Social Scientists 6.1.spi.1

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Social Scientists6.1.spi.1

• Who studies history?
• What is culture? What are examples of culture?

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What type of professionals study history?

• Historian
• Archaeologist
• Historians and archaeologist are considered
  social scientist.

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Historians versus Archaeologists

• What do historians study?
• They study the past to understand peoples
  _________________.
• What do archaeologists study?
• They study the ___________ people left behind.

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Social Scientists
Historian
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What is culture?
Historians study the culture of peopleWhat makes
up culture?
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Culture ActivityCreate a web with 8 circles.
Fill in the circles with words and pictures that
describe your culture. You must also include
color.
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Homework

• In a paragraph, explain what social scientist use
  to study history. (Be sure to include examples)
• Information can be found on pages 10-11 in your
  World History Book.

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Using Clues We rely on a variety of sources to
learn history.

• Fossil remain (bones, footprints)
• Artifacts (coins, pottery)

• Secondary Sources (your history textbook,
  biography)
• Primary Sources (autobiography, video recording)

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How do fossils and artifacts help teach us about
the past?
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Primary or Secondary SourceExplain Why?

• Photograph
• Journal articles
• Diary
• Encyclopedias
• Video recording
• Court Documents
• MLK Speech