Internet:

http://www.50states.com/

http://dir.yahoo.com/
Regional/U_S__States/
California/

http://www.soliteq.com/
states.htm

http://softseek.com/
Education_and_Science/
Geography/Review_15623_
index.html

http://www.postcardsfrom.com

http://www.phoenix.ans.se/
freeweb/holly/state.htm 
State facts

http://www.awl.com/sf-aw/
sfaw/resources/statescapitals/

Guide to the States
http://www.scvol.com/
States/fileindx.htm
Description: This is a great reference site for state facts, maps, and current government with biographies, and e-mail links to representatives.
Comments: Most links have additional information with pictures.
Resource Type: Secondary Text
Graphics Content: High
 

Excite Travel: Destinations: United States
http://city.net/
countries/
united_states/
Description: Here are useful links to all 50 states for mops and things to do and see.
Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics
Graphics Content: High
 

Maps of the United States
http://www.usgs.gov/
fact-sheets/maps-us/
Description: This U.S. Geological Survey site has thumbnail maps of north America and the United States, both modern and historical.
Resource Type: Maps
Graphics Content: High
 

50 State Quarters Program
http://www1.usmint.gov/
50states/
Description: This special section of the U.S. Mint's Web site offers an in-depth look at the Mint's 10-year program to produce new quarter coins commemorating each state. Read details about the program and see images of the coins already in production. If you're the artistic type, you can even learn how to submit your own design.
Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics
Graphics Content: High
 

50 States and Capitals
http://www.50states.com/
Description: Here is information about each state and capital in the U.S.
Resource Type: Compilation of Links
Graphics Content: High
 

State Trivia
http://www.usahistory.com/
trivia/state/sa.htm
Description: Here are 10 interesting questions to test your knowledge of the states in the U.S.
Comments: This could start an exciting trivial pursuit challenge in your class.
Resource Type: Other
Graphics Content: Low

http://www.ofcn.org/cyber.
serv/academy/ace/soc/
elem.html

gopher://bvsd.k12.co.us:70/11/
Educational_Resources/
Lesson_Plans/Big%20Sky/
social_studies

http://www.col-ed.org/cur/

http://www.mcrel.org/
connect/plus

http://www.trinity.edu/
departments/education/
core/newplans.htm

http://talk.startribune.com/
cgi-bin/WebX.cgi?homework-
14@@.ee6b2b9  
homework help

http://www.hmco.com/hmco/
school/search/activity.html  
*Houghton Mifflin

http://www.mcrel.org/connect/
lesson.html#social

http://www.nwrel.org/sky/
Classroom/Social_Studies/
Social_Studies.html

http://www.nationalgeographic
.com/resources/ngo/education/
ideas.html

http://www.rims.k12.ca.us/SCORE/

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/  
*Houghton Mifflin supplemental 
games, quizes maps

http://www.socialstudies.com/
index.html

http://www.mmhschool.com/
teach/socialstud/socstu1.html

Coast to Coast Virtual Road Trip
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/
activity/c2c/
You and a partner will be taking a coast to coast virtual road trip, visiting several U.S. cities along the way. In your travels, you will be developing your Internet searching skills, enhancing your understanding of American geography, improving your writing skills and engaging in economic decision making. Have a great trip!
Author: Jerry Swanitz and Harvey Green
 

Our United States
http://www.infolab.nwu.edu/
cs401/teams/geo/
As you do your regional U.S. geography report, become familiar with the five fundamental themes of geography and choose appropriate information sources to answer given questions. Learn that geographers use regions to give order to the earth's surface and become aware that we use the concept of regions everyday. Compare maps and other kinds of visual materials, then draw conclusions about the regions of the U.S.A. 
Author: Eloise Kelly, Kash Koval, John Lyman and Juliet Rempa
 

State Travel Brochure Research Project
http://encarta.msn.com/
alexandria/templates/
lessonFull.asp?page=
1595&lvstart=K&lvend=
12&majorsubject=
Social+Studies&
minorsubject=
&source=%
Design a travel brochure for your assigned state depicting thepoints of interst, the history, the government and geography. Follow the AGOPE method: 1) Ask questions 2) Gather information 3) Organize data on a graphic 4) Present information in a product 5) Evaluate the product 
Author: Muriel Alexander
 

States and Capitals
http://youth.net/cec/
cecsst/cecsst.194.txt
This activity is not an information literacy lessons but a memory practice games for learning the states and capitals.
Author: John Moreland
 

U.S. Capitol: The Home of Congress
http://www.congresslink.org
/lesson2.html
This activity is designed to help you learn about the Capitol building and its history. As you explore the tutorial on the Capitol, you will be linked to a variety of Web sites that provide a "Virtual Tour" of the building. The diagrams and pictures at these sites will help you see that House and the Senate are separate bodies within Congress, each with its own space within the Capitol, separated by the large dome beneath which is the great ceremonial rotunda.
 

USA Geo Quiz
http://www.lizardpoint.com/
fun/geoquiz/usaquiz.html
Learn the location of the 50 states at this interactive site. To answer the online questions, click on the map.
Author: Lizardpoint.com

1. Students will identify and label the 50 states on a numbered or blank map

2. Students will match state capitals to a list of the states.

Since mastery is the goal, grading shall be based on the following modified scale:

A=92% 
B=84%
C=76%
D=68%
F=67-%

Optional extras:

Students will memorize a song or poem which incorporates the state names and/or capitals. This poem or song is to be recited or performed to the teacher's satisfaction.

Students (individuals or groups) create a pamphlet or display representing a state or region. As a culminating event, individuals or groups may present stations in an all-class symposium, and receive a grade based on: Organization: 25% / Presentation: 25% / Research: 25% / Verbal Skills: 25%

After studying the meaning of the term "consent of the governed," the student explains how this idea is both a right and a responsibility for individual citizens.  Local leaders, such as an elected official or a community volunteer, visit the class to explain how what they do relates to the idea of "consent of the governed."  The student works with classmates to list some of the ways "consent by the governed" is practiced by citizens.