What does a timeline help you understand?

Maria found her great-grandmother's diary from 100 years ago. What kind of source is the diary?

A book about community history written by a historian is a _____.

Long ago, most people traveled by horse and wagon. Today people travel by car and airplane. What caused this change?

An old photograph of a town from 100 years ago is a primary source.

A community grew when a railroad was built nearby. What is this an example of?

Which item below is an artifact that tells us about life in the past?

Events that happened before today are called the _____.

Two children read about the same event in history. One reads a letter written at the time, the other reads a textbook. Which child is using a primary source?

Some things in a community change over time, but some things stay the same. What is staying the same called?

A community's school was small long ago. Over many years more families moved in, so a bigger school was built. What is the effect in this story?

People use evidence from the past to learn about how communities began. What is evidence?

Long ago people in Millbrook lit their homes with oil lamps. Today they use electric lights. What changed?

Long ago Cedar Hollow families met in the town square for a summer fair. Families still meet there each summer. What stayed the same?

A new highway was built past Pine Gap, and soon many new stores opened along it. What caused the new stores?

A community can change in some ways and stay the same in other ways.

Riverton's first families grew corn. Today Riverton has many shops, and farmers outside town still grow corn. What continued in Riverton?

Mayor Ruiz asked the people of Oak Bend to build a library, and they did. How did she change her community?

A flood washed away Elmwood's wooden bridge, so the town built a stronger stone bridge. What was the effect of the flood?

Only big cities change over time. Small towns always stay the same.

Long ago children in Hillside walked to a one-room school. Today they ride a bus to a big school. What stayed the same?

The people of Ash Creek voted to keep an old forest as a town park forever. Which idea changed their community?

The shoe factory in Barlow closed, and many workers moved away to find jobs. What happened to the number of people in Barlow?

New jobs in a community can cause more people to move there.

Glenview began its spring parade when the town was tiny. The town is much bigger now, and the parade still happens. What stayed the same?

Rock Hill was a farming village until a mine opened and hundreds of workers arrived. What changed about work in Rock Hill?

Boats once carried goods along Fair Harbor's canal. Today trucks carry those goods on roads. What stayed the same?

A community's traditions must end whenever new families move in.

Dr. Nia Patel opened the first clinic in Sandy Point. How did she change the community?

Maple Grove paved its dirt roads, but the streets still follow the same paths as long ago. What stayed the same?

Winters in Cold Spring were harsh, so the first families built homes with thick walls and large fireplaces. What caused this?

Learning how a community changed in the past can help people plan for its future.

Long ago Bell Creek heard news from a town crier. Today people read news on phones. What stayed the same?

Two families in Hollow Rock see the same new road differently: one expects jobs, one expects lost farmland. What word names their different views?

Pebble Bay families settled near the harbor because boats brought goods. Goods now come by truck, and families still live near the harbor. What stayed the same?

Each year more families moved to Stonebridge, so the town added new streets and houses. What is the cause in this story?

Once a community grows larger, it can never grow smaller again.

Children in Deer Lake asked the town to add ramps at the library doors. What changed because of their idea?

Willow Bend's houses, stores and jobs are all different from 100 years ago, yet the town is still called Willow Bend. What stayed the same?

Long ago most people in Grand Prairie worked on farms. Today most work in offices and stores. What changed?