5th Grade

State Home Pages

To find current information about your state, use the same code as the postal zip codes (List of Postal Abbreviations) for your state and enter it in place of "ut" in the following URL address for Utah. 

http://www.state.ut.us
http://www.50states.com
State Reports.org

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Writing a Bibliography - Citing Your Sources

When you obtain information from the Internet be sure to include the URL (http address) and date you obtained your information in the bibliography for your report. Write this information down in your notes, then follow the example below to put this information into your bibliography.

Author (last name first). "Title of item." [Online] Available:
.....http://address/filename, date of document or download
.....if document is not available.

Liao, Thomas T. "Robot," World Book Online, [Online] Available:
.....http://www.worldobokonline.com/na/ar/fs/ar4772000.
.....html, January 10, 2003.

(Format from Utah State Office of Education, Library Media Core Curriculum K-6, updated 2000) (Complete Bibliography Instructions)

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State Facts and Trivia

Here are some pages with lots of facts and trivia about your state. What is the state capital? What is the state song, the motto, bird, flower, etc. Some of the pages even have audio clips with the state songs.
State Symbols and Mascots
Stately Knowledge
State Licence Plates
http://www.50states.com/

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State Maps

Draw a map of your state. Try the "Map Machine" from  National Geographic.
Another page with good maps can be found in Color Landform Atlas of the United States

Games

After you have drawn your map, locate your state on the U.S. map and try these games:
US State Detective (Choose Games -5-6th Grade, then search for Geography Games).|
Test Your Geography Knowledge USA 

After you've have found your state capital, learn the other state capitals and try this quiz. 
State Capital Game 

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State Flags

Draw a picture of your state flag. Here are sites with all of the state flags.
FOTW (Flags of the World) - Clickable Map
State Flags and Facts

After you have shared your state flag with others, how well do you think you could do on a quiz about state flags? Try the State Flag Game. 

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State Weather

Find out what the current weather is in your state.
Yahoo Weather
The Weather Underground

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State Penpals

Try one of these sites to f ind a penpal from your state

Penpals: National Geographic 
E-mail Classroom Exchange - ePALS
11-12-year-old penpals (Kid's Space Connection)

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State Population

How does your state compare in size and population to other states. Check out this Comparison Chart and compare the size of your state to another state. 

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Make Your Own State Web Page

Are you interested in doing a Web Page about your state? 
Here are some Animated Flags that you could use. 
Did you know that you can save images from the Internet by right clicking on your mouse (on a Mac, hold the mouse key down). Try saving this flag. Choose "Save Image As" and make sure you know what file on your computer you are saving the flag to so you can find it later.
You can also use SURWEB to create a multimedia show for your report.
Filamentality is also a site that will help you make a web page.

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