Welcome to Mrs. Luedke's & Miss. Dhima's 5th Grade State Project Web Site.

The State Report
PowerPoint Presentation

Each student will be making a Powerpoint Slide Show of their state.
Download the project template and add the necessary information.

Author

• Place a photograph of yourself and a brief paragraph about yourself.
  

State Flag

• Flags.net
• Encylcopedia Britannica (Requires Britannica Log In and Password)

Physical Maps

• Color Landform Atlas of the United States
• Relief Maps
• Rand McNally
• Encylopedia Brittanica
• University of Texas Map Library
• Mapping resources

Political Maps

• Rand McNally
• Encylopedia Brittanica
• University of Texas Map Library
• Mapping resources
• Mapquest.com
• Photograph of your state capital from space

Population Chart

• United States Population chart
• 50states.com
• Photograph of city lights from sattellite (Locate your state capitol using Fireworks)

History

• Historical maps of your state
• Locate maps showing the Indian tribes that lived in your state.
• Find out when your state was annexed or ceded to the United States, and when it became a state.
• online enclycopedias
• Encylopedia Brittanica
• Encyclopedia Americana
• History of the States

Government

• Governor
• United States Senators
• United States Representatives
• Offical state websites
• 50states.com

Climate and Weather

• average monthly climate statistics
• 50states.com
• Climate map
  

Economy

• Offical state websites
• 50states.com

Nature

• Are there National Parks, Forests, or Monuments in your state?
• What is the Distance between your home and the capital of the state?
• What is the highest point in your state.
• Are there Earthquakes in your state?

Travel Brochure

• Historical sites
• Places of Interest
• Recreational Areas
  • National Parks
• Obtain travel brochure data from official website
• Offical state websites

State Symbols

• lyrics of state song
• state bird
• 50states.com
• State song

Famous Person

• 50states.com
• online enclycopedias
• Encylopedia Brittanica
• Encyclopedia Americana

References

1. 50States.com : ecellent resource for State Flag, State Flower, State Tree, Land Area, Highest Point, Newspapers, State and National Parks, presidents from this state,etc.
2. Encyclopedia Britannica or Encyclopedia Americana if you are logged on to a CSUN computer.
3. Official State Web Sites: Link to any of the 50 official state web sites in the United States.
4. Newspaper Association of America: This agency lists newspapers by state.
5. Terraserver: TerraServer is a huge repository of aerial photographs and satellite images taken from miles overhead that you can view.
6. National Geographic's Xpeditions: Locate and print maps of any of the 50 states in the US, or of any country in the world.
7. Encyclopedia Britannica: The Encyclopædia Britannica is recognized as the world's most comprehensive reference product, a distinction it has held since its first publication in 1768. Since this is a subscription service, it is only available to those who have logged on with a CSUN account.
8. Encyclopedia Americana : The Encyclopædia Americana is a web-based Encyclopedia produced by Grolier's Inc. Since this is a subscription service, it is only available to those who have logged on with a CSUN account.
9. Lyrics for State Songs: Locate and print the lyrics of state song of your state.
10. State Birds: Locate and print a picture of your state bird..
11. CityNet: Identify the attractions and services available in any major city in the country. You may also wish to look at USA City Link.
12. Determine the Distance Between Two cities: This service uses data from the US Census and a supplementary list of cities around the world to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies). It also provides a map showing the two places, using the Xerox PARC Map Server.
13. Stately Knowledge: interesting facts about the states

OFFICIAL STATE WEBSITES