United States

Questions to think about for your report:

Name of state:

Capital:

Is this state larger or smaller than (*******)?

Name all of the states, countries, or bodies of water that surround this state.

About how many people live in this state? Is that more or less than (*******)?

Name two prominent people that are from this state. Why are they famous?

Tell about three things in this state that are very different from (*******).

Tell about three things in this state that are much the same as we have in (*******).

If you were traveling from _________, (******) to the capital of this state, how many miles would you drive?

How long would it take you to drive it if you drove 50 miles an hour?

These are facts about this state that I think are interesting...

I would like to live in this state because...

I would not like to live in this state because...

Make a pictorial graph of the population of your state and the state of (********).

When did it get its statehood?

Who is given credit for finding this state?

How did the U.S.A. get the land?

Tell three other historic things about your state.

Draw the state symbol and give an explanation.

What is the state motto?

What is the state's nickname?

Name three places to visit and tell about these places.

Report on a city (you choose)

Report on a famous citizen

Report on significant event in state history (Klondike Gold Rush, Mt. St. Helens 1980, fur trade in Washington, Whitman Massacre

Report on famous explore to Washington (can’t be Lewis and Clark) Capt Vancouver, Capt James Cook,

List of animals found in state (native and wild)

Maps (political, industry, geographical (water ways, mountains etc)

Map of Tribal locations/reservations

List of natural resources

Time line of state History

Rate	Description	Site
	First site must go	All States
	Packed with great information	The 50 States
	Great	Kids Connect
	Has everything	My State Report
	State Facts	Kids Corner
	All State History	Explore the States
	Brief facts	Stately Knowledge
	Brief facts	StatesandCapitals.com
	Everything	Connect USA
	Everything	Global Computing
	Everything	KidsClick
	State Facts	WorldAtlas.com State Facts
	Everything	Classbrain
	Everything	InfoPlease
	Everything	Yahooligans
	Great facts	World Almanac
	Variety	BensGuide
	Great Site	NetState
Miscelaneous
	State songs and lyrics	ProTech
	Blank State Maps	About.com
	State Flags	WorldAtlas.com
	All the state flags	Nylon State Flags
	Animated State Flags	Animated flags of U.S. Site 2 Site 3
	Topographic map	Topozone
	Atlas of landforms	Colored land forms
	Maps and Images	Landform Atlas
	Places to go and things to do	PhilsPlace
	Maps of U.S.	USGS
	Recipes from our Governors	Governors Mansion
	All states	State Maps
	Unemployment, Poverty, Jobs	ERS Facts
	Songs, Brief facts	50 states.com
	All state flowers (jpeg)	State flowers
Games
	Map Game	Fun School
	Flag game	Stately Flag Game
	Jigsaw puzzles games, quizzes	Geography World
	Place a state in the correct spot	Map Puzzles
	Geography quiz	Geography Quiz
	State Capital Quiz and Games	Quia
	Variety of Games	FactMonster
	Variety of U.S. games	Enchanted Forest
	Flash Cards	50 States
	Webquest	Webquest
	Webquest	WebQuest
	Watch it grow	United States

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United State Assignment
Complete the following assignments in the order in which they appear:

U.S. State Report
In this lesson, you will use the Internet to research information on a U.S. state.
Your folder report will contain:

A title page
A paragraph summary on the state
A state map showing 4 main cities-1 being the capital
A 1/2 page summary of the capital city
3 Places of Interest with a paragraph and picture of each
Information on (3) the state symbols
An opinion paper, which tells whether you would like to live in this state or not with reasons why or why not.

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Resources
The following is a list of sites on the Internet which will help you locate information.
This location will take you to a brief summary on the state.
This location will take you to state Map.
This location will give you information on Capitol Cities.
This location will give you information on Places of Interest.
This location will help you find symbols of the State.

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Steps to Complete your Task:
Title page needs to include state name and picture of state flag, bird, flower, insect, animal and tree.
State Summary needs to include information on the state government, climate and economy.
Capital City paragraph needs to include location in state, climate, 2-3 places of interest, other information of interest to you.
Places of Interest paragraph need to include location and 3-4 sentences describing the place.

State symbols paragraph should include descriptive details on you choice of three symbols.

U.S. Report
Your Points	Possible Points	Inclusions
	10	Title Page
	8	State map including capital city
	10	1/2 page summary of capital city
	10	3 places on interest with information and pictures of each
	10	details on three of the state symbols
	10	Opinion page
	20	Grammar, punctuation, neatness, readability
	78	Total

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2. State Travelogue Brochure
Using your state report plan a trip through that state. You will crate a two page trifolded brochure describing what you consider "state treasures". Make sure you visit at least 3 cities in that state. . Consider: What is fun and worth seeing? What are 'don't miss' types of attractions? What are the favorite foods that are served in your state? What are your favorite stores and restaurants? What else can you think of? What IS wonderful about your state? Make the brochure using Microsoft Publisher. Then, send it to the State Chamber of Commerce.

State Travelogue Brochure
Points	Inclusions
5	State treasures
3	Three cities within the state
5	Foods, stores, restaurants
5	Own ideas
5	Tri-fold creativeness and clarity
2	Send to Chamber of Commerce
25	Total

3. Ready for Radio?
Plan a five to ten minute audio tour of your state for a visiting dignitary visiting from Europe. Using your travelogue trifold brochure, organize the information into an exciting tour talk, and then use a tape recorder to record this special trip around your state. Listen to your work and redo it if necessary. You'll want to sound enthusiastic and to give the best and most exciting tour possible.

Ready for Radio
Points	Inclusions
5	Use brochure information
5	Well organized
5	Voice inflection and excitement
5	Clear loud and all words are understandable
5	Five to ten minutes
25	Total

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4. Governor's Recipe
Use the Governor's Favorite Recipes site to help learn about foods in different states. We will plan a day when we will vote and create some of the recipes. Write a short paragraph describing how you think the recipe tastes. This assignment is worth 5 points

5. After the above projects have been completed, you will make a PowerPoint Presentation.

PowerPoint Presentation
Your Points	Possible Points	Presentation
		Content
	5	Presentation has a title page with state symbols
	10	All your information is well researched and well organized.
	10	All flaws pointed out by the teacher and/or peers in drafts have been corrected.
		Content-Technical
	5	The presentation includes a minimum of 10 slides.
	10	Slides are colorful and easy to read.
	5	Each slide uses text, graphics, and transitions that communicate and compliment information being shared.
		Communication
	20	You maintained eye contact with group and your voice is loud and clear
	10	You utilized your allotted time effectively.
	5	At conclusion of your sharing you checked for understanding via questions or oral quiz, etc.
	15	You used each slide as lead into the wealth of additional information you have on the topic.
	20	Must have a different form to communicate to the group during your presentation other than simply screen reading
	115	Total

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For Students:
To help students develop an interest in Internet resources related to a study of the 50 states.
To help students use links to locate information within and beyond sites
To introduce students to learning about other places by taking virtual tours.
To show students the wealth of resources about states that is available on the World Wide Web.
To encourage students to seek new learning methods and to work together on group projects and presentations with and without technology.

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Content Learning Objectives:
Students will record data about individual states.
Students will create Presentation using PowerPoint.
Students will research using books, Internet, and CDs.
Students will share information with classmates using PowerPoint.
Process Objectives:

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