Primary vs. Secondary Sources

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Source that was written or created during the time of the event it covers.

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Primary Source

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Information that was created by someone who was not present at the time of the event.

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Secondary Source

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Identify the source type: A play showing how Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a lightning storm.

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SECONDARY

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Identify the source type: A short story describing Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla's 'electrical' battle.

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SECONDARY

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Identify the source type: Anne Frank's actual diary describing her life during World War 2.

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PRIMARY

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Identify the source type: A textbook describing the civil rights movement.

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SECONDARY

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Identify the source type: A live news report about the opening of a power plant.

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PRIMARY

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Identify the source type: A scientist explaining what it was like for Buzz Aldrin to walk on the moon.

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SECONDARY

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Identify the source type: A YouTube video describing how the pyramids were built.

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SECONDARY

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Identify the source type: An interview with Alexander Graham Bell about how he invented the telephone.

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PRIMARY