Primary and Secondary Sources

A television show explaining about Neil Armstrong and  his walk on the moon. The TV show is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

An autobiography is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

Adam told me that someone got hurt during gym when he was there. Adam is the...

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

A dictionary, an almanac, and an encyclopedia are all examples of

• Primary Sources
• Secondary Sources

—My grandmother found a diary written by a daughter of a Civil War soldier dated from 1863-1865. She talked about what the war was like in New Orleans.  Is that a primary document?

• Yes
• No

A news reporter was talking about a really big storm in Chicago that she experienced last year. The reporter is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

A biography about Abraham Lincoln

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

The Declaration of Independence

• Secondary Source
• Primary Source

A map drawn by Christopher Columbus is a

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

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

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source