Visit the United States with Fidalgo Students

Part 1

Complete your state packet based on your teacher's instructions. Suggested websites for information about 50 states

This web site has tons of information on each of the 50 states -- from climate to fast facts; history to museums; nicknames to highest points -- it's all there.		http://www.50states.com/
Official state websites.		http://www.globalcomputing.com/states.html
These web pages will help you find out the basic facts of any state in the Union, including Washington, D.C. Need to know the capital of Alabama? Want to know which hockey teams are in California? How about the size of Montana? All that information is here -- and more!		http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/
Samples of postcards from a trips around the United States.		http://www.postcardsfrom.com/
		http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/funfacts/funfacts.html
A great site that contains state almanacs, symbols, geographs -- as they say on the site -- "from Armadillos to Yellowhammers" -- they have it all!		http://www.netstate.com/states/index.html

Part 2

You are a tourist traveling around your assigned state. You will be developing a postcard to send to a friend from different parts of your state. 

You will be drawing 3 postcards in Paint -- the template is in Mr. Sayer's folder.   Your post card should include information such as the picture of your state (or interesting place in your state), state name and nickname, state flag, state bird, state capital, geographical features, or fun things to do.  Be creative.  If you have other ideas - check them out with Mrs. Robinson or Mr. Sayer.

You will hand draw three postcards and they will be scanned to a computer file. 

You will select one picture off of the web and insert it your post card.

All postcards will be saved into your electronic photo album. 

Part 3

You will be tracking your journey in on a United States map in Excel.