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General Resources Maryland School Assessment Practice Items What Do Parents Need to Know About the MSA? Preparing for the MSA Math Resources  6th MSA Calendar 2012.pdf  7th MSA Calendar 2012.pdf  8th MSA Calendar 2012.pdf Reading Resources Vocabulary (websites) Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots This activity is about prefixes (the beginning part of the word) Can you provide roots to complete these sentences? Can you provide roots to complete these sentences?(part 2) How much do you know about suffixes? Use Funbrain to practice roots! Root game challenge Multiple Meaning Words This activity will help you learn to use words with multiple meanings in the right contexts This jeopardy-style game is really fun! (choose one player game) Play Word Confusion on Funbrain - choose easy or hard Synonyms, Antonyms These activities will help you replace tired words with more exciting words. These activites will help you replace tired words with more exciting words part 2. Play BIGbot is you think you are a pro at syonyms and antonyms. Figurative Language This site has several firgurative language games.  Fling the Teacher is awesome! Context Clues Who needs a dictionary when you can just use context clues. Other Robo-Bee is a fun way to test your word knowledge. Always wondered how you would escape if you were trapped in an alien kingdom? Through a vocabulary game? Comprehension (websites) Main Idea, Details Scanning for important details makes it easier to find the information you need Summarizing Summarizing is one of the most important reading skills Making Inferences Let this activity show you how easy making inferences can be! Interpreting Charts, Graphs & Maps Reading charts and graphs is really important in the real world! What would you do if you lost your GPA?  Better learn to read a map! General Reading Strategies, Other Do you believe everything you read?  This activity is what you need! Watch our for fine print!  This activity will who you just how misleading fine print can be. Try these reading comprehension passages! Science Resources 6th Grade Weather Animation:Interactive Animation:  Warm & Cold Fronts Water Cycle Quiz Geology Rock Cycle Interactive Rock Cycle Matching Rock Cycle Animation Plate Boundries Animation Mountain Formation Animation Earthquake P & S Waves Animation Astronomy Moon Phases Animation Moon Madness Battleship Game Phases of the Moon Animation Earth Systems The Greenhouse Effect Animation General Resources Brain Pop Movies for Earth Science Webquests:  Glencoe Earth Science Study Jams 7th Grade Cells Label a Plant Cell Jeopardy Review Game Human Body Human Hear Animation Match Up Game Word Search Game Genetics DNA Animation Genetics Problems Interactive Heredity Quiz Interactive General Resources Bain Pop Movies for Life Science Webquests:  Glencoe Life Science Study Jams 8th Grade Force & Motion Gravity Animation Roller Coaster Interactive Gravity Freefall Activity Wave Motion Animation Energy & Waves Potential & Kenetic Energy Animation Basic Chemistry States of Matter Animation Periodic Table Interactive General Resources Bain Pop Movies for Physical Science Webquests:  Glencoe Physical Science MSA Specific MSA Practice Questions 2009 MSA Practice Questions 2008 MSA Practice Questions 2007 MSA Vocabulary part 1 MSA Vocabulary part 2 MSA Vocabulary part 3 MSA Vocabulary part 4 MSA Vocabulary part 5 MSA Vocabulary part 6 MSA Vocabulary part 7 MSA Vocabulary part 8

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