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Science

1. 4th and 5th grade Science Resources - Many online interactive activities
2. Archive of Released Tests from Virginia - several years contain tests for Science
3. Comprehensive Science Review - Grade 5, interactive quizzes [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
4. CSAP Science Grade 8 - 2004 | 2002 | 2001
   1. Science Demo Packets | Grade 5 | Grade 8 |
5. Grade 5: Science - VDOE 2005 Released Items
6. Edinformatics Sample TIMSS - Each of the sample tests Edinformatics designed use actual questions from the Third International Math
   and Science Survey. Science tests are at the bottom of the page. Tests consist of 25 questions from each of the representative groups. Grades 3-4, 7-8, 12+
7. Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Resources- Sample questions for Science.
8. Florida Released Science Tests - grades 5,8,11 - answer key provided
9. Florida Released Science Test - 2003-2004 - grades 5,8,10;answer key provided
10. ISAT 4th Grade Level Science Sample Test - a sixty-question test from Illinois State Board of Education
11. Interactive Assessment Worksheets - Science, Grades 3-5
12. Macmillan/McGraw TAKS Practice Tests - PDF format - Practice science skills for the assessment test. Print these tests for class discussions or for individual assessment. (grades 1-5) [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
13. MCAS "Rapid-Fire" Questions - Review of skills in game format created by teachers from North Attleborough Middle School [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
14. PowerPoint Science Review - Grade 5; Created by Pinellas County Elementary Science Coordinator
15. Science Practice Tests & Item Samplers - Scroll to the middle of the page and select your grade level - gr 3-8.
16. VA SOL Assistance from Poquoson Elementary School - A great site with many links to study various concepts on science ( grades 3-5, 8 and end of course )
17. Virginia Department of Education - Practice tests in Science for grades 3, 5, and 8, also Earth Science and Chemistry . Can be used for whole class lessons. (scored online)

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Social Studies

1. Grade 8: History - 2003 VDOE Released Items [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
2. Social Studies links for grades 3-8
3. Grade level help grades K-8
4. Grade 3 History and Social Science - Spring 2007 released test from Virginia
5. High School End of Course - History, Social Studies, Economics; Online quizzes that are self checked.
6. Louisiana Social Studies Units - PowerPoint's, links and activities.
7. Social Studies Civics Test -5th grade Civics test with answer key.
8. Social Studies Test- 5th grade Social Studies with answer key.
9. Social Studies Released Tests - from New York Regents; tests from the year 2000 up to 2009; plus test samplers. Translated into three languages.
10. Social Studies Released Test- Michigan State Test for 5th grade.
11. Social Studies Released Test - Michigan State Test for 6th grade.
12. Social Studies Released Test - Online self checking test from the state of Texas, grade 8. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
13. Social Studies Released Test - 8th grade test from Texas [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
14. Social Studies Released Test - 5th grade test from Oklahoma [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
15. Social Studies - Interactive quizzes, grades k-12
16. Social Studies Test Sampler - Grade 5, but good review for other grades also. Many graphs, maps and charts questions.

Test Prep

Test Prep respurces verified on 1/18/2023

1. Answering Constructed Response Questions - Lesson
2. Answering Document Based Questions - Lesson
3. Complete Test Preparation - Preparing for a test? Everything you need!
4. Create a Study Plan
5. How to succeed on Multiple Choice Questions - lesson online
6. How to succeed on Multiple Choice Questions with pictures and graphs - online lesson
7. How to Take Exams - successful exam techniques for multiple choice, essay, and mathematics questions
8. Read the Directions Exercise - Use this class activity to help students learn to pick out important words in the directions given on a test.
9. Study Guides and Strategies -This web site was created by Joe Landsberger, academic Web site developer at University of St. Thomas (UST), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Links include how-to strategies such as Preparing to Learn, Class Participation, Studying, Taking Tests, and Writing.
10. Study Smart Before Exams
11. Take Effective Notes
12. Test Taking Strategies for Reading Passages - More that 20 strategies to help students with reading passages.
13. Test Taking Strategies for Students, Parents and Teachers - [7 pages] The State of Tennessee has a list of general test taking strategies; help for students, parents and teachers; and ways to deal with test anxiety.
14. Test-Taking Strategies-A Game Plan to Win - Prepare for a test and make a game plan.
15. Test Taking Strategies - for Middle and High School students.
16. Use Test Taking Strategies on Exam Day

 

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