1 Primary and Secondary Data

An artifact, document, diary, manuscript, or other source of information created at the time of study is a .... 

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source  

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A training record is a...

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A map produced in 2016 showing what land European countries controlled in the world in the 18th century would be considered a...

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

A public opinion poll on what should be the next Mountain Dew flavor is an example of a...

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Which document is a secondary source?

• Census Statistics

• An analysis of Julius Caesar

• Autobiography of Alan Turing

• An e-mail from your boss

Someone's Twitter page is an example of a...

• Primary Source 
• Secondary Source

Which of the following is an advantage of secondary sources?

• More detailed description

• Firsthand experience

• Provide expert analysis

• Give history a more personal feel

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A professional journal discussing the impact of rust on metal would be an example of a...

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Primary sources are always more reliable and credible than secondary sources.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A source created about an event or time-period by someone who was there

• Primary

• Secondary

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9