Vocab Unit 0: Intro to social studies

A question that is answered with an opinion or claim.

• supporting question

• compelling question

• claim

• evidence

Answer explanation

My teacher asked us a compelling question to guide our learning about early humans.

Specific questions used to guide research. The information is used to help answer a compelling question

• Supporting Question

• Compelling Question

• Inquiry

• Evidence

Answer explanation

Today, we studied secondary sources to help us answer the supporting question, "When did humans begin to grow food?"

An opinion that must be supported by evidence.

• Citation

• Inquiry

• Evidence

• Claim

Answer explanation

I made the claim, "Humans improved their lives when they learned how to farm." Now I have to prove it with evidence!

Civics 

History

Economics 

Geography

• Discipline Strands

• Anger Strands

• Disciple Strings

• Discipline Strings

Answer explanation

C.H.E.G!

Questioning and investigating to learn truth, information, or knowledge.

• Insider

• Esquire

• Inquiry

• Impossible

Answer explanation

I love using inquiry to investigate a topic! Asking questions, exploring sources, developing an opinion...it's so fun!

Sources used as proof for a claim.

• Claim

• Evidence

• Primary

• Proof

Answer explanation

I found a primary source that I'm going to use as evidence to prove my claim.

The identification of a source that contains the evidence used to support a claim

• Plagiarize

• Give credit

• Citation

• Sightation

Answer explanation

We have been taught to use citation because we want people to get credit for their ideas when use them.

A source of information that comes from a first-hand account of an event or time period.

• Secondary source

• Primal source

• Primary colors

• Primary source

Answer explanation

A cave painting that shows humans hunting is a great primary source to use as evidence.

A source that uses primary sources to describe or explain an event or time period.

• Secondary source

• Second nature

• Secondary school

• Secondhand

Answer explanation

I used a text book that talks about the importance of cave paintings as evidence. That secondary source was so informative!

A horizontal measurement on a globe or map of location north or south of the Equator.

• Longitude

• Scale

• Compass

• Latitude