Lesson 1 "What is History"
Lesson 2 "How Does a Historian Work?"
Lesson 3 "Researching History"
Lesson 1 "Studying Geography"
Lesson 2 "Exploring Economics"
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Somebody that studies history is called a...
Historian!
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What is a Primary Source?
Firsthand evidence of an event in history (letters, diaries, government records)
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What are the 6 questions you should ask yourself before starting your research? (hint- 5W's 1H)
Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
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How many hemispheres are there?
Four
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What is "labor", "capital", and "entrepreneurship"?
The Work, Money, and Business.
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How many years is a decade?
10 Years.
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What is a Secondary Source?
A document or written work created after an event by someone who did not experience it (biographies, encyclopedias, history books, textbooks.)
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What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?
A fact can be proven by evidence. An opinion is an expression of attitude or personal belief.
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What are the two imaginary lines that split the Earth in half both ways?
The Equator and the Prime Meridian.
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What is supply and demand?
Supply is the amount of goods/service produced. Demand is the amount of something that a consumer wants to buy.
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How many years is a century?
100 Years.
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What is Point of View and Bias?
A personal attitude about people or life/an unreasoned, emotional judgement about people or events.
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Why is an author's "credentials" important in research?
An author's credentials will show that they are an expert in the topic they are talking about.
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What are the cardinal directions, and what do they tell us?
North, South, East, West. They help us explain the relative location of any place on Earth.
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Explain how scarcity could affect a business.
Scarcity is the lack of a resource. Is a resource is scarce the business would have to find a replacement or pay more for that same resource.
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A leap year happens every _ years on this date.
4 years on February 29th.
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Why does drawing conclusions come at the end of research?
Historians look for facts and evidence in their primary and secondary sources, then use reasoning to make a judgement and draw a conclusion.
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What is a URL you should not trust when doing research?
.com
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What do latitude and longitude lines tell us?
They make it possible to find the absolute location of a place.
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What kind of economy does the United States have? Name it or explain it!
A market economy. A market economy means each person and business makes their own choice on what to sell, buy, and make.
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What is the difference between an artifact and a fossil?
An artifact is human-made (like tools or jewelry). Fossils are preserved plant or animal life usually in rock.
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What kind of source is this?
Secondary sources! It is a book written about war.
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What are three URLs' that you should trust when researching?
.org, .edu, .gov
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What is the difference between a globe and a map?
A globe is a spherical model of the Earth, the most accurate way to show the planet. A map is easy to carry, a flat drawing of the Earth, and can show more things than a globe (political borders, populations, voting results, etc.)
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Explain how exports and imports affect trade.
Exports are shipped OUT of a country, imports are the goods/services that a country buys from other countries. Exports and imports are the trade that happens.