The use of documentaries is useful in teaching of social science as

The teaching of social science must adopt methods that promote creativity, aesthetics, and critical perspectives.

Key Points

• The term document is generally associated with written or printed records as evidence of historical facts.
• The documentary is defined this way, it is a form directed towards presenting a factual record about real people, things, and events.
• It sets out not just to 'entertain' but to explore.
• It gives a first-hand account of an event.
• Documentaries bring the world to the students in real ways.
• Documentary films depict content in cinematically interesting ways. They present stories in terms of human beings and human interests. They may be used to illustrate a subject, generally to introduce or revise it.

Thus, it is concluded that the use of documentaries is useful in the teaching social science as it gives first-hand account of an event.