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8th Grade Social Studies
          Lost Colony: Roanoke       Exhibit H

Christmas Symbols and Traditions quiz

 

Christmas around the world

Symbols and Traditions of Christmas

 

Practice locating the seven continents and five oceans.

Continents and Oceans Quiz

 

 

Practice finding Latitude and Longitude.

Latitude and Longitude game.

 

Lemonade Stand

Not grandmas lemonade stand

 

This link will take you to the online resources available for our social studies textbook. You will need the KEYWORD from your textbook to access resources.

Online resources

 

Free Blank Outline Printable World Maps of the Countries and Continents of the World

Outline maps

 

By playing Sheppard Software's geography games, you will gain a mental map of the world's continents, countries, capitals, & landscapes!

World Geography Games

 

Learn how people speak in different parts of the world.

World Languages Map

 

World Maps

 

 

 

HOUR of CODE:

Let's use code to join Anna and Elsa as they explore the magic and beauty of ice. You will create snowflakes and patterns as you ice-skate and make a winter wonderland that you can then share with your friends!

      http://code.org/api/hour/begin/frozen

Learn the basic concepts of Computer Science with drag and drop programming. This is a game-like, self-directed tutorial starring video lectures by Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Angry Birds and Plants vs. Zombies. Learn repeat-loops, conditionals, and basic algorithms.

http://code.org/api/hour/begin/codeorg

Learn the basics of JavaScript programming while creating fun drawings with your code. Do it on your own or with your class!

http://code.org/api/hour/begin/khan

Use drag-and-drop programming to make your own Flappy Bird game, and customize it to look different (Flappy Shark, Flappy Santa, whatever). Add the game to your phone in one click.

http://code.org/api/hour/begin/flappy

Extra Credit (Hour of Code)

Scratch

With Scratch, you can create your own interactive games, stories, animations — and share them with your friends. Get started by animating your name, creating a holiday card, or making a pong game.

Create interactive games, stories, and animations.

Ages 8+ | Any browser

http://scratch.mit.edu/hoc2014/

 

Hour of Code 2016