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Grade 5 · Social Studies · Unit 9 of 11

Be a History Detective

Ask questions, check sources and weigh the evidence

What your child practises

Planning historical inquiry, choosing and organizing sources including artifacts, art and stories, drawing conclusions from evidence and understanding that interpretations can change.

Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 5-S-200, 5-S-201, 5-S-203, 5-S-300, 5-S-301, 5-S-302, 5-S-303, 5-S-305, 5-S-309, 5-S-310 · planning inquiry, selecting and organizing sources, evaluating evidence and changing interpretations

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 take notes?

    • nothing
    • every word on the page
    • the key ideas and where you found them

  2. Question 2

    Which tool can help you organize research?

    • a ruler
    • a concept map
    • a calculator

  3. Question 3

    Which technology helps with research?

    • a flashlight
    • a rubber band
    • a digital library catalogue

  4. Question 4

    When a solution has an advantage and a disadvantage, you should…

    • weigh both before choosing
    • only count the advantage
    • choose at random

  5. Question 5

    Which is a good place to look up a Canadian historical fact?

    • a chat message
    • a trusted library book or museum website
    • a rumour

  6. Question 6

    Fact versus opinion: which is an opinion?

    • Lake Winnipeg is large.
    • Canada's winters are the hardest to live through.
    • Winnipeg is in Manitoba.

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