Primary and Secondary Sources

I was watching the Disney channel and one of the reporters said I should see a movie she really liked. When she talks about the movie, is she a primary or secondary source?

• primary source

• secondary source

My sister leaves a letter she wrote to her best friend on the kitchen table. I want to read it but I don’t because I know it’s private. What is her letter?

• primary source

• secondary source

I was playing with my friends and found an old wedding dress in the attic. My father said it was his mother’s. What is the dress?

• primary source

• secondary source

At school, we use textbooks to find out about many different people and events. When we use textbooks, what are we using?

• primary source

• secondary source

I like to read magazines for kids. I really like the stories about famous people who are in movies. When I read these stories, what am I reading?

• primary source

• secondary source

My mom has CDs of my grandparents telling stories about when they were kids. We love to listen to them before bedtime. Are these CDs primary or secondary sources?

• primary source

• secondary source

My friend Tim told me about a book he read that he really liked. He said I should read it too. When Tim talks about the book, what is he?

• primary source

• secondary source

When I visit my Aunt she shows me pictures of my parents when they were little. Are these pictures primary or secondary sources?

• primary source

• secondary source

When I was at summer camp last year,I found an arrowhead. My parents said they were used a long time ago by Native Americans. What is my arrowhead?

• primary source

• secondary source

I am writing a report on George Washington and my teacher told me to use the encyclopedia, which is a book with a lot of information about a lot of things. Is this a primary or secondary source?

• primary source

• secondary source