Friday, April 27, 2012

Illinois Constitution Test is May 4 & 7

 













Check these out to help you on the Illinois Constitution Test.

Review Games:

Illinois Constitution Battleship





There are flashcards up at Quizlet http://quizlet.com/11559267/hartwig-il-constitution-flash-cards/
and flashcardexchange.com Click on "study."

Practice Quiz if you want a challenge and have some extra time:


Illinois Constitution Practice Quiz
http://www.quia.com/quiz/2405981.html


Note: this quiz has some info that isn't on the test and not everything on the test is on this quiz. It's meant to be fun but is not a substitute for studying for the test.

Monday, April 23, 2012

50 States Geography & Review


We'll started working on the geography of the 50 states in class. Use these sites to help you study. You must correctly identify all 50 States on an outline map in 10 minutes or less by May 9.

Good Luck! 








The easiest game is this one, which will give you choices between states:
 
If you’re not at school, you can play the computer based geo game (that you remember from last year) online at:
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-puzzle.html
 An easy game and a good place to start if you don't know your states well:
A fairly tough game where you need to type in the names of all 50 states while looking at an outline map:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/states.php
Challenging game using a satellite map that you drag the outline of the states onto:
A really tough one with a satellite map and outlines of the states:
http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/fiftystates2.jsp
And this site has games at all levels:

Finally, the History Channel site about all the states. Lots of info and hunt around for some fun and challenging games.


Good luck! Which one is your favorite? What's your best score. Be prepared to share your thoughts and scores in class.

Broken links? Other study sites? Let me know.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

US Constitution Flashcards, Quizzes Reminder

Reminder
You have until 10PM tonight, Wednesday (4/18) to retake your quizzes.

Flashcards
Also, thanks to Mrs. P, you have updated flashcards online:

There is also an older flashcard set, which contains info that's not on the test, here: http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/344858  Click on "Study"

The test is next class!  Study!

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Constitution Quizzes

One week to the US Constitution Test.  In the meantime work on your practice test, study, play the review games and retake the quizzes:
  • You must take them after school either at home or in the computer lab.
  • You must enter your first and last name like this: George Washington.  You don't have to sign-in. 
  • They are timed and you can take them as many times as you want until 10PM April 18th.
See me if you need any help.


US Constitution Quiz 1
http://www.quia.com/quiz/3629864.html
US Constitution Quiz 2
http://www.quia.com/quiz/3634014.html
US Constitution Quiz 3
http://www.quia.com/quiz/3639199.html