Checking Sources Against Each Other
Corroborate: check whether multiple sources agree on the same facts — and investigate why they might not
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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?
Corroborate: check whether multiple sources agree on the same facts — and investigate why they might not
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- Wineburg corroboration heuristic
- Historical Thinking in the Elementary Years (ERIC)
“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?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Meta
- Subject
- History
- Domain
- Historical Thinking
- Age range
- Ages 8–10