A Pathfinder for 4th Grade
| This pathfinder was developed for the 4th Grade State project at Oneka Elementary.
Use the links in this Pathfinder to find information about your state on the Internet.
Start with the State Websites first, most of the information you need will be found at these sites.
If you still can't find what you need, try the other links in this Pathfinder. |
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| State Websites | Cities and Counties | Famous People | Government | Native American Tribes | |
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| Places of Interest | Timeline | Weather | Word Search | Search Engines | |
| State Websites | |
Stately Knowledge |
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| This website from Kidspace @ the Internet Public Library will give you basic facts about your state, including date entered the union, Governor, historical sites, points of interest, sports teams, major industries and links to other websites. | |
NetState.com |
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| Find lots of facts about your state here, including all state symbols, geography/landforms, weather, land area, elevations, longitude & latitude, bordering states, maps, and the largest cities by population. | |
50States.com |
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| A good website where you will find lots of information about your state, including elevations, newspapers, number of counties, sports teams, national parks, state song, and much more. | |
Fact Monster - The Fifty States |
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| This is a very informative website where you will find many of the facts you need, including temperature, US Senators and House members, government, crops, tourist attractions, largest county and famous people. | |
World Almanac for Kids: Facts about the States |
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| A great site with lots of information including geography, rivers & lakes, colleges, state government, recreation & tourism, major newspapers, crops and the economy. | |
Enchanted Learning: U.S. States |
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| You will find basic information about your state, including the state flag and symbols, maps and major lakes and rivers. | |
Kids Almanac Online: State Facts and Figures |
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| At this website, you will find state symbols, famous people, state history timeline, geography, facts and trivia, and other information. | |
Yahoo Kids: U.S. States |
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| This is a portal with links to other state websites. Use the above websites first before going here. | |
| Cities and Counties | |
Wikipedia: List of Cities in the U.S. |
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| On this website, click on the "Cities in your state" link, and you will find a list of cities in your state. | |
National Association of Counties |
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| Select a state from the drop-down list. It will show you the number of counties in that state. Go to the bottom of the page and click on "Sort by Population" or "Sort by Square Miles". | |
| Famous People | |
State Famous People |
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| This website at Thingstodo.com lists famous people by state, and has links where you can find information about each person. | |
| Government | |
U.S. House of Representatives |
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| Find out how many representatives a state has in the House. | |
U.S. Senate |
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| Choose a state to see the names of the the U.S. Senators in that state. | |
Electoral Votes |
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| This website lists the number of electoral votes by state in the last presidential election. | |
| Native American Tribes | |
U.S. Tribes by State |
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| Find the Native American tribes that lived or currently live in a state. | |
| Places of Interest | |
State Tourism Sites |
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| At this website, you will find links to the office of tourism and travel for all states. | |
| Timeline | |
State History |
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| At Thingstodo.com, you will find your state's history along with a timeline of historical dates. | |
| Weather | |
Weatherbase |
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| Click on a state, then click on a city and you will find the average temperature by month and the annual rainfall for that city. | |
| Word Search | |
SuperKids Word Search Puzzle Creator |
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| A very easy-to-use word search puzzle creator. Just enter your words in the box, one per line, then click on Create page, and print your puzzle. | |
Discovery School's Puzzlemaker |
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| Create a word search puzzle at this website. In Step 1, enter a title. Step 4, change the output type to TEXT. In Step 5, type your words or phrases. Do not change any other Steps. Click on Create My Puzzle, then print your puzzle. | |
| Search Engines | |
Use these kid friendly search engines if you've tried the links above and still can't find what you're looking for. |
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One Key Search (Google for Kids) |
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Ask for Kids |
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KidsClick |
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Dib Dab Doo |
This page last modified on March 9, 2007 by LAM