8th Grade
Social Studies

West Virginia Studies

Weekly Reading

Please click on the link below to read about the House of Representatives. We are going to continue our break from WV Studies and discuss our congress. Today, we are going to begin looking at the House of Representatives.

Weekly Videos

Brain Pop

For our videos this week, we turn again to Tim and Moby on Brainpop again. There are 16 videos that show up if you type in "election" on Brainpop. Try to watch at least two of the videos you did not watch last week.

Brain Pop Username: HMS0809

PrainPop Password: Wildcats

Electoral College

To win the US Election, a candidate must secure at least 270 Electoral College votes. Each state has a set number of Electorates based on their population. For example, WV has 5 electorates. Whichever candidate wins WV wins their 5 electorates. California (because of it's size) has 55 electorates. On this website, you can predict the next election. States that are Red are current states that the Republicans lead in the polls (likely Trump). The Blue states are states that the Democrats currently lead (likely Joe Biden.) Gray states are "Battleground States" that are too close to call. Use this map to click on Battleground States to see who different outcomes could play out on election night. 270 is required to win. There could be a 269-269 tie. We will talk about that next week.

270 to Win

WV County

Students should continue to strengthen their knowledge of the counties of West Virginia.

WV County Game

Weekly Reading

Please click on the link below to read about Sumner School in Parkersburg.

Required Reading

Assignment for 5/8/20-5/14/20

Assignments for

the Week of 4/17-4/23/20

WV County Seats

Students should continue to strengthen their knowledge of the county seats of West Virginia.

County Seat Game

Weekly Videos

Please click on the link below to explore pictures of Sumner school. This is not a video this week, but numerous photographs of the student life at Sumner School.

Sumner School