The following resources may be helpful in deepening your understanding of social studies, as well as providing insight into course and exam structure and reviewing for assessments.
Global History & Geography, AP World History and AP European History:
- Pearson’s Global History and Geography Resources - Primary and secondary sources for Global History.
- EyeWitness to History - Primary sources from the Ancient world to the present day.
- Regents Preparation for Global History and Geography - Test preparation for Global History.
- The Khan Academy - A selection of online videos explaining historical themes and concepts.
- New York State/Department of Education: Social Studies - Description of NYS Standards for Global History.
- Brainpop - Watch short cartoon videos on events/issues in world history.
- Bill Gates: Big History Project - Big history covers 13.7B years of shared history, from before the Big Bang to modernity.
- Freeman-Pedia – Review of the AP World History: Modern historical developments and illustrative examples.
- Crash Course World History – John Green videos about the history of the world.
- Tom Richey's AP European History - designed to support AP European History teachers and students with videos and other materials designed to explain course content and the expectations of the AP Euro exam.
- Pearson’s American History Resources - Primary and secondary sources for American History.
- Regents Preparation for American History - Test preparation for American History.
- Library of Congress: American History - An online database supporting broad categories of American history.
- AP US – Khan Academy - A selection of online videos explaining historical themes and concepts of the AP US History course.
- The United States Constitution
- The Federalist Papers
- Women’s International Center
- Gilder Lehrman Experience
Economics:
- The Khan Academy: AP Macro - A selection of online videos explaining macroeconomic themes and concepts.
- The Khan Academy: AP Micro - A selection of online videos explaining microeconomic themes and concepts.
- Reffonomics - Online presentations that explain basic economic concepts.
- https://www.reviewecon.com - An AP economics teacher, sharing resources for anyone taking a college level Economic Principles class.
- Federal Reserve Education - A website that explains the functions of the U.S. Federal Reserve System.
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Data- unemployment rates, inflation rates, and other key economic statistics.
Miscellaneous: