Government
Social Studies 3rd grade
By: Briaun Williams
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Throughout this Social Studies unit the students will learn about the
Government. We will go into detail about town governments and how the
government runs the town. Also the students will learn about the different
jobs that help the community to keep them safe. Furthermore they will learn
about the town council and how its put together. Lastly the students will
practice their reading, writing, and art skills by writing letters and creating
maps.
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Section 1: About Bloomsburg
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Section 2: Jobs Around the Town
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Section 3: Town Council
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Section 4: Types of Communities
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We will begin this unit by talking about the town of Bloomsburg. Before you
can understand about Bloomsburg’s government I think it is important that
you know a few things about the town and what happens in Bloomsburg.
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The bullets listed below are what Bloomsburg is all about.
► Residents- How many people live in the town
► Diverse community- what makes Bloomsburg a diverse
community
► Town features- How the beautiful town is exciting
► Bloomsburg University- what the university does for the town
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Bloomsburg has many activities and stores to attend throughout the
year. The bullets below are the ones we will discuss in this lesson.
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Restaurants
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Boutique shops
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Festivals and parades
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Local farm markets
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one, now its time to take the quiz on section one.
Then you will move onto section 2.
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How many sections will this unit be divided into and what are the
section names?
6- city, town, mayor, police officers, firemen, and community
4- about Bloomsburg, jobs around the town, town council, and types
of communities.
2- flowers, weeds
We will talk about the city, town, mayor, police
officers, firemen, and community but they are not the
section names and we will not cover 6 sections.
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This answer is correct, we will cover 4 sections during this
unit.
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This answer is wrong because flowers and weeds have
nothing to do with this unit topic. The unit we are focusing
on is about Bloomsburg’s town government.
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You will learn about the different jobs in Bloomsburg because they are apart of the government
and these jobs protect Bloomsburg's community. The jobs you will learn about are below:
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Fire
Fighter
Police
Officer
Garbage
Collector
Traffic
Expert
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The fire department helps the town when their is danger. For example if a
house is on fire the fire department comes and puts out the fire
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Without the fire department fires would be out of control and spread to every
house on the block. The fire stations are spread out around the town so that
any area can be reached quickly if there is a fire.
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The police department also helps the town like the fire department.
However the police protects the town even when danger is not occurring
by monitoring the streets.
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Police officers patrol the streets on foot or in cars. Without the police
department cars would be speeding up and down the streets.
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Garbage men help keep the community clean. They go around the
community and change the trash bags in the cans that the town has
provided. Also garbage men go to peoples houses to collect there trash
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Without Garbage collectors the trash around the town would pile up as high
as mountains and the town would smell very bad.
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Traffic experts study the problems concerning the roads in the town. Look at
the list below to get better idea.
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Prevent Traffic jams
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Decide where traffic lights belong
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Decide what speed limits should be in the town
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Where parking lots belong
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What routes buses should take
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Section 2: Reading a Book
You will be reading a book called
My Community Long Ago.
After you read the book you will
compare the book to your
community.
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You learned what would happen if our town did not have fire fighters, police
officers, garbage men, and traffic experts.
The questions below will be answered in detail once we get to this lesson, for
now I want you to read the questions and think about what you think the
answer is.
1. Does Bloomsburg have a local government?
If you answered yes to the above question answer question number 2.
2. Does the local government have anything to do with the jobs?
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the quiz on section 2. Then you will move onto section 3.
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What jobs will you learn about in the town of Bloomsburg?
Fire department, police department, garbage man and, traffic expert
Bloomsburg fair, Flouriest
Fire department, traffic expert
This answer is correct because we will discuss all
four of those jobs during this lesson.
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This answer is not correct because we will not talk
about flouriest at all during this unit.
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This answer is wrong because there are not only
two jobs that we will discuss during this lesson.
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You will learn the roles of the town council members in this lesson.
Also you will learn how they are voted into office and who votes for
them. Then you will learn how elections are run and what people
do to prepare for elections.
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Meet the Council Members Below:
There are eight members
1. Diana Levan
2. Sylvia Costa
3. Williams Kreisher
4. Frederick Trump
5. Eric Bower
7. Mayor Sandy Davis
8. Vice president W. Carey Howell
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We will cover the meaning of words that you might not understand.
Vocabulary Words:
1. Voting- the official choice that you make in an election and a meeting by
casting a ballot.
2. Veto- a decision made by a person in authority to not allow or approve
something.
3. Budget- An amount of money available for spending that is based on a plan
for how the money is spent.
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Once you learn how the council members are voted into office you will get
the opportunity to run against your classmates in a mock election. Pay
attention because you might become a winner.
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3, now its time to take the quiz on section 3. Then you
will move onto section 4
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What are two things that you will learn from the town council
members during this unit?
you will learn their names and where they live
you will learn the roles each member plays and how they are voted
into office
You will learn the roles each member plays and where they eat lunch
everyday
This is not the correct answer because you will not
learn their personal information, like where they
live.
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You will learn the roles they play and how they get voted
into office because that is an important step to
understanding how the government works.
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This is not the correct answer because you will not
learn where the members eat lunch, even I don’t
know where they eat lunch.
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During this lesson you will learn about the three different communities. The
three communities are rural, urban, and suburban.
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Rural
Urban
Suburban
Rural communities are
country or farmland areas.
You will learn more about
rural communities when
we get to this lesson.
Urban communities are
cities. You will learn more
about urban communities
when we get to this lesson.
Usually close to but not in
cities. You will. You will
learn more about
suburban communities
when we get to this lesson.
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After we go through the three different communities you will learn which
community Bloomsburg falls under and why.
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section 4, now its time to take the quiz on section 4
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How many communities were mentioned in section
4?
5
3
2
This answer is wrong because there are not five different
communities.
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This answer is correct because there are three
communities. They are rural, urban, and suburban.
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This answer is incorrect because there are not two
communities.
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You have reached the end of the unit overview on Bloomsburg’s
Town Government. I hope your thinking caps are on and your
excited to learn about Bloomsburg. Click on the red star to return
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