Grade Three
History-Social Science Content Standards. | |
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Continuity and Change
Students in grade three learn more about our connections to the past and
the ways in which particularly local, but also regional and national,
government and traditions have developed and left their marks on current
society, providing common memories. Emphasis is on the physical and
cultural landscape of
California,
including the study of American Indians, the subsequent arrival of
immigrants, and the impact they have had in forming the character of our
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3.4 Students understand the role of rules and laws in
our daily lives and the basic structure of the
U.S. government.
- Determine the reasons
for rules, laws, and the U.S. Constitution; the role of citizenship in
the promotion of rules and laws; and the consequences for people who
violate rules and laws.
- Discuss the importance
of public virtue and the role of citizens, including how to participate
in a classroom, in the community, and in civic life.
- Know the histories of
important local and national landmarks, symbols, and essential documents
that create a sense of community among citizens and exemplify cherished
ideals (e.g., the
U.S. flag, the bald eagle, the Statue of Liberty, the U.S. Constitution, the
Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Capitol).
- Understand the three branches of government,
with an emphasis on local government.
- Describe the ways in
which
California,
the other states, and sovereign American Indian tribes contribute to the
making of our nation and participate in the federal system of
government.
- Describe the lives of
American heroes who took risks to secure our freedoms (e.g., Anne
Hutchinson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln,
Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King, Jr.).
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