unit 6: We learn from the past

 

1. How do we change over time?

People change over time. 

We divide time into the past, the present and the future.

 How do we measure time?

 

 

 

What is our personal history?

Our personal history consists of all the events in our lives.

We know about these events by looking at historical sources 

- old photos and videos
- objects that we used in the past
- stories that our family and friends tell us 

How do we represent our history? 

 A timeline shows past events in order

 

 

 

2. What was the past like?

The first human beings lived many thousands of years ago.

 They lived in groups or tribes

 A thousand years ago, most people worked in the country. 

 They cultivated crops 

 

3. How do places change over time?   

Around 200 years ago, people built the first large factories.
In the factories there were many workers

 

4.How can we find out about the past?