and effects of contemporary global events and developments in relation to the United States. |  |
New | SST-03.H.07 | Explain cause and effect relationships among historical events in the United States using primary and secondary sources. |  |
Related | SST-03.H.08 | Explain how individuals contributed to the United States throughout different historical eras using primary and secondary sources. | SST-03.2.01 | Explain the importance of the accomplishments of scientists and inventors
New | SST-03.H.09 | Explain how individuals and groups contributed to North Dakota. |  |
New | SST-03.H.10 | Describe the events and developments that led to the statehood of North Dakota. |  |
Dropped |  |  | SST-03.6 | Standard 6: Human Development and Behavior
Dropped |  |  | SST-03.6.01 | Identify the varying roles that individuals play in various groups
Dropped |  |  | SST-03.6.02 | Identify examples of how different groups, societies, and cultures are similar and different