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Grade 3 · Social Studies · Unit 11 of 12

Ask, Find & Record

Ask good questions, find information, organize it and name your sources.

What your child practises

Practises the first steps of social studies research: gathering information from oral, visual, material, print and electronic sources, organizing and recording it in charts and maps, naming sources, choosing tools and forming research questions.

Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 3-S-200, 3-S-201, 3-S-203, 3-S-300 · gathering and recording information, using tools and forming research questions

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    An outline is…

    • a coat
    • a map
    • a plan of main ideas and details

  2. Question 2

    Which is the best source for facts about your community?

    • The town or city's official website or library
    • A guess from a friend
    • A silly cartoon

  3. Question 3

    Which technology helps you look up a word?

    • A dictionary or a safe website
    • A spoon
    • A hammer

  4. Question 4

    Which is an oral source?

    • A map
    • An Elder or expert telling you a story
    • A poster

  5. Question 5

    Which tool helps you measure the length of a table?

    • A clock
    • A scale
    • A ruler or metre stick

  6. Question 6

    You are asked to find out how a pond animal lives. Which is the best first step?

    • Ask a question and choose sources
    • Guess
    • Paint the pond

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