Summaries after sample
, U5.1: How we find out about the
present in a local area
• Pictures provide a lot of information.
• Letters and local newspapers can provide information
about a local area.
• Stories are an important part of our culture.
• Interviews help people gain information from others.
• Study artefacts in your local area.
Sample C5: Local
history
Summaries after sample U5.2: How we find out about the
history of a local area
• Old photographs show how places looked, what people wore,
what houses they lived in and the types of transport they used.
• Learn about the past by listening to stories older people tell.
• Artefacts from the past tell us a lot about the history of that area.
• Statues or monuments of famous people are made in the area
that person was born or where an important event occurred.
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