The Mississippi Department of Education and Mississippi teachers have also reviewed and adopted high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) for social studies. Here you can find the list of materials that were adopted as HQIM. The links included are links to the publisher’s websites. In some cases, you might need a special login to view the materials. As an instructor, you should be able to get preview access by contacting the vendor.
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Social Studies K-5
No titles have been adopted.
Social Studies 6-8
Ready to review materials? HMH created a Mississippi materials website that provides video introductions on the HQIM for social studies.
- HMH Social Studies World Geography (Grade 6)
- HMH Ancient Civilizations (Grade 7)
- HMH United States History: Beginning to 1877 (Grade 8)
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- MyWorld Geography Survey Interactive (Grade 6)
- MyWorld Interactive World History Survey (Grade 7)
- MyWorld Interactive American History Beginnings to 1877 (Grade 8)
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Social Studies 9-12
MDE adopted Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s African American Studies. You can see an introduction to the materials on their website. Want to see how the materials ranked on the MDE-adopted rubric? Check it out!
- EMC Publishing, LLC
Economics: New Ways of Thinking
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Social Studies Economics
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Understanding Economics
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
HMH Social Studies Global Geography
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- Cengage Learning, Inc.
The Challenge of Democracy
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MaGruder’s American Government
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United States Government: Our Democracy
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McGraw Hill Education (MHE)
Street Law: A Course in Practical Law
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- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Social Studies Psychology
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Understanding Psychology
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- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
HMH Social Studies Sociology
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Sociology & You, Student Edition
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- Cengage Learning, Inc.
U.S. History America through the Lens 1877 to the Present
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Social Studies American History: Reconstruction to the Present
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United States History and Geography: Modern Times
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United States History Reconstruction to the Present
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- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Social Studies Modern World History
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World History and Geography: Modern Times
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World History Modern Era
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AP Social Studies
Cengage – Gardner’s Art Through the Ages
- Bedford, Freeman, & Worth – A History of Western Society Since 1300 for AP 12th Edition
- Cengage – Western Civilization Since 1300
- Bedford, Freeman, & Worth (BFW) – Krugman’s Economics for AP Course 3rd Edition
- Cengage – Principles of Economics
- Pearson – Bade/Parkin, Foundations of Economics 8 ©2018 AP Edition
- Bedford, Freeman, & Worth (BFW) – Myer’s Psychology for the AP Course 3rd Edition
- Cengage – Discovering Psychology: The Science of Mind
- Pearson – Ciccarelli, Psychology, AP® Edition 4
- Bedford, Freeman, & Worth – American Government: Stories of a Nation for AP Course
- Cengage – American Government
- Pearson – Edwards, Government in America 17E 2016 Presidential Election Edition ©2018 AP Edition
- Pearson – O’Conner, American Government 13E 2016 Presidential Election Edition
- Bedford, Freeman, & Worth – America’s History for the AP Course
- Cengage – The American Pageant
- Pearson – Fraser, By the People: A History of the United States 2nd Edition, AP® Edition
- Bedford, Freeman, & Worth – Ways of the World AP, 4th Edition
- Cengage – Earth and Its People
- Pearson – Kagan, The Western Heritage, Since 1300 11 E 2016 Revised Editon AP Edition
- Pearson – Stearns, World Civilization 7E Revised ©2017 AP Edition