*This document was created for the purpose of helping teachers align the science and social studies programs with California. These are only suggestions; feel free to use your professional judgment. 3.1 Students describe the physical and human geography and use maps, tables, graphs, photographs, and charts to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context. WA2.2 Write Descriptions 3.1.1 Identify geographical features in their local region (e.g., deserts, mountains, valleys, hills, coastal areas, oceans, lakes). pp.96-99 SB 2, pp. 72-74: A Solution to Pollution (addresses Coastal Cleanup Day) Unit 1, Lesson 1 3.1.2 Trace the ways in which people have used the resources of the local region and modified the physical environment (e.g., a dam constructed upstream changed a river or coastline). 3.2 Students describe the American Indian nations in their local region long ago and in the recent past. pp.102-105 Unit 1, Lesson 2 RC2.3 Compare and WA2.1 Write Narratives 1
3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 Describe national identities, religious beliefs, customs, and various folklore traditions. Discuss the ways in which physical geography, including climate, influenced how the local Indian nations adapted to their natural environment (e.g., how they obtained food, clothing, tools). Describe the economy and systems of government, particularly those with tribal constitutions, and their relationship to federal and state governments. pp.108-111 Unit 1,Week 2 p.63: Research folklore and legends SB 1. pp. 60-63: The Storytelling Stone; SB 2, pp. 341-343: Tales of the Trickster Unit 2, Lesson 1 pp.114-117 Unit 2, Lesson 2 pp.120-123 Unit 2, Lesson 3 RC2.3 compare and RC2.3 Compare and 3.2.4 Discuss the interaction of new settlers with the already established Indians of the region. pp.126-129 Unit 2, Lesson 4 3.3 Students draw from historical and community resources to organize the sequence of local historical events and describe how each period of settlement left its mark on the land. RC2.2 Sequence WA2.3 Write Letters 2
3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 Research the explorers who visited here, the newcomers who settled here, and the people who continue to come to the region, including their cultural and religious traditions and contributions. Describe the economies established by settlers and their influence on the present-day economy, with emphasis on the importance of private property and entrepreneurship. Trace why their community was established, how individuals and families contributed to its founding and development, and how the community has changed over time, drawing on maps, photographs, oral histories, letters, newspapers, and other primary sources. 3.4 Students understand the role of rules and laws in our daily lives and the basic structure of the U.S. government. pp.132-135 pp.138-141 pp.138-141 Unit, Week 1, p. 179: Gold Rush Research Activity SB 1, pp.214-217: Coasting to California SB 1, pp.160 181, Boomtown; SB 1 pp.214-217: Coasting to California SB 1, pp.214-217: Coasting to California Unit 3, Lesson 1 Unit 3, Lesson 2 Unit 3, Lesson 3 RC2.2 Sequence RC2.5 Cause and Effect RC2.2 Sequence relationships RC2.3 Compare and RW1.7 Use a Dictionary WA 2.2 Write Descriptions 3
3.4.1 3.4.2 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. pp.144-147 pp.144-147 Unit 1,Week 1 p.30-31: "How to Be a Good Citizen" Unit 1, Week 1 p.30-31: "How to Be a Good Citizen;" Unit 2, p.236: Letter writing activity on local issues; Unit 2, p.273: Civic Responsibility - How to be a responsible citizen SB 1, pp.30-31: "How to Be a Good Citizen" SB 1, pp.30-31: "How to Be a Good Citizen;" SB 1, pp.227-237: Here's My Dollar; SB 2, pp.72-75: A Solution to Pollution; SB 1, pp.270-273: "Homes for Families" Unit 4, Lesson 1 Unit 4, Lesson 2 RW1.7 Use a Dictionary RW1.7 Use a Dictionary 3.4.3 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). pp.150-153 Unit 1, p.143: Local and National Monuments discussion and research Unit 4, Lesson 3 RC2.3 Compare and RW1.6 Context clues 4
3.4.4 Understand the three branches of government, with an emphasis on local government. pp.156-159 Unit 4, Lesson 4 3.4.5 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. pp.156-159 Unit 4, Lesson 5 3.4.6 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.). pp.162-165; pp.168-171 Unit 4, Lesson 6 3.5 Students demonstrate basic economic reasoning skills and an understanding of the economy of the local region. 5
3.5.1 3.5.2 Describe the ways in which local producers have used and are using natural resources, human resources, and capital resources to produce goods and services in the past and the present. Understand that some goods are made locally, some elsewhere in the United States, and some abroad. pp.174-177 pp.180-183 Unit 2, p.202: Local Economy Activity Unit 6, p.307: Research Activity - Where is food produced? Unit 5, Lesson 1 Unit 5, Lesson 2 3.5.3 Understand that individual economic choices involve tradeoffs and the evaluation of benefits and costs. pp.180-183 Unit 2 p.187: Consumers - Budget Activity Unit 5, Lesson 3 3.5.4 Discuss the relationship of students' "work" in school and their personal human capital. pp.180-183 Unit 5, Lesson 4 6
Unit Week TE Reference Grade 3 Grade 3: Content Reader Page TE References Content CCR Pages 1 1 29B HSS: 3.4.1, 3.4.2 144 147 1 2 59B HSS: 3.2.1 24 27 1 3 73B HSS: 3.4.6 162 165 1 4 105B Life Science: 3.3.e 72 75 1 5 139B HSS: 3.4.6 168 173 2 1 183B HSS: 3.5.2, 3.5.3 138 141 2 2 205B HSS: 3.5.2 180 183 2 3 217B HSS: 3.2.4 126 129 2 4 239B HSS: 3.1.2 102 105 2 5 269B HSS: 3.5.1 174 177 3 1 303B Life Science: 3.3.d 60 65 3 2 339B HSS: 3.4.4, 3.4.5 156 159 3 3 353B Physical Science: 3.1.h, 3.1.i 18 21 3 4 385B HSS: 3.3.1 132 137 3 5 419B HSS: 3.1.1 96 99 4 1 33B Earth Science: 3.4.e 90 93 4 2 63B Physical Science: 3.1.a, 3.1.b, 3.1.c, 3.1.d 6 9 4 3 75B HSS: 3.4.3 150 153 4 4 105B HSS: 3.2.1 108 111 4 5 127B Earth Science: 3.4, 3.4b 84 87 5 1 167B Life Science: 3.3.c 54 57 5 2 193B Life Science: 3.3.b 48 53 5 3 207B Life Science: 3.3.d 66 69 5 4 229B Life Science: 3.3.a 36 39 5 5 261B Life Science: 3.3.a 42 45 6 1 303B Physical Science: 3.1.e, 3.1.f, 3.1.g 12 17 6 2 329B Earth Science: 3.4.a, 3.4.c 78 81 6 3 343B HSS: 3.2.3 120 123 6 4 377B Physical Science: 3.2.b, 3.2.c, 3.2.d 30 33 6 5 405B HSS: 3.2.2 114 117 Note: Content referenced on TE pages may not correlate to the material read in Books. 7