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Interpreting History

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Off the Page
Subject:
social studies
Grade Level:
5
Product Type:
PDF
Contents:
35 pages
  • Interpreting History
  • Interpreting History
  • Interpreting History
  • Interpreting History
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Description

Interpreting History (updated to the latest curriculum revisions in May 2025) is a unit created to align with Section 2 of “Time and Space” in the new Alberta Grade 5 social studies curriculum. It’s completely laid out with teacher notes and a sequence of activities, so very little prep is required by the teacher.
 
This resource includes:
  1. Teacher Notes
  2. Student Notes
  3. Suggested YouTube Videos
  4. Terracotta Army
  5. How Do You See It?
  6. Primary or Secondary Sources of Information
  7. Social Scientists and the Rosetta Stone
  8. Research Project
  9. Quiz
  10. Answer Keys
The curriculum standards included are:
 
Knowledge:
  • Social scientists (historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, geographers) study evidence of ancient civilizations to learn about the past.
  • Interpretations of the past can evolve based on new evidence and technology.
Understanding:
  • Legacies of ancient civilizations continue.
Skills and Procedures:
  • Compare the work of historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, and geographers.
  • Distinguish between primary and secondary sources.
  • Compare information provided by primary and secondary sources.
  • Imagine ways that advancements in technology could change interpretations of history.

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