Primary and Secondary Sources

A source that was created by someone who learned about an event and was made long after the even occurred.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

The quote, "The time is always right to do what is right," by Martin Luther King Jr. is a:

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

An Autobiography is a book that

• Someone wrote about their own life

• Someone wrote about another persons life

• A science journal

• A movie

A history textbook is a:

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A source that was made by someone who experienced an event.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

An audio recording of an interview with the famous scientist Marie Curie would be a:

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A letter written by George Washington that is in a museum is a:

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

The movie based on true events about Bethany Hamilton is a:

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Photographs are always primary sources

• True

• False

Lewis and Clark's journal notes of their expedition is a

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source