Build a timeline from records
Separate dated evidence from a guess about when a change happened.
Open lesson 1Dates, Copies, and Explanations
Use chronology and provenance to compare records and constrain causal claims.
Before you begin
- Read document dates and event dates; subtract counts; recognize copied information.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Track Where a Record Came From
Separate an original observation, later copy, and editorial addition.
Open lesson 2Investigate an Apparent Date Disagreement
Compare the events behind two dates before deciding records conflict.
Open lesson 3Test an Explanation Built from Sequence
Distinguish timing from evidence that isolates a cause.
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.