Primary & Secondary Sources

A first hand account, an eye witness or someone alive at the time of an event is

• primary source

• secondary source

How can you remember primary sources?

• B.R.E.N.T.

• L.A.M.P.S.

• NEVER EAT SOGGY WAFFLES

• B.C.E.

What acronym helps you remember secondary sources?

• B.C.E.

• L.A.M.P.S.

• B.R.E.N.T.

• NEVER EAT SOGGY WAFFLES

Choose the primary source below.

• encyclopedia

• art

• biography

• textbooks

A student's report on the life of an ancient Egyptian would be a

• primary source

• secondary source

A water bottle left behind in 2020 would be classified as a

• primary source

• secondary source

A song from Elvis Presley in 1960 would be classified as a

• primary source

• secondary source

Choose all the examples of secondary sources.

• biography

• nonfiction books

• textbooks

• encyclopedia

The Declaration of Independence is what kind of source?

• primary source

• secondary source

At school we use textbooks to learn about history. When we use textbooks, what source are we using?

• primary source

• secondary source