Social Studies Resources for High School

Explore 11 curated social studies learning resources designed for High School students. Browse curricula, apps, videos, worksheets, and more to find the perfect fit for your learner.

A Little History of the World

A beloved single-volume world history told in warm, conversational prose — from the Stone Age to the 20th century — perfect for upper elementary through high school.

Notgrass Exploring Government

One-semester high school government course covering the Constitution, three branches, elections, and citizen responsibilities with primary sources and daily lesson plans.

CuriosityStream History & Society Documentaries

Explore world history, ancient civilizations, modern conflicts, and human societies through award-winning documentaries. Ad-free streaming with hundreds of titles for middle school through adult learners.

Gapminder Tools

Free interactive bubble charts that let students explore world development data for every country since 1800.

Dollar Street

Photographs of real homes in over 50 countries, sorted by income instead of nationality.

Bill of Rights Institute

Free primary-source civics and American history curriculum, lessons and full textbooks.

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Oyez

Free multimedia Supreme Court archive with synchronised audio of oral arguments and case summaries.

Seterra

Free online map quizzes that make memorizing countries, capitals, U.S. states, flags, and landforms genuinely fun through fast, replayable geography games.

Interactive Constitution

A free online U.S. Constitution where, for every clause, scholars from opposite sides first explain what they agree it means, then lay out where they disagree — modeling civil debate instead of a single interpretation.

DocsTeach

A free tool from the U.S. National Archives that turns thousands of real primary sources — documents, photos, maps, and cartoons — into interactive history and civics activities you can use or build yourself.

The Learning Network

The Learning Network publishes about 1,000 teaching resources each school year, all based on using Times content — articles, essays, images, videos, graphics and podcasts — as teaching tools across subject areas. Most of our resources...