History Historical Thinking Meta 8–10 yrs

Checking Sources Against Each Other

交叉核实史料

Description

Corroborate: check whether multiple sources agree on the same facts — and investigate why they might not

Mastery Evidence
  • Wineburg corroboration heuristic
  • Historical Thinking in the Elementary Years (ERIC)
Assessment Prompt

If your child was trying to find out what really happened in a historical event, would they know to look at more than one source and compare what they say?