Module 1 5th Grade Social Studies

What do historians study?

• Math problems

• Past people, places, and events

• Computers

• Earth and Science

Which of the following is an example of a SECONDARY source?

• a speech

• a diary

• a journal

• a textbook entry

Which of the following relates to social factors?

• language

• laws

• land

• money

What do we call a document or physical object that was written or created during a specific time period?

• A secondary source

• An encyclopedia

• A diary

• A primary source

What do we call the act of asking questions and seeking more information?

• Practice

• Publishing

• Inquiry

• Making connections

Which of the following relates to political factors?

• Language

• Money

• Land

• Laws

Which of the following is a closed-ended question?

• How was the war won?

• What happened after the war was won?

• When was the war won?

• What happened before the war was won?

Which of the following relates to geographic factors?

• Laws

• Land

• Money

• Language

Which of the following relates to economic factors?

• Language

• Laws

• Money

• Land

Which of the following is an open-ended question?

• Is Thanksgiving a national holiday?

• Is Washington, D.C. the capital of the United States?

• In what year did the American Revolution end?

• Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?