The 50 States

A Learning Website for Middle School Students

Available Links

  1. 50 States

  2. State Knowledge: Just The Facts!

  3. 50 States & Capitals

  4. Stately Knowledge Chart

  5. State Songs

  6. Recipes from the 50 Governors

 

Activity 1:  Learn About Your State
You have been assigned a number.  
Look below to see which state you have been assigned to research.  
It's your job to become an expert on your assigned state.  
Using the links listed above, find out what your state has to offer the average tourist.  
Gather 15 facts about your state - facts that would encourage a tourist to visit your state.  
Write these 15 facts down on a piece of paper using your own words.

1 Alabama

2 Indiana

3 Nebraska

4 South Carolina

5 Alaska

6 Iowa

7 Nevada

8 South Dakota

9 Arizona

10 Kansas

11 New Hampshire

12 Tennessee

13 Arkansas

14 Kentucky

15 New Jersey

16 Texas

17 California

18 Louisiana

19 New Mexico

20 Utah

21 Colorado

22 Maine

23 New York

24 Vermont

25 Connecticut

26 Maryland

27 North Carolina

28 Virginia

29 Delaware

30 Massachusetts

31 North Dakota

32 Washington

33 Florida

34 Michigan

35 Ohio

36 West Virginia

37 Georgia

38 Minnesota

39 Oklahoma

40 Wisconsin

41 Hawaii

42 Mississippi

43 Oregon

44 Wyoming

45 Idaho

46 Missouri

47 Pennsylvania

*** Washington D.C.

48 Illinois

49 Montana

50 Rhode Island

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Activity 2:  Design a 15 Point "Vacation Here!" Fact Sheet About Your State
Open up a new word processing document.  
Use the information you just gathered to create a 15 Point "Vacation Here!" Information Fact Sheet about your assigned state.  
Give 15 good reasons why a tourist should visit your assigned state.  
Write in complete sentences.  Use your own words.  
No spelling errors or grammar errors allowed.  
Save this file as Vacation Here. 
Print. 

 

Activity 3:  Design a Postage Stamp for Your State
Use the paint program and your 15 Point "Vacation Here!"  Information Fact Sheet to help you design a Postage Stamp for your assigned state.  
This stamp must be attractive and it must visually represent your state.  
Save this file as Postage Stamp. 
Print.   
Please visit these sites before you begin designing your stamp, U.S. Stamp Images and Michigan Stamps.

 

Activity 4:  Design a PostCard for Your State
You have just been hired by the fictitious Postcards Are Us! to design a postcard for your state. 
Use the information and the facts you just collected to help you design this postcard. 
Your postcard must be attractive. 
It must show off the wonders of your state! 

 

Activity 5:  Design a Travel Poster for Your State
 Use the facts you just gathered to help you design a poster for the Travel Bureau for Your State. 
Your Travel Poster must be attractive and encouraging. 
It must convince future tourists to say "Yes, I want to visit this state!" 

 

Dear Parents and Educators....
For the safety of all children, it is highly recommended that "Internet Time" be a shared experience. You are encouraged to explore and enjoy this site with your child or with your students.  Please note that I am not responsible for any inappropriate sites or advertisements that may appear at the links listed above as I have no control over what the authors of those websites might post in the future.

© Joan Marie Brown    
Mrs. Brown, a Technology Educator, is the author of this website.
Created April 1998, updated September 2006.
It is hosted by Wayne RESA.   

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