Grade 5 Starter Lesson: Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources

Instructions

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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Question 1 | 01:37

Question 2 | 02:24

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Question 1

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Question 2

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Drag each item to the correct box to show whether it is a primary or secondary source.

a photograph
a social studies textbook
a biography
an article about World War II
a diary entry from 1876
an interview with the president

Primary Source
Secondary Source

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Is the Constitution a primary or secondary source?

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A photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a primary source.

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Why are primary sources helpful?

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Grade 5 Starter Lesson: Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources

Drag each item to the correct box to show whether it is a primary or secondary source.

Is the Constitution a primary or secondary source?

A photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a primary source.

Why are primary sources helpful?

Why are secondary sources helpful?

A story about grandpa's experience at Woodstock is a primary source.

Secondary sources are written after an event has happened.

Drag each item to the correct box to show whether it is a primary or secondary source.

Is the Constitution a primary or secondary source?

A photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a primary source.

Why are primary sources helpful?

Why are secondary sources helpful?

A story about grandpa's experience at Woodstock is a primary source.

Secondary sources are written after an event has happened.