Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources
*A PRIMARY SOURCE is information that was created at the same time as an event or by a person directly
involved in the event. (DIARIES, SPEECHES, LETTERS, OFFICIAL RECORDS, AUTOBIOGRAPHIES)
A SECONDARY SOURCE is information from somewhere else or by a person not directly involved in the
event. (ENCYCLOPEDIAS, TEXTBOOKS, BOOK REPORTS)
A. PRIMARY OR SECONDARY?
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1) A YouTube video describing how the pyramids were built.
2) A text book describing the civil rights movement.
3) A news report about the opening of a power plant.
4) A cartoon showing how Pocahontas met John Smith.
5) An interview with Alexander Graham Bell about how he invented the telephone.
6) A short story describing Thomas Edison and Nikolia Tesla's 'electrical battle.
7) A college professor describing how the pilgrams lived.
8) A book describing Christopher Columbus sailing to the Philippines.
9) A play showing how Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a lightning storm.
10) Anne Frank's diary describing her life during World War 2.
11) A journal by a cowboy about the cattle drives from Texas to Kansas.
12) A scientist explaining what it was like for Buzz Aldrin to walk on the moon.
13) A blog written by an employee describing what it is like working at Apple,
14) A painting by Leonardo Da Vinci.
15) A famous artist's painting of what cowboy life was probably like.
*A PRIMARY SOURCE is information that was created at the same time as an event or by a person directly
involved in the event. (DIARIES, SPEECHES, LETTERS, OFFICIAL RECORDS, AUTOBIOGRAPHIES)
A SECONDARY SOURCE is information from somewhere else or by a person not directly involved in the
event. (ENCYCLOPEDIAS, TEXTBOOKS, BOOK REPORTS)
A. PRIMARY OR SECONDARY?
s
1) A YouTube video describing how the pyramids were built.
2) A text book describing the civil rights movement.
3) A news report about the opening of a power plant.
4) A cartoon showing how Pocahontas met John Smith.
5) An interview with Alexander Graham Bell about how he invented the telephone.
6) A short story describing Thomas Edison and Nikolia Tesla's 'electrical battle.
7) A college professor describing how the pilgrams lived.
8) A book describing Christopher Columbus sailing to the Philippines.
9) A play showing how Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a lightning storm.
10) Anne Frank's diary describing her life during World War 2.
11) A journal by a cowboy about the cattle drives from Texas to Kansas.
12) A scientist explaining what it was like for Buzz Aldrin to walk on the moon.
13) A blog written by an employee describing what it is like working at Apple,
14) A painting by Leonardo Da Vinci.
15) A famous artist's painting of what cowboy life was probably like.
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A PRIMARY SOURCE is information that was created at the same time as an event or by a person directly
involved in the event. (DIARIES, SPEECHES, LETTERS, OFFICIAL RECORDS, AUTOBIOGRAPHIES)
A SECONDARY SOURCE is information from somewhere else or by a person not directly involved in the
event. (ENCYCLOPEDIAS, TEXTBOOKS, BOOK REPORTS)
A. PRIMARY OR SECONDARY?
Explanation:
SS 1) A YouTube video describing how the pyramids were built.
SS 2) A text book describing the civil rights movement.
PS 3) A news report about the opening of a power plant.
SS 4) A cartoon showing how Pocahontas met John Smith.
PS 5) An interview with Alexander Graham Bell about how he invented the telephone.
SS 6) A short story describing Thomas Edison and Nikolia Tesla's 'electrical battle.
SS 7) A college professor describing how the pilgrams lived.
SS 8) A book describing Christopher Columbus sailing to the Philippines.
SS 9) A play showing how Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a lightning storm.
PS 10) Anne Frank's diary describing her life during World War 2.
SS 11) A journal by a cowboy about the cattle drives from Texas to Kansas.
PS 12) A scientist explaining what it was like for Buzz Aldrin to walk on the moon.
PS 13) A blog written by an employee describing what it is like working at Apple,
SS 14) A painting by Leonardo Da Vinci.
PS 15) A famous artist's painting of what cowboy life was probably like.