INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY

WARM UP Warm Up- answer the two warm up questions on your guided notes paper. (5 minutes) After a short group discussion in which you will share your answers- complete the group discussion box on your guided notes based on what you discussed.

History So what is history? History-the study of past events so we can predict the future History- a written record of our past https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLE-5ElGlPM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgmNkYUL_Cw Students will define history* and complete the introduction to history section on their guided notes

How Do Social Scientist Research History? What are some ways you think we research history? How have you researched history in the past? What have you used? What should we do with the information we get from researching history? Let me tell you how we are going to research history this year. Understand how social scientist research history- answer the historical research and tools section of your guided notes

Primary Vs Secondary Sources Primary Sources A primary source provides direct or firsthand evidence about an event, object, person, or work of art Secondary Sources Secondary sources describe, discuss, interpret, comment upon, analyze, evaluate, summarize, and process primary sources.

Examples of Sources Secondary Sources Primary Sources Primary sources include historical and legal documents, eyewitness accounts, results of experiments, statistical data, pieces of creative writing, audio and video recordings, speeches, and art objects. Interviews, surveys, fieldwork, and Internet communications via email, blogs, and newsgroups are also primary sources. Secondary Sources Secondary source materials can be articles in newspapers or popular magazines, book or movie reviews, or articles found in scholarly journals that discuss or evaluate someone else's original research.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqXHO7bTPnw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgU1BcDStK0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmno-Yfetd8 Students will be able to identify primary and secondary sources* Complete the primary and secondary sources section of your guided notes

Introduction to Geography What is geography? Textbook definition- n- the study of Earth’s surface and the processes that shape it. What things do you think are part of geography? We will be studying this more next class. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbgai3dK16Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgGb8BM2TBk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDk06h7Abbw

Why we study Geography Why do you think people study geography? How can it help us learn or understand? What is the medical connection with geography> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mj8MTWZX4M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZGniniFLzs Answer the Introduction to Geography section of your guided notes.

Summary Time Answer the summary questions on your handout