Social studies skills

7.20(F)

Judging Whether a Source Is Trustworthy

Evaluate a variety of historical and contemporary sources for validity, credibility, bias, and accuracy.

Part of The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired through established research methodologies from a variety of valid sources, including technology

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Judging Sources Like a Historian

By the end of this lesson, you will evaluate historical and contemporary sources by checking validity, credibility, bias, and accuracy. A source is anything you get information from, like a letter, diary, photograph, textbook, or website. Historical sources are old; contemporary sources are recent.