Primary Sources Secondary Sources What are they? How are they different? Why are they important in research? What is a Primary Source? A primary source is an original document or object that was created at the time under study. Primary Source Document Primary Source Document Photograph Primary Source Document Photograph Music Primary Source Document Photograph Music Art Primary Sources Documents Photographs Art Music Poetry Primary Sources Documents Photographs Art Music Poetry Diary Primary Sources Documents Photographs Art Music Poetry Diary Interviews Primary Sources Documents Photographs Art Music Poetry Diary Interviews Primary Sources Documents Photographs Art Music Poetry Diary InterviewsArtifacts Primary Sources Art Music Artifacts Photographs Diaries Postcards Documents Poetrys Raw statistics Interviews Stories Letters Videos What is a Secondary Source? A secondary source is an account or interpretation of events created by someone without firsthand experience. What is a Secondary Source? Documentary What is a Secondary Source? Documentary What is a Secondary Source? Documentary Examples of Secondary Sources Encyclopedias Newspapers Books Magazines Documentaries Websites What have I learned? What are is a primary source? What is a secondary source? How are they different? Can you give an example of each? Why are primary and secondary sources important in research? What?? Sometimes information can be both primary sources and secondary sources. ***Challenge*** Can you think of an example?