This October 2012 web-zine article by Lee Binz is a helpful catalog of ideas for high school social studies.

This is a comprehensive newsletter edited by the long-time authors of The Teaching Home magazine (which is now an online newsletter). It has many links to a variety of testing resources as well as articles about testing (pro and con) and some of the changes in achievement testing over time. The article also gives helpful tips for preparing your child for testing.