Grade 3 · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 6
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.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: Elementary Social Studies (NWT, 1993), Heritage and culture · 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.
Question 1
An outline is…
- a coat
- a map
- a plan of main ideas and details
a plan of main ideas and details
Hint: Outlines list topics and points.
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
The town or city's official website or library
Hint: Trusted sources are best.
Question 3
Which technology helps you look up a word?
- A dictionary or a safe website
- A spoon
- A hammer
A dictionary or a safe website
Hint: Choose the tool for the job.
Question 4
Which is an oral source?
- A map
- An Elder or expert telling you a story
- A poster
An Elder or expert telling you a story
Hint: Oral means spoken.
Question 5
Which tool helps you measure the length of a table?
- A clock
- A scale
- A ruler or metre stick
A ruler or metre stick
Hint: Use the right tool.
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
Ask a question and choose sources
Hint: Plan before you search.