| Topic |
Study References * |
| identify and explain the importance of acts of civic responsibility, including
obeying laws and voting; |
Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities
“People Getting Along,” pp. 26-29
“Where on Earth Is Your Community,” pp. 36-41
Vocabulary: government, laws, cooperate, consequence, mayor, and responsibility
Something Beautiful, Sharon Dennis Wyeth
A River Ran Wild, Lynn Cherry
Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities
“A New Nation,” pp. 338-343 |
| organize and interpret information in outlines, reports, databases, and visuals
including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps; |
Harcourt Horizons: Texas
“Identify Fact and Opinion,” pp. 206-207
“Use Tables to Compare and Contrast,” pp. 164-165
“Compare Maps of Different Scales,” pp. 170-171
Harcourt Horizons: Texas
“Use Latitude and Longitude,” pp. 26-27
“Use an Elevation Map,” pp. 32-33 |
| summarize reasons for European exploration and settlement of your state and the Western Hemisphere; |
Harcourt Horizons: Texas
“Europeans Explore the Hemisphere,” pp. 116-121
“The Spanish and French in Texas,” pp. 124-129
http://www.dallashistory.org/
history/texas/texas_history.htm |
| recognize and explain the early European explorers in North America.
Tell their stories and recall the major facts as they are related to the shaping of the later North America. |
Core Knowledge series: What your third grader needs to know, II History and Geography
English Colonies in North America, pp. 140-161 |
| identify ways of earning, spending, and saving money; |
Pearson Learning: Why Money Was Invented |
| define and identify examples of scarcity; |
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| know the facts about American Revolution and describe its major events battles; |
Harcourt Horizons United States History
“Britain Wins North America,” pp. 273-277
“Colonists Speak Out,” pp. 280-285
History Alive! America’s Past Chapters 10-13
The Revolutionary War and Children’s Literature (Teacher Resource)
www.carolhurst.com/subjects/
ushistory/revolution.html
A Fight for Freedom WebQuest
http://webby.umeedu.maine.edu/coehd/
freedom/student.htm
The Amazing World of Early America (Resource)
http://earlyamerica.com/portraits/index.html
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
www.gliah.uh.edu/index.cfm |
| apply geographic tools, including grid systems, legends, symbols, scales, and
compass roses, to construct and interpret maps; |
Harcourt Horizons: Texas
“Where on Earth is Texas?” pp. 20-25
“Texas Land and Water,” pp. 28-31
“Texas Climate,” pp. 34-37
“Texas Plants and Animals,” pp. 38-41 |
| identify and explain the basic functions
of the three branches of state government. |
Harcourt Horizons: Texas
“Texas State Government,” pp. 375-379
“Texas and the National
Government,” pp. 384-388 |
| identify the impact of new technology in photography, farm equipment,
pasteurization, and medical vaccines on communities around the world. |
Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities
“Read a Cutaway Diagram,” pp. 236-237
Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities
“Continuity and Change,” pp. 292-297
“Communities in Ancient Times,” pp.314-321
“United States in Modern Times,” pp.358-361
Henry Ford, Paul Joseph
Jonas Salk, Deanne Durrett
Jonas Salk: Polio Pioneer, Corinne J. Naden
Louis Pasteur, David Armentrout Perseverance! The Story of Thomas Alva Edison, Peter Murray
Great Black Heroes: Five Brilliant
Scientists, Lynda Jones |
| identify historic figures such as Jane Addams, Helen Keller, and Harriet
Tubman who have exemplified good citizenship; |
Harcourt Horizons: People and Communities
“Real American Heroes,” pp. 220-227
“Our American Heritage,” pp. 228-235 |
| give examples of how a simple business operates; |
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| explain how people in different regions of your state earn their living, past and present; |
Harcourt Horizons: Texas
“People of the Western Hemisphere,” pp. 84-89
“People of the Coastal Plain,” pp. 92-97
“Missions, Presidios, and Early Towns,” pp. 132-135
“Mexican Independence,” pp. 166-169
“The Austins in Texas,” pp. 172-175 |
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