Sources: Primary v Secondary

What are sources?

● I CAN ... identify the

difference between
primary and
secondary sources

Detectives Who Study the Past

People who study human society are called social
scientists.

● Archaeologists: Dig Up the Past

● Historians: Record the Past

● Geographers: Map the Past

How do we know what we know?

Word of the Day!

Definition: A person who studies
human history and prehistory through
the excavation of items.

Archeologist

Primary Sources

• Original

• Firsthand

• Original records of a person’s life,

an event, or moment in time

Primary Sources

The actual cave paintings
found by archaeologists.

Secondary Sources

• Secondhand

• Tell about a person’s life, an event, or

a moment in time from later on

A video about the cave paintings.

Text about cave

paintings.

Secondary Sources

Is it a Primary or Secondary Source?

The answer is…

Secondary!

The answer is…
Primary!

The answer is…

Secondary!

The answer is…
Primary!

The answer is…

Secondary!

The answer is…
Primary!

The answer is…
Primary!

The answer is…
Primary!

The answer is…
Primary!

Remember…

Primary Sources

Original
Firsthand
Direct, new information
People who had a direct connection
Created during or shortly after an event

Secondary Sources

Secondhand
Interpretation of primary sources
Created a long time after an event

Complete the

Primary vs. Secondary Sources

- Evidence of Learning
located in Schoology.