What are secondary sources? - Let's find out! - History detectives - Be a Fact Finder

Sep 29, 2026

What are secondary sources? introduces young readers to research skills through an engaging “history detectives” approach. It explains how primary and secondary sources differ, shows how secondary sources provide information gathered from primary materials, and demonstrates using key investigative questions (who, what, when, where, why, how). The content also encourages students to find facts in classrooms, libraries, and online resources while building reliability awareness and research habits for grades 1–5.

LanguageEnglish

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Pages40

Reading Time1 h 41 min

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History Detectives

Be a Fact Finder

Secondary Sources in School

Scouting for Sources at Home

Finding Reliable Sources

Classifying in the Library

Don't Be Fooled by a Fake!

Success with Secondary Sources

Be a Detective, Not a Pirate!

Glossary

For More Information

Index

FCHFIND oUfbe²LsFITCHBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY 39078079212230WHAT ARESECONDARYSOURGES?MICHELLE MeILROYBritannica Educational Publishing WTHDRAWN Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2024 https://archive.org/details/whataresecondary0000mcil 1 LET'S FIND OUT!SoCLL STUDLES SKILLSWHAT ARE SECONDARYSOURCES?MICHELLE McILROYEducational PublishingIN ASSOCIATION WITHROSEN Britannica EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 29 East 21st Street,New York,NY 10010 First Edition Britannica Educational Publishing J.E.Luebering:Executive Director,Core Editorial Mary Rose MeCudden:Editor,Britannica Student Encyclopedia Rosen Publishing Jane Katirgis:Editor Brian Garvey:Series Designer Ellina Litmanovich:Book Layout Cindy Reiman:Photography Manager Nicole DiMella:Photo Researcher Names:Mcllroy,Michelle,author. Title:What are secondary sources?/Michelle MeIlroy. Classification:LCC ZA3080.M452019|DDC 001.4/2—dc23 LC record available at https:/lccn.loc.gov/2018017049 Manufactured in the United States of America Photographs Division;pp.8,16,19,23,^/Getty Images;p.11 Matriyoshka/iStockEncyclopaedia Britannica,Inc;pp.15,2chrisdorney/Shutterstock.com;p.20HIDivision;p.26 Dmytro Zinkevych/Shut.com;p.29 Potstock/Shutterstock.com. Published in 2019 by Britannica Educational Publishing (a trademark of Encyclopaædia Britannica,Inc.)inassociation with The Rosen Publishing Group,Inc. Copyright ◎2019 The Rosen Publishing Group,Inc.and Encyclopædia Britannica,Inc.EncyclopædiaBritannica,Britannica,and the Thistle logo are registered trademarks of Encyclopædia Britannica,Inc.Allrights reserved. Distributed exclusively by Rosen Publishing.To see additional Britannica Educational Publishing titles,go to rosenpublishing.com. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Description:New York:Britannica Educational Publishing,in Association with Rosen Educational Services,2019.Series:Let's find out!social studies skills|Includes bibliographical references and index.|Audience:Grades 1-5.Identifiers:LCCN 2018017049|ISBN 9781508107040 (library bound)|ISBN 9781508107231 (pbk.)|ISBN9781508107408(6 pack) Subjects:LCSH:Research-Methodology-Juvenile literature.|Information resources-Evaluation—Juvenile literature.|Electronic information resources-Evaluation—Juvenile literature. Photo credits:Cover and interior pages background anahtiris/Shutterstock.com;p.4XiXinXing/Shutterstock.com;p.5 HappyTogether/Shutterstock.com;p.6 Pepsco Studio/Shutterstock.com;p.7 Carol M.Highsmith's America,Library of Cougress,Prints and Fitchburg Public Library5530 Lacy RoadFitchburg,WI 53711 Shutterstock.com;p.10 Westend61astleski/Shutterstock.com;p.14ges/Stockbyte/Thinkstock;p.182 Library of Congress,Manuscriptes;p.28 Blend Images/Shutterstock CONTENTS History Detectives4Be a Fact Finder 6 Secondary Sources in SchoolScouting for Sources at HomeFinding Reliable SourcesClassifying in the LibraryDon't Be Fooled by a Fake!Facts and Opinions 8 IO I2 I6 I8 20 Secondary Sources Are SuperSuccess with Secondary SourcesBe a Detective,Not a Pirate!Glossary 22 24 28 30 For More Information3IIndex32 HiSTORYDETECTIVES The world is full of exciting stories.Some stories arevery old.Other stories are happening right now.Theyare all ready for you to learn about. With so much to know,where do you start?Peekonline.Visit a library.Look in your classroom.All ofthese places have resources to help you find facts.Manyof these resources are secondary sources. Both primary and secondary sources giveinformation about events,people,and places.Aprimary Many resources youneed can be found inyour classroom or alibrary. source is a workthat gives originalinformation.It issomething that comesfrom the time beingdescribed or from a # CoMPARE AND CoNTRAST How are primary and secondary sources alike?Howare they different? person who was involved in the events being described.A secondary source does not give original information.It ex

FAQs

What is the main difference between primary and secondary sources?

A primary source gives original information from the time being described, while a secondary source does not; it explains information gathered from primary sources.

What six questions should you ask when you want to learn new things?

You should ask who, what, when, where, why, and how.

How can a biography help you as an example of a secondary source?

A biography is used to model how you can learn facts by asking the six key questions about the person, such as who they are, what they did, and when they lived.

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