5th Grade Studies Weekly Unit 1 Week 2 Vocabulary

An archaeologists is

• someone who studies arches

• a scientist who studies how instruments

• scientist who excavate and study items left behind by people throughout history

• an expert in or student of the branch of science concerning living organism.

Artifacts are

• human-made objects that help us learn about past civilizations and how they developed

• facts or information about a famous artist

• items that are left in an artists studio when they move

• All of the above.

If you are bias, you

• believe everything is fantastic

• believe everything is awful

• don't believe anything

• favor one belief or opinion over others

A fact is

• something that cannot be proven true through evidence

• something that can be proven true through evidence

• something that is facinating

• something that you do when you brush your teeth

An opinion is

• a statement that is based on evidence

• a statement that is always true

• a statement that is always false

• a statement that expresses someone’s feelings or beliefs

Oral histories are

• interviews that are written down on paper to save for the future

• stories that are shared by younger family members with their grandparents

• interviews, recorded on audio or video, with someone who experienced an event in the past

Primary sources are

• historical sources created by people who saw or experienced something first hand

• when you get information from someone who wasn't at a historical event

• historical sources created by people who have studied primary sources and then provide their interpretation

• when you get information from someone who learned about it from a friend

Secondary sources are

• when you get seconds from the buffet line

• historical sources created by people who have studied primary sources and then provide their interpretation

• when you hear someone say something about history

• historical sources created by people who saw or experienced something first hand