Class Brain: http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/
50 States: http://www.50states.com/
Be sure to check blank outline state maps.
Explore the States: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es
Fun Facts about the States...: http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/funfacts/funfacts.html
Quick Facts: Learn About Your State: http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/state/
Do you know your state's motto, bird, or when it became a state? Do you know your Congresspeople or how to contact them? Choose a state from the map to find out!
Mr. Nussbaum's US Geography Games: http://www.mrnussbaum.com/stateimageindex.htm
Reference: learn about the United States on Yahool: http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/around_the_world/u_s__states/
State & County QuickFacts: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
State Fact Sheets: http://www.ers.usda.gov/statefacts/
State fact sheets provide information on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for each state in the United States. This information was last updated on November 6, 2003.
State Facts: http://www.abcteach.com/States/StateTOC.htm
The Fifty States...: http://www.infoplease.com/states.html
The States of the United States: http://www.usconstitution.net/conststates.php3
The US50: http://www.theus50.com/
The US50 is an extensive guide to history, outdoors, tourism, events and attractions for the fifty states.
United States - Facts and Statistics: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/lesson-plans/lesson-2383.html
Sheppard Software Geography Games: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
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Create a table of data to include in your report.
Step 1: Find information
1. Use the World Book Online Encyclopedia.
2. Search for "planets."
3. Use the sidebar to find a table of information.
Step 2: Evaluate information
Decide... which 2 characteristics are most interesting?
Step 3: Recreate the table in MS Word.
1. Insert: Table (select number of columns and rows)
2. Label columns with these headers: Planet, (Characteristic 1), (Characteristic 2)
3. Label rows: List planets below along with the information you find important about your planet.
4. Format your table to make it easy to read...
* Bold face
* Borders
* Shading of cells and tables
* Adjusting cell heights and widths
Solar System Links
World Book Online
http://worldbookonline.com
Username: stcecilia Password: trojans
Nine/Eight Planets
http://kids.nineplanets.org/
JPL Welcome to the Planets
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
NASA: Solar System Exploration
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/index.cfm
Select a link from the menu on the left.
Enchanted Learning: Astronomy
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/
Enchanted Learning: Your Weignt on Other Planets
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/weight.shtml
Planet Symbols from NASA
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?IM_ID=167
NASA's Celestia Exploration
NAS's Worldbook
http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/
Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/
National Geographic Virtual Solar System
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system
KidsAstronomy.com
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
Grolier Online Encyclopedia
http://auth.grolier.com/login/go_login_page.html?bffs=N
NASA's Photojournal
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/
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Solar System
http://nasascience.nasa.gov/kids/kids-solar-system
Check multimedia options at the bottom of the page.
Starchild
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
Information on this site is provided at two levels of difficulty. Select the level that is right for you.
Space.com
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/
Check out Image Galleries for amazing images of our solar system.