What Does It Mean to Be a Political Scientist?
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Grades: 6 - 12

Video Description: Political science professor and Constitutional scholar Dr. David Robertson talks about his profession.

Type of Video: Topical*
Unique Video ID: Careers-6**

Quick Ideas for Using the Video:

  • Before viewing the video have students discuss what they think the job of a political scientists is like then compare their ideas to what Dr. Robertson shares in the video. What attracts them, or does not attract them, to this career?
  • As an extension activity, have students see if any political scientists work in their community and contact them for an interview to learn more about their work or invite them to the class as a guest speaker.

 

*Topical videos are filmed on location in the classroom/workspace/laboratory, in studio, or a combination of both to explain and/or demonstrate specific concepts, events, topics, or processes.

**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.

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