| Content Standards for California Public Schools |
| SCIENCE |
Grade three — Life Sciences: 3. Adaptations in physical
structure or behavior may improve an organism’s chance for survival.
As a basis for understanding this concept: b. Students know examples of
diverse life forms in different environments, such as oceans, deserts, tundra,
forests, grasslands, and wetlands. |
| HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE |
Grade three — 3.2 Students describe the American Indian
nations in their local region long ago and in the recent past. 2. 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). |
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Grade three — 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. 1.
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. |
| LANGUAGE ARTS |
Grade three — 1.0 Listening and Speaking
Strategies: Comprehension: Retell, paraphrase, and explain what has been
said by a speaker. |
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Grade three — 1.2 Connect and relate prior experiences,
insights, and ideas to those of a speaker. 1.3 Respond to questions with
appropriate elaboration. |
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