ACRONYM WORKSHEET
UNIT 1 GEOGRAPHY
THIS UNIT FOCUSES ON THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO EXCEL AT GEOGRAPHY INCLUDING: MAP READING, MAP GRIDS, LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, MAP SCALES, TIME ZONES, SPECIAL PURPOSE MAPS, GEOGRAPHY TERMS AND U.S. GEOGRAPHY.
TIME ZONE CLOCK
AUSTRALIA WEBCAM
BARROW ALASKA WEBCAM
PATRIOT TOWN
STATES AND CAPITALS PRACTICE
ALASKA WILDLIFE WEBCAMS
GEOGRAPHY VOCABULARY
FAIRBANKS WEBCAM
OLD FAITHFUL WEBCAM
WORLD TIME ZONE MAP
Keynote
UNIT 2 CHICAGO HISTORY AND CULTURE
IN THIS UNIT WE EXAMINE THE CITY OF CHICAGO. WE FOCUS ON 4 MAIN AREAS: HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND A TASTE OF CHICAGO.
CHICAGO UNIT VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY SHEET
10 FAMOUS EVENTS
CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS MAP
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM CHICAGO...
STORY OF CHICAGO (THE HISTORY CHANNEL)
THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE
1919 CHICAGO RACE RIOTS
1968 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
MAYOR RICHARD J DALEY
LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES IN THE U.S.
CHICAGO GEOGRAPHY PACKET
CHANNEL 11 CHICAGO QUIZ
CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD DIRECTIONS
PODCAST DIRECTIONS
PODCAST TIPS
PODCAST TOPICS
UNIT 3 EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY
THIS IS THE 1ST UNIT WE USE THE SS BOOK. IN THIS UNIT WE COVER A VERY LARGE TIME PERIOD, FROM THE ARRIVAL OF THE 1ST AMERICANS TO THE FOUNDING OF THE 13 COLONIES. WE ALSO EXAMINE ENGLISH HISTORY.
EXPLORATION VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY SHEET
PALEO-INDIAN MAP AND VOCAB
ENGLISH HISTORY MATCHING
EXPLORERS BULLET POINTS
HISTORY CHANNEL EXPLORERS VIDEOS
EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY TEST ESSAY
ENGLISH HISTORY POWERPOINT
SALEM WITCH TRIALS (HISTORY CHANNEL)
SALEM WITCH TRIALS (NAT GEO)
UNIT 4 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
WHILE COVERING THIS UNIT WE FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING: THE CAUSES, EVENTS, HISTORICAL FIGURES, PRIMARY DOCUMENTS AND RESULTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
AMERICAN REVOLUTION VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY SHEET
AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY.COM
AMERICAN REVOLUTION RESEARCH RUBRIC
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
MIDNIGHT RIDE OF PAUL REVERE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION TEST ESSAY
AMERICAN REVOLUTION TEST ESSAY RUBRIC
BOSTON MASSACRE PRIMARY RESOURCE
UNIT 5 IJHS MUSEUM
THE INDEPENDENCE MUSEUM ALLOWS STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESEARCH AND EXHIBIT AN ITEM OR KEEPSAKE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THEIR FAMILY. ALL 7TH GRADERS AT IJHS PARTICIPATE IN THE MUSEUM. THE TIME AND DATE FOR THIS YEAR'S MUSEUM IS: JANUARY 30TH FROM 7:00-8:00.
INDEPENDENCE MUSEUM DIRECTIONS
INDEPENDENCE MUSEUM RUBRIC
UNIT 6 AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY
CREATE A BOOKLET HIGHLIGHTING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF FAMOUS AFRICAN-AMERICANS.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN PROJECT DIRECTIONS
BLANK BOOKLET TEMPLATE
LIST OF FAMOUS AFRICAN-AMERICANS
LIST OF FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICANS
UNIT 6 THE CONSTITUTION
PASSING THE U.S. AND ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION TEST IS MANDATORY IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. DURING THIS UNIT WE WILL PREPARE FOR THE TEST BY LEARNING IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF OUR STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS.
DEBT VIDEO
COURT CASE PACKET
AMENDMENT SHEET
PREAMBLE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
DECLARATION INTERPRETATION
U.S. CONSTITUTION
U.S. SENATE WEBSITE
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WEBSITE
WHITE HOUSE WEBSITE
INTERACTIVE TOUR OF THE WHITE HOUSE
SUPREME COURT
FAMOUS COURT CASES PREZI
OYEZ.ORG
CONGRESSIONAL BIOS
WATERGATE
FDR
IMPEACHMENT
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA
DEBT CLOCK
270 TO WIN
PRESIDENT'S CABINET