Primary and secondary sources

Front

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

Back

Secondary Source

Front

An autobiography that a person wrote about their own life.

Back

Primary

Front

A photograph taken at an event.

Back

Primary

Front

A movie about Abraham Lincoln: Primary or Secondary?

Back

Secondary

Front

If you are telling about something that happened to you, that is a _________ source.

Back

Primary

Front

If your parents are telling a story about something that you did, that is a ________ source.

Back

Secondary

Front

A primary source _________

Back

tells us about the past from people who were actually there

Front

A secondary source ___________

Back

tells us about the past from people who were not actually there.

Front

Back

Primary

Front

Back

Secondary