Investigating Historical Evidence 

Historians investigate evidence to learn about people who lived in the past. In this virtual fieldwork, students will examine photographs of the Great Pyramid of Giza, make observations and ask questions about Ancient Egypt.

What Can We Learn from the Pyramid?

Historians investigate buildings, objects, images and archaeological discoveries to understand people who lived in the past.

Your History Detective Questions

  1. What can you observe in the photograph of the Great Pyramid?

  2. What do the stone blocks tell you about the structure?

  3. What questions do you have about the people who built it?

  4. What other evidence could help you answer your questions?

Observation or Explanation?

An observation describes something you can see. An explanation suggests what the evidence might mean. Historians use evidence to support their explanations about the past.

Challenge: Write one question you would like to investigate about Ancient Egypt.