MassachusettsHISTORY EXPLORERS GRADES 3–8
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evidence
Information from a source that helps us test a claim.
source
A document, object, image, or account we can examine.
inference
An explanation based on clues; it still needs checking.
migration
Moving from one place to another to live.
immigrant
A person who moves to another country to live.
estimate
An approximate amount, based on available information.
oral history
A recorded interview about someone’s memories and experiences.
community
People connected by a place, relationships, or shared activities.
ancestry
Family origins across generations.
primary source
Evidence created by someone who experienced a time or event.

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Adults can help improve a source, identify an error, or suggest a community story.

Email Elliot King at eking@mvpcs.org. Include the page address, the claim you are checking, and a reliable source. Opening email does not send it automatically.

For a proposed interview or photograph, explain who owns it and whether the people represented have agreed to its proposed use. Please do not email student records, private contact details for children, or immigration documents.

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