Social Scientists Drama Circle | Paper

Learn about the roles of social scientists like historians, geographers, archaeologists and anthropologists with this activity designed to give students insight how to learn about past civilizations. This was written for Alberta social studies but can work all across Canada.

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This engaging activity includes:

• understanding the role of social scientists and they help us learn about the past to make decisions in the future
• the jobs and unique skills of historians, archeologists, anthropologists and geographers
• primary and secondary sources
• how historical data and information is gathered and shared
• directions on how to run a drama circle.
• a teacher quick guide.
• a set of 40 cards (in colour and ink-saving versions).
• a set of discussion questions to do after the drama activity.
• a variety of reading difficulties and amounts of text on the cards so you can differentiate easily for your students.
• a few blank cards if you need to change the language on a card.

Ninja Note: If you teach in Alberta, this resource has been written for the new social studies curriculum. Learn more about how we're writing and adjusting resources for the new curriculum. https://brainninjas.ca/social-studies-in-alberta/

This activity aligns with:

• the Alberta Social Studies Curriculum Grade 5 ©2025
  

This activity supports:

• learning about how social scientists help us understand the past.
  

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Ninja Note: This resource requires downloading the PDF, printing the cards, and cutting them apart before beginning the activity.

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