The top level site has links and information for anyone who has to do a report on states. The geography section is an excellent state report resource.
Net State
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Free movies, games, activities, and more for students interested in social studies.
BrainPOP
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Meeting of Frontiers is a bilingual, multimedia English-Russian digital library that tells the story of the American exploration and settlement of the West, the parallel exploration and settlement of Siberia and the Russian Far East, and the meeting of the Russian-American frontier in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest
Meeting of Frontiers
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Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier is a bilingual, multi-format English-Spanish digital library site that explores the interactions between Spain and the United States in America from the fifteenth to the early nineteenth centuries
Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier
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The educational game site lets the student learn the states, capitals, and geographic regions through tutorials, then test themselves at four different skill levels.
U.S.A. Games
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It's an online game that allows students to learn about the 50 states on an interactive map.
Ben's Guide: Place the State
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The animated atlas allows the student to watch the growth of the United States decade by decade, either all at once or in sections (1789-1853, 1853-1865, 1865-1959). The emphasis is on the addition of states one by one. (An expanded version is available as software.)
Animated Atlas
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A helpful song to the tune of Turkey in the Straw to help students learn the 50 state capitals.
Mrs.Jones --Sing Along: The 50 States and Capitals
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Much more than states and capitals, this website offers a long list of information and links for each state. Each state has its own folder.
50states.com - States and Capitals
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Up-to-date statistics and maps of countries of the world. Maps can be downloaded and are printer-friendly. Statistics include area, coastline, climate, land use, population statistics, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and more.
CIA World Factbook
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