You are packing to move to a new house. You find a black and white picture of a wedding. Pretend you are a social scientist that is interested in the picture. As this scientist what are you wondering?
As a historian I am wondering... Answers may vary
100
The study of how people live in groups.
What is a social scientist?
200
Fruits and Vegetables
What is a need?
200
I would be interested in how much something costs.
What is an economist?
200
A river...
What is a natural feature?
200
You are a character in The House on Maple Street. This is the artifact that you found.
What is an arrowhead?
200
The way people in a community use resources to meet their needs and wants.
What is economy?
300
Milk
What is a need?
300
I am interested in natural and human features.
What is a geographer?
300
A landfill...
What is a human feature?
300
You are looking through an old photo album and find an Elvis Presley concert ticket from 1956. Which social scientist hat would you put on as you discover this artifact and why?
Answers will vary.
300
Things people have made are...
What is an artifact?
400
Trip to Disney
What is a want?
400
I am interested in how cellphone technology has changed.
What is a historian?
400
A bridge...
What is a human feature?
400
Choose one item in the classroom. Then choose which social scientist would be curious about the item and why.
Answers will vary
400
The polictial scientists believed Cahoki was ruled by
What are nobles?
500
Chocolate Birthday Cake
What is a need? Just Joking!!!! What is a want?
500
I hunt for clues about the past and examine objects left behind.
What is an archaeologist?
500
The Statue of Liberty...
What is a human feature?
500
This is an election year. Name five things a political scientist might explore to gather information.
What is a newspaper, election advertisement, television report, debate, voting laws...etc.