7th Grade Social Studies

Personal Finance Games



We have been learning about Personal Finance for the last couple of weeks.  Now, we have a chance to have some fun while reviewing important financial concepts. We will play some games using these sites (please do them in order) in class this week.  You can access these from home, too, so try them out on you parents.  Who can get the higher score.

Financial Football (from Visa and the NFL) You can play solo or head to head!

The Quest For Money (from the bankers at Mint.com)

 

Personal Finance Videoes

We have started our last unit of the year, on personal finance.  Here is a short video from School House Rock on the subject of expenses.

 

 

Here is another piece from Schoolhouse Rock. This one is about Taxes.

 

People's Republic of Capitalism

Please watch the following segments in order. 

Download 1 Connected_by_Capitalism

Download 2 Changing_China

Download 3 Jobs_Moving_to_China

Download 4 Wal_Mart_Economics

Download 5 Cheap_Labor_Driving_the_Global_Economy

Download 6 Its_a_Win_Win

Download 7 Economies_Intertwined

Unit 11 Test and Notebook Due

The unit 11 test and notebook will be on Tuesday, May the 8th.  Students should review their notebooks and study guides. 

USA Test Prep Codes

Economics SEKUDOZAWE

Government CUXUDOMEXU

History PAGUZEBAMA

Geography FOHEPUXUCE

Get Ready for the CRCT

All week we have been reviewing for the CRCT. Don't forget to study all of the materials we prepared in class, including the big giant map.  The Social Studies test is next Tuesday, April 24th. 

We put some mapping videos here to help you study.  There are many more videos for Social Studies and Science at DaniellPedia.com.

Southwest Asia Geography

 

Africa Geography

 

 

Maps of Southern / Eastern Asia

 

Extra Credit

The extra credit assignment is due after Spring Break.  If you were absent the day it was assigned make sure you get a blue directions page from your teacher. 

Website: http://www.usatestprep.com/Member-Login 

Benchmark code: DELETAHUPU 

Quiz "Quest" Alert

Students will have a mid-unit quiz or mini-test over the material covered so far in this unit on Block day.  Classes 1 and 7 on Wednesday and classes 2, 3, and 6 on Thursday.  Students should review their notebooks to study for the "quest" (more than a quiz, less than a test) on Gandhi and India, Mao and Communist China, and Japan.   

Japan after WWII photos from Time Magazine

Time has a new collection of photos from Japan after the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.  Very interesting.  http://life.time.com/history/hiroshima-and-nagasaki-unpublished-photos/#1

Homework: Establishing Modern Japan

If you did not finsih NB3 in class or you were absent, use the link below to complete it.  It is a PDF copy of the section in the textbook we used in class.

Download C5H24EAD