Evidence from the Past
History · Historical Thinking · meta
Understand that everything we know about the past comes from evidence — objects, buildings, pictures, documents, and stories that have survived
What mastery looks like
- Wineburg historical thinking framework
- Historical Thinking in the Elementary Years (ERIC)
Check your understanding
When Evidence from the Past learns about something that happened long ago, do they ask how we know about it — and understand that someone had to find or leave behind that evidence?
Prerequisites
Required first
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