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Disciplines‌‌and‌‌Ideas‌‌in‌‌the‌‌Social‌‌Sciences‌ ‌
General‌‌Academic‌‌Strand│Humanities‌‌and‌‌Social‌‌Sciences‌ ‌
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1.1‌‌The‌‌Social‌‌Sciences‌ ‌

The‌‌Social‌‌Sciences‌‌in‌‌My‌‌Life‌ ‌

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Learning‌‌Competencies‌ ‌‌
At‌‌the‌‌end‌‌of‌‌this‌‌activity,‌‌you‌‌should‌‌be‌‌able‌‌to‌‌do‌‌the‌‌following:‌ ‌
● Define‌‌the‌‌social‌‌sciences‌‌as‌‌the‌‌study‌‌of‌‌society‌‌(HUMSS_DIS11-‌‌IIIa-1).‌ ‌
● Distinguish‌‌the‌‌social‌‌and‌‌the‌‌natural‌‌sciences‌‌from‌‌the‌‌humanities‌‌(HUMSS_DIS11-‌‌
IIIa-2).‌ ‌
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Recall‌ ‌
The‌‌‌social‌‌‌sciences‌‌are‌‌disciplines‌‌that‌‌deal‌‌with‌‌the‌‌affairs‌‌of‌‌people—both‌‌as‌‌
individuals‌‌and‌‌as‌‌a‌‌society.‌‌Thus,‌‌they‌‌affect‌‌our‌‌lives‌‌in‌‌one‌‌way‌‌or‌‌another.‌‌We‌‌
also‌ ‌use‌ ‌social‌ ‌sciences‌ ‌to‌‌understand‌‌various‌‌phenomena‌‌and‌‌analyze‌‌how‌‌to‌‌
provide‌‌solutions‌‌to‌‌different‌‌issues.‌‌ ‌
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Similarly,‌ ‌the‌ ‌humanities‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌natural‌ ‌sciences‌ ‌are‌ ‌important‌ ‌fields‌ ‌of‌‌
discipline.‌ ‌The‌ ‌humanities‌ ‌are‌ ‌used‌ ‌to‌ ‌understand‌ ‌human‌ ‌experiences‌ ‌and‌‌
provide‌‌a‌‌venue‌‌to‌‌express‌‌one’s‌‌thoughts‌‌and‌‌feelings.‌‌On‌‌the‌‌other‌‌hand,‌‌the‌‌
natural‌‌sciences‌‌provide‌‌us‌‌with‌‌empirical‌‌facts‌‌on‌‌how‌‌things‌‌work‌‌around‌‌us‌‌
and‌‌how‌‌we‌‌can‌‌use‌‌these‌‌to‌‌provide‌‌for‌‌our‌‌needs.‌‌ ‌
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All‌ ‌of‌ ‌these‌ ‌fields‌ ‌of‌ ‌disciplines‌ ‌work‌ ‌together‌ ‌to‌ ‌help‌ ‌people‌ ‌understand‌‌
themselves‌ ‌and‌ ‌their‌ ‌surroundings‌ ‌and‌ ‌address‌ ‌the‌ ‌issues‌ ‌and‌ ‌problems‌ ‌that‌‌
‌ humanity‌‌encounters‌‌in‌‌their‌‌everyday‌‌lives.‌ ‌

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Disciplines‌‌and‌‌Ideas‌‌in‌‌the‌‌Social‌‌Sciences‌ ‌
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As‌‌a‌‌student‌‌of‌‌the‌‌social‌‌sciences,‌‌demonstrate‌‌how‌‌you‌‌have‌‌used‌‌the‌‌social‌‌
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sciences,‌‌the‌‌natural‌‌sciences,‌‌and‌‌the‌‌humanities‌‌in‌‌your‌‌everyday‌‌life.‌‌ ‌
Product‌
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For‌ ‌this‌ ‌activity,‌ ‌you‌ ‌must‌ ‌write‌ ‌a‌ ‌two-page‌ ‌paper‌ ‌answering‌ ‌the‌ ‌guide‌ ‌questions‌ ‌below.‌‌
The‌ ‌essay‌ ‌must‌ ‌contain‌ ‌three‌ ‌to‌ ‌five‌ ‌paragraphs,‌ ‌with‌ ‌each‌ ‌having‌ ‌a‌ ‌minimum‌ ‌of‌ ‌three‌‌
sentences.‌‌Submit‌‌this‌‌output‌‌digitally‌‌via‌‌Quipper‌‌Learn‌‌Platform.‌ ‌
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Guide‌‌Questions:‌ ‌
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1. In‌ ‌which‌ ‌situation(s)‌ ‌do‌ ‌you‌‌use‌‌the‌‌social‌‌sciences?‌‌What‌‌discipline(s)‌‌in‌‌the‌‌social‌‌
sciences‌‌do‌‌you‌‌use?‌ ‌
2. How‌‌do‌‌the‌‌social‌‌sciences‌‌help‌‌you‌‌in‌‌your‌‌everyday‌‌life‌‌or‌‌in‌‌doing‌‌a‌‌specific‌‌task?‌ ‌
3. Are‌‌there‌‌instances‌‌when‌‌you‌‌used‌‌the‌‌humanities‌‌in‌‌your‌‌everyday‌‌life?‌‌How‌‌about‌‌
the‌‌natural‌‌sciences?‌ ‌
4. In‌‌which‌‌situation(s)‌‌do‌‌you‌‌use‌‌the‌‌humanities?‌‌The‌‌natural‌‌sciences?‌ ‌
5. What‌‌discipline(s)‌‌in‌‌the‌‌humanities‌‌do‌‌you‌‌use?‌‌In‌‌the‌‌natural‌‌sciences?‌ ‌
6. Based‌‌on‌‌your‌‌answers‌‌in‌‌questions‌‌1-5,‌‌how‌‌important‌‌are‌‌the‌‌social‌‌sciences,‌‌the‌‌
humanities,‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌natural‌ ‌sciences‌ ‌in‌ ‌your‌ ‌life‌ ‌as‌ ‌an‌ ‌individual,‌ ‌as‌ ‌a‌ ‌student,‌‌
and/or‌ ‌as‌ ‌a‌ ‌member‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌community?‌ ‌Please‌ ‌explain‌ ‌the‌ ‌unique‌ ‌importance‌ ‌of‌‌
each‌‌field‌‌in‌‌your‌‌life.‌ ‌
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Suggested‌‌Rubric‌‌for‌‌Grading‌ ‌
The‌ ‌rubric‌ ‌below‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌suggested‌ ‌one.‌ ‌Your‌ ‌teacher‌ ‌may‌ ‌modify‌ ‌it‌ ‌based‌ ‌on‌ ‌your‌ ‌needs.‌‌
Consult‌‌your‌‌teacher‌‌for‌‌the‌‌final‌‌rubric.‌‌ ‌
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Performance‌L
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Suggested‌‌
Criteria‌ ‌ 1‌ ‌ 2‌ ‌ 3‌ ‌ Score‌ ‌
Weight‌ ‌
Beginning‌‌ Proficient‌ ‌ Advanced‌‌
Proficiency‌ ‌ Proficiency‌ ‌

The‌‌use‌‌of‌‌the‌‌social‌‌ The‌‌use‌‌of‌‌the‌‌social‌‌ The‌‌use‌‌of‌‌the‌‌social‌‌

Application‌‌of‌‌ ‌
the‌‌social‌‌ sciences‌‌in‌‌the‌‌ sciences‌‌in‌‌the‌‌ sciences‌‌in‌‌the‌‌
sciences‌ ‌ event/s‌‌demonstrated‌‌ event/s‌‌demonstrated‌‌ event/s‌‌ ×‌‌3‌ ‌
was‌u
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clear‌.‌ ‌

The‌‌event/s‌‌depicted‌‌ The‌‌event/s‌‌depicted‌‌ The‌‌event/s‌‌depicted‌‌

Demonstration‌‌ ‌
of‌‌relevance‌ ‌ in‌‌the‌‌essay‌‌‌barely‌‌ in‌‌the‌‌essay‌‌showed‌‌ in‌‌the‌‌essay‌‌
related‌t‌ o‌‌the‌‌natural‌‌ some‌‌relevance‌‌‌to‌‌ successfully‌‌
sciences‌‌and‌‌the‌‌ the‌‌natural‌‌sciences‌‌ showed‌‌‌its‌‌ ×‌‌2‌ ‌
humanities.‌ ‌ and‌‌the‌‌humanities.‌ ‌ relevance‌‌to‌‌the‌‌
natural‌‌sciences‌‌and‌‌
the‌‌humanities.‌ ‌

The‌‌ideas‌‌were‌‌ The‌‌ideas‌‌were‌‌ The‌‌ideas‌‌were‌‌

Coherence‌‌of‌‌ ‌
ideas‌ ‌ incoherent‌‌and‌‌the‌‌ coherent,‌‌but‌‌the‌‌ coherent‌‌and‌‌
overall‌‌concept‌‌was‌‌ overall‌‌concept‌‌was‌‌ contributed‌‌to‌‌ ×‌‌1‌ ‌
not‌‌clear‌.‌ ‌ quite‌‌clear‌.‌ ‌ formulating‌‌a‌w
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concept‌.‌ ‌

Total‌‌Possible‌‌Score‌ ‌ 18‌ ‌ ‌
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