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Primary and Secondary Sources
Primary and Secondary Sources
How do we know whether a piece of information is true? Well, we must consider who or where it came from. In History, we call it as a Source.
How do we know whether a piece of information is true? Well, we must consider who or where it came from. In History, we call it as a Source.
Let's learn about 2 types of sources:
PRIMARY SOURCE and SECONDARY SOURCE.
Let's learn about 2 types of sources:
PRIMARY SOURCE and SECONDARY SOURCE.
Click on the words below to learn about what Primary and Secondary mean.
Click on the words below to learn about what Primary and Secondary mean.
PRIMARY
PRIMARY
Primary refers to the main, or most important thing.
SECONDARY
SECONDARY
Secondary refers to something that comes after the primary or most important thing. Think of the word 'second' like getting a second place in a race. It comes after the first place.
Primary Source
Primary Source
Original account or material that has not been changed in any way.
A person who has direct experience of the event produced this information.
For example, when I write a letter to my friend Sarah, the letter is a primary source because it came from my direct experience.
Secondary Source
Secondary Source
Material that is produced using information from the original/primary source.
Secondary sources interpret, evaluate or discuss information from the primary source.
For example, when I read a news article about a singer, that is a secondary source because someone else wrote it after speaking to her.
Primary or Secondary Source?
Primary or Secondary Source?
Let's play a game to learn about the examples of Primary Source and Secondary Source. This will help us to detect which information is trustworthy later.
Let's play a game to learn about the examples of Primary Source and Secondary Source. This will help us to detect which information is trustworthy later.
Quick Check:
Where do you get information about COVID-19?
Quick Check:
Where do you get information about COVID-19?
(Choose all that applies to you.)
(Choose all that applies to you.)
Great job, my friend!
Great job, my friend!
Thank you for helping me to learn more about Primary Source and Secondary Source.
Thank you for helping me to learn more about Primary Source and Secondary Source.
Hey, I've got a story to share with you about my experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. My very own story, the story of Juriah.
Hey, I've got a story to share with you about my experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. My very own story, the story of Juriah.
Are you ready?
Are you ready?
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Juriah's comic illustrated by: Maya Schmidt
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