Contact the Director of History, Tim Daly, tdaly@melroseschools.com if you have questions.
Explore a more in depth list of resources by clinking on the following link to learn more about historical events.
There are a series of great interactive “games” for students to play that help to understand core concepts about civics.
Supreme Decision: Help the Supreme Court decide a case!
Win the White House: Campaign, raise money, and WIN the Electoral College; all in the hopes of winning the Presidency!
News Feed Defenders: Watch out for FAKE NEWS! Build the capacity to find articles and sources you can trust!
These are a series of content drive videos that explain main topics through Social Studies courses.
Frontline: a series of documentaries about topical international political, economic and social justice issues.
PBS.org Documentaries:
The Poison Squad: About the road to the Pure Food and Drug Act
Road to Memphis: (Please note that the use of racial slurs in the context of historical happenings are used by individuals interviewed sharing their experiences in the Civil Rights Movement.)
Into the Amazon: Teddy Roosevelt's journey into the Amazon; they almost didn't make it back out...
Ken Burns’ FULL Documentary List:
Full List in Social Studies LINK HERE
Radiolab Presents: More Perfect (Supreme Court Cases seasons 1 and 2)
NPR: SERIAL (Season 1; Murder Trial, Season 3; Criminal Justice System)
NPR: Thoughline
1619 Project; New York Times: Social and Economic Impact of slavery on historical and present day events.
For students taking Advanced Placement exams, please use the following links to practice questions for the upcoming exams.
AP Econ: Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
AP Psychology
A great resource with countless primary and secondary sources that can be searched for by topics covered in your course.
Especially great for American History/Civics/AP US Gov and Politics
Think Like A Historian; PBS lessons
Stanford History; SHEG