Information for: Parents Students Teachers	Home / Departments / History and Social Sciences / Information for Parents History and Social Sciences - Parents The history and social science program is composed of four strands that are taught in grades K-12. The four strands are history, geography, civics, and economics. At various grade levels the strands receive a different levels of focus. Information concerning the strands can be found on the Department of Education web site at http://www.pen.k12.va.us/ Here parents can review the SOL, the state resource guide and questions from previous testing that have been released to the public. Virginia Standards of Learning http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Superintendent/Sols/home.shtml Virginia Department of Education http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/ DOE SOL Test Information http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Assessment/home.shtml Virginia Standards Resources http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/sol.html Preparing for the AP Exam http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/prep.html History Facts http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html http://www.historyworld.net/