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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Illinois Works Keys Practice Test A

For Students 9th - 10th
Illinois Works Keys Practice Test A-Levels 3-7 assesses a variety of math concepts. Correct answers are confirmed. Incorrect answers trigger a text box with suggestions for getting the correct solution. As the items on the page are...
Study Guide
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Illinois Works Keys Practice Test B

For Students 9th - 10th
Illinois Works Keys Practice Test B-Levels 3-7 assesses a variety of math concepts. Correct answers are confirmed. Incorrect answers trigger a text box with suggestions for getting the correct solution. As the items on the page are...
Study Guide
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Illinois Works Keys Practice Test C

For Students 9th - 10th
Illinois Works Keys Practice Test C-Levels 3-7 assesses a variety of math concepts. Correct answers are confirmed. Incorrect answers trigger a text box with suggestions for getting the correct solution. As the items on the page are...
Study Guide
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Illinois Works Keys Practice Test D

For Students 9th - 10th
Illinois Works Keys Practice Test D-Levels 3-7 assesses a variety of math concepts. Correct answers are confirmed. Incorrect answers trigger a text box with suggestions for getting the correct solution. As the items on the page are...
Study Guide
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Illinois Practice Test Form A

For Students 9th - 10th
Illinois Practice Test-Form A assesses a variety of math concepts. Correct answers are confirmed. Incorrect answers trigger a text box with suggestions for getting the correct solution. As the items on the page are completed there is a...
Study Guide
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Illinois Practice Test Form B

For Students 9th - 10th
Illinois Practice Test-Form B assesses a variety of math concepts. Correct answers are confirmed. Incorrect answers trigger a text box with suggestions for getting the correct solution. As the items on the page are completed there is a...
Study Guide
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Illinois Practice Test Form C

For Students 9th - 10th
Illinois Practice Test-Form C assesses a variety of math concepts. Correct answers are confirmed. Incorrect answers trigger a text box with suggestions for getting the correct solution. As the items on the page are completed there is a...
Study Guide
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Illinois Practice Test Form D

For Students 9th - 10th
Illinois Practice Test-Form D assesses a variety of math concepts. Correct answers are confirmed. Incorrect answers trigger a text box with suggestions for getting the correct solution. As the items on the page are completed there is a...
Primary
The History Place

The History Place: Abraham Lincoln: "House Divided" Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides Abraham Lincoln's famous speach given at the close of the republican state convention - "A House Divided". It is the full text of the speech.
Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Lincoln Douglas Debates

For Students 5th - 8th
The Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858 exemplified the rift in the nation concerning the issue of slavery and who should be able to determine whether states were free or slave. Read about this war of ideas that moved from the stage in...
Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Alan G. Chalk Guides to Japanese Films

For Students 9th - 10th
Reviews of 26 Japanese movies that each include a list of suggested reading materials, plot summary, suggested grades, and a brief lesson plan. They are organized into two groups: one for students of literature and the humanities, and...
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Other

Illinois State Univ.: Punctuation Made Simple Dash

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How is a dash used in a sentence? "Punctuation Made Simple," answers this question and gives examples to make the concepts easier to grasp.
Handout
Other

Illinois State Museum: Online Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features links to more than 30 online resources such as Amish Quilt Gallery, Art in the Abstract, and Audio-Video Barn: Oral History of Illinois Agriculture.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: The Theatre of Western Campaigns, 1861 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the Theatre of Western Campaigns in the American Civil War. The map includes parts of the states of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina, and...
Handout
US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service:illinois

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a state fact sheet on Illinois from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports. This would be a good starting point for...
Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Illinois

For Students 3rd - 8th
The historical account of how Illinois became a state, some of its prominent citizens, and great photographs can be found at this site.
Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Gases Lighter and Heavier That Air

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Teachers, to demonstrate to the elementary student that some gases are heavier than others, this experiment uses Winnie the Pooh and balloons to do just that.
Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Trends Method in Mathematics

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides another method that can be used to forecast the weather: the trend method. This method is based on prior movement of the storm. Site utilizes data, charts, maps, and predictions.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: The Deadliest Tornado in u.s. History Blindsided the Midwest in 1925

For Students 9th - 10th
Now known as the Tri-State Tornado, it turned March 18 into a day of gruesome destruction and bizarre survival stories. This tornado hit Missouri, Illinois and Indiana and resulted in nearly 700 deaths.
Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Lesson Plan: Scientific Method "The Big Ahah"

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson plan helps students understand and use the scientific method. It also helps helps students understand the importance of good scientific experimentation to the scientific method.
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Other

Illinois State University: Punctuation Made Simple: The Commas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page from "Punctuation Made Simple," features comma use. Brush up on your comma skills with plenty of examples.
Activity
Other

Illinois State University: Factor Markets With Wage Setting Power

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of how a monopsonist is able to determine quantity and wages in the labor market.
Website
Social Studies Help Center

Social Studies Help Center:how Did the Warren Court Protect the Citizens' Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
The Warren Court was a busy one. Read about the famous decisions made by that court in just a few years.
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Other

Illinois State Museum: The Midwestern United States 16,000 Years Ago

For Students 9th - 10th
What did Northern America look like 16,000 years ago? Were the plants the same? What happened to the mastodons and the saber-toothed cats? Here's a short website that is easy-to-understand and supplies at least some of the answers.