6th Grade Unit 1;Lesson 1: Investigating Through Inquiry

A personal preference, leaning, or point of view

• Observe

• Inquiry

• Bias

How do Archeologists answer questions they have about the past?

• By looking for and studying artifacts

• By documenting and recording history

• They study the natural and human-made features of the land

These are people who look for artifacts where ancient settlements or communities might have been

• Scientologist

• Anthropologist

• Archeologist

Human-made features are ...

• Adjustments to the land to make human life easier

• Landforms, like plains and mountain ranges, and bodies of water, like lakes and rivers

• All the physical surroundings of a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate

All of the physical surroundings of a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate

• Habitat

• Environment

• Artifact

A Primary Source is ...

• Evidence (or proof) from people who saw or experienced an event

• Information created after the event by people who weren’t involved

• All of the physical surroundings of a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate

These people study the natural and human-made features of the land

• Archeologists

• Historians

• Geographers

How do geographers answer questions they have about the past?

• They look at landforms, bodies of water, plants and animals, settlements, roads, and bridges

• They look at artifacts and documents from the time period (both public and private)

• They look at the artifacts and visit areas where ancient settlements might have been

Archeologists are ...

• People who record or document history

• People who look for artifacts where ancient settlements or communities might have been

• People who study the natural and human-made features of the land

Environment is ...

•  A personal preference, leaning, or point of view

• Evidence (or proof) from people who saw or experienced an event

• All of the physical surroundings of a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate