SPICE
"Even before the arrival Western Europeans, Native American tribes often engaged in small scale raids with each other."
Social
H
Historical Context: The "background" of a subject, the information we already know.
The first step of the scientific method is to:
Make an observation of the world.
Alexa and Kimberly get into a fight over a lolipop. The principal decides to suspend Alexa due to testimony from Kimberly's friend
Bias or Not Biased?
Biased: Kimberly's friend has a motivation to keep Kimberly out of trouble, and is not a reliable source.
What is Mr. Toler's first name?
Jacob
"One of the primary causes of the Great Depression was overproduction: where companies produced so many goods that their value plummeted."
Economic
POV
Point of View: The perspective of the author/creator of the work.
Once you make an observation, the next step is to:
Turn that observation into a question (hypothesis)
Michael see's a strange interaction between Henry and Nick. He reports to interaction to administration, who promises to investigate:
Is Michael a primary or secondary source?
Primary
What are the three classroom I teach in?
1524, 1511, 1514
"The Treaty of Paris (1898) concluded the Spanish-American War."
Political
A
Audience: Who the creator is trying to target with his work, who are they trying to "reach".
What do good researchers do when their hypothesis is proven to be incorrect?
Create another hypothesis and repeat the process.
Colonel John M. Chivington ordered US troops to attack unarmed Native Americans at Sand Creek. In later reports, Chivington used the term "battle" to describe the attack.
Biased or not Biased
Biased: Chivington, being the one who ordered the attack, would prefer it be call a glorious battle, instead of a terrible massacre.
What is the name of the female student sitting in front of the TV?
Kimberly
"In the 1930s, poor farming practices and drought produced massive amounts of dust, causing large scale crop failure. This event became known as the Dust Bowl."
Interaction with the Enviorment
Y
"Y" are we using this: What is the point of this document? What does it tell us about the time period?
Once a researcher has finished gathering their data, and proven their hypothesis, they are done with the scientific method.
NO: They must communicate/publish their results.
Joe is works at a local newspaper. He in charge of publishing an article, which he labels “The mayor introduced a new tax plan that increases property taxes by 2%.”
Biased or Not Biased.
Not Biased
BONUS: After review, Joe's editor, Bob, says the title is not catchy enough, and changes it to "Mayor dramatically increases taxes on hard working Americans."
Biased or Not Biased?
How long should you be out in the hallway?
No more than eight minutes.
"The Great Migration occurred when African American's, seeking new opportunities, moved from southern farms and plantations to northern cities"
Social
P
Purpose: Why did the creator make this piece? What was his intention behind creating it?
How can one use "experimentation" in Social Studies?
Student Dependent.
Horatio's father, Davidson, fought in WW2. One day, Davidson describes a battle in great detail, which Horatio writes down word for word. He later presents that information to the class.
Primary or Secondary
Secondary (but also Primary?)
What is Mr. Toler's phone number
720-255-6094