United States History Student Edition

For practice in predicting, research online about possible future scientific discoveries and technological innovations, such as a cure for cancer or a human settlement on Mars. Then predict how these breakthroughs might affect future daily life in areas such as social life, the economy, politics, culture, and the environment. Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions When you make an inference , you “read between the lines” to figure out something that is not stated directly. A conclusion is an understanding based on details or facts that you read or hear. To make inferences and draw conclusions as you read, summarize the key facts and ideas. Think about what you already know about the topic. Use this knowledge to make an inference and draw a conclusion. inference a conclusion reached from evidence that might not be stated directly conclusion an understanding reached after examining evidence 7 CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING 1. Identifying Name the social studies skill that focuses on sorting events or other information according to shared characteristics. Explain the purpose of this skill. 2. Explaining Why would you need to make inferences about something you read? APPLYING WHAT I LEARNED 1. Informative/Explanatory Writing How can historians, looking at the same reliable evidence, give different historical interpretations of an event? Write a paragraph to explain. 2. Collaborating Work with a partner to read

Predicting Did you ever wish you could see into the future? Predicting future outcomes is difficult. You can, however, develop skills that will help you identify the logical consequences, or results, of events or actions. To make a prediction, you first must review what you already know about a situation by listing facts, events, and people’s responses to them. The list will help you recall events and how they affected people. Next, analyze patterns that you observe. Try to determine what the patterns show. Then use your knowledge and observations of similar situations. Ask yourself, “What were the consequences of a similar decision or action that occurred in the past?” Analyze each of the potential consequences by asking, “How might this occur?” Then try to make a prediction about what might happen next. Historians draw conclusions about a culture based on its art and architecture. Analyzing Visuals What conclusions can you draw about the Yakama people, who lived in the region between the Rocky Mountains and the Cascade Mountains, from this photograph?

an account of a recent event in your community as reported by local media. Determine the causes and effects of that event. Show the cause-and-effect relationships in a chart.

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