Social Studies

SSZ-A10-11 / SSZ-A10-12 ► In-Person

Course Description:

AP African American Studies is an interdisciplinary course that examines the diversity of African American experiences through direct encounters with authentic and varied sources.
 

Students explore key topics that extend from early African kingdoms to the ongoing challenges and achievements of the contemporary moment. This course foregrounds a study of the diversity of Black communities in the United States within the broader context of Africa and the African diaspora.

Board Approved Primary Resource:

This course follows the Advanced Placement African American Studies Framework that has been provided by The College Board. This framework and sources for this course can be found here. 

Current Textbook: White, Deborah Gray, Mia Bay, and Waldo E. Martin Jr. Freedom on My Mind: A History of African Americans, With Documents. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2021.

Additional Registration Information:

This course meets the Rigorous Course Waiver for United States History course.

SSH-A20-11 / SSH-A20-12 ► In-Person (South)

Course Description:

This course is the study of 250 works of art and history from prehistoric cave paintings through the postmodern abstract art movement of the 20th Century.
 

The primary units of study include the works of art of world civilizations from prehistoric to modern times and the cross currents between European and non-European artistic traditions.
 

The students will demonstrate learning through presentations, group and individual projects, image cards, tests, quizzes and in-class discussion.

Board Approved Primary Resource:

None

Additional Registration Information:

This course meets the Rigorous Course Waiver for the World History course. The course is offered at LSHS only. LNHS students provide their own transportation.

SSV-A20-00 ► In-Person

Course Description:

This course is the study of the political analysis of six countries: China, Great Britain, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, and Russia. It uses comparisons of political and economic institutions and policies of these six different countries to provide both a global perspective and opportunity to apply concepts to real world situations. Students identify problems and evaluate alternative policy solutions and their consequences.
 

The primary units of study include: authority and power; political and economic change; and citizen, society and the state.
 

The students will demonstrate learning by participating in class discussions and debates and by multiple choice and essay tests.

Board Approved Primary Resource:

A Comparative Government: Stories of the World for the AP Course
Karen Waples; Stephen Orvis; Carol Ann Drogus
W.H Freeman
ISBN :9781319471088

Additional Registration Information:

None

SSH-A30-11 / SSH-A30-12 ► In-Person

Course Description:

This course is the study of major world events from 1450 to the present from a Euro-centric viewpoint.
 

The primary units of study include the Renaissance and Reformation, Absolutism, Scientific Revolution, consolidation of the large nationstates, Imperialism, the world wars, Marxism and the communist world, the Cold War and superpowers, and the collapse of Communism.
 

The students will demonstrate learning through unit multiple-choice tests, and a variety of essays including Long Essay Questions, Document Based Essay Questions, and Short Answer Questions.

Board Approved Primary Resource:

Lakeville North Resource:
A History of Western Society- 13th Edition
John McKay- Bennett-Hill- John Buckler-Clare Haru Crowston-Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks- Joe Perry - 2011 - Print
ISBN-13:9780-0-312-64058-3

Lakeville South Resource:
A History of Western Society- 10th Edition
John McKay- Bennett-Hill- John Buckler-Clare Haru Crowston-Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks- Joe Perry - 2011 - Print
ISBN-13:9780-0-312-64058-3

Additional Registration Information:

This course meets the Rigorous Course Waiver for the World History course.

SSG-A00-11 / SSG-A00-12 ► In-Person

Course Description:

This course focuses on analyzing the geographic information and patterns of population, culture, rural and urban development, and globalization.
 

The primary units of study include geography as a discipline, population, cultural geography, political geography, industrial land use, rural land use, urban land use and globalization.
 

The students will demonstrate learning through unit tests, quizzes, written and oral reports, maps, diagrams and class discussion.

Board Approved Primary Resource:

The Cultural Landscape AP Edition
James M. Rubernstein, 11th Edition
ISBN: 10:0-13-292658-X

Additional Registration Information:

This course meets the Rigorous Course Waiver for the Geography course.

SSE-A00-00 ► In-Person

Course Description:

This course is the study of the principles of economics that apply to an economic system as a whole while placing particular emphasis on the study of national income and price determination.
 

The primary units of study include focus on performance measures, economic growth, and international economics. A special emphasis is placed on the analysis of current economic problems and the presentation of several different economic schools of thought.
 

The students will demonstrate learning through class participation, written assignments, written and oral projects, as well as written tests and quizzes.

Board Approved Primary Resource:

Macroeconomics: Principles, Problems, and Policies
Campbell R. McConnell - Stanley L. Brue – Glencoe/McGraw-Hill – 2006 – Print
ISBN: 9780073273082

Additional Registration Information:

This course meets the Rigorous Course Waiver for Economics.

SSE-A20-00 ► In-Person

Course Description:

This course is the study of the principles of economics that apply to the functions of individual decision makers, both consumers and producers, within the economic system.
 

The primary units of study include the nature and functions of product markets including the study of factor markets and of the role of government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy.
 

The students will demonstrate learning through class participation, written assignments, written and oral projects, as well as written tests and quizzes.

Course Recommendation:

This course should be taken by students wishing to pursue a postsecondary degree in business or economics.

Board Approved Primary Resource:

Principles of Microeconomics
N. Gregory. Mankiw - South-Western Cengage Learning – 2009 – Print
ISBN: 9780324589986

Additional Registration Information:

Students will be expected to complete readings prior to the start of the course and will be assessed at the start of the course. This class will prepare students for the AP exam given in the spring. This course meets the Rigorous Course Waiver for Economics.

SSP-A00-11 / SSP-A00-12 ► In-Person

Course Description:

This course is the scientific study of the mental processes of human behavior; and the ethics and methods psychologists use in their science and practice.
 

The primary units of study include scientific foundations of psychology; biology and behavior; sensation and perception; learning; cognitive psychology; developmental psychology; motivation, emotion, and personality; clinical psychology; and social psychology.
 

The students will demonstrate learning through tests, quizzes, group work, experiments, individual projects and in-class discussion.

Board Approved Primary Resource:

Myer’s Psychology for the AP Course
David G. Myers; C. Nathan DeWall; Elizabeth Yost Hammer
4th edition, 2024 - Bedford, Freeman and Worth
ISBN:9781319281168

SSV-A00-00 ► In-Person

Course Description:

This course is the study of the forces that helped to shape the American government “experiment” while evaluating both past and present American governmental leaders, using the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence as guidelines.
 

The primary units of study include a focus on the Constitution, the political parties, the media, the three branches of government and the bureaucracy.
 

The students will demonstrate learning by tests, quizzes, written and oral reports and inclass discussion.

Board Approved Primary Resource:

The Challenge of Democracy
Kenneth Janda - Jeffrey M. Berry - Jerry Goldman - Kevin W. Hula - Houghton Mifflin Co. – 2004 – Print
ISBN: 9780618312078

Additional Registration Information:

This course meets the Rigorous Course Waiver for the Civics course.

SSH-A00-11 / SSH-A00-12 ► In-Person

Course Description:

This course is the study of United States history.
 

The primary units of study include the founding, building, and testing of a new nation, forging an industrial society, struggling for justice at home and abroad, and making modern America.
 

The students will demonstrate learning through multiple-choice, Long Essay Questions, Data Based Questions, and Short Answer Questions.

Board Approved Primary Resource:

The American Pageant: A History of the American People
(16th Edition at South)
(17th Edition at North
Kennedy & Cohen, Cengage Learning 2016, Print
ISBN: 978-1-337-09016-2

Additional Registration Information:

This course meets the Rigorous Course Waiver for United States History course. 

SSH-A40-11 / SSH-A40-12 ► In-Person

Course Description:

This course is the study of world history from 1200CE to the present.
 

The primary units of study include early river civilizations, classical civilizations, the rise and spread of major world religions, hemispheric exchange, imperialism, colonialism, both world wars, and globalization.
 

The students will demonstrate learning through chapter tests, essays, and semester final exams.

Board Approved Primary Resource:

Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past 4th Ed. (North)
Bentley and Ziegler - McGraw-Hill College - 2007 – Print
ISBN: 9780073330679 

Additional Registration Information:

This course meets the Rigorous Course Waiver for the World History course.

SSC-100-00 ► In-Person

Course Description:

This course is the study of how government works and what it means to be an active citizen in a democracy. The primary units of study explore rights, responsibilities, and how citizens, governments, and tribal nations work together to shape policies and communities. 

The students will demonstrate learning through responding to unit compelling questions using collaboration, writing, critical thinking, and thinking skills unique to political science.

Board Approved Primary Resource:

TBD

Additional Registration Information:

None

SSL-100-00 ► In-Person

Course Description:

This course is the study of civil, criminal and federal law.
 

The primary units of study include civil law, and types of lawsuits, criminal law against people and property, federal criminal law, and constitutional law including the United State Supreme Court and famous case trials.
 

The students will demonstrate learning through tests, projects and presentations.

Course Recommendation:

This course is recommended for students who are interested in law related careers.

Board Approved Primary Resource:

Street Law 6th Ed.
Lee Arbetman – Edward O’Brien - Glencoe/McGraw-Hill – 2001 – Print
ISBN: 9780314140777

Additional Registration Information:

None

SSG-100-00 ► In-Person

Course Description:

This course is the study of geographic data, geospatial thinking, and geographic inquiry to better understand the world and the people in it.  Students will examine population, how culture spreads, and how humans interact with our environment.

The students will demonstrate learning through responding to unit compelling questions using collaboration, writing, critical thinking, and thinking skills unique to geographic inquiry.

Board Approved Primary Resource:

TBD

Additional Registration Information:

None

SSZ-100-00 ► In-Person

Course Description:

This course is the study of social, economic, cultural and political forces that have shaped the development of sports in the United States throughout history. Students will further investigate the role of commercialization, gender discrimination, racial bias, and class economics in relation to sports.
 

The primary units of study include sporting in early America, organized sports (boxing, baseball and football), race and sports, women and sports, college sports in the modern era, Olympic sports, television and pay for play.
 

The students will demonstrate learning through analysis of primary and secondary sources, class discussion, tests, projects and presentations.

Course Recommendation:

This course is recommended for students who are interested in learning history in connection with the popular cultural phenomenon of sports in America or those interested in a potential sports studies or sports management degree in college.

Board Approved Primary Resource:

Sports in American Life: A History, 3rd Edition
Richard O. Davies – John Wiley and Sons, Inc – 2017-Print
ISBN: 9781118912379

Additional Registration Information:

This course does not meet the requirements for NCAA approved core courses. See your Dean for more information.

SSE-100-00 ► In-Person
SSE-100-00H ► Hybrid

Course Description:

This course is the study of how people, businesses, and governments make choices that affect our everyday lives. Students explore big ideas in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and the global economy while learning how to think like an economist. 

The students will demonstrate learning through responding to unit compelling questions using collaboration, writing, critical thinking, and thinking skills unique to economics.

Board Approved Primary Resource:

TBD

Additional Registration Information:

Recommended for Grade 12 students. 

SSP-100-00 ► In-Person

Course Description:

This course is the study of behavior and mental processes. This course is designed to introduce the student to a survey of various topics in psychology from neuroscience to psychological disorders.
 

The primary units of study include the brain, processes of learning, personality theory, states of consciousness and abnormal behavior.
 

The students will demonstrate learning through unit tests, quizzes, projects, and class discussion.

Board Approved Primary Resource:

Psychology: Principles in Practice
Spencer A Rathus - Holt, Rinehart & Winston – 1999 – Print
ISBN: 9780030154492

Additional Registration Information:

Students taking AP Psychology should not register for this course.

SSS-100-00 ► In-Person

Course Description:

This course is an introductory study of basic sociological concepts: humans and their behavior group. In addition, this course will seek to examine societal concepts (values, traditions, roles) that influence the interaction among individuals, groups, and institutions, as well as to understand how societal concepts and institutions develop and change over time.
 

The primary units of study include cross-cultural studies of family, marriage, divorce, death, the right to die, effects of death on people, deviant subculture, race, and ethnicity.
 

Students will demonstrate learning through tests, quizzes, plus written and oral projects.

Board Approved Primary Resource:

None

Additional Registration Information:

None

SSH-100-11 / SSH-100-12 ► In-Person

Course Description:

This course is a study of United States History through the lens of different eras.  Primary units of study will begin with Indigenous Peoples and end with the 21st Century.

The students will demonstrate learning through responding to unit compelling questions using collaboration, writing, critical thinking, and thinking skills unique to historical thinking

Board Approved Primary Resource:

TBD

Additional Registration Information:

None

SSH-120-11 / SSH-120-12 ► In-Person

Course Description:

This course is a study of World History through the lens of different eras.  Primary units of study will begin with Early Human History and end with the 21st Century.

The students will demonstrate learning through responding to unit compelling questions using collaboration, writing, critical thinking, and thinking skills unique to historical thinking

Board Approved Primary Resource:

TBD

Additional Registration Information:

None