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Former President Ronald Reagan was fond of quoting an old Russian saying, "Trust but Verify".
As an "Early Adopter" [first to keep grades on a computer (Commodore 64), very first Digital Camera (Kodak DC100), first PDA etc.] AND a History Teacher, the webmaster loves technology, but he doesn't trust it. Just in case the server for my other websites  www.HistoryClassroom.com   www.dPeel.com   www.ShowYourClass.com goes down, or the school server, www.itasca.com/school crashes, here's an alternate way to get to the Interactive "Practice Tests Online" and the "Print-N'-Practice" Maps.

(Go to www.HistoryClassroom.com to 
make sure that you are practicing the right test and map!)

c1 Early Americans (Interactive) 9/6

http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/c1Challenge.html

c2 European Exploration of America (Interactive) 9/20
http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/Chapter1Challenge.html

c3 English colonies (Interactive) 10/4
http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/challenge3.html

Europe Map (“Print-‘N-Practice)
http://www.itasca.com/school/peacock/7team/peel/virtualclassroom/mapreview/index.htm

c4 Lost Colony of Roanoke (Interactive) 10/11
http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/challenge4.html

Circular Flow Review (“Print & Practice”) 11/1

http://www.itasca.com/school/peacock/7team/peel/historyclassroom/reviews/circular_flow/index.htm

"Greenstuff Economics" (Interactive) 11/15
http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/Greenstuff.html

c5 Colonial Unrest (Interactive) 11/26
http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/challenge5.html

c6 Struggle for Independence (Interactive) 12/13
http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/Challenge6.html

Declaration Test Review (“Print & Practice”) 1/10

http://www.itasca.com/school/peacock/7team/peel/historyclassroom/reviews/declaration/index.htm

You can improve your Social Studies test taking skills at: (monthly)

http://tp1.clearlearning.com/ISBE/SS/2001_7/ss7_2001.tp3?USER_ID=student

Flag Test Review (“Print & Practice”) 1/17

http://www.itasca.com/school/peacock/7team/peel/historyclassroom/reviews/flag_test/index.htm

c7 New Government (Interactive) 1/31
http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/Challenge7.html

You can improve your Social Studies test taking skills (2) at:  (monthly)

http://tp1.clearlearning.com/ISBE/SS/7th/ss7.tp3?USER_ID=student

c8 Boston Massacre (Interactive) 2/7
http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/Challenge8.html

c9 Early Republic (Interactive) 2/21
http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/Challenge9.html

c10 New Nation, New Problems (Interactive) 3/7
http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/Challenge10.html

c11 Jacksonian Era (Interactive) 3/21
http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/Ch11Challenge.html

c13 One Nation A to P (Interactive) 4/11
http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/Challenge13.html

c14 Growth of Sectionalism (Interactive) 4/25
http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/Challenge14.html

 
c15 Compromise & Debate (Interactive) 5/9

http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/Challenge15.html

c16 Alamo (Interactive) 5/16

http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/Challenge16.html

c17 Struggle for Union (Interactive) 5/30
http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/Challenge17.html

c18 Reconstruction (Interactive) 6/6 ?
http://school.discovery.com/quizzes15/historyclassroom/Challenge18.html

Final Assessment (Interactive) 6/9 ?

 
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PodCast Reviews
 

Print-'N-Practice Maps...

September - Europe

Europe Page 1		Europe Page 2	Printer friendly version	Europe Key	Printer friendly version
Page 1 Answer key		Page 2 Answer key

 

October - Colonies & Canada

Canada Map color		Canada Map B & W	Printer friendly version	Canada Key	Printer friendly version

 

Colonies			Printer friendly version

 

November - Russia & Eurasian Republics

Russia & Eurasia Map		Printer friendly version

 

January - Middle East

Middle East Map		Middle East Map Key
Printer friendly version		Printer friendly version

 

February - South America

South America Map		South America Map Key
Printer friendly version		Printer friendly version

 

Central America

Central America Map		Central America Map Key
Printer friendly version		Printer friendly version

 

March - South Africa

South Africa Map		South Africa Map Key
Printer friendly version		Printer friendly version

 

April - East Asia

East Asia Map		East Asia Map Key
Printer friendly version		Printer friendly version

 

(VIRTUAL) DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION !
(Copy & paste the URL in the address bar of your browser.)
History - REINFORCEMENT
http://itasca.com/school/peacock/7team/peel/historyclassroom/reviews/pto/index.htm 
History - ENRICHMENT
http://www.itasca.com/school/peacock/7team/peel/TAG/TAG.htm 
http://www.team7itasca.com/team7/T.A.G.%20Program.htm 
http://www.team7itasca.com/team7/TAG%20Questions.htm 
Economics - REINFORCEMENT
http://www.themint.org  (& click on “Try It”)
Economics – ENRICHMENT
http://itasca.com/school/peacock/team7.htm  (click on “The Money Book” & type in our school password)
Geography - REINFORCEMENT
http://itasca.com/school/peacock/7team/peel/virtualclassroom/print_n_practice/index.htm 
Geography - ENRICHMENT
http://geography.about.com 
(take the Geography Quiz, check out the Bermuda Triangle, etc.!)

Virtual Quick Links to the Team7 Association of Websites:
http://www.itasca.com/school/peacock/7team/quicklinks/index.htm 

T.A.G./Enrichment Students - for an extra copy of the T.A.G./Enrichment ACTIVITIES Booklet go to:
http://www.itasca.com/school/peacock/7team/peel/TAG/TAG.htm 
(Scroll all the way to the bottom for help in "compacting" a unit and an overview of Multiple Learning Styles to include in your Multimedia Presentations.)

COMMON TIME (BLOCK 10)- How to research stocks in Value Line (and online), pick a Buy & Hold stock, GRQ stock, & start Dollar Cost Averaging into a fully diversified Mutual Fund. How to use an Excel spreadsheet to chart these three methods of investing. Work on History Extension Projects, Sustained Silent Reading in the Subject Area, and Journaling.

Social Studies: Mr. Peel
• History Highlights
• Virtual Classroom
• T.A.G./Enrichment | PDF(675KB)
• 7th Grade Social Studies Curriculum
• PRACTICE TESTS ONLINE
• P.roactive E.ngaged E.lectronic L.earning GIFS!
• The Stock Market Game
• The New Millennium
Declaration of Independence
Line by Line
• Preamble to the Constitution
• License Plate History!
• Gettysburg Address
• Top Ten
(Common Sense Societal Skills)
• Virtual Tour of HistoryClassroom.com
• The Classics "Declassified"
-Why Study History?
-Why Study Geography?
-Why Study Economics?
• 2005-2006 Homework nights and test days:
- Calendar: Blocks "A" & "B"
• The Money Book
(Password required)
• Greenstuff Economics Study Guide
(Password required)
• Text and Resources
• 25th Annual Family Tree Fest
• Circular Flow Test Review
• "PRINT-'N-PRACTICE MAPS"
• FLAG test REVIEW
• DECLARATION test REVIEW
• Team 7 Webmags
• Web Savvy Consumer Worksheets (PDF)
• HistoryClassroom.com
• www.ShowYourClass.com
• www.team7itasca.com
• www.dpeel.com
• Resources

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(Substitute "itasca.com/school" at the beginning of the broken URL with "itasca.k12.il.us" if you want to get to that page immediately.)


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