A diary written by a child living long ago is a what?

A textbook chapter about the American Revolution was written later. It is a what?

An old photograph taken during a historical event is a what?

A biography of Abraham Lincoln written by a historian today is a what?

Historians study old objects left behind to learn about the past. These objects are called what?

A letter written by a soldier during a war is a primary source.

An encyclopedia article about ancient Egypt is a what?

Which is the BEST example of a primary source about life in a pioneer town?

Why do historians use primary sources?

A student reads a book about Rosa Parks written by a researcher last year. What kind of source is this?

A movie made this year that shows actors reenacting a famous battle is a what?

Historians use secondary sources to do what?

Mrs. Diaz wrote a book last year about her town in 1890. Is her book a primary source or a secondary source?

Ravi takes a photograph of his own street today. Is his photograph a primary source or a secondary source?

A source is a primary source only if it is very old.

Why is a history book written this year about 1890 still a secondary source?

What makes a source a primary source?

A ship captain wrote in his logbook the same day a big storm hit. What kind of source is the logbook?

A reporter records an interview with a firefighter one hour after a fire. What kind of source is that recording?

A book written in 1900 about George Washington is a primary source because it is very old.

Lily read three books and then wrote her own report about pioneer schools. What kind of source is Lily's report?

A museum displays a spinning wheel that settlers really used. Is the spinning wheel a primary source or a secondary source?

Why is a quilt sewn by a settler long ago useful to a historian?

Kim records her grandmother telling about moving to a new country in 1968. What is this record called?

A biography is written by the same person the book is about.

A historian wants the exact words a mayor said in 1975. Is the best source the recorded speech, a report about it, or a class poster?

Which shows what clothes people wore in 1930: a photograph from 1930, a drawing made this year, or a poem written this year?

A secondary source is made later by someone who studied the event.

A soldier's uniform saved from long ago helps a historian learn what?

Ben's class writes to an astronaut, and she answers with a letter about her own space flight. What kind of source is her letter?

Which is a secondary source about the first moon landing: a library book about it, an astronaut's own notes, or a photo taken on the moon?

An interview with a grandmother about her own childhood is a primary source.

A town map drawn in 1850 by the town's own surveyor is what kind of source?

Which is a primary source about ancient Rome: a clay oil lamp made in Rome or a school textbook about Rome?

A farmer kept a weather diary in 1920. What can a historian learn from it?

A newspaper printed the day after a 1927 flood, by reporters who saw it, is a secondary source.

Grandpa saved his report card from 1962. What can a historian learn from it?

Ms. Park read old letters and then wrote a biography of a famous nurse. What kind of source is Ms. Park's biography?

Which is primary about a school's first year in 1901: the school's own attendance book from 1901 or an article written this year?

An artist drew a parade while she stood and watched it in 1905. What kind of source is her drawing?