Primary and Secondary Sources

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Source type of a play showing how Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a lightning storm.

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SECONDARY

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Identify the source type: Anne Frank's diary describing her life during World War 2.

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PRIMARY

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Source type of a cartoon showing how Pocahontas met John Smith

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SECONDARY

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Identify the source type: A news report about the opening of a power plant.

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PRIMARY

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Identify the source type: A YouTube video describing how the pyramids were built.

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SECONDARY

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Identify the source type: An interview with Alexander Graham Bell about how he invented the telephone.

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PRIMARY

Front

Identify the source type: A book describing Christopher Columbus sailing to America.

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SECONDARY

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What is a primary source?

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A source created by someone who was there at the time of an event.

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What is a secondary source?

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A source created by someone who was NOT there at the time of an event.

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Which of these is NOT an example of a primary source?

• Original uniforms worn by soldiers
• Diaries written at the time of an event
• Video of a historical event
• A poem about a famous person from your classmate

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A poem about a famous person from your classmate