As elementary school children learn about what history is and what it means, they will also begin to understand the various sources from which historical information can be gleaned. This may include looking at photographs, reports, artifacts and other evidence. They are also encouraged to observe the environment around them for possible sources of evidence. Asking sensible questions about what this evidence represents is an important skill which young children sometimes find tricky to develop.

Grades 3, 4 and 5 - History - Elementary School - Looking at Evidence

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10 Questions

1. What difference do you notice between this Tudor street and modern streets today?

The lights are onSome of the shops have signsThe buildings are very small and close togetherThere are some windows in the shops

2. This is a Canadian postage stamp showing Queen Elizabeth II. We can tell it might be quite old because...

the Queen looks very youngthe stamp is bluethe Queen has never been to Canadait looks like it's been used

3. What does this photograph tell us about school days in 1950s America?

The children liked reading and watching televisionThat the children went to school on a SaturdayThere were only a few children in each classThe desks were in rows and the children did not wear a uniform

4. What does this photograph tell us about the diet of a lot of people in the 18th century?

They liked a lot of tomato sauceEverything came from TescoThey shopped for food onlineIt was very simple and basic

5. Even though this building is now in ruins, once it was...

a large, grand buildinga small cattle sheda modern office buildingmostly made of wood

6. At one time, steam trains were used to travel long distances. Modern electric trains are much...

brighter and loudercleaner and quietershorter and bumpiersmaller and darker

7. When historians and archeologists look at fragments of pottery, they are trying to discover...

what pottery today looks likewhat day the pots were madewhat everyday life was like in the time the pottery was madeif the pots stood up or not

8. At one time, steam trains were used to travel long distances. Modern electric trains are much...

cleaner and quietersmaller and darkerbrighter and loudershorter and bumpier

9. Even though this building is now in ruins, once it was...

a small cattle sheda large, grand buildingmostly made of wooda modern office building

10. What difference do you notice between this Tudor street and modern streets today?

There are some windows in the shopsThe lights are onSome of the shops have signsThe buildings are very small and close together