What Did We Talk About Yesterday?

Which of the following is the best definition of science?

• Guessing about how things work

• Using observation and evidence to explain the world

• Believing only in traditions

• Studying only history

What do the natural sciences mainly study?

• People and groups

• Governments and laws

• The physical and biological world

• Money and trade

What do the social sciences mainly study?

• Weather and space

• People, groups, and societies

• Rocks and minerals

• Animal habitats

Social scientists often use surveys, interviews, and observations to collect data.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of a natural science?

• Economics

• Chemistry

• Sociology

• Political Science

Which of the following is an example of a social science?

• Geology

• Astronomy

• Psychology

• Physics

Match each social science to its focus:

• Anthropology

• Mind and behavior

• Sociology

• Society and human interaction

• Political Science

• Studies humans across time/cultures

• Economics

• Resources, trade, jobs, poverty

• Psychology

• Governments, power, decision-making

It is important to study the social sciences because: