Web Sites & Descriptions
1. All of the States-Together . . .
For general information about the states, try these sites:
A Brief Guide
to State Facts features mottoes, state flags, state birds, state flowers,
and more. You'll find links to state capitals and often to other state-related
information. Find the Delaware Blue Hen, Kentucky Goldenrod, North Carolina's
State Song, Louisiana's brown pelicans and magnolia trees-just to get you
started. (Grade Levels: Grades 2 or 3 up)
For a well-organized chart featuring state links, state capitals, largest
cities, state bird, and state flower for each state, go to The Internet
Public Library's
Stately Knowledge Chart. The Internet Public Library site, you'll find,
is a fine resource for an abundance of information for your students. (Grade
Levels: Grade 3 up)
At the site State Knowledge
your students can pick any state or Washington, DC and find dates, charts,
trivia, books and other resources, games about the Capitals and flags,
and more. (Grade Levels: Grades 2 or 3 up)
You'll be sure to return to 50
states of the United States with its capital city data and information
links. This is an excellent site with lots of easy-to-use information.
(Grade Levels: Grades 3 up)
Media Shockwave
of the States is a learning game featuring the state identification.
(Grade Levels: Grade 4 up)
The State
Flags Game and the State
Capitals Game are places where your students can sharpen their knowledge
of the states. (Grade Levels: Grades: 3 up)
City Net
is a data base of information on cities. Your students can pick a state
and then travel to its cities or pick a major city to explore. The site
links contain data featuring weather, location, interesting places to visit,
where to eat, historic spots, lodging. . . (Grade Levels: Grades 5 up)
Don't for the National Park Service
with its links to recreational and historic parks throughout the 50 states.
(Grade Levels: All)
If you're looking for maps and images to use with your classes, Color
Landform Atlas of
the United States is a good place to start. You'll find maps of the
states and links to other state site information. Maps
of the United States offers a variety of maps to select from; clicking
on the maps will make them larger for your class discussions. You'll also
want to check Landsat
Images of the States, TruFlite
- 50 Views of 50 States and Images
of the States for a variety of interesting geography and science-related
resources for your students. (Grade Levels: Grades 3 or 4 up)
You can do very interesting projects emphasizing State
Birds with this Audubon Birds of America information. Also, for birds
that live or visit states you are studying, but are not state birds, try
Bird Highlights from Around
the 50 States with its current information on habitats, decline in populations,
wildlife refuges, etc. (Grade Levels: Grades K up for State Birds, nonreaders
will need assistance; Grades 4 up for Highlights)
Every state has a state song, and you'll find them at State
Songs. Sorry, but the site doesn't include audio files, at least not
yet. Some states, by the way, have several state songs. (Grade Levels:
Grade 2 up)
2. The States-50 in all . . .
There's an abundance of resources on the web about individual states.
We've included links to the official state homepages and some other state-specific
links that may be useful to you. If we haven't included your favorite site
for your state, please let us know,
and we'll try to add it to our list.
(Grade Levels: Most of these sites are appropriate for Grades 5 up or
Grades 7-12. Some have children's sections for younger children, but all
require children to be reading rather well. Teachers and parents may use
the sites with younger children if they provide guidance in how to find
and explore the information.)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
- State of Georgia
- Georgia Kids has
a variety of resources, but especially check "Georgia Zone" for
kids' places and opportunities in Georgia.
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
3. Bonus sites . . .
Here are some additional sites we hope you'll appreciate. As we were
traveling though the many state sites, these caught our attention.
AND DON'T FORGET TO CHECK our Celebrate
America! and Presidents and the Presidency
sites here at Apple! These also include information and activities on this
topic.
