What a week of time travel! You learned that history is the study of the past. Time has three parts: the past (what already happened), the present (what is happening now), and the future (what will happen later).
You learned that timelines put events in order, from oldest to newest. You discovered that artifacts — objects like old coins, pots, and toys — are clues that historians and archaeologists use to solve mysteries about the past.
Best of all, you found out that history lives in your own family. Every story a grandparent tells is oral history. You are part of history too — and someday, kids in the future will wonder what YOUR life was like!
✔ History is the study of the past.
✔ Time has three parts: past, present, and future.
✔ Timelines show events in order.
✔ Artifacts are objects that give us clues about the past.
✔ Families pass down history through stories.
Write T for true or F for false in each circle.
1. The is everything that already happened.
2. The is what has not happened yet.
3. A puts events in order from oldest to newest.
4. An is an old object that gives clues about the past.
5. A is a person who studies the past.
1. Pretend a friend asks, 'What is history?' Write what you would tell them.
2. What was your favorite thing you learned this week? Why?
Draw yourself as a historian or archaeologist discovering something amazing from the past.
| I can... | Circle one |
|---|---|
| Explain what history means | YES / NOT YET |
| Name the three parts of time | YES / NOT YET |
| Tell what an artifact is | YES / NOT YET |