Grades 6-12 Social Studies Resources

Books

• A Night Divided

• The Red Umbrella

Practice

• GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE PART 1

• GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE PART 2

• HISTORY OF EUROPE

Websites

• Economics Vocabulary

• Government Vocabulary

• Geography Games

• Geoguess

• Geoguess

Videos

• PBS: Slavery By Another Name

• 8th Grade Social Studies - GPB

Websites

• Georgia Studies Unit Reviews

• Slavery By Another Name

• I Civics

•  Georgia Studies - Virtual Field Trips

• Georgia Race Through Time

• Peach State Politics

• Financial Football

Videos

Movie Suggestions. Parental review of movies is encouraged.

• Rabbit Proof Fence

• Hotel Rwanda

Websites

• Geography Games

Books

• It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers)

• Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (also available as a documentary)

• A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 

• World History Books: The Book Thief, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, All Quiet on the Western Front

• US History Books: Mason-Dixon: Crucible of the Nation, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Freedom Summer , and Freedom’s Detective

• US History Movies: The Book Thief, Pearl Harbor, Ghosts of Mississippi, Apollo 13

• Economics: Next Gen Personal Finance   and  Economics Podcast The Fed for Students

• American Government: PBS Civics Collection and Khan Academy

AP Geography

• Videos - AP Geography

• College Board Geography Resources

• Books

  • Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall

  • Move by Parag Khanna

AP Macroeconomics

• Video: Macroeconomics 15 Minute Review

• College Board - AP Macroeconomics

AP World History

• Videos: World History Crash Course

• College Board - AP World History

• AP World Resources: 1200-1450

• Classic Civilizations (complete this using the AMSCO Prologue)

• Major Religions (conduct your own research to complete this)

AP American Government

• Videos - Government and Politics

• College Board - AP Government and Politics

• Go Behind the Scenes With the Founders at the Library of Congress

• Book

  • AMSCO Advanced Placement: United States Government and Politics

AP US History

• APUSH Study Guide

• APUSH Crash Course Videos

• AP Student - AP US History

AP Psychology

• College Board- AP Psychology

• AP Psychology Videos