Our Nation's History: 3rd Grade history standard 3.4

1. 3 Branches of government and local government 3.4.4

1.1. 1 lesson on local government

1.2. 1 lesson on 3 branches of government

2. State governments + sovereign Native American tribes participate and make up our federal system of government 3.4.5

2.1. Mathematics??

3. American Heroes (biographies) 3.4.6

3.1. Internet research/ WebQuest

4. Virtual tour of White House, Capitol building, & Supreme Court (field trip)

4.1. Technology

5. Project: poster outlining general structure of government, images of national symbols, landmarks, documents, and brief explanation of why we have laws.

6. Reasons for laws (U.S. Constitution) 3.4.1

6.1. Primary source

7. Role of citizens 3.4.2

8. National landmarks, symbols, and documents 3.4.3

8.1. VPA

8.2. ELA

9. Intro to topic: essential vocabulary