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Crescent Heights Crossing

Students examine a busy city crossing, compare two safety plans, and identify citizens' rights, responsibilities, and fair decision-making.

Grade 3Social StudiesInteractive · Printable

Aligned toCIV.3.4

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: Social Studies
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students explain citizens' rights and responsibilities when addressing a community problem.
Students compare choices and identify fair ways to resolve a community disagreement.

How to use

Read the passage and discuss how people can share ideas fairly. Then have students use the graph and passage evidence to answer the questions.

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C3 Framework standard covered

CIV.3.4

Explain citizens' rights and responsibilities and fair ways to resolve community problems.

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Crescent Heights Crossing

Compare choices and practice fair ways to solve a neighborhood problem.

A neighborhood problem

Read the passage. Then answer the questions about the crossing plans and the community meeting.

The Crossing at Crescent Heights

Crescent Heights is a busy neighborhood in a large city. Tall apartment buildings line Ninth Street. Across the street are a public library, a small market, and a bus stop. Many people cross at Ninth Street and Linden Avenue, but the crossing has no signal. Drivers sometimes turn while people are walking.

Residents asked the neighborhood council to help. At an open meeting, citizens had the right to attend and share their ideas. They also had the responsibility to listen, follow the meeting rules, and check information before making a claim. Council member Mr. Alvarez gave supporters of each plan the same amount of time to speak and recorded their comments.

City traffic engineer Ms. Patel explained two choices. A flashing pedestrian signal would show people when it is their turn to cross and would give them time to reach the other side. A raised crosswalk would make part of the road higher, which could encourage drivers to slow down. Both plans could help, but they would help in different ways.

Mr. Alvarez shared a survey of 40 households. The graph shows which plan each household favored. He explained that the survey was advisory, not the final decision. City staff would also study traffic counts and whether each plan would be easy for people with different mobility needs. The council planned to send a recommendation to the city after hearing the community.