When investigating a scientific claim, your first stop should be the Internet or the library to get a basic overview of the topic from the secondary literature: a summary, in the popular press for example, of what is written in the primary literature. Next, you should review the primary literature itself: research that is first published on the topic, with the data collected by the author. Sort the following sources as either primary literature or secondary literature.

Question

When investigating a scientific claim, your first stop should be the Internet or the library to get a basic overview of the topic from the secondary literature: a summary, in the popular press for example, of what is written in the primary literature. Next, you should review the primary literature itself: research that is first published on the topic, with the data collected by the author. Sort the following sources as either primary literature or secondary literature.

Sources of Information (10 items) (Drag and drop into the appropriate area below)
Your textbookScienceEcologyThe New York TimesJAMAVaccinePopular ScienceReview articlesDissertationsNational Geographic
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Primary Literature
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Secondary Literature
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Answer 1

Primary Literature

- Science
- Ecology
- Vaccine
- Dissertations

Secondary Literature
- Your textbook
- The New York Times
- JAMA
- Popular Science
- Review articles
- National Geographic