Historical Thinking Vocab: kid definitions, key words, images

Definition: something created by an eye-witness usually during or immediately after an event

• primary source

• secondary source

• evidence

• claim

• account

Key Words/Phrases:

WAS THERE

BY WITNESS

EXAMPLES: DIARY, LETTER, PHOTOGRAPH

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Claim

• Account

• Evidence

(diary)

Which vocabulary word is portrayed in the image?

• primary source

• secondary source

• evidence

• account

• claim

Definition: something created (usually after the event)  by someone who wasn’t there to see an event (got their info from somewhere else)

• primary source

• secondary source

• evidence

• claim

• account

Key Words/Phrases:

NOT THERE

CREATED USING OTHER SOURCES

EXAMPLES: ENCYCLOPEDIA, TEXTBOOK, BIOGRAPHY

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Claim

• Account

• Evidence

(textbook)

Which vocabulary word is portrayed in the image?

• primary source

• secondary source

• evidence

• account

• claim

Definition: proof that something is true

• primary source

• secondary source

• evidence

• claim

• account

Key Words/Phrases:

PROOF

CONFIRMS THE TRUTH

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Claim

• Account

• Evidence

Which vocabulary word is portrayed in the image?

• primary source

• secondary source

• evidence

• account

• claim

Definition: a statement of beliefs that not everyone agrees with

• primary source

• secondary source

• evidence

• claim

• account