Grade 12 Social Studies
36 weekly lessons connected to an illustrated, printable digital textbook.
Learn, practice, and explore
Use the 36-week lesson sequence alongside the digital textbook. The book provides lesson explanations, worked examples, practice, instructional illustrations, and a parent answer guide. Reading alone does not record scores or change assignments.
These original lesson companions support parent-led learning. Standards alignment for North Carolina and South Carolina requires separate verification.
All 36 weekly social studies lessons
📖 Open Textbook- Week 1
Economics: scarcity and incentives
I can define and explain the essential ideas in economics: scarcity and incentives and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 2
Economics: scarcity and incentives — Analyze an example
I can model and annotate the essential ideas in economics: scarcity and incentives and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 3
Economics: scarcity and incentives — Apply with evidence
I can compare and justify the essential ideas in economics: scarcity and incentives and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 4
Economics: scarcity and incentives — Demonstrate understanding
I can create and reflect the essential ideas in economics: scarcity and incentives and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 5
Economics: markets and prices
I can define and explain the essential ideas in economics: markets and prices and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 6
Economics: markets and prices — Analyze an example
I can model and annotate the essential ideas in economics: markets and prices and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 7
Economics: markets and prices — Apply with evidence
I can compare and justify the essential ideas in economics: markets and prices and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 8
Economics: markets and prices — Demonstrate understanding
I can create and reflect the essential ideas in economics: markets and prices and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 9
Economics: competition and trade
I can define and explain the essential ideas in economics: competition and trade and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 10
Economics: competition and trade — Analyze an example
I can model and annotate the essential ideas in economics: competition and trade and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 11
Economics: competition and trade — Apply with evidence
I can compare and justify the essential ideas in economics: competition and trade and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 12
Economics: competition and trade — Demonstrate understanding
I can create and reflect the essential ideas in economics: competition and trade and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 13
Personal Finance: income and taxes
I can define and explain the essential ideas in personal finance: income and taxes and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 14
Personal Finance: income and taxes — Analyze an example
I can model and annotate the essential ideas in personal finance: income and taxes and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 15
Personal Finance: income and taxes — Apply with evidence
I can compare and justify the essential ideas in personal finance: income and taxes and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 16
Personal Finance: income and taxes — Demonstrate understanding
I can create and reflect the essential ideas in personal finance: income and taxes and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 17
Personal Finance: budgeting
I can define and explain the essential ideas in personal finance: budgeting and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 18
Personal Finance: budgeting — Analyze an example
I can model and annotate the essential ideas in personal finance: budgeting and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 19
Personal Finance: budgeting — Apply with evidence
I can compare and justify the essential ideas in personal finance: budgeting and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 20
Personal Finance: budgeting — Demonstrate understanding
I can create and reflect the essential ideas in personal finance: budgeting and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 21
Personal Finance: credit and debt
I can define and explain the essential ideas in personal finance: credit and debt and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 22
Personal Finance: credit and debt — Analyze an example
I can model and annotate the essential ideas in personal finance: credit and debt and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 23
Personal Finance: credit and debt — Apply with evidence
I can compare and justify the essential ideas in personal finance: credit and debt and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 24
Personal Finance: credit and debt — Demonstrate understanding
I can create and reflect the essential ideas in personal finance: credit and debt and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 25
Personal Finance: saving and investing
I can define and explain the essential ideas in personal finance: saving and investing and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 26
Personal Finance: saving and investing — Analyze an example
I can model and annotate the essential ideas in personal finance: saving and investing and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 27
Personal Finance: saving and investing — Apply with evidence
I can compare and justify the essential ideas in personal finance: saving and investing and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 28
Personal Finance: saving and investing — Demonstrate understanding
I can create and reflect the essential ideas in personal finance: saving and investing and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 29
Personal Finance: risk and insurance
I can define and explain the essential ideas in personal finance: risk and insurance and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 30
Personal Finance: risk and insurance — Analyze an example
I can model and annotate the essential ideas in personal finance: risk and insurance and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 31
Personal Finance: risk and insurance — Apply with evidence
I can compare and justify the essential ideas in personal finance: risk and insurance and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 32
Personal Finance: risk and insurance — Demonstrate understanding
I can create and reflect the essential ideas in personal finance: risk and insurance and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 33
Personal Finance: financial decision project
I can define and explain the essential ideas in personal finance: financial decision project and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 34
Personal Finance: financial decision project — Analyze an example
I can model and annotate the essential ideas in personal finance: financial decision project and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 35
Personal Finance: financial decision project — Apply with evidence
I can compare and justify the essential ideas in personal finance: financial decision project and support my explanation with a clear example.
- Week 36
Personal Finance: financial decision project — Demonstrate understanding
I can create and reflect the essential ideas in personal finance: financial decision project and support my explanation with a clear example.