UNIT #1 - THINKING LIKE A HISTORIAN
The Thinking Like a Historian unit allows sixth-grade students to develop the skills needed to evaluate multiple historical perspectives and draw conclusions on how ancient civilizations emerged, expanded and declined. Students will learn about primary and secondary sources, creating and reading timelines and maps, basic geographic knowledge and the importance of studying history. These skills will prepare them for the remainder of the course.
Essential Questions:
How do timelines help us understand the past?
How do historical documents allow us to better understand issues and events from the past?
How do we use primary and secondary sources to better understand the past and its impacts on the future?
Essential Questions:
How do timelines help us understand the past?
How do historical documents allow us to better understand issues and events from the past?
How do we use primary and secondary sources to better understand the past and its impacts on the future?