1. Think Like a Historian! April Legg, School and Teacher Programs History Colorado Center April.Legg@state.co.us

2. Colorado Academic Standards History 1: Develop an understanding of how people view, construct, and interpret history History 2: Analyze key historical periods and patterns of change over time within and across nations and cultures

3. History 1: Develop an understanding of how people view, construct, and interpret history Fifth Grade: Analyze historical sources from multiple points of view to develop an understanding of historical context Fourth Grade: Organize a sequence of events to understand the concepts of chronology and cause and effect in the history of Colorado Third Grade: Use a variety of sources to distinguish historical fact from fiction Second Grade: Identify historical sources and utilize the tools of a historian. First Grade: Describe patterns and chronological order of events of the recent past.

4. Fifth Grade: The historical eras, individuals, groups, ideas and themes in North America from 1491 through the founding of the United States government Fourth Grade: The historical eras, individuals, groups, ideas and themes in Colorado history and their relationships to key events in the United States Third Grade: People in the past influence the development and interaction of different communities or regions Second Grade: People in the past influenced the history of neighborhoods and communities First Grade: Family and cultural traditions in the United States in the past History 2: Analyze key historical periods and patterns of change over time within and across nations and cultures

5. United StatesColoradoRegion NeighborhoodsFamily

6. What is history?

7. "History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.“ Attrib. to Mark Twain "History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.“ Attrib. to Mark Twain

8. Tools of the trade… Timelines Cause and Effect Chronology Change Over Time

9. Chronology This happened… Then this… And then this

10. Change Over Time

11. Cause and Effect

12. Historical Context Present Day Local/Regional Colorado Events U.S. Events 1876

13. Tools of the trade… Historical Sources Compare and Contrast Points of View Fact from Fiction

14. Points of View Event Person 1 Person 2 Person 3 Person 4

15. Historical Fact from Fiction

16. Primary Sources Secondary Sources VS Historical Evidence

17. Primary and Secondary Sources Photographs Artifacts/Objects Historic Sites Diaries/Journals Documents (maps, papers) Autobiographies Oral Histories Speeches Newspapers and Magazines Rock Art and Cave Drawings Text Books Biographies Movies/Documentaries Encyclopedia Websites Paintings

18. Are these artifacts?

19. Compare and Contrast

20. Mystery Photo Activity OBSERVE REFLECT QUESTION

22. A Case Study: The Colorado Constitution

23. Top 5 HC Resources Online Exhibits & Digital Badges Biographies Artifact Kits Field Trips Colorado Experience Documentaries

24. Online Exhibits & Digital Badges

25. Artifact Kits

26. Biographies

27. Field Trips

28. Colorado Experience Documentaries