Alabama Social Studies SS24.K.11

SS24.K.11 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.K.11a

  Compare daily life in homes, schools, and communities of the past and present using primary sources.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students identify a photo taken at the time or an object used then as a firsthand clue. They compare old and recent photos of homes, schools, and neighborhoods. They name what changed and what stayed the same.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Given old and new photos of a kitchen, classroom, or street, a student points to details that show a change and a similarity. They know a photo taken long ago shows that time firsthand, but a drawing made later does not.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may mistake a new drawing of an old school for a firsthand record. They may assume one old photo shows how every family lived. Some think any black-and-white photo must be old.

04

How to Assess It

Show a 1920 classroom photo, a classroom photo taken today, and a modern drawing of a 1920 classroom. Ask, "Which picture was made in 1920? What changed between the two photos, and what stayed the same?"

1. 01

   Give pairs old and recent kitchen photos; have them circle cooking tools in each and sort the photos by time.

2. 02

   Show an old classroom photo beside one of your classroom and ask, "What changed, and what stayed the same?"

3. 03

   Play a sorting game with an old photo, a photo taken today, and a modern drawing of the past: which were made at the time they show?

4. 04

   Show an old grocery store photo and a photo of a nearby store today; have children point out one change in how people shop.

• SS24.HS.4b

  Compare and contrast the types of evidence provided by various primary sources.

• SS24.HS.4a

  Describe methods for collecting primary source evidence.

• SS24.1.11

  Differentiate between primary and secondary sources.

• SS24.HS.4

  Locate and utilize a variety of primary sources related to the selected historical subject.