Primary or Secondary
Asking Questions
Reliable or Not?
Mix and Match
100

A textbook from 2015

Secondary 

100

What kind of question is "When did the Komagata Maru arrive? 

Factual

100

A government website (Canada.ca)

Reliable 

100

Whivh is a primary resource: photo, website, textbook? 

Photo

200

A photo of Pier 21 in 1950

Primary

200

What kind of question is "Why did Canada refuse the passengers?

Analytical

200

A textbook written in 2024

 Reliable 
200

Which is secondary: Diary, letter, history article 

History Article 

300

A blog about WWII written in 2020

Secondary

300

What kind of question is "Was it fair to refuse the ship"

Ethical

300

An anonymous blog

Not reliable 

300

Which group built much of the railway in the 1800's?

Workers from China 
400

A newspaper from 1914 about the Komagata Maru

Primary

400

Make an ethical question about a photo we studied

Answers Vary

400

A post made on Facebook

Unreliable 

400

Why sould we check if a source is reliable 

To find the truth and understand history.

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