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Year 11 · 2017 syllabus · Module 1 pilot

Primary and secondary data — Build worksheet

Original practice. Write explanations that distinguish observations, evidence and claims.

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Name: __________________________ Date: ______________

Question 1

Label a photograph taken by your group and one copied from a museum archive.

Question 2

State why a spreadsheet is not automatically primary data.

Question 3

List three details that identify a source.

Teacher answer key — 3 questions

Model responses identify the essential ideas. Accept scientifically correct alternatives that address the question; wording need not match exactly.

  1. The group’s direct photographic record is primary for its task; the archive image is secondary for the group.
  2. Format does not identify who collected the observations. It may contain primary, secondary or synthetic values.
  3. Accept organisation/author, title, publication date, URL, table number and observation period.