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6th Grade Sources, Data and Research Skills Worksheets

Ages 11-12 · 3 sub-topics · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

Social studies skills are the methods historians use to sort sources, test claims and read evidence from the past. There are 9 worksheets for 6th grade here, each with an answer key. Reading a Primary Source works through a 1776 letter by Abigail Adams, Reading a Political Cartoon studies Benjamin Franklin's Join or Die, and Reading Historical Data Tables graphs U.S. census figures. Two Accounts of the Boston Massacre carries D2.His.4.6-8 and Causes and Effects of the Dust Bowl carries D2.His.14.6-8.

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Sources, Data and Research Skills▼

Frequently Asked Questions

A primary source was made by someone who lived through an event, at or near the time it happened, such as a letter or diary. A secondary source was made later by someone who did not witness the event, such as a textbook. Sorting Primary and Secondary Sources has students decide for 12 sources about the Civil War.

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