Historians
Historians study the past using artifacts only.
True or False?
FALSE
Name one tool Geographers use.
Possible answers:
Maps
Globes
Satellite Images
GPS
Do Anthropologists study the past, the present or both?
BOTH!
It's your first day on the job as an Archaeologist, what would be something we might find in your pockets at the end of the day?
Possible answers:
*bones
*tools
*pottery
*ancient teeth
This type of source was created DURING THE TIME that an event happened. What source am I?
Primary
What type of evidence do Historians study?
Written records
What do Geographers study?
Geographers study the land and where people live to understand how location affects how people live.
What do Anthropologists study?
People and their culture.
What is an excavation?
Digging to find artifacts.
Textbooks, documentaries, biographies, and encyclopedia articles are usually examples of this type of evidence.
Secondary
Name two examples of a written record.
Possible answers:
Diaries
Letters
Laws
Stories and books
Newspaper articles
Government records
Messages carved in stone
What are some examples of how your location can affect your daily life? Can you provide at least three?
Did your teacher like your answer? Did you give at least a few examples?
Name one thing an anthropologist might study.
Possible answers:
*Culture
*Traditions
*Language
*Beliefs
Why are artifacts important?
They show how people or animals lived.
You discover a soldier’s diary written during World War I. What type of source have you discovered?
Primary
What do Historians try to understand?
What happened in the past.
If you were a Geographer looking for the perfect location to live, what are three things you would look for?
Did your teacher like your answer? Did you give at least a few examples?
How are anthropologists different from Historians?
Did the teacher like your answer? Here is something you may have said...
Focus more on culture and people, not really focused on events.
An archaeologist arrives at an ancient settlement. They discover:
A) broken pottery
B) animal bones
C) remains of a house
D) an ancient garbage pit
E) a story that has been passed down orally for generations
WHICH ITEM ARE THEY LIKELY TO IGNORE AND WHY?
E) a story that has been passed down orally for generations
This is something a historian or an anthropologist is more likely to be interested in, so the archaeologist may pass it along to one of those Social Scientist buddies.
A photograph was taken at an important protest in 1963 and a textbook chapter was written about the protest in 2026. Which one is a primary source and which one is a secondary source?
Photo - primary
Textbook chapter - secondary
Why are written records important?
Answers may vary…
They give details about events, time periods, and people.
Why did many civilizations settle near water? Provide at least three reasons.
Possible answers:
Farming
Drinking water
Washing
Food
Transportation
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
You are at a party. How can you tell which guest might be an Anthropologist?
Did you teacher like your answer enough to give you DOUBLE JEOPARDY points? Possible things you may have said:
* the anthropologist would be a "people watcher"
* has turned small talk into an "interview" - they might ask other guests a lot of questions about their culture, their traditions or their languages
* wants to know the story behind everything. Grandma’s recipe? Family tradition?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
Imagine everyone suddenly left your school today and nobody entered it again for 500 years.
In the year 2526, archaeologists discover the building. What five objects would they study to figure out what life was like for students in 2026? What might they conclude about us?
Bonus: What object might completely confuse them?
Did you answer every question to your teacher's satisfaction? If you did and you also answered the Bonus Question well, then you have earned DOUBLE JEOPARDY POINTS!
On the first day of Grade 4, your grandma tells you a story about her own first day of school in 1965. A year later, on the first day of Grade 5, your mom tells you the same story about her mom's first day of school in 1965. What makes the same story different to a Social Scientist?
When grandma tells it, she is the primary source, but when your mom tells it, she is a secondary source.