Primary and secondary
From the Code of Hammurabi to Anne Frank’s diary, and books, documentaries or models made later.
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Teaching guide: working with historical sources
This historical sources worksheet generator makes A4 exercises to tell primary from secondary sources and their kinds, fill in the card of a real source, date them, separate facts from opinions and compare two sources on one event, always with an answer key.
- For
- Elementary 5th, 6th · Middle & High 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th (ages 10-15)
- Subject
- History & Society › Historical Time
- Includes
- Student sheet and answer key
- Format
- A4, to print or save as PDF; new exercises every time
- Price
- Free, no sign-up
- Available in
- Catalan, Spanish, English
Student worksheet 
Answer key Kinds of source
Written, material, visual and oral.
Source cards
Author, date, place, kind and purpose of real sources.
Dating and ordering
The century of each source, BC and AD.
Fact and opinion
Sentences about sources to decide what can be checked and what is an opinion.
Comparing sources
Two imaginary sources with different points of view: who says what and which is more useful.
Questions about the historical sources worksheets
Are the sources real?
The sources of the kinds, card and dating exercises are real, with only the facts every textbook gives. The sources to compare are imaginary, based on accounts from the time, and the sheet says so.
Why is the Rosetta Stone never asked its kind?
Because it is a stone with a carved text, and textbooks sometimes call it a written source and sometimes a material one.
Which grades are they for?
From the kinds of source in grade 5 to the reliability of sources in grade 10.
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How do I print only the answer key?
Click Print and choose “Answer key”, or “Worksheet and answer key” for both.
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