social sciences
study of the past
history
What's the first step of the social science research process?
ask questions
Which type of social scientist would ask this question, and why?
Which branch of the government in the United States really has more power: The House of Representatives or the Senate?
Political scientist because they study the government, and the question is asking about parts of the government.
What's one example of a question that a social scientist might ask?
Mrs. Curren will judge your response. It must be about people to be a social science question.
study of the mind, how it works, and how it affects people’s behaviors
psychology
What's the second step of the social science research process?
gather evidence
Which type of social scientist would ask this question, and why?
What were the causes of the American Civil War?
Historian because they are interested in cause and effect in the past, and this question asks about the causes of a past event.
What are two examples of "gathering evidence"? Make sure they are things a social scientist would do to gather evidence.
Interviews; surveys; compiling evidence into a single list; gathering old journals, newspapers, or other documents; searching the internet for examples or relevant websites; digging up or gathering artifacts; observing people
political science
What's the third step of the social science research process?
analyze evidence
Which type of social scientist would ask this question, and why?
What causes children to get distracted while they're doing homework?
Psychologist or anthropologist.
A psychologist would be interested in the mind and behavior, so they'd want to know what causes children's minds to get distracted.
An anthropologist is interested in people and communities, so they might be interested in what goes on in the house/family to distract children during homework time.
What does "analyze" mean?
look closely at, read closely, think about, sort out
study of humans, cultures, and communities from the distant past
archaeology
What's the fourth step of the social science research process?
draw conclusions
Which type of social scientist would ask this question, and why?
How has daily life changed and evolved in Greece since ancient times?
Historian or archaeologist.
Historians are interested in how things change over time, and archaeologists are interested in the ancient past, so they could both ask this question about change over time since Ancient Greece.
What are two examples of "analyzing evidence"? Make sure they are things a social scientist would do to gather evidence.
reading, highlighting, underlining, making a list, making a table, making a chart, making a graph, making a web, color coding, etc.
economics
Choose one step of the social science research process, and put it in your own words.
1. Come up with a topic to research
2. Find information to answer the question
3. Read and understand the information
4. Come to an answer to a research question
Which type of social scientist would ask this question, and why?
How do coins look different today than they did in the past?
Historian or economist
Historians are interested in change over time, and economists are interested in money. This question is about how coins change over time, so it could be asked by either one.
Come to an answer, write down your findings and explain them with evidence