Author Archives: Amanda Olson
8th Grade – M-STEP Practice Links
iLearn Course – Social Studies Dept of Education Practice Test
8th Grade – Chapter 12 – Jacksonian Era
Below is a link to Chapter 12 – The Jacksonian Era Chapter 12 – The Jacksonian Era Please give it time to load, as it is a large PDF file. The entire chapter is scanned here.
8th Grade – Chapter 11 Review Videos
Below are links to videos that will help with review for Chapter 11. Simon Bolivar Biography Fulton’s Steamboat James Monroe 1 James Monroe 2 Mexican Independence Lowell Mill Girls Industrial Revolution
8th Grade – US History – Chapter 11 Review JEOPARDY
Here is the link to the Chapter 11 Review Jeopardy Game. We will do this in class on Thursday, March 15th. The Chapter 11 Test is Friday, March 16th. Chapter 11 Review Jeopardy Game
8th Grade Students and Parents
Later on in the semester, we will be doing a project in class that involves students creating a cereal box for someone in American History. Before you send any cereal boxes to the recycle bin, please consider sending them in to my class. We will need at least 87 empty cereal boxes to cover all … Continue reading
8th Grade History – Chapter 11: The Nation Grows and Prospers
Below is a link to a scanned version of Chapter 11 from the 8th grade textbook. Please use this link if you need to access the chapter for vocabulary, notes, or other information. Chapter 11 – The Nation Grows and Prospers
“I Have Been to the Mountaintop” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Here is the link to the recorded speech and transcript for “I Have Been to the Mountaintop” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkivebeentothemountaintop.htm Use this to finish listening to the speech, if you haven’t – use this to complete the worksheet. It is worth 10 points, summative – and is due no later than … Continue reading
Proposed High School Boundary Changes
For more information on the proposed High School boundary changes, please visit this web-page: https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/hsboundary/ Join us for the community forum at McCollough-Unis on November 29th at 6:00 pm.
Science Family Night
Science Family Night will take place on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 from 4:00 – 5:30. Student investigations will be on display and there will be hands-on science activities to do for the whole family. Check out this video that guides you through a great site to get information for your science fair project: For … Continue reading
Welcome to iBlog
Ms. Olson is an ELL Resource Teacher for 7th and 8th grade. Current Schedule (as of 9/21/2017) 1st Hour – 7th Grade Science / Lancaster 2nd Hour – 8th Grade Math / Hassoun 3rd Hour – 8th Grade Language Arts / Issa 4th Hour – 8th Grade Study Skills (Rm 234) 7th Hour – 8th … Continue reading