Grade 5 Starter Lesson: Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources
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In this lesson, you will learn about primary and secondary sources.
Essential Question: How can primary and secondary sources help us learn about the past?
In this lesson, you will learn about primary and secondary sources.
Essential Question: How can primary and secondary sources help us learn about the past?
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A story about grandpa's experience at Woodstock is a primary source.
A story about grandpa's experience at Woodstock is a primary source.
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Secondary sources are written after an event has happened.
Secondary sources are written after an event has happened.
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Drag each item to the correct box to show whether it is a primary or secondary source.
Drag each item to the correct box to show whether it is a primary or secondary source.
- a social studies textbook
- an interview with the president
- a photograph
- a biography
- an article about World War II
- a diary entry from 1876
- Primary Source
- Secondary Source
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Is the Constitution a primary or secondary source?
Is the Constitution a primary or secondary source?
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A photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a primary source.
A photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a primary source.
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Why are primary sources helpful?
Why are primary sources helpful?
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Why are secondary sources helpful?
Why are secondary sources helpful?