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Grade 4 · Social Studies · Unit 17 of 17

Research & Thinking Skills

Sources, facts and opinions, timelines and conclusions

What your child practises

Practises choosing sources, asking research questions, telling fact from opinion, measuring time (decade, century, generation), timelines, weighing solutions and drawing conclusions from evidence.

Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 4-S-200, 4-S-201, 4-S-202, 4-S-203, 4-S-204, 4-S-300, 4-S-301, 4-S-302, 4-S-303, 4-S-304, 4-S-305, 4-S-402 · finding and organizing information, time words and timelines, asking questions, fact and opinion, and drawing conclusions

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

    What should you record when you use a source?

    • its title, author and where you found it
    • only the colour of the book
    • nothing

  2. Question 2

    Which is a disadvantage of walking to school in winter?

    • It can be cold
    • It saves money
    • It is quiet

  3. Question 3

    To organize information, you could use…

    • a cloud
    • a rock
    • a chart or concept map

  4. Question 4

    Which sentence is an opinion?

    • Winter is the best season.
    • Winter follows fall.
    • Winter has snow in Manitoba.

  5. Question 5

    Which is an electronic source?

    • a website
    • a paper atlas
    • a library card

  6. Question 6

    Which is a good tool for sharing your research with the class?

    • a locked box
    • a poster or slide show
    • a blank paper

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