| SOCIAL STUDIES |
| ALSDE-approved 2010 Social Studies Curriculum HERE. |
| Supplemental Resources: Social studies courses may utilize the following supplemental resources: DBQ Project, Discovery Education, Newsela, NoRedInk, AP Classroom/College Board Resources, A+ College Ready |
| Below are the adopted textbooks for social studies courses as well as the course outline and description. |
| Course |
Title |
Author |
Edition |
Publisher |
Copyright Year |
Tentative Course Outline |
Course Descriptions |
| Civics, Gr 7 |
Building Citizenship-Civics & Economics |
Remy, Patrick, Saffell, Clayton |
1st Edition |
McGraw-Hill |
2015 |
7th Grade Civics Outline |
U.S. founding documents; representative democracy; law; personal finance; U.S. political system; civic participation and responsibility |
| Geography, Gr 7 |
Discovering World Geography |
Boehm |
1st Edition |
McGraw-Hill |
2015 |
7th Grade Geography Outline |
Cultural geography emphasizing places and regions; physical systems; human systems; relationships between people and their environment |
| World History to 1500, Gr 8 |
Discovering Our Past-A History of the World Early Ages |
Spielvogel |
1st Edition |
McGraw-Hill |
2015 |
8th Grade World History Outline |
Chronological history of the world: survey of early and classical civilizations; world expansion of agrarian and commercial civilizations from beginnings to 1500 |
| World History 1500-Present, Gr 9 |
Modern World History |
NA |
1st Edition |
HMH |
2018 |
9th Grade World History Outline |
Chronological history of the world: the emergence of a global age; the Age of Revolutions; the Age of Isms; era of global war, the world from 1500 to present. |
| United States History I |
American History |
NA |
1st Edition |
HMH |
2018 |
10th Grade US History I Outline |
Chronological survey of major events and issues: colonization, American Revolution, development of political system and distinct culture; slavery; reform movements; sectionalism; Civil War; Reconstruction; Alabama's history and geographic changes that have influenced aspects of life during and after events. |
| United States History II |
American History-Reconstruction to Present |
NA |
1st Edition |
HMH |
2018 |
11th Grade US History II Outline |
Chronological survey of major events and issues: industrialization; Progressivism; foreign policy; World War I; the Great Depression; World War II; post-war United States; contemporary United States; Alabama's history and geographic changes that have influenced aspects of life during and after events. |
| United States Government |
United States Government |
NA |
1st Edition |
HMH |
2018 |
12th Grade US Government Outline |
Origins, functions, and branches of U.S. government; representative democracy; federalism; political/civic life; analysis of Constitution; Bill of Rights; and other relevant documents; foreign policy. |
| Economics |
Economics |
NA |
1st Edition |
HMH |
2018 |
12th Grade Economics Outline |
Basic elements of economics; comparative economic systems and economic theories; role of the consumer; business and labor issues; functions of government; structure of U.S. banking system; role of Federal Reserve Bank. |
| AP World History |
Traditions and Encounters-A Global Perspective on the Past AP Edition |
Bentley, Ziegler, Streets-Salter, Benjamin |
7th Edition |
McGraw-Hill |
2023 |
AP World History Course and Exam Description |
College-level advanced course following the curriculum established by the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) program for world history. This course is designed to prepare students for the College Board Advanced Placement World History exam, and students are encouraged to take the exam. |
| AP United States History |
American History-Connecting with the Past AP Edition |
Brinkley |
16th Edition |
McGraw-Hill |
2023 |
AP US History Course and Exam Description |
College-level advanced course following the curriculum established by the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) program for United States history. This course is designed to prepare students for the College Board Advanced Placement United States History exam, and students are encouraged to take the exam. |
| AP US Government and Politics |
American Democracy Now AP Edition |
Harrison, Harris, Deardorff |
7th Edition |
McGraw-Hill |
2022 |
AP US Government Course and Exam Description |
College-level advanced course following the curriculum established by the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) program for U.S. Government and Politics. This course is designed to prepare students for the College Board Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics exam, and students are encouraged to take the exam. |
| AP Human Geography |
The Cultural Landscape-An Introduction to Human Geography AP Edition |
Rubenstein |
13th Edition |
Pearson |
2020 |
AP Human Geography Course and Exam Description |
College-level advanced course following the curriculum established by the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) program for human geography. This course is designed to prepare students for the College Board Advanced Placement Human Geography exam, and students are encouraged to take the exam. |
| AP European History |
AP Western Civilization Since 1300 |
Spielvogel |
10th Edition |
Cengage |
2019 |
AP European History Course and Exam Description |
College-level advanced course following the curriculum established by the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) program for European history. This course is designed to prepare students for the College Board Advanced Placement World History exam, and students are encouraged to take the exam. |
| AP Psychology |
The Science of Psychology AP Edition |
King |
4th Edition |
McGraw-Hill |
2017 |
AP Psychology Course and Exam Description |
College-level advanced course following the curriculum established by the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) program for psychology. This course is designed to prepare students for the College Board Advanced Placement Psychology exam, and students are encouraged to take the exam. |
| Psychology |
Understanding Psychology |
Kasschau |
1st Edition |
Glencoe |
2014 |
Psychology Standards on Page 91 of SS COS |
History of psychological inquiry; methods of scientific research; human development; sensation and perception; motivation and emotion; states of consciousness; social psychology; cognition; intelligence and assessment; personality theories; stress; mental disorders and treatments. |
| Sociology |
Sociology and You |
Shepard |
1st Edition |
McGraw-Hill |
2014 |
Sociology Standards on Page 95 of SS COS |
Culture and society; social inequalities; social institutions; social change. |
| Contemporary World Issues |
No Adopted Text |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Contemporary World Issues on Page 97 of SS COS |
Current issues from historical and geographical perspectives; knowledge of key contemporary personalities and events that impact lives. |
| Human Geography |
No Adopted Text |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Human Geography Standards on Page 99 of SS COS |
Survey of the nature of human geography through population studies, characteristics, and distribution of cultural mosaics, spatial patterns of economic interactions, human settlement, and division of Earth's surface through forces of cooperation and conflict. |
| Psychology: IB Psychology, SL, Grades 11 and 12 |
Psychology: Course Companion (DHS) |
Popove, Parker, Seath |
2nd |
Oxford University Press |
2017 |
IB Psychology Course Information |
Emphasis on the content psychology including students’ development of a critical appreciation of human experience and behavior; the varieties of physical, economic, and social environments that people inhabit; and, the history of social and cultural institutions. |
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Psychology for the IB Diploma (FPHS) |
Bryan, Giddensm Halkiopoulos |
2nd |
Pearson |
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| Social Studies: IB History, Higher Level, Grades 11 and 12 |
Causes and Effects of 20th Century Wars (DHS) |
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2nd |
Hodder Education |
IB History of the Americas Course Information |
History of the Americas is a two-year course. During this two-year course, the students will study 20th-century issues for the purpose of comparing/contrasting the similarities and differences in cultural roots, political economic-social development, and modern international relations. Teachers will choose one prescribed subject and two topics covering 20th-century world history. Teachers will also choose three aspects of the history of the Americas. |
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History for the IB Diploma Paper 2 Authoritarian States (20th Century) (DHS) |
Cambridge Press |
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Rights and Protests (DHS) |
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2nd |
Cambridge Press |
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Access to History for the IB Diploma: Rights and Protest (DHS) |
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Hodder Education |
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Cold War: Superpower Tensions and Rivalries (DHS) |
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2nd |
Hodder Education |
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The Cold War and the Americas (1945-1981) (DHS) |
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2nd |
Cambridge Press |
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Civil Rights and Social Movements in the Americas Post-1945 (DHS) |
2nd |
Cambridge Press |
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History for the IB Diploma: Origins and Development of Authoritarian and Single Party states (FPHS) |
Todd |
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Cambridge University Press |
2011 |
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History for the IB Diploma: The Cold War (FPHS) |
Todd |
6th |
Cambridge University Press |
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Access to History for the IB Diploma: The Cold War and the Americas 1945-1981 (FPHS) |
Sanders |
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Hodder Education |
2015 |
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Access to History for the IB Diploma: Civil Rights and Social Movements in the Americas post 1945 (FPHS) |
Sanders |
2nd |
Hodder Education |
2016 |
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Access to History for the IB Diploma: The Second World War and the Americas 1933-1945 (FPHS) |
Wright |
2nd |
Hodder Education |
2016 |
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