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Illinois Vocabulary
In this Illinois learning exercise, students unscramble the letters in 20 words to spell key cities, regions, people or resources in the state of Illinois.
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Illinois State Quarter
In this Illinois worksheet, students study a picture of the state quarter of Illinois. Using the information on the coin, students answer 5 short essay questions.
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Illinois: Crossword Puzzle
For this United States history worksheet, learners use the 15 clues in order to fill in the crossword puzzle with the appropriate answers pertaining to Illinois.
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Illinois Acrostic Printable
For this online interactive language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding Illinois using the letters ILLINOIS. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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ILLINOIS PICTURE TIMELINE GAME
Fourth graders explore Illinois state history by finding six historical photos and then putting them in sequential order.
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Illinois Outline Map
In this Illinois outline map worksheet, students examine political boundaries of the state and the placement its capital city as well as its major cities. This map is not labeled.
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Multiple Intelligences and The Illinois & Michigan Canal
Third graders engage in a wide variety of cross-curricular activities designed to give them a thorough understanding of the history of the Illinois & Michigan Canal. There are a very nice set of activities included in this plan!
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Illinois Challenge
In this Illinois worksheet, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions about Illinois. A reference web site is given for additional activities.Â
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Evaluating an Illinois Earthquake
Students examine the frequency of earthquakes in Illinois. They discover the distribution of earthquakes in the Midwest. They also practice reading measurements from the Richter scale and Mercalli Intensity scale.
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What Do You Know About Illinois?
In this online interactive Illinois worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions that require them to exhibit what they know about the state. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Landforms of Illinois
Learners discover the primary landforms of Illinois. They examine how those landforms were formed as well. In groups, they research one of the landforms from their vocabulary list. They create their landform in a shoebox and present it...
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John Jones and the Fight to Repeal the Black Laws
Middle schoolers examine the role of John Jones and his fight to repeal the Black Laws of Illinois. Using the text of the law, they explore his reasoning for repealing the laws and the arguments he used to support his beliefs. They draw...
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Geology Rocks
Students discuss information relating to Illinois geology. They examine top mineral resources in Illinois to find detailed information about geodes and where they can be found. Students complete geode lab to explore external structure of...
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Aquatic Exotics
Learners identify and describe the aquatic exotic species found in Illinois. Using the internet, they research the species origins and discover their effects on native species in the area. They discuss how appropriate it is to introduce...
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4.5: Exploring Uses of Rocks & Minerals
Students, in pairs, use observation skills to identify objects from the past and present in our environment made of rocks and minerals of Illinois.
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Illinois On Tour
Eighth graders participate in the Illinois Mystery Activity (from the ENTICE materials) to study additional interesting facts about Illinois. Using the DNR poster "Illinois' Natural Divisions" and printed materials from ENTICE, 8th...
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How Old Is Illinois?
High schoolers use fossils found in rocks to determine the age of rock in Illinois. They use a chart to identify the fossils and then identify the periods of rock.
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Illinois State Worksheet
For this state of Illinois worksheet, students research the answers to the following facts about the state of Illinois: motto, capital, bird, flower, tree, statehood and what the state is famous for.
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Elected Officials in Illinois
Students create a flow chart explaining the duties of the elected officials of the state of Illinois. They use quantum learning activities to remember specifics.
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Illinois
In this Illinois worksheet, students locate and discuss fifty-one Illinois cities and towns and then circle each one in a word search puzzle.
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Exploring the Illinois and Michigan Canal
Seventh graders locate the Illinois & Michigan Canal and related landmarks on various maps. They explain the challenges associated with building a canal. They access websites imbedded in this plan and watch a video to aid their...
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Illinois State Map
In this Illinois geography activity, students color and label a map of Illinois. Students study the location of the capital and where Illinois is situated in the United States. There is a black line map of the state with a grey US map in...
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Beaver, or not?
Learners study the role of the beaver in Illinois during the 1800's and how overtrapping cause the near extinction of the beaver colonies in Illinois by 1900. Students role play various people in 1945 who have an opinion about the...
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Route 66
Students research the Internet to locate information about the Route 66 Festival. They focus on the history of the route in Illinois and create a web page of information.
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