D2.His.13.3-5: Judge how useful a source is.

Official text

Individually and with others, students… Use information about a historical source, including the maker, date, place of origin, intended audience, and purpose to judge the extent to which the source is useful for studying a particular topic.

Not a focus of Third Grade's lessons, so no weeks are listed.

What it means for your child

This standard asks children to use who made a source, when, where and why to judge how useful it is. Third Grade's lessons do not focus on it.

Try it at home

1. Ask, 'Who made this, and when?' about an old photo.
2. Compare a museum website with an ad and talk about which is more useful for research.
3. Ask, 'Would a source from long ago or today tell us more about that time?'