Evidence Versus Interpretation

HistoryHistorical ThinkingAges 10–11

Distinguish between historical evidence and historical interpretation — evidence is what survived, interpretation is the argument a historian builds from it, and the same evidence can support different arguments

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Checking Sources Against Each OtherRequired first Questioning Historical SourcesRequired first Vocabulary: historical thinkingRequired first Learning from Mistakes Evidence-Based Writing Understanding People in Their Own Time

This concept

Evidence Versus InterpretationMeta concept

Modern Archaeology and Egyptian Ethics Who Really Built the Pyramids Historical Sources on Ancient Egypt

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Development of historical understanding among 9-14 year olds
Ways of Seeing: Evidence and Learning in the History Classroom (RRCHNM)

“Does your child understand that two historians can look at the same evidence and reach different conclusions — and that history involves argument and judgment, not just facts?”

Curriculum record

Type: Meta
Subject: History
Domain: Historical Thinking
Age range: Ages 10–11