Unit 1
Tools for Social Studies
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We're now on Age of Contact (Unit 3)
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do historians learn about the past?
In a sense, a historian acts like a detective or private investigator gathering clues.
To find information about the past, historians rely heavily on two kinds of sources:
primary and secondary.
Primary Sources (credit: Shonn Heron, 2015)
Secondary Sources (credit: Shonn Heron, 2019)
Historian use all types of data to interpret information.
Historian use all types of data to interpret information.
The different types of data We will use are listed below.
The different types of data We will use are listed below.
The art of knowing social studies is knowing how to interpret different types of data, which can be presented in the form of a map, graph, or chart. This skill is also important for success on the STAAR Grade 8 Social Studies Test. Different types of data include:
Maps
Bar and Line Graphs
Pie Charts
Tables
Timelines
Political Cartoons
(Click the image to watch a quick video on the difference between maps and globes)
(credit: YouTube/StudiesWeekly)
A map is a drawing of a geographic area. The link above is map reading skills for beginners and advanced map readers.
There are many types of maps, for example road maps, physical maps, and political maps, to name a few.
A map of regions in the United States
More types of Historical data we will use in class.
More types of Historical data we will use in class.
(credit: YouTube/MooMooMath and Science)
2. Bar and Line Graphs
2. Bar and Line Graphs
A bar graph is made of parallel bars of different lengths. A line graph is composed of a series of pints connected by a line; often used to show how something has changed over time.
(credit: YouTube/Don't Memorise)
3. Pie Charts
3. Pie Charts
A pie chart, also called a circle graph, is a circle divided into sections of different sizes. Data is presented in a pie chart to make an immediate visual impact.
(credit: YouTube/GCFLearnFree.org)
4. Tables
4. Tables
A table is an arrangement of words or numbers in columns or rows. It's used to organize large amounts of information so that individual facts can be easily found.
(Click the image to watch a quick video on the timeline of Steve Jobs and the Apple iPhone)
(credit: YouTube/FastCompany)
5. Timelines
5. Timelines
A timeline shows a group of events arranged in chronological order (order in which events happened) along a line.
(Click the image to watch a quick video on political cartoons)
(credit: YouTube/StudiesWeekly)
6. Political Cartoons
6. Political Cartoons
A political cartoon is a drawing that expresses an opinion about a topic or issue. Many political cartoons are humorous, but they often make a serious point.
(Click the image to watch a video on photo tricks to go viral)
(credit: YouTube/JordiKoalitic)
7. Photographs
7. Photographs
A photograph is a picture made by a camera. Archival photos are images from the past, some go back to the 1800's. Photography was created in the 1800's.
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