What is a primary source? Primary sources are direct, first-hand accounts that describe a particular time period or event. Examples of primary sources include published materials (books, magazine and ...

The new question-of-the-week is: What are good ways to have students learn about—and use—primary sources? Part One featured suggestions from Donna L. Shrum, Kevin Thomas Smith, Sarah Cooper, and ...

Students will gain skills necessary for researching by locating credible and original sources, determining if the sources are primary or secondary, ascertaining the qualifications and reputation of ...

When students learn from primary sources, they have an opportunity to connect with the past. But such interactions with primary sources—items connected to a topic of study and time period—shouldn’t be ...