RESEARCH
ON STATESThis Hotlist was designed to help Grade 3 and Grade 4 students with the following:
NETSTATE
www.netstate.com/state_geography.htm
Click on the state and you will be provided with information on
Longitude/Latitude, Geographic Center, Borders, Land Area, Water Area, Highest/Lowest
Points, Elevation, Rivers and Lakes, Land and Climate.
ENCHANTED
LEARNING
www.enchantedlearning.com
Scroll down to the U.S. States category.
Click on the state and you will be provided with information such as state abbreviation, caital, largest city, area, population,
major indusries, rivers, lakes, bordering states, nickname, motto, song, flag,
bird, animal, flower, etc. Also has state graphics.
50 STATES
http://www.50states.com
Click on the state. Provides information such as area codes, famous people from
that state, live web cams, city guides, classified ads, colleges/universities,
facts and trivia, state representatives, state parks, quick facts on the populations,
etc.
CLASSBRAIN
http://classbrain.com/artstate/publish/
Click on your state and numerous links will be displayed for more information on your state.
THE US
50
http://www.theus50.com
Click on your state and receive information.
INTERNET
PUBLIC LIBRARY
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/chart.html
State Information. From the Internet Public Library. Gives you facts on the state you choose along with additional web sites for more information.
NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/
Enter your state in the search box and you will get information on maps, facts, and photos for the region you entered.
INTERACTIVE
GAMES FOR STATES, COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS, WORLD
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/usaquiz.html
Displays a state name and you have to click where the state is on the map. If you pick the wrong state, it tells you what state you picked and to try again. Also has the continents and the world map.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy
Games for Continents, Countries, States. Displays the name of the Continent, Country, or State and you need to click on the right answer.
http://www.primarygames.com/states/start.htm Highlights a state in pink and gives you 4 multiple choice answers. You select which state is highlighted. Total of 15 questions. If the child picks the wrong answer, it shows you where that particular state is.
http://www.funbrain.com/where/index.html Game of maps for identifying countries, states, capitals of states or countries, and spelling of states or countries.
SITES
TO HELP WITH RESEARCH ON BIOGRAPHIES
BIOGRAPHY.COM
http://www.biography.com
An excellent site for biographies of famous people.
BIOGRAPHICAL
DICTIONARY
http://s9.com/biography/
Biographical Dictionary covering more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
INFO
PLEASE
http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
Biographies organized by categories such as People in the News, World Rulers, Presidents, African Americans, Native Americans, Artists, etc.
LIBRARY
SPOT
http://www.libraryspot.com/biographies/
Allows you to search on different sites (some noted above) for biographies or search by type such as artists, athletes, authors, leaders; or search by ethnicity such as african American, Hispanic, Jewish, and Native American.
LIBRARY
OF CONGRESS
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
Americas Story from Americas Library. From the Library of Congress.
Meet Amazing Americans, Jump Back in Time, Explore the States.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/globaltrek/index.htm
Global Trek: Go to a different location on the globe and learn about people or the place.
Children can create travel journals. Great idea for an activity in a center.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Geography/glossary.html
Glossary of Geography Terms
http://www.atlapedia.com/
Atlapedia Online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as
key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
http://nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas
World Atlas and maps made for printing and copying.
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids, specifically for Grades 3 through 5
Contains such items as Branches of Government, How Laws are Made, Symbols of the U.S. Government, and a Glossary.
http://www.pics4learning.com
For images on geography, select one of the categories such as Countries, Maps, History, Geography, United States.
http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/ A social studies game which asks you questions on the United States or the World.
This page created and maintained by Julia Zangl
Colby.
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me.
Last updated October 20, 2005