1. How do historians study communities, heroes, and helpers?
Unit 6: Lesson 1
Objective: Students will be able to describe and explain how historians use tools and technology for the investigation of places and people, through the use of prior knowledge, analysis of pictures, and rigorous conversation.
Standards: 3.0.A.1.a-d, 4.0.A.3.a, 5.0.A.2.c, 6.0.C.1.a, 6.0.G.1, SL.1.b,SL.2,.SL.4, RI.7, W2

2. Historians can do many things to learn about people and places
Look at maps
Look at old photos and videos
Look for artifacts
Listen to stories
Read books and newspapers
Search the internet
Explore a community

3. What can you learn by looking at a map? Turn and Talk
Maps and Mapping: Explore How to Find Where You Are (4:52)
Historians can find the location of places and compare how near and far they are from other places.

4. What can you learn by looking at photos and videos? Turn and Talk
Citation (APA)IRC,  (2005). Fifth Avenue at Central Park East, [Image]. Available from
Historians can see what people looked like or what places looked like long ago. They can compare them to people and places today to see how they have changed.

5. What questions do you have looking at artifacts? Turn and Talk
VHS VIDEO TAPE
OLD COINS
CAMERA
and
PHOTOS
STATUES
Historians can try to understand and experience the lifestyles of people long ago. Who is on the coins and who did they belong to? What is on the VHS tape? Why did someone make a statue of this person? Why was this kind of camera used and what is shown in the pictures?

6. What can you learn by listening to stories? Turn and Talk
Historians can interview people who lived long ago to learn information not written in books, newspapers, or shown in pictures.

7. What can you learn by reading books and newspapers? Turn and Talk
Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
Historians can uncover details about people, events, and places during a certain time.

8. What can you learn by searching the Internet? Turn and Talk
Tablets, Computers, and Phones
Historians can find information written and posted about people and places. Historians will find videos, e-books, pictures, and websites.

9. What can you learn by exploring a community? Turn and Talk
Historians can observe the people and visit places while walking the streets in the community. Historians can make maps, take photos and videos, and interview people. Historians can find out who are and were the community helpers and learn about their contributions.

10. Why do historians want to learn about people and places long ago?
To see how things change and stay the same
To compare them to other places and people
To share information for education about
To find out about important contributions

11. Compare the drawing and photo of Baltimore City.
Baltimore, MD 1752
Baltimore, MD 2005
Citation (APA)IRC,  (2005). Baltimore in [Image]. Available from
Citation (APA)IRC,  (2005). The aquarium at Baltimore's Inner Harbor.. [Image]. Available from
What has changed? What has stayed the same?

12. Historians can do many things to learn about people and places
Look at maps
Look at old photos and videos
Look for artifacts
Listen to stories
Read books and newspapers
Search the internet
Explore a community

13. Create a picture to show one of the things historians can do to learn about people and places in a community.