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Social Science I
Students are introduced to the use of maps and geographic terms, the location and features of the continents, the land
bridge, the first people in the Americas, and detailed lessons on the Cherokee, Sioux, Chinook, and Eskimo Indians, the Stone
Age, Bronze Age, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, the Statue of Liberty, the bald eagle, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln and
Jefferson Memorials, the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance, government, liberty, human wants and needs, goods and services,
and the use of money.
640L
Social Science II
Continues study material from the Social Science I title. Students review maps, new geographic terms, the location and
features of the continents, the New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, Southern Colonies, the founding of Jamestown, the
significant events and leaders of the American Revolution, ancient civilizations of India, stories, cultural traditions,
symbols, celebrations, the U.S. Flag, Presidents’ Day, the Liberty Bell, the White House, rights and responsibilities of
citizens, government in America, producers, and consumers.
730L
Social Science III
Continues study material from the Social Science II title. Covered topics include American Indian tribes, slavery, events
leading up to the Civil War, the Missouri Compromise, the beginning of the Civil War, Reconstruction, timelines, calendars,
Ancient Rome, the Byzantine Empire, the African kingdoms of Ghana and Mali, immigration, the symbols of Ellis Island, the
Statue of Liberty, United States Congress, human, natural, and capital resources, the distribution of goods and services,
and the effect of climate on an economy.
680L
Social Science IV
Continues study material from the Social Science III title. Students are introduced to the use of maps and additional
geographic terms as well as Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Italian explorers, the importance of the Treaty of Tordesillas,
Spanish explorations of Columbus, the search for the Northwest Passage, Cartier, colonization in North America, immigration
to America, forced relocation of Native American tribes, timelines, the Bronze Age, Viking exploration, the Maya Indians,
the Incas, the capitol building, Mount Rushmore, the role of money in the economy, and economic institutions.
760L
Social Science V
Continues study material from the Social Science IV title. Covered topics include the use of maps, geographic terms, the
lifestyle of Plains and Western Indian tribes, timelines from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the English Revolution, the
English Bill of Rights, Uncle Sam, the Presidential Seal, Washington, D.C., the Star Spangled Banner, elections, the
Electoral College, the Federal Reserve Bank, interest rates, and the use of credit in America.
840L
Civics
Covers the areas of the definition and purpose of government, the English Magna Carta, House of Lords and Commons, Thomas
Jefferson and the founding fathers’ objectives, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, the English Bill of Rights,
the Preamble, religion, the amendments to the Constitution, direct democracy, checks and balances, copyrights, patents,
establishing the Presidential system, the definition of civil rights, women’s suffrage, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
affirmative action, and much more.
1020L
History of America I
Introduces students to the definition of history, the Middle Ages, Christopher Columbus, Incas, French exploration, King
Henry, Queen Elizabeth I, the New England Colonies, the Mayflower, pilgrims, Henry Hudson, tobacco, plantations, slaves,
Thanksgiving, British and French colonists, Proclamation of 1763, the Boston Massacre, the American Revolution, the Louisiana
Purchase, moving westward, Texas Independence, the Mexican War, and the Civil War from 1861–1865.
910L
History of America II
Covers the costs of the Civil War, the 13th Amendment, tenant farmers, sharecroppers, life on the Plains, the American
Indian, 1862 Homestead Act, railroad industry, Henry Ford and the assembly line, the Roaring Twenties, the 18th Amendment,
prohibition, the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, the Paris Peace Conference, World Wars I and II, Pearl Harbor, D–Day, the
Holocaust, the Cold War, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and his assassination, the Vietnam War, Nixon,
Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, George W.Bush, and terrorism.
930L
Mid–Level Social Sciences
Topic areas include making economic decisions, management of
resources, AFL-CIO, unions, collective bargaining, the definition of
anthropology, ethnography, human ancestors, origin of languages,
community, mores, culture, divorce, deities, Aristotle, the development of
psychology and philosophy, observation, Pavlov, psychosis, Hippocrates,
introverts, and much more.
970L
History of the World I
Includes an overview of history, artifacts, Ice ages, Ancient Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Ten Commandments,
Greek civilization, Alexander the Great, philosophers, the Roman Empire, Julius Caesar’s rise and fall, Roman gods, the
development of commerce, the Irish and Anglo–Saxons, Vikings, the Crusades, feudalism, Henry I, Edward III, Joan of Arc,
Isabella and Ferdinand, Africa, the Americas, North American civilizations, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the American
Revolution, the Boston Tea Party, the First Continental Congress, the Constitution, and post–Napoleonic France.
920L
History of the World II
Covers China, Japan, isolationism, Asia, Charles Townshend, the transcontinental railroad, socialism, science in the 1800s,
pioneers in medicine, Romanticism, Impressionism, the Romanov Dynasty, Moscow, Catherine the Great, Latin America, Spanish
colonization, Queen Victoria, the U.S. in the 1800s, German Unification, the Age of Imperialism, European influence in
Africa, Indian resistance to British rule, the rise of nationalism, Allied forces, World War II, League of Nations, decline
of trade, increase of women’s rights, the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin, tensions between the Soviet Union and the
United States, the Berlin Wall, Vietnam, fighting in Cambodia, western Europe, NATO, the United Nations, and eastern Europe.
1040L
U.S. Geography
Introduces students to the study of geography and also covers the globe,
map symbols, islands, landforms such as glaciers, hills, bodies of water,
changing seasons, the Northeast and Middle Atlantic states, the
Southeastern states, the Great Lakes region, the Plains region, the
Southwestern states, the Mountain states, the Pacific states, the size,
climate, characteristics, and settlers of all the regions, the Continental
Divide, U.S. governed islands and territories, national landmarks such as
the Appomattox Court House, Ellis Island, the Alamo, Niagara Falls, the
Grand Canyon, and Yellowstone National Park.
940L
U.S. History I Click here to learn more
The story of America is written in the rich history of the accomplishments of its people. America represents a multitude of cultures that together form a unified nation that has prospered for over two hundred years. This course is designed to bring the history of America to life by connecting the events of the past to today’s world. Students will examine history by using the themes of culture, economics, geography, global connections, government, science/technology, and sociology/anthropology.
1060L
U.S. History II Click here to learn more
America represents a multitude of cultures that together form a unified nation that has prospered for over two hundred years. This course is designed to bring the history of America to life by connecting the events of the past to today’s world. Students will examine history by using the themes of culture, economics, geography, global connections, government, science and technology, and sociology and anthropology. U.S. History II is a second semester course that continues to show how events of the past are connected to today's world. Beginning with post World War I, this course examines significant events such as the Great Depression, World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, and the 2008 presidential election. Students will be guided through twentieth and twenty-first century events that have shaped our nation's society.
1040L
World Geography
Second course of the A+LS geography series continues teaching students
about the study of geography and the tools of geography.Other topic areas
include continents, islands, mountains, valleys, bodies of water, lakes,
oceans, Asia, Southeast Asia, Central and Northern Asia, the Middle East,
Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, North Africa,West Africa, East Africa,
the Sahel, eastern, southeastern, central, southern, western, and northern
European countries, the United Kingdom,Wales, Scotland, Ireland, North
America, Canada, the U.S.,Mexico, Belize, the West Indies, South America,
and Oceania.
990L
Economics
High school level course that covers the definition of economics, microeconomics, producers and consumers, capitalism,
socialism, communism, the world’s economy from 1500 to present day, colonization, balance of trade, the Great Depression, the
U.S. economy from 1600 to present day, economic causes of the Revolutionary War, railroads, corporations, monopolies, labor
unions, the New Deal, recession, inflation, classical theorists, the American microeconomic system, applied economics, social
programs, challenges of the global economy, welfare reform debate, and the budget deficit. Contains two review lessons and
one comprehensive exam.
1120L
Government
This high school level course contains the topic areas of government functions, population, territory, sovereignty, the origin
of government, the English Bill of Rights, the founding of the original thirteen colonies, the Proclamation of 1763, the First
Continental Congress, the Articles of Confederation, the origin and principles of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, executive,
legislative, and judicial powers, the Magna Carta, taxes, the U.S. Senate, impeachment, how a bill becomes a law, the U.S. House of
Representatives, elections, the President, the Presidential Cabinet, executive agencies, fiscal and monetary policy, and elections.
Contains two review lessons and one comprehensive exam.
1140L
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