Grade 6 · Social Studies · Unit 19 of 19
History Research Skills
Make timelines, check sources and compare accounts.
What your child practises
Practises sequencing events on timelines, telling primary and secondary sources apart, planning a historical inquiry, comparing differing accounts and drawing conclusions from evidence.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 6-S-200, 6-S-201, 6-S-204, 6-S-300, 6-S-302, 6-S-303, 6-S-305, 6-S-307, 6-S-308, 6-S-309, 6-S-310 · timelines, using and comparing sources, planning an inquiry and drawing conclusions
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Put these in order, earliest first: Manitoba joins (1870), First World War begins (1914), Charter (1982).
- Charter, Manitoba joins, First World War begins
- First World War begins, Charter, Manitoba joins
- Manitoba joins, First World War begins, Charter
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Manitoba joins, First World War begins, Charter
Hint: Check the dates.
Question 2
A primary source is…
- a movie about it
- created by someone who was there at the time
- a modern textbook
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created by someone who was there at the time
Hint: Examples are letters, photographs and diaries.
Question 3
Which is a secondary source?
- A textbook written today about the 1800s
- A photograph from 1885
- A diary from 1870
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A textbook written today about the 1800s
Hint: A secondary source is written later.
Question 4
A good historical question is…
- Is it pretty?
- What colour?
- How did the railway change the Prairies?
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How did the railway change the Prairies?
Hint: Open questions invite deeper research.
Question 5
Which event is later than 1945?
- Manitoba joins in 1870
- Canadian flag raised in 1965
- Confederation in 1867
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Canadian flag raised in 1965
Hint: 1965 is after 1945.
Question 6
A song written during a time in history can be used to…
- find the weather
- learn about people’s feelings and ideas at that time
- prove one fact for all
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learn about people’s feelings and ideas at that time
Hint: Music is a source of information.