Lesson 35 of 84 · Using Sources
⭐ 30 XPStories People Tell Us
Stories told by grandparents and elders are called oral history.
🎯 Your mission
Become a 5-minute expert on this.
⚡ The twist
There's always more than one side to the story.
Mind = Blown
🤯 The world is wilder and weirder than the textbook makes it look.
Then & Now
🕰️ History isn't really 'history' — it shapes today, every day.
Stories told by grandparents and elders are called oral history. These spoken stories help us remember important events and people.
Key Facts
Artifacts are objects from the past.
We should check if information is true.
Comparing sources helps us learn more.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2Why should we check where information comes from?
Why this still matters
This shapes your daily life in ways you stopped noticing.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Connect what you learned to one real thing in your world this week.
For the dinner table
“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”
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