Tertiary Sources
What is a tertiary source?
What is an index of primary and secondary sources
True or False? All sources are biased.
What is true.
Which is a primary source?
A. A map B. Diary C. Encyclopedia D. Wikipedia
What is B. Diary
Which of these is a secondary source? a. biography b. interview c. journal entry
What is a. biography
What can be an example of a tertiary source?
What is an some textbooks, student papers, and Wikipedia
Which of these is the most reliable source? A. fortune cookie B. The New York Times C. Instagram D. Google
What is B. The New York Times
A primary source contains:
A. firsthand information B. an interpretation of firsthand events c. large words D. secondhand information
What is a. firsthand information
Academically- How often will you use a tertiary source?
What is a rarely ever use them
When evaluating a source for your research purpose, you should look for: A. Font of text, language, color, images B. Origin, purpose for which it was created, possible biases C. Large vocabulary, multiple pages, hand written, first person perspective D. Multiple authors, copyright, publisher, editor
What is B. Origin, purpose for which it was created, possible biases
A primary source is:
a. your favorite source
b. the first source you find
c. a source that comes directly from a person who experienced the event/topic you are researching, or an official document from the time of the event
d. a source written after the event, which analyzes several first hand accounts
What is c. a source that comes directly from a person who experienced the event/topic you are researching, or an official document from the time of the event
What are two examples of sources that could possibly being both primary and secondary?
What is newspapers and paintings
What are 2 reasons why you should use a tertiary source?
What is 1. gathering ideas for a paper 2. A quick overview of the topic you want to know more about
•They’re somewhat good sources to answer questions asked by friends and family at the dinner table
Give three examples of primary sources
What is : diary speech photographs autobiography
You are given this topic to research: students in America, versus students in China. Which secondary source would best help your research AND be the most reliable? a. a Chinese student's facebook b. a published article about the learning gains made amongst Chinese students c. a diary entry of an American student d. an article published in china about their economy
What is b. a published article about the learning gains made amongst Chinese students
Why would you use primary or secondary sources over tertiary sources?
What is
Primary Sources are original, firsthand accounts or evidence, such as eyewitness accounts, original documents, or data from experiments.
Secondary Sources analyze, interpret, or evaluate primary sources, such as scholarly articles, books, or reviews.
You are researching presidents of the United States. What is the best reliable source to look for? A. Twitter/X B. Wikipedia C. Google D. Encyclopedia
What is d. encyclopedia
True or false? Primary sources are always better than secondary sources, and why?
What is False, primary sources are not always better than a secondary source. It depends on your topic of study/what research question you are trying to answer.
Both a SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SOURCE, this source is usually in black and white and comments on recent events, or gives current first hand information.
What is a newspaper?