Sources, hospitals and tools
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Sort: your school book, an old family photo, a coin from long ago, an encyclopedia. Which are primary sources?
The old photo and the coin are primary. The school book and the encyclopedia are secondary.
2
Write two sentences: why was the great library of Alexandria important?
Answers differ. Check for knowledge gathered in one place and scholars sharing ideas.
3
Draw a Then and Now chart with two tools for doctors.
Answers differ. For example, cloth bandage then; thermometer now.
4
A hospital has 3 floors with 8 rooms on each floor. How many rooms?
3 × 8 = 24 rooms.
5
Write an ending for a story about a child who is ill. Use First, Then, Next and Finally.
Answers differ. Check that a grown-up and a doctor help and the child is not given a quick cure.