Social studies skills

6.19(F)

Can You Trust This Source?

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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Can You Trust That Source?

You will learn how to evaluate historical and contemporary sources to decide if they are worth trusting. A source is anything that gives information: a letter, photograph, textbook, news story, or website. Historical sources come from the past; contemporary sources are made recently.