APHS Social Studies
“Our students will turn the world upside down”
Welcome to the Averill Park High School Social Studies Department! This department offers courses in the following subject areas: World History 9, 9H, 10R, 10RH, United States History and Government 11R, APUSH, PIG, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Military History and Introduction to Criminal Justice. Please visit each teacher’s individual Ed-Line page for further information.
Class Syllabuses ./ Resources
Staff
- Mr. Christopher Colbert
- Mrs. Sarah Engel
- Mr. Jay Goodnow
- Mr. Gordon Kaedy
- Mr. James McPartlin
- Mr. Sean Organ
- Mr. David Pugliese
- Ms. Kaitlyn Rosemarino
- Mr. Gabriel Smith
Resources
Absolute Monarchs
Enlightenment
- Enlightenment and the Age of Reason PowerPoint Download
- John Locke PowerPoint Download
- The Spread of Enlightenment Ideas PowerPoint Download
- The Spread of Enlightenment Ideas & Enlightened Despots Worksheet Download
Enlightenment Ideas and Current Events
- Mass Grave found at Libyan Prison
- Saudi women can vote and run for office
- Syrian Soldiers and Police Killed in Rastan
- Woman sentenced to ten lashes for driving
- Yemeni President calls for early elections
Nationalism & Revolutions
Scientific Revolution
Links
Current events and Modern Industry
- Air Pollution in Beijing
- Is Global Climate Change real?
- Natural Gas Exploration in NY
- Slavery in the Modern Age
News Sources
- Al Jazeera English
- Arab News – Saudi Arabia
- BBC News
- CNN World News
- Democracy Now
- FOX News
- Japan Times online
- Los Angeles Times
- PBS News
- Peoples Daily – Beijing, China
- Rio Times online
- The Guardian – London, England
- The Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem, Israel
- The New York Times online
- The Times – London, England
- The Washington Post
- Topix – Mexico City, Mexico
Theme Review Activity
- Fighting Pirates in West Africa
- Human Sacrifice Evidence in Peru
- Iranian President Triggers UN walkout…again
- Kindle vs iPad
- The fight for Bani Walid, Libya
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