US Constitution Lesson 6 April 18 & 19

I hope that everyone had a good break.  

The US Constitution test has been moved to April 22 & 25 to give everyone time to be adequately prepared.  

1) The practice test is due today. 

2) You can still retake your quizzes for credit or practice.
 Retake Ch 7 Quiz online for a max 6/8 score here.  See me for the secret word.
 Retake Ch 6, Section 1 Quiz online for max 4/5 score if needed.  Click here for Ch 6 quiz retake. See me for the secret word.
 
3) The Quizlet flashcards are an invaluable resource.  Don't forget to use scatter and test (like we practiced in class) in addition to the flashcards.

4) And finally, here are some fun review games.

US Constitution Practice Games

The US Constitution test is less than two weeks away!
Here are some games to help you study.

27 Amendments

Amendments to the Constitution (matching game)

American Revolution Review Questions (Challenge Board)

Articles of Confederation or U.S. Constitution?

Confederation to U.S. Constitution (Battleship)

Constitutional Compromises

Declaration of Independence

Federal Legislative Branch Rags to Riches (U.S. Constitution)

Flag Etiquette

President of the United States (Rags to Riches)

Sequence of Events & Documents in U.S. History

The American Revolution (Battleship)

The Three Branches of the U.S. Government

U. S. Constitution Jeopardy

U. S. Documents (Matching)

U.S. Government: Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? Rages to Riches

U.S. Government Jeopardy

U.S. Government Overview (Hangman)

U.S. Government People (matching game)

Many of these were not created by me and some of these may be out of date.  If so, let me know.

Lost your copy of the practice test?  You can download it here from google drive (formatting is a little off but all of the questions are there). 

50s & 60s Games & Activities

Cold War Jeopardy
http://www.quia.com/cb/732326.html
Cold War Millionaire
http://www.quia.com/rr/768107.html
The Cold War
http://www.quia.com/rr/767923.html
Civil Rights Battleship Game
http://www.quia.com/ba/479256.html
Civil Rights Era Jeopardy
http://www.quia.com/cb/737309.html

Ch 25 The Cold War Activities

Cold War Games/Activities
Cold War Jeopardy
http://www.quia.com/cb/732326.html
Cold War Millionaire
http://www.quia.com/rr/768107.html
The Cold War
http://www.quia.com/rr/767923.html 

Ch 25/1 Cold War Quiz retakes (click here)

Textbook Resources and Practice Quizzes
There are also some good flashcards and a crossword here.  
50s Rock and roll?  Read a bit here.  Rock and roll quiz?  Yes! 
And there are some Know it? Show it! games here.



Videos
There's a youtube video playlists here (not viewable at school).

• The Cold War playlist
• Roots of Rock and Roll playlist 
• 50s & 60s Fads playlist

Some of these we may be watching in class.  The videos include Crash Course, PSA from the 50s, and a list of Cold War Video Games.  Got any more to add?


Games
Speaking of games, here's one that looks like it was created during the Cold War.  There are some games you can pay for (but please don't) like Us And Them.  There is also COD: Black Ops II, which has some kind of Cold War plot but I haven't played it.  

Cool Websites 
History.com has videos and more info.  
There's also plans to build a Cold War Museum.  
Finally, there's the BBC site. There also this site with sound clips that highlights African American contributions to popular music. 

Know any more?  Comment and let me know or see me in class.

The U.S. Constitution Test is April 21 & 22: Finish Practice Test and Study!

• Finish up practice test and study!  Test is Monday & Tuesday next week.

Speaking of studying. . .

1. Flash Cards (highly recommended) are  here (quizlet).

And on my Quia profile look for

1. Review Games:  Activities -->Constitution and you'll see them
2. Review Quizzes for retakes, review and practice: Quizzes --> US Constitution --> and you'll see the quizzes

 Lost your copy of the practice test?  You can download it here from google drive (formatting is a little off but all of the questions are there). 

Chapter 25 Cold War Enhancement Activities

Quizzes, Flashcards & Games

There's a lot of great resources online for you to use, and these are just a few.

Quizlet  Search under 1950s and Cold War and you'll find plenty of quiz sets.

Quia  You can try my review games from last year and search for new ones.  

Cold War Jeopardy

Cold War Millionaire

The Cold War

Textbook Resources and Practice Quizzes
Your textbook has some online resources too.
Click here, then:
Click on Interactive Flashcards, Progress Monitoring Tests (quizzes really), and Just 4 Fun.
There are also some good flashcards and a crossword here.  
50s Rock and roll?  Read a bit here.  Rock and roll quiz?  Yes! 
And there are some Know it? Show it! games here.


Videos
There's a youtube video playlists here.  

• The Cold War playlist
• Roots of Rock and Roll playlist 
• 50s & 60s Fads playlist

Some of these we may be watching in class.  The videos include Crash Course, PSA from the 50s, and a list of Cold War Video Games.  
Got any more to add?


Games
Speaking of games, here's one that looks like it was created during the Cold War.  There are some games you can pay for (but please don't) like Us And Them.  There is also COD: Black Ops II, which has some kind of Cold War plot but I haven't played it.  

Cool Websites 
History.com has videos and more info.  There's also plans to build a Cold War Museum.  Finally, there's the BBC site. There also this site with sound clips that highlights African American contributions to popular music. 

Know any more?  Comment and let me know or see me in class.

More to come?

50 States Geography Enhancement

We'll started working on the geography of the 50 states in class with our suffrage map.  If you want to or need to practice, here are some sites to practice for your enhancement grade.  

The easiest game is this one, which will give you choices between states:

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/Quiz/states-and-capitals-2.html

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:

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/unitedstates.html

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:

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

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

http://www.history.com/topics/states

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.

Illinois Constitution Test is May 4 & 7

 

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

Review Games:

Illinois Constitution Battleship

Illinois Constitution Hangman

Illinois Constitution Rags to Riches

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.

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:

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/Quiz/states-and-capitals-2.html

 

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:

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/unitedstates.html

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:

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

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

http://www.history.com/topics/states

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.

US Constitution Quiz 3 and Review Games

Here's the link to US Constitution Quiz 3:

http://www.quia.com/quiz/3639199.html

• You must take this after school either at home or in the computer lab.
• Please log-in to Quia but if you don't remember it, that's okay.  Just enter your name.
• You must enter your first and last name like this: George Washington
• You have seven minutes and can take it as many times as you want until April 18th.

See me if you need any help.

You'll be getting your review packets so I might as well put up some links to review games.  Check these out:

Sequence of Events & Documents in U.S. History http://www.quia.com/rd/257913.html

The Three Branches of the U.S. Government http://www.quia.com/cz/424213.html

U.S. Government: Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? Rages to Riches http://www.quia.com/rr/802043.html

U.S. Government Jeopardy http://www.quia.com/cb/753888.html

U.S. Government Overview (Hangman) http://www.quia.com/hm/656173.html

U.S. Government People (matching game) http://www.quia.com/cm/536800.html

50s & 60s Review Games

Are up on Quia

The Cold War
http://www.quia.com/rr/767923.html

Civil Rights Battleship Game
http://www.quia.com/ba/479256.html

Civil Rights Era Jeopardy http://www.quia.com/cb/737309.html

Cold War Jeopardy http://www.quia.com/cb/732326.html Cold War Millionaire http://www.quia.com/rr/768107.html