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6th grade

English

Magnetic Poetry
Click and drag the words to create your own cool poems
Language Arts Games
Improve your vocabulary
Grammar Quiz
How well do you know language? Test yourself and find out!
Quia English Activities
Play games on Quia to improve your English skills!
We Debate It
Need to debate a topic? This is a great site for posting and debating online

The 60s

Electives

Math

Algebra Readiness Testing
ConnectEd
McGraw Hill ConnectEd: eMath Book and other cool stuff User name: VAGlencoe Password: 4Me
Countdown Math
COUNTDOWN is a collection of Quicktime movies to develop Math skills
Interactive Assessments
Practice TEI style questions by strand or by type of question!
Khan Academy Math Videos
Get extra help in Math by watching videos and teachers- and there’s more videos than Math! Check out their other subjects, too!
Math 123xyz
Interactive Math Tutorials to review concepts
Math Dictionary for kids
Math Moves U
Making Middle School Math fun!
Math Snacks
Smart and yummy educational animations, mini–games, and interactive tools that help mid-school learners better understand math c
Math Snacks
Need to learn a bit of something? Try a Math Snack!
Math Trainer
Get in some serious multiplication table training. Responds to your answers ... so it will train your weaknesses. Use 3 session
Math Words
Mr Nussbaum's Math Games
A wide variety of math games at different levels
MultiFlyer
Absolutely the BEST and most fun way to review multiplcation facts! Explore the galaxy while solving multiplcation problems. And
Multiflyer
Need to work on Multiplication? Try MultiFlyer!
Quia Math
All Quia Math activiites
Quick Flash II
A fun way to practice your Multiplication Facts!
Spy Guys Tutorials
Let the Spy Guys help you work through Math
Sumdog
Get your login from your teacher, create your avatar and take the challenge! How many points can YOU earn as a Math Wizard?
That's a Fact!
Practice Multiplication or Division Facts- or Both! Choose the format, the time, the number- customizable!

6.1 The student will identify representations of a given percent

Concentration Game
Match Decimals and Fractions
Flash Cards
Fraction to Decimal Conversion
Matching Game
Fraction and Decimal Conversion
Concentration
Another matching game with fractions and decimals

6.18 The student, given a problem situation, will collect, analy

Interactive Movies
Organizing and displaying data
Describing distributions
Video and activities
Practice with Organizing Data
Online Quiz
Walking the Plank
Collect data and graph in this activity
Whole Number Cruncher
A function machine
Help blind students graph on a coordinate plane
Coordinates Game
Simple Coordinates Game

6.2 The student will describe and compare two sets of data, usin

Relative Ratios
Media Rich Lesson
Using a Ratio
From BBC- includes activity and test bite
Insite Into Ratios
From BBC- Interactive

6.3 The student will a) find common multiples and factors, inclu

BasketMath
Find the greatest common factor
Grid Game
Let Pythagoreas and Hypatia help you find multiples and factors
Color Multiples
In Pascal's Triangle- interactive activity
Color It
Color the spaces and find the picture. Try other examples with other multiples
Fraction Four
Simplify and write equivalent fractions

6.3 The student will b) identify and describe prime and composit

Odd or Even
scroll down to the middle of the page to play against the clock

6.4 The student will compare and order whole numbers, fractions,

Who Wants Pizza?
a fun way to learn about fractions
Fun Fractions
more fraction activities on this page
Visual Fractions
Find Grammy
Identify Fractions
Interactive Exercise
Switcher
order decimal numbers
Fraction Switcher
order fractions

6.5 The student will identify, represent, order, and compare int

Compare and Order Integers
tutorial followed by interactive exercises
Line Jumper
add integers to play this game. Levels from easy to hard
Using Integers
use the internet to collect data

6.6 The student will a) solve problems that involve addition, su

Multiply Fractions
in this activity that uses circles
Multiply Fractions
using a grid method
Soccer Shootout
practice fraction operations with this game (several levels)

6.7 The student will use estimation strategies to solve multiste

Expedition
use your math knowledge to solve problems encountered on this webquest
Estimator 4
an interactive estimation activity
Eating on a Budget
use estimation skills to complete this webquest
Name That Tune
use estimation skills and adding decimals to finish this project

6.8 The student will solve multistep consumer-application proble

Math Videos

Khan Academy Math Videos
Extra Credit! Get extra help in Math by watching videos completing the Movie Extra Credit Form!
Sophia Math Videos
Extra Credit! Do you know your learning style? Check out the tutorials in Sophia and complete the Movie Extra Credit Form!
Math TV Videos
Extra Credit! Get extra help in Math by watching videos completing the Movie Extra Credit Form!
BrightStorm Math
Extra Credit! Are you in advanced math? Want some extra credit? Watch these videos and complete the Movie Extra Credit Form!
Math Extra Credit Form
Want to earn Extra Credit in Math? Download the form and use it with the movie sites above!

Science

CSI Web Adventures
Use this link for Forensic Science

Biomes

Chesapeake Bay

Your Bay Footprint
How does what you do impact the Bay?
What Can You Do to Save The Bay?
Lots of ideas and links to activities that you and others can do to help keep the Bay healthy!
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Want to know more? Everything's here!

Social Studies

1-Geography

1-Coastal Plain
What IS the Coastal Plain?
2-Appalachian Highlands
What IS the Appalachian Highlands?
3-Canadian Shield
What IS the Canadian Shield
4-Interior Lowlands
What IS the Interior Lowlands?
5-Great Plains
What IS the Great Plains
6-Rocky Mountains
What ARE the Rocky Mountains?
7-Basin and Range
What ARE the Basin and Range?
8-Coastal Range
What IS the Coastal Range
Geographic Regions of NA
An easy study guide to the physical characteristics and location of the regions of North America
Geographic Regions of NA Map
Where are the regions located?
GeoNet
Choose the World or North America, and choose to learn about different changes in geography
Longitude and Latitude Game
Your friend is lost, and you can only find her by following the correct longitude and latitude coordinates. Are you good enough
Map Games
Choose the Map Game to play!
Quia Regions Quiz
Quia Quiz on the regions of North America
Quick Regions Quiz
Do YOU know your Regions? Check yourself here!
Regions, Continents and Oceans
A mini-lesson and quiz to keep you on your toes!

2-Native Americans

Native American Homes
How did Native American homes differ from ours? Read about it here!
Native American Resources Card
How did geography and climate influence the Inuit's basic needs? How did they use human, natural and capital resources?
Native American Cloze Activity
How did geography and climate influence the Inuit's basic needs? How did they use human, natural and capital resources?
First American Essential Knowledge
Scroll past 'archaeology' and read the essential knowledge about the Native Americans

3-Explorers

Explorers
Great summary of the essential knowledge for all the explorers!
Explorers Fridge Card
An excellent summary of what you need to know about the explorers- AND it shows their sailing routes!
Quizlet Flash Cards
You can review as flashcards, play games or quiz yourself!
Early Explorers Quiz on Quia
Are you an Explorers Expert? Check out your knowledge on Quiz!

Cabot

1- John Cabot World History for Kids
Easy Research on John Cabot
2- John Cabot Timeline
Great for finding birthdate and other important info
3- John Cabot Biography
A great extra resource, trickier reading
4- John Cabot ThinkQuest
A Great biography with good information

Coronado

de Champlain

1- Champlain's Biography
A quick biography of Samuel de Champlain
2- Champlain Timeline
Great timeline of major events in Samuel de Champlain's life
3- Champlain and Canada
Good resource showing Champlain's impact on Canada
4- 400th Anniversary Champlain Page
Lots of links and resources for extra information

La Salle

1- La Salle Biography
Great biographical resource for Robert La Salle
2- La Salle Famous American
Close to a timeline, this biographical resource gives great information
3- La Salle and New France
A great resource from Canada on La Salle's explorations
4- La Salle Resource
Use this for extra information on Robert La Salle

4/5-Colonial / Revolution

Mission U.S.
Colonial Kids
What was like for kids in Colonial America? Explore their lives here!
Jamestown Online Adventure
Think you could have made better decisions and helped Jamestown survive the Starving TIme? Try your hand through this SImulatio
Colonies Quiz
How much do you know about life in the 13 Colonies? Quiz yourself here!
Virtual Jamestown
View a 3-D Recreation of an Indian Longhouse, Indian groups and towns using Google Earth, and simulated structures of the Englis
Stories About Colonial America
From the founding of Jamestown in 1607 to Pilgrims arriving in Massachusetts in 1620, the colonies were off to a rousing start!
Liberty:The Road to the Revolution
Which side would you have been on? Try this game and see
The Revolutionary Period
How do you raise an army? Which battles were important? How do you spread the news that the colonies have declared independenc
Name That Founding Father
The game where you try to identify the founding father based on clues from history
Welcome to the Revolution
Learn from people, multimedia clips and collections of artifacts about the different periods in our Revolutionary era
Revolutionary War Events
What are the Essential Knowledge events that you need to remember about the Revolutionary War?
Key People of the Revolutionary War
Who are the Key People that you need to remember from the Revolutionary War?
Revolutionary War Study Guide
What do you need to remember? Check out this study guide!

6-Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation....and more!!
Read about our new capital, another war against the British- and more!
A New Government Fridge Guide
What you need to know about the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution
Zoom in on the Constitution
An eVersion of the Constitution- and you can zoom in on any section you like! This document gives us the rights that we have to
Articles of Confederation and Constitution
What ARE the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?

Important People

Quizlet Important People
Use the flashcards to review. You can do speller, scatter, test or flashcards
Fakebook
Use the information from the flashcards to create a Fakebook profile. All presidents must interact with each other on their top

7- New Inventions

New Inventions and Technologies
What important new inventions made Westward Expansion possible?
Quia Matching Inventions Game
Match the name of the invention with information about it
Inventions Guide
How did these new inventions change the lives of Americans? Here's all the information you need to know- including informationi
Explore the Steamboat
Steamboats were an important new invention. Learn all about them here
Important Inventions
The Steam Engine, the Cotton Gin- all were important inventions
Building a Cotton Gin
Examine the patent for the cotton gin and see how it actually works!
Steam Railroad
The railroad was instrumental to connecting the east and west. Can YOU build a railroad that will connect and work (might be ab
American Inventors Chart
Want to know who designed what? This is for you!
Quia Westward Expansion Millionaire Game
Think you know what it takes to be a millionaire?

7-Westward Expansion

The Oregon Trail
An interactive map- click on a spot for more information. Click on Trail Tour for pictures and information
Territorial Expansion
What were the new territories? How did the US get them? From who?
Go West! With Lewis and Clark
In this simultation game, join with Lewis and Clark and make decisions that will determine the success (or failure) of your miss
All About the Oregon Trail
Historic Facts, fun videos and trail archives from the REAL Oregon Trail!
Play 'Oregon Trail' online!
Oregon Trail was one of the first computer games- and you learned something, too! Try it here! See if you can survice the trek
Westward Expansion Rags to Riches
Like 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,' do you have the knowledge to win?
The Pioneers
Who were these people who trekked into the unknown? Discover more about them
New Territory Fridge Card
What were the new territories? How did they come into being? Where did the USA get them? All the answers are right here!

8-Civil War

Underground Railroad WebQuest
Can you make the journey to freedome? Check out the timeline and the faces of freedome, too!
The Animated Battle of Bull Run
Known in the South as the First Battle of Manassas, you can click and play and see how the battle was fought!
Civil War Tours
Listen to podcasts from the battlefield of different battle sites
North and South Guide
What were the differences between North and South? How did states rights and slavery increase the tension?
Compromises Guide
What compromises were made to try to avert war?
Civil War Leaders
Who are the important people that you need to know from the Civil War?
Civil War Hardships
How did the Civil War effect people? What were the hardships?
Civil War Battles
What were the major battles of the Civil War?
Civil War 150
From the History Channel- commemorating the 150 anniversary of the Civil War. LOTS of good links
The Civil War at the Smithsonian
How was 'the Nation's Attic' (as the Smithsonian Museum is often called) effected by the war, being on the border between a Sout
Civil War Overview
An excellent multimedia overview of both sides of the Civil War
America's Civil War
Great Resource- including the Gettysburg Address in 'Real' language

Just for Fun

Writing with a Quill Pen
The Declaration of Independence was written with a Quill Pen- so was our Constitution. Now try YOUR hand with one!!
Drum Corps Tryout
Every army needed a drummer- when the falling letter hits the drum- press the matching key!
Merchant Match-Up
Many people couldn't read- so signs told what a merchant sold in pictures. Match the Merchant to the correct sign!
George Washington's Interactive Portrait
Think that's just a boring picture of our First President? Think again! Everything has a meaning- click to find out what!
Virtual Liberty Bell
Click and learn more about one of our national icons.
Dirt Detective
Become a virtual archaeologist in this game- Dirt Detective!
Places of the American Revolution
A Quia Game- can you match the events of the American Revolution with where they happened?
Mission US: A Revoltionary Way to Learn History
Become a Character in US History- what choices would you make? Could you have survived in our history?
Fakebook
Create a Fakebook profile for one of the important historical figures you study!
Telescopic Topic
A great way to work on summarizing
Twister Tweet
Create a 'fake Tweet' about something that happened in history!
Time Capsule
Put in the date and see what happened and was in the news

SOL Review

SOL Pass
Ask your teacher for the password to login. Fantastic games and resources to review for each SOL!!
US History to 1865 Fridge Cards
A great summary of the information learned in the course
Enlarged Essential Knowledge
What EXACTLY do you need to know from each unit? Here's a summary of the MOST important information to keep in your brain!
Five Ponds Press
Your Social Studies Book- DIGITALLY! Username: Virginia Password: Framework

7th grade

Electives

English

Esperanza Rising WebQuest
An Inquiry Based project to help students understand the historical and cultural background while reading the novel
Magnetic Poetry
Click and drag the words to create your own cool poems
Language Arts Games
Improve your vocabulary
Grammar Quiz
How well do you know language? Test yourself and find out!
Quia English Activities
Play games on Quia to improve your English skills!
My Digital Life
Work through the My Digital Life modules from EverFi-Ignition and earn your certificate!

Family Name Lesson

Website 1- What’s Behind the Name
Website 2- Baby Names / Origins
Website 3- Baby Name Addicts
Naming Traditions Graphic Organizer
Use this Graphic Organizer as you do your research

Science

Bacteria Websites

Biomes

Major Biomes of the World
Virtual Geography Biomes
WWF : Biomes Simplified
Biomes of the World
The DaVersity Code
A spoof on the DaVinci Code- help promote biodiversity
The Journey North
Tracking the journey north of monarch butterflies, gray whales, all kinds of migrations
Food Chain Game

Mitosis and Meiosis

Amoeba Sisters Video
Breaks down the mitosis cycle into kid-friendly chunks.

Math

Adding Fractions
Fruit Shoot
Algebra Readiness Testing
ConnectEd
McGraw Hill ConnectEd: eMath Book and other cool stuff User name: VAGlencoe Password: 4Me
Countdown Math
Video tutorial demonstrations
Interactive Assessments
Practice TEI style questions by strand or by type of question!
IXL
Math for Your Right AND Left Brain
Khan Academy Math Videos
Get extra help in Math by watching videos and teachers- and there’s more videos than Math! Check out their other subjects, too!
Math 123xyz
Math videos to help understand concepts
Math Dictionary for kids
Math Snacks
Need to learn a bit of something? Try a Math Snack!
Math Snacks
Smart and yummy educational animations, mini–games, and interactive tools that help mid-school learners better understand math c
Math Words
Mr Nussbaum’s Math Games
All math games, all levels
Multiflyer
Need to work on Multiplication? Try MultiFlyer!
Quia Math
All Quia Math activities for Middle School
Shodor Maze Game
Coordinate Graphs
SoftSchools Math Games
Pick your choice of Math Games!
Subtracting Fractions
Fruit Shoot
Sumdog
Get your login from your teacher, create your avatar and take the challenge! How many points can YOU earn as a Math Wizard

Math Videos

Khan Academy Math Videos
Extra Credit! Get extra help in Math by watching videos completing the Movie Extra Credit Form!
Sophia Math Videos
Extra Credit! Do you know your learning style? Check out the tutorials in Sophia and complete the Movie Extra Credit Form!
Math TV Videos
Extra Credit! Get extra help in Math by watching videos completing the Movie Extra Credit Form!
BrightStorm Math
Extra Credit! Are you in advanced math? Want some extra credit? Watch these videos and complete the Movie Extra Credit Form!
Math Movie Extra Credit Form
Download and print this form to use as evidence when watching Math Movies. Completed forms can be used for Extra Credit!

Social Studies

MixBook for Mrs Toombs Project
Login with Gmail account and student # under MB for Educators

1-Geography: US Regions

Northeast Region

Northeast Region Map
A PDF file showing the states in the Northeast Region as well as the capitals
Northeast Summary
A summary of important people, geographic features, natural resources, etc of the Northeast region
Northeast Region Interactive
An interactive map that shows the Native Americans who lived in the Northeastern United States
The Northeast
Travel in a balloon to explore the people and places in the Northeast region of the United States
Geography of the Northeast
From Encyclopedia Brittanica, explore the physical landscape of the northeast USA
Historic Destinations in the Northeast
If you're learning about the Northeast, you need to know the cool travel desitnations!

Southeast Region

Southeast Cities Interactive
See how much you know about the capital cities of the Southeast, and explore more about the region
The Southeast
Explore the Southeast in a search for the stolen Liberty Bell in this interactive adventure
Southeastern Region Map
PDF map showing the states, capitals and major geographic features of the Southeastern region
Best of the Southeast Travel Destinations
Want to find a great travel destination? Check here for great places to explore in the Southeast!
14 States of the Southeast Region
This video from Teacher Tube shows the 14 states of the region and is followed by some questions
How Stuff Works- t he Southeast
Learn more about the Southeastern region- explore their flags, geography, and universities

Midwest Region (Great Plains)

How Stuff Works: The Midwest
Explore the Midwest and learn about their flags, geography and cool facts
Weird US- Midwest Points of Interest
A variety of strates sites encountered along the road on a trip through the Midwest
The Midwest on Fact Monster
Discover interesting facts about the Midwest Region (Mrs Adams' favorite- since that's her home! Bonus points if you tell her y
Interactive Midwest Region
Keep looking for the missing Liberty Bell and explore the Midwest region
Midwest Region Map
A PDF map of the Midwest region
Encyclopedia Britannica: the Midwest
What facts can you discover about the Midwest from the encyclopedia
Geography for Kids: the Midwest
What are the geographic features and cool facts about the Midwest? Discover them here!

Inventions

Barbed Wire
The need for barbed wire arose in the 19th century as the American frontier moved westward into the Great Plains and traditional
Kansas Barbed Wire Museum
What REALLY tamed the Wild West? You'll find it here- and it wasn't the 6-gun....
Gallery of Sod Houses
Although they're all built from sod, they don't all look the same. Check out how creatively the pioneers used available materia
The Plow That Started It All
Maybe you've heard of John Deere- but did you know that's the ORIGINAL Steel Plow that the pioneers used on the prairie?
The Cattle Drives
YouTube video that shows WHY there was a necessity for the Great Cattle Drives. Beef- it's what's for dinner!!!
Stock the Chuckwagon
Can you stock a Chuck Wagon and keep the cowboys fed? Give it a try, then learn all about raising cattle, ranching and the Old
Wheat Farming and the Great Plains
Inventions and Adaptations that changed the use of the Great Plains after the Civil War
Why Go West?
If the West was so dangerous, why go? Check here- there are MANY reasons- and pictures- as examples!

Southwest Region

How Stuff Works- Southwest
The geography of the Southwestern United States is rugged and diverse. Discover all of the states within the southwest, includin
The Southwest from Fact Monster
What interesting information can you discover at Fact Monster?
Grand Canyon Interactive
Click on the Start button to learn more about the Grand Canyon and the people who have lived near it or explored it
The Southwest
Continue the hunt for the missing Liberty Bell as you explore the states of the Southwest in this interactive adventure
Encyclopedia Britannica: the Southwest
What can you learn about the Southwest from the encyclopedia online?
Geography for Kids: the Southwest
Cool facts about the Southwest

Western (Rocky Mountain) Region

A PDF map of the Western region of the USA
REMEMBER- most maps show Alaska and Hawaii as part of the Western region. For our SOLs, they are part of the Noncontiguous Stat
Fact Monster: the West
What interesting things can you discover about the West at Fact Monster?
Ghost Towns Interactive
Check out the postcards from the West and learn about ghost towns and other western features
The West Interactive
Continue the search for the missing Liberty Bell in this interactive adventure through the West
How Stuff Works: The West
Explore the physical features and geography of the West
Encycopedia Britannica: the West
What can you discover from the encyclopedia about the West?
Go West Young Man
What was the appeal of the West? Why did everyone want to go to the West? Check it out here

Pacific Region

Noncontiguous States

4-Immigration

2-Westward Movement

Where are the Great Plains?
Which states are the Great Plains? Now you know
Framerworks Resources
Resources for the Westward Movement from Frameworks for America's Past, including photos, games and videos
Growth of a Nation from Animated Atlas
Play all at once, or in segments and see how the United States grew from the 13 colonies through the Civil War to the 20th Centu
Play the Oregon Trail!
Would you survive the journey to the Pacific? Play the classic 'Oregon Trail' game online! Choose to be a banker, carpenter or

3-Reconstruction

Civil War Ends, Reconstruction Begins
There was much to do to put the South and North back together again. This site has photos and information on the people and pla
Frameworks Reconstruction Resources
A great source of museum interactives, photos, games and articles all about the Reconstruction Era
Reconstruction and It's Aftermath
Resources from the Library of Congress showcase, through pictures and comments, the changing role of African-Americans during Re
Reconstruction by PBS
Reconstruction had long lasting effects in both the North and South, Explore them here.

4-Immigration

5-Industrialization

6-World Power

7-1920s

8-Great Depression

9-WW II

10-Cold War

11-Changes in US

8th grade

Electives

English

Magnetic Poetry
Choose a category, then create your 'magnetic poetry'
Free Rice
Increase your vocabulary while donating rice to hungry children
Comic Master
Allows you to create your own short graphic novel online!
Grammar Bytes
Everything you ever wanted to know about grammar, in small chunks- with attitude

Decades

50s

60s

70s

80s

90s

Math

Adding Fractions
Fruit Shoot
Algebra and Pre-Algebra Games
Practice Algebra and Pre-Algebra skills with the games at this site
Algebra Games
Try Fruit Splat, Make X...and other games, all while practicing Algebra!
Algebra Readiness Test
Bright Storm Math
Over 2000 free Math videos to help you in Algebra and higher Math- and if you look, even in Science, English and Test Prep!
ConnectEd
McGraw Hill ConnectEd: eMath Book and other cool stuff User name: VAGlencoe Password: 4Me
Geometry Online Textbook- Pearson
Login is: nnpsfirstnamelastname Password is: nnpsstudentID#
Hot Math
Try Catch the Fly, Algebra vs the Cockroaches and more!
Interactive Assessments
Pick your grade level and class, practice TEI Math questions by strand or type of question!
IXL
Math for Your Right and Left Brain
Khan Academy Math Videos
Get extra help in Math by watching videos and teachers- and there’s more videos than Math! Check out their other subjects, too!
Manga High
Manga High Math Games- get your password from your teacher, or just play!
Math Snacks
Smart and yummy educational animations, mini–games, and interactive tools that help mid-school learners better understand math
Shodor Maze Game
Coordinate Graphing
Subtracting Fractions
Fruit Shoot
Sumdog
Get your login from your teacher, create your avatar and take the challenge! How many points can YOU earn as a Math Wizard
Ten Marks
Ten Marks Practice- Login is created by your teacher

Math Movies

Khan Academy Math Videos
Extra Credit! Get extra help in Math by watching videos completing the Movie Extra Credit Form!
Sophia Math Videos
Extra Credit! Do you know your learning style? Check out the tutorials in Sophia and complete the Movie Extra Credit Form!
Math TV Videos
Extra Credit! Get extra help in Math by watching videos completing the Movie Extra Credit Form!
BrightStorm Math
Extra Credit! Are you in advanced math? Want some extra credit? Watch these videos and complete the Movie Extra Credit Form!
Math Movie Extra Credit Form
Complete this form when watching Math Movies and submit for Extra Credit!!

Simple Machines

Science

Powers of Ten
View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of m
Lab Safety Rap
On YouTube- making sure students are safe in the Science Lab
Science Study Jams
Pick a topic and learn more about it through mini-animations and videos!
CSI Web Adventurs
Three Cases to try: Rookie Training / Canine Caper / Burning Star. Can you solve the crimes?
PhET
Intereactive applets to help students understand scienfic principles.

Simple Machines

EdHeads

Social Studies

iCivics Simulation Games
Great games to simulate being president, making decisions based on the Constitution and more!
SOL Pass
Log in to play games based on the SOLs for Civics and Economics
Ben's Guide to Government for Kids
Let Ben guide you through how our government works, historical documents and games for review
Civics Games on Quia
Play a TON of games to help review your Civics knowledge!
Commons
Work through the Commons modules from EverFi-Ignition and earn your certificate!

1-Citizenship

Rights, Duties and Responsibilities of Citizenship
Do you know all of them? Quiz yourself and see how you'd do
Citizenship Pop-Ups
Choose the correct answer from a list of choices. How well do you know what it takes?
Becoming a Citizen Mix Up
How well do you know the steps for becoming a citizen? Put them in the correct order
iCivics Liberty Belle
Play iCivics Liberty Belle and learn about civic duty....by launching anvils
iCivics Immigration Nation
Incoming immigrants appear in boats at the bottom of the screen. Click on the boat to hear the immigrant's story, then send the
iCivics Activate
Pick a civic issue that you (as your avatar) want to work on online. Work on personal tasks, raising funds and awareness!

2-Fundamental Principles

Bill of Rights Matching Game
Three chances to practice on the Bill of Rights- can you match the amendment to the guarantee of freedom?
Fundamental Principles Historical Documents
Play hangman and identify the important historical documents that led to the Constitution
Preamble Picture Perfect
How well do you know the preamble to the Constitution?
Constitutional Government Millionaire
Decide which documents influenced the writing of the Constitution and work your way up to Millionaire
Constitutional Rags to Riches
How much do you know about the Constitution? Check it out here

3-Federal Government

Three Branches of Government Piggy Back Game
Complete the paragraph by filling in the missing terms.
Checks and Balances Millionaire
This activity helps familiarize you with the different ways the parts of government work together and keep track of one another.
Branches of Government Matching
Match the job to the branch of government responsible for doing it
iCivics Branches of Power
With a landscape of issues, try to grow each issue into a law, using the branches of government properly
iCivics Win the White House
Can you make it all the way to the White House? What would be your important issues in the executive branch?
iCivics Represent Me
Can you figure out which group a bill represents and stamp it correctly? Then go out and meet your constituency, and convince t

4-State and Local Government

5-Political Parties

6-Judicial System

7-Economics

Art Palette

Counselor's Corner

What's My Job?
8th Grade VA Wizard
Use this to find your career, interests and college information
Virginia Career View
Career View for 6th and 7th grade

Image Search

Clip Art (Black and White)
Clip Art for Education
Discovery Clip Art
FlickrCC
Pics 4 Learning
Visual Dictionary
Search copyright-free images from Flickr, Google and Yahoo
WW II in color images
WW II Photos from National Archives
Gallery of Holocaust Images
Cybrary of Holocaust images

Learning Languages

Keyboarding

BBC Dance Mat Typing
Keyboarder
Type what's on the screen, learn how many words / minute you type, your errors and most missed keys- even chart how well you do!
Typing Games
Play games to improve your typing, or check out the lessons. Check out Desert Racer, Keyboard Revolution or Meteor Typing Blast
Speedy Speller
Can you type the words as quickly as they say them? Listen as the spelling word is given, spell it and if it's correct go for t
Keyboarding Games
LOTS of cool keyboarding games and typing challenges on this site- you'll never get bored practicing and improving!
EduTyping
The keyboarding app used in CTE classes- get your user name from your teacher

Let's Get Active

Musical Notes

Multiplication Practice

Online Flashcards
See how many correct out of how many you tried- and your scorre!
Two Through Fifteen Times Tables
Select the table you want to try, choose the answer from the drop down, click OK when you're done and check your results!

Reference Tools

SOL Review

SOL Math practice
SOL Reading Practice
SOL Science Practice
Social Studies Practice
1- Coronado Biography
Your first stop to learn what you need to know about Coronado
2- More About Coronado
Another good biography resource for Coronado
3- Coronado Timeline
A biography, but as close to a timeline as we have for Coronado
4- Extra Coronado Infomration
A great extra resource of information on Coronado

Related Arts

DanceMat Typing
Improve your keyboarding skills so you can be a faster typist!
GCF Free Learning Online
Need help learning technology? This is like Video Professor- only FREE! Pick a topic, take a tour, do the interactives- see wh

Summer School Links

Math

6th Grade

Day 1 Fractions Everywhere Wiki
Performance Tasks for Fractions
Day 2 FERMAT
Converting Fractions, Decimals and Percents Jeopardy
Day 2 Math Playground
Decention: Fractions, Decimals and Percents
Day 2 Online Stopwatch
Online Stopwatch or Count Down Clocks
Day 2 Quia Game
Fraction Decimal Percent Jeopardy
Day 3 Equivalent Fractions
Compare Fractions to Benchmark Fractions
Day 5 Array Model for Multiplication
The instructor uses paper, pen, and colored markers to show how to invert and multiply as one algorithm for multiplying fraction
Day 5 Multiplication Arrays for a Fraction
Multiplying a mixed number and a fraction less than one.
Day 5 Multiplying Fractions Model
From VA DOE

7th Grade

Day 2 Smart Adding Integers on a Number Line
Smart Board Activity
Day 2 Math Playground
Number Balls
Day 2 Academic Skill Builders
Spider Balls
Day 2 Shodor
Connect 4 Integer Addition
Day 2 Enrichment Smart Activity
Introduction to Adding Integers
Day 3 Smart Activity
Subtracting Integers
Day 3 Exploration SUBTRACTING INTEGERS WITH INTEGER CHIPS activity
Subtracting Integers with Integer Chips
Day 4 Illustrating Integeters
Download this PowerPoint
Day 5 Jeopardy
Jeopardy Review
Day 5 SmartBoard
SmartBoard Game
Day 5 Flashcards
Integer Flashcards
Day 6 Smart Activity
Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
Day 6 Quia
Combining Like Terms Game
Day 6 The Math Games
Matching Like Terms game:

8th Grade

Day 1 Math in Nature
A clip exploring how mathematical concepts are found in nature.
Day 1 Math Playground
Model Algebra Equations
Day 2 Math Play
Hoop Shoot
Day 2 Defined STEM
Bat Video
Day 3 Illuminations
Algebra Tiles
Day 4 Quia
Pre-Algebra Super Challenge
Day 5 Online Math Learning
Introduction to Inequalities
Day 5 IXL Number Line
Graph Inequalities on Number Line
Day 5 IXL
Solutions to Variable Inequalities
Day 5 Online Math Learning Video
Introduction to Linear Inequalities
Day 6 Jeopardy
Online Jeopardy
Day 7 School Tube
How to Solve Inequalities

Grades 6,7, and 8: CMS Summer Review

Web 2.0

Evaluating Websites

Evaluating Websites Glog
What do you really need to know if a website is valid or not?
Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanies
Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide
Buy an ancestor online
California’s Velcro Crop Under Challenge
Case Analysis of Historic Killer Tornado
Felines Reactions to Bearded Men
Moonbeam Enterprises and Lunar Travel Agency
Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
Taxonomy of Barney
Google Job Opportunities
Evaluating Websites Rubric
Use this rubric when evaluating the listed websites

Coding

Web Cams for Kids

SOL Review

Geography

Native Americans

Explorers

Colonies