L1: Discovering the Social Sciences

What do social scientists do?

• Study the different languages people use.

• Study how people live in groups.

• Study why people wear socks.

• Study social cues.

The way people in a community use resources to meet their needs and wants.

• Economy

• Geography

• Political Science

• History

The Four Social Sciences include:

• Economy, Geography, Political Science and History.

• Eating, Sleeping, Working and Playing.

• Family, Friends, Cousins and Neighbors.

• Geometry, ELA, Science and Spanish.

the study of the natural and human features of Earth's surface, including it's climate and life forms.

• Political Science

• Economy

• Geography

• History

the study of governments and how they work.

• Geography

• Economy

• Political Science

• History

the study of the past.

• Political Science

• Economy

• Geography

• History

This is a man-made object that offers clues to the past.

Which artifact would be of greatest interest to a geographer?

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A social scientist who is researching the local sites that George Washington visited is likely a:

• political scientist

• historian

• economist

Which item would most interest an economist?

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