Time
What is time right now called?
The Present
How many types of sources are there?
Two (Primary & Secondary)
What is a picture that shows where places are called and how to get there?
Maps
What type of graphs uses bars to show data?
Bar graphs
True or False: There is only one type of graph.
False
There are bar graphs, pictographs and circle graphs.
What is time later in our lives and beyond called?
The Future
What is a Primary source? Explain and give 1 example.
Resource or information made by someone who was a witness to the event or time in history.
Examples:
- Photograph
- Artifact
- Speech
- Book written by a witness
What do we call a chart that shows events in the order they happened?
Example: You want to show the important events in your life from when you were born until now. What could you make?
Timeline
What type of graph shows data using pictures?
Pictograph
True or False: The time we are living in today is called the Present.
True
What is time before today called?
The Past
What is a Secondary source? Explain and give 1 example.
Resource or information made by someone who was not there to witness the event.
Examples: (answers may vary)
- A student report
- A book about the first president
- Encyclopedia
What is a map that gives information about a topic or theme called?
Thematic map
What type of graph is a circle divided into sections?
Circle graph
True or False: Photographs, Artifacts, Speechs, books written by a witness are examples of a Primary Source
True
What is the study of the past called?
History
A student is creating a project about The First Moon Landing that happened in 1969. They use textbooks and the internet for research. Is this students project a Primary source or a Secondary source?
Secondary source
Your class goes on a field trip to the zoo. You take pictures of the animals you see in some of the habitats. Are your photos a Primary or Secondary source?
Primary source (you were there and witnessed it)
What is data?
type of information that has been collected.
True or False: A Reference map gives information about a topic or theme.
False
Explain chronological order.
Possible answer: Chronological order is events arranged in order according to the time something happened.
Can a source be both a Primary source and a Secondary source at the same time?
Yes
Your teacher is teaching you about how seeds are dispersed in Science. She is reading a text to you and showing you slides of pictures of different kinds of seeds. Is that a Primary or Secondary source?
Secondary source
What do we call the line or number labels on a bar graph that tell us what each bar means?
The scale or labels
True or False: a Timeline is a graphic that shows events and the order they happened in.
True