Social Studies Topics

Social Studies Topics

1.  Moving West – convince others to join you

2.  An immigrant coming to the United States – explain reasons for coming to America

3.  You work at Ellis Island. Report conditions there – should they be improved? Are US officials doing a good job of controlling immigration?

4.  Child labor – take on the role of a child laborer. What do you do? What is your plight? What should be done? If children aren’t working, what should they be doing? Why?

5.  Preserving national parks – think about Teddy Roosevelt. Why should we preserve parks and care about the environment?

6.  You are a Rough Rider trying to recruit your friends. Why should we go down and assist the Cubans? Why should Americans be concerned with this?

7.  WWI – should America enter the war? Think of the Lusitania, the Zimmerman telegram. Why should we enter?

8.  You are a soldier from the WWI trenches. Support or reject the idea of trench warfare. Why? Tell what you experience.

9.  Prohibition – what works? Why do you support it? What is your role in society?

10.  Prohibition – why it doesn’t work? Why do you NOT support it? What is your role in society?

11.  You are a flapper girl. What is your life like? What other changes would you like to see?

12.  You are Susan B. Anthony’s personal assistant (her secretary.) What do we need to know about women’s suffrage? Why should we support it?

13.  In the Great Depression, you have lost faith in the banking system. Why? What should FDR do to help?

14.  Travel with Eleanor Roosevelt to the Dust Bowl area. What do Americans need to know? What is the plight of these people?

15.  You are a Washington, D.C. reporter. Write a speech giving the positives and negatives of New Deal programs.

Science Topics

1.  Earthquakes – what do people need to know? When have they affected the US? How should people protect themselves?

2.  Volcanoes – what do people need to know? How do we live with them? How do they begin? What do people near volcanic sites need in terms of protection and warning?

3.  Hurricanes – A hurricane is going to hit an area. You have been assigned by the Weather Channel to give information to residents about what they should do.

4.  Hurricanes – You are a meteorologist helping James Spann put together a school program educating sixth graders about hurricanes. What do they need to know?

5.  Space – Why should our travels to space continue?

6.  Space – Why must astronauts work as a team? Give examples of what could go wrong.

7.  Space – You are applying to be a NASA astronaut. Why should you be chosen?