Primary vs. Secondary Sources

A play showing how Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a lightning storm.

• Primary

• Secondary

A short story describing Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla's 'electrical' battle.

• Primary

• Secondary

Anne Frank's diary describing her life during World War II.

• Primary

• Secondary

A cartoon movie showing how Pocahontas met John Smith

• Primary

• Secondary

A textbook describing the civil rights movement.

• Primary

• Secondary

A news report about the opening of a power plant.

• Primary

• Secondary

A scientist explaining what is was like for Buzz Aldrin to walk on the moon.

• Primary

• Secondary

A YouTube video describing how the pyramids were built.

• Primary

• Secondary

An interview with Alexander Graham Bell about how he invented the telephone.

• Primary

• Secondary

A radio broadcast from the day the Soviet Union launched Sputnik.

• Primary

• Secondary