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Grade 7 · Social Studies · Unit 14 of 16

Research Skills

Find, check and organize good information

What your child practises

Children practise planning an inquiry, choosing and checking sources, telling primary from secondary sources, organizing information and drawing conclusions from evidence.

Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 7-S-200, 7-S-201, 7-S-202, 7-S-203, 7-S-300, 7-S-302, 7-S-305, 7-S-306, 7-S-309, 7-S-310 · selecting, recording and interpreting sources, tools and technologies, planning inquiry, drawing conclusions, evaluating sources and understanding that interpretations of history can change

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

    Which tool would help you make a map of your community?

    • a thermometer
    • a spring scale
    • a mapping app or GIS
    • a stopwatch

  2. Question 2

    Interpreting a song or work of art from the past can help you understand…

    • tomorrow’s weather
    • only the cost of paint
    • how to read a map
    • what people thought and felt at that time

  3. Question 3

    Which conclusion is supported by the evidence “The river flooded each spring, and farmers planted after the water went down”?

    • Farmers adjusted their planting to the river’s seasons
    • Farmers did not plant
    • The river dried up
    • The river never flooded

  4. Question 4

    A source is more reliable when…

    • it is the longest
    • it uses the most exclamation marks
    • its facts are supported by evidence and can be checked elsewhere
    • it is the newest ever

  5. Question 5

    Why should you give credit to your sources?

    • It is not needed
    • It hides where you found information
    • It shows honesty and lets others check your facts
    • It makes the report longer

  6. Question 6

    A drama or play can be a source for…

    • ideas and feelings of the time it was written
    • recipes only
    • exact statistics always
    • map scales

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