Case 14 of 20 · Evidence & Research
Evidence in History
🔎 Case Brief #14
🎒 You're at school and something happens that involves how historians use evidence.
🎯 Your mission
Prove it.
⚡ The twist
How do you know what you know?
What you'll learn · 1 of 3
🧠 How do we know what happened 2,000 years ago? Artifacts, documents, buildings, and other evidence! Historians are like detectives of the past.
Understanding how historians use evidence is one of the building blocks of strong thinking.
What you'll learn · 2 of 3
Here's how to do it:
1. Look carefully at the problem. What do you see?
2. Think about what you already know. Does this remind you of something?
3. Try an answer! It's totally okay to be wrong — that's how we learn.
4. Check: did it work?
What you'll learn · 3 of 3
If not, try something else!
You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!
Key idea: How historians use evidence
Think about this
🎒 You're at school and something happens that involves how historians use evidence. Your teacher asks the class to think about it. What do you notice? What questions pop into your head?
How a thinker does it
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👀 What Do I See?
Look at the problem about how historians use evidence. What do you notice?
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🤔 What Do I Know?
What do you already know that could help? Have you seen something like this before?
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💡 What's My Idea?
Think of an answer. Can you think of a second one too?
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⭐ What Did I Learn?
Check your answer. Was it right? What did you figure out? Tell someone!
Remember
- 1Master how historians use evidence
- 2Apply evidence & research in real situations
- 3Build habits of evidence & research
Words to know
- Clue
- Something that helps solve a mystery
- True
- Something that really happened
Solve the case · 1 of 3
Case 1
1 of 3What is the main idea of how historians use evidence?
Solve the case · 2 of 3
Case 2
2 of 3How can you apply evidence & research in daily life?
Solve the case · 3 of 3
Case 3
3 of 3Good critical thinkers always:
Nice work!
You got 0 of 3 right.
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🌍 Why this matters: Grown-ups use evidence research every day in their jobs. The practice you're doing now builds skills that last a lifetime!
💬 Talk about it
- Can you explain how historians use evidence to a friend using your own words?
- What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
- Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!
🏆 Try this week: Ask: how does this person know what they're saying?
👨👩👧 At dinner: “How do you know when to trust what someone tells you?”
Challenge a friend
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Ready?
Evidence in History
Prove it.
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