SOCIAL SCIENCE FRAMEWORK

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CHAPTER SEVENH ISTORYSOCIAL SCIENCE F RAM EWOR KFOR CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOLSKindergarten Through Grade TwelveAdopted by the California State Board of Education Ju ly 2016Published by the California Department of Education Sacramento, 2017Grade FourCHAPTER 7California: A Changing State n Why did different groups of immigrants decide to move to California? n What were their experiences like when they settled in California? n How did the region become a state, and how did the state grow?The history of California is rich with ethnic, SOCIAL , and cultural diversity; economic energy; geographic variety; and growing civic community. The study of California history in the fourth grade provides students with foundational opportunities to learn in depth about their state, including the people who live here, and how to become engaged and responsible citizens. California s history also provides students with the opportunity to develop important language and literacy skills and to learn that history is an exciting, investigative discipline.

the fourth grade provides students with foundational opportunities to learn in depth about their state, including the people who live here, and how to become engaged and responsible citizens. California’s history also provides students with the opportunity to develop important language and literacy skills and to learn that history is an exciting,

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