Grade 8 · Social Studies · Unit 1 of 9
Being a Historian
Sources, evidence, timelines and maps
What your child practises
Telling primary from secondary sources, fact from opinion and bias, reading timelines and maps, and checking where information comes from.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 8-KH-027, 8-KH-028, 8-S-204, 8-S-207, 8-S-304, 8-S-306 · historical sources and evidence, timelines, maps, and fact from opinion
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which scale on a map shows how distances are measured?
- the compass rose
- the title
- the scale bar
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the scale bar
Hint: A scale bar compares the map to real distances.
Question 2
BCE means…
- before the common era
- big city era
- before Canadian events
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before the common era
Hint: Years BCE count backward from year 1.
Question 3
A timeline shows…
- random facts
- events in the order they happened
- only places
- only people's names
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events in the order they happened
Hint: Timelines help us see sequence and change.
Question 4
Interpretations of history can change when…
- people forget everything
- nothing new is learned
- new evidence is found
- the calendar changes
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new evidence is found
Hint: New discoveries can change what we understand.
Question 5
A century is…
- 10 years
- 1000 years
- 100 years
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100 years
Hint: The 5th century covers the years 401 to 500.
Question 6
Why do we treat historical sites with respect?
- so they stay empty
- they hold evidence about the past that cannot be replaced
- to keep the weather away
- because rules are fun
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they hold evidence about the past that cannot be replaced
Hint: Damaged sites lose their stories.