Sources: Primary v Secondary

Sources

Primary vs Secondary

What are sources?

● I CAN ... identify the

difference between
primary and
secondary sources

Detectives Who Study the Past

People who study human society are called social
scientists.

● Archaeologists: Dig Up the Past

● Historians: Record the Past

● Geographers: Map the Past

How do we know what we know?

Word of the Day!

Definition: A person who studies
human history and prehistory through
the excavation of items.

Archeologist

Primary Sources

• Original

• Firsthand

• Original records of a person’s life,

an event, or moment in time

Primary Sources

The actual cave paintings
found by archaeologists.

Open Ended

What is another example of a primary source?

Secondary Sources

• Secondhand

• Tell about a person’s life, an event, or

a moment in time from later on

A video about the cave paintings.

Text about cave

paintings.

Secondary Sources

Open Ended

What is another example of a secondary source?

Is it a Primary or Secondary Source?

Multiple Choice

What kind of source is this?

--> Textbook

• Primary

• Secondary

The answer is…

Secondary!

Multiple Choice

What type of source is this?

--> Original Letters

• Primary

• Secondary

The answer is…
Primary!

Multiple Choice

What type of source is this?

--> Print Encyclopedia

• Primary

• Secondary

The answer is…

Secondary!

Multiple Choice

What type a source is this?

--> A newspaper from the time period

• Primary

• Secondary

The answer is…
Primary!

Multiple Choice

What type of source is this?

--> An online encyclopedia

• Primary

• Secondary

The answer is…

Secondary!

Multiple Choice

What type of source is this?

--> Ancient coins

• Primary

• Secondary

The answer is…
Primary!

Multiple Choice

What type of source is this?

--> A photograph

• Primary

• Secondary

The answer is…
Primary!

Multiple Choice

What type of source is this?

--> A painting

• Primary

• Secondary

The answer is…
Primary!

Multiple Choice

What type of source is this?

--> A document

• Primary

• Secondary

The answer is…
Primary!

Remember…

Primary Sources

Original
Firsthand
Direct, new information
People who had a direct connection
Created during or shortly after an event

Secondary Sources

Secondhand
Interpretation of primary sources
Created a long time after an event

Complete the

Primary vs. Secondary Sources

- Evidence of Learning
located in Schoology.