Social Studies Skills
Essential Questions
~History Skills for a Contemporary World
~What is a primary source? Why is it important to use primary sources?
~How do artifacts give us clues to the cultures of the past and present?
~Why is it important to critically analyze the sources from which we get our information?
~Why is it important to understand the events happening in the world around you? What are the skills necessary to do this well?
~How do we organize historical information visually to better understand time periods?
~What do primary sources and artifacts from your life represent you and your culture?
~How does your past influence who you are today?
~What is a primary source? Why is it important to use primary sources?
~How do artifacts give us clues to the cultures of the past and present?
~Why is it important to critically analyze the sources from which we get our information?
~Why is it important to understand the events happening in the world around you? What are the skills necessary to do this well?
~How do we organize historical information visually to better understand time periods?
~What do primary sources and artifacts from your life represent you and your culture?
~How does your past influence who you are today?