Definitions
What do we call the story of your own life?
What is Individual Past?
What is the first step of the research process?
What is Focus?
What does prehistoric mean?
What is the period before written records?
What is technology?
What is the tools we make and use?
What do we call a system of government where people are allowed to vote and have their say?
What is democracy?
What is the term for studying your family history?
What is genealogy?
During which step would you decide what sources to use and search for answers to your questions?
What is Locate Information?
What is the difference between an individual past and a collective past?
An individual past is the story of your own life, while a collective past is the past shared by all humans as members of the human race.
What is biotechnology?
What is altering plants and animals genetically?
A country trades Canadian-made products for products made in other countries. What concept does this demonstrate?
What is the global marketplace?
What type of source was created by someone who participated in or witnessed an event?
What is a primary source?
A student has found several websites about their topic. They organize the information by looking for patterns and big ideas. Which step are they using?
What is Work with Information?
Complete the statement: “The roots of the present are deep in the ______.”
What is the past?
Give one example of how technology could help solve a problem related to food.
Answers may include technology that helps grow more food, improve crops, transport food, or distribute food.
A person's family speaks Urdu to them from the time they are born, making it the first language they learn. What is this language called?
What is their first language?
What is the difference between famine and malnutrition?
Famine is a shortage of food, while malnutrition occurs when someone has some food but does not get enough or the right kinds of food.
Put the four steps of the research process in the correct order.
Give two examples of how something from the past continues to affect our lives today.
Any two reasonable examples, such as:
Someone says, “Technology can solve every problem in the world.” Give one reason someone might disagree with this statement.
Technology cannot solve every problem because some problems require human decisions, kindness, communication, or understanding. Technology can also create environmental problems if it is not used responsibly.
A country has wealth, natural resources, businesses, and products that it produces and trades. What concept describes the country's wealth and resources?
What is the economy?
A newspaper article is written about an event by someone who was not there when it happened. What type of source is it, and why?
A secondary source, because it was created after the event by someone who did not participate in or witness the event.
You are researching the question, “How has technology changed the way people communicate?” You already know that people use phones and computers. What should you do next in the Focus step?
Ask questions you want answered about the topic. For example: How did people communicate before phones? How has communication changed? What are the advantages and disadvantages of modern communication?
Why can studying the past help us understand the present? Give two different reasons and explain each one.
Answers may include:
Imagine a country has enough food, but some people are still going hungry because the food is not reaching them. What concept does this situation demonstrate, and how could technology potentially help?
This relates to food distribution. Technology could help with transportation, tracking food supplies, organizing deliveries, or connecting food to communities that need it.
A student is asked whether they agree or disagree with the statement: “Technology is the key to solving all the world's problems.” What must the student do to give a strong answer?
They should choose a position, either agree, disagree, or partially agree, and give three reasons supported by explanations or examples. Their reasons should explain why they hold that position.