Primary and Secondary Sources
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Description:
| These sites provide information about primary and secondary sources. Learn what they are, how they are different from each other, and how to evaluate them. There is also a listing of websites for locating primary sources. Includes lesson plans, practice questions, and games. |
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Grade Level:
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| Definitions of Primary Resources
Find out what is considered to be primary resources and secondary resources.
Primary versus Secondary Sources
These are examples comparing primary and secondary sources by subjects and guidelines to determine whether information is from a primary or secondary source.
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources
Read definitions and examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.
Lesson Framework
This page provides a framework for using primary resources in teaching including how to select resources and organize them in classroom, and ideas for incorporating primary sources into different phases of instruction.
The Historian's Sources Lesson Overview
Through activities, students learn what primary sources are, how they are different from secondary sources, how to analyze primary sources, and more. Includes discussion questions and primary source set.
What are Primary Sources?
Use the menu on the left to learn about different types of primary sources. Includes suggested activities for the classroom.
Primary and Secondary Sources
This page provides an explanation of when the same source is considered being a primary source and a secondary source.
Teaching with Documents: Lesson Plans
Here are primary resources for teaching Civics and Government from holdings in the National Archives of the United States. Includes analysis worksheets.
Primary Source Lesson Plans
This site has lesson plans in a PDF file format which are designed to help students understand primary source materials and how these materials help them to better understand history.
Teacher Resources: Using Primary Resources in Classroom
Read these suggested ideas for how to integrate primary resources in classroom teaching.
Lesson Plan: Media Analysis Tools
Practice analyzing primary sources using media analysis tools.
Primary Sources on the Web
See this compiled list of websites for locating primary sources for United States history and world history.
Repositories of Primary Sources
Read through this listing of websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for research.
Evaluating Secondary Sources
Learn about questions for evaluating the relevancy, legitimacy, or accuracy of particularly secondary sources.
PBS: History Detectives
In this lesson plan, students learn how to use primary and secondary sources to investigate history as well as explore and appreciate the individuals behind these sources. NOTE: This site includes banner ads.
ReadWriteThink: Introducing Each Other: Interviews, Memoirs, Photos, and Internet Research
Students learn the difference between primary and secondary sources for research and conduct a research to create a memoir. NOTE: This site has links to external websites.
Practice: What is a Secondary Sources?
Identify which sources in the list are secondary sources.
Quia: Rags to Riches: Primary and Secondary Sources
Play this Jeopardy-type game to test your knowledge of primary and secondary sources.
Quia: Primary versus Secondary Sources
Identify the difference between primary and secondary sources.
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AR Standards:
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AU Standards:
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2.1, 1.1, 7.1, 7.3, 1.1
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