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Grade 5 Starter Lesson: Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources

By Newsela Staff
Last updated 6 months ago
8 Questions
Note from the author:
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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Drag each item to the correct box to show whether it is a primary or secondary source.

  • an interview with the president
  • a biography
  • an article about World War II
  • a photograph
  • a diary entry from 1876
  • a social studies textbook
  • 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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Why are secondary sources helpful?