Understanding History Chapter 2 Lesson 1 Understanding History

Imagine that we are making a class time capsule to bury in the ground and be dug up by a 6th grade class in the year 2515. What are three things you would want to include that lets future students know about your life in 2015. Think about things you do in school, at home, and for fun.

Artifact: object made by someone in the past

Nina learned through oral tradition Nina’s Artifacts Book about the 1950s Old TV Scrapbook Model Car Magazines Hula Hoop

Historians use SOURCES to study History Primary Sources Materials created DURING the time period of study FROM Secondary Sources Records of the past based on primary sources ABOUT Artifacts Photographs Clothing Letters Diaries Textbooks Encyclopedias Classroom Posters Teachers Books ABOUT a subject

Primary or Secondary Imagine we are studying Ancient Egypt. Look at all the sources below. Identify which would be considered primary and which would be considered secondary.

Primary or Secondary Imagine we are studying life in the 1990s. Look at all the sources below. Identify which would be considered primary and which would be considered secondary.

What Do Historians Use? A combination of both primary and secondary sources!