A class studies a photograph taken in 1905 of children standing outside a one-room schoolhouse. Which question can be answered with evidence from the photograph itself?

A class is studying families who traveled west on wagon trails. Their teacher asks for a question about causes, not a single fact. Which question asks about causes?

A museum keeps a farmer's journal with an entry written on each day of one hard winter. Which question could that journal help answer with evidence?

A secondary source is made later by someone who studied the event rather than by someone who was there.

A student asks what tools people in an old village used to cook their food. Which source would give the best evidence to answer that question?

A question about the past that evidence from sources can help answer is called a ___ question.

A soldier's letter from 1863 describes camp food and cold nights. A student wants to know how the war finally ended. Which source would help more?

A teacher asks each student for a historical question about food storage, meaning a question about the past rather than about today. Which question fits?

A student wants to see what a canal boat looked like in the 1840s. Which source is a primary source that could show it?

A class wants a question about change over time, not about one single moment. Which question asks about change over time?

A class studies factories in American cities during the early 1900s. Their teacher asks for a question about causes, not a single fact. Which question asks about causes?

A ship's passenger list from 1892 recorded the name and home country of every traveler aboard. Which question can that list help answer?

True or False: Historians ask questions before they look for evidence.

A student finds an old letter written by a soldier. What is a good historical question to ask first?

Which question asks about cause and effect?

Which source would be most useful for answering, “What did this town look like in 1900?”

True or False: “What is the best ice cream flavor?” is a historical question.

A class studies how clothing styles changed across many decades. Their teacher asks for a question about change over time, not about one single moment. Which question asks about change over time?

A class is studying a diary from long ago. Which question helps them think about point of view?

Which question would help compare life in the past with life today?

A general store's ledger from the 1870s lists every item a family bought and the date of each purchase. Which question can that ledger help answer?

A class studies the colonists' protests against new taxes in the 1760s. Their teacher asks for a question about causes, not a single fact. Which question asks about causes?

A class studies farm tools from the 1800s to today. Their teacher asks for a question about change over time, not about one single moment. Which question asks about change over time?

Which question is more focused for research?

A historian studies a map from 1776. Which question could the map help answer?

A class studies mining towns during a gold rush. Their teacher asks for a question about causes, not a single fact. Which question asks about causes?

A town's first newspaper printed a report about a flood in 1901, describing which streets were under water. Which question can that report help answer?

A pioneer's diary from 1850 says, "Our wagon crossed the Platte River on May 3. It was the prettiest river in the whole world." Which part is an opinion?

A museum object is labeled “made in 1885.” Which question does that label help answer?

A class studies letters, telegraphs, and telephones from the 1800s to today. Their teacher asks for a question about change over time, not about one single moment. Which question asks about change over time?

A lighthouse keeper kept a logbook recording the weather and ships that passed each day in the 1880s. Which question can that logbook help answer?

A class studies a town that built its first public school in the 1840s. Their teacher asks for a question about causes, not a single fact. Which question asks about causes?

An old blacksmith shop still has the iron tools the blacksmith used to shoe horses in the 1870s. Which question could those tools help answer?

A diary kept by a colonial mother describes the chores her children did around the farm each day. Which question can that diary help answer?

True or False: Asking “How do we know?” encourages students to look for evidence.

A class studies voting rights in the United States across many decades. Their teacher asks for a question about change over time, not about one single moment. Which question asks about change over time?

An explorer's journal from an 1804 expedition describes the rivers and mountains the group crossed. Which question can that journal help answer?

A class studies a town whose population grew quickly after a railroad was built through it. Their teacher asks for a question about causes, not a single fact. Which question asks about causes?

A class studies American money from the 1700s to today. Their teacher asks for a question about change over time, not about one single moment. Which question asks about change over time?

An old photograph shows a parade marching down Main Street sometime in the early 1900s. Which question can that photograph help answer?