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Historical Thinking Skills

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Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

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Historical Thinking Skills
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech makes more sense when you know it was delivered during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.

Comparison

Causation

Context

Continuity & Change

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you read a politician’s campaign ad, you must ask: “Who wrote this? What do they want me to believe?” before trusting it.

Using Evidence

Sourcing

Periodization

Continuity & Change

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Breaking history into meaningful chunks of time based on big changes or turning points

Using Evidence

Sourcing

Periodization

Continuity & Change

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Asking questions about who created a source, when, why, and for what audience, to judge reliability.

Using Evidence

Sourcing

Periodization

Continuity & Change

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Understanding an event by looking at what else was happening at the same time and place.

Comparison

Causation

Context

Continuity & Change

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The invention of the car led to suburbs and traffic accidents

Comparison

Causation

Context

Continuity & Change

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Recognizing what has stayed the same and what has changed across different eras.

Comparison

Causation

Context

Continuity & Change

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