**Dear 3rd Graders,

     Whenever you use the internet to research be sure to take note of the web address (url) where you found the information, put the information in your own words, and search multiple sites for confirmation of information.**

GENERAL RESOURCES FOR STATES AND REGIONS

Norwood Online Resources 

• This link will allow you to access the online resources available through the Norwood Library including America the Beautiful from Grolier's. Please use your Norwood username and password to access the information.

General Search Resources 

• This links to our research page to help you find search engines like Boolify, KidRex, DuckDuckGO, and Sweet Search that help you search safely without using regular google.

http://www.kids.gov/k_5/k_5_states.shtml

• This is a government authored site that links to each individual state's kid page. These resources vary by state.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/

• Norwood has a subscription to Enchanted Learning and you can access the sites using the norwood username and password. (Email Ms. Thomas if you have questions.)
• This site has excellent, child-centered information.

http://www.census.gov/schools/facts/

• information about kids found via the US census

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/state/index.html

• Short fact pages for each state provided by the Government Printing Office

http://50states.mrdonn.org/

• Mr. Donn's pages are excellent and link out to many good resources. You will have to "dig" a little but it is worth it. 

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/usstatescolonies.htm

• Social Studies for Kids provides succinct articles about many states. (Please note they do not currently have every state.)

http://www.shgresources.com/resources/almanac/

• This site provides almanac pages for each individual state. They are written by the State Handbook guide, a commercial site.

MEMORIZE YOUR STATES AND CAPITALS

Source: YouTube

States and Capitals Games from Sheppard Software

• This page of games has many options and levels to practice states and capitals!

States and Capitals Penguin Game

• Move your penguin to match states and capitals.

Sporcle's State Capitals Game

• Sporcle has no-nonsense quizzes galore. Not flashy or exciting but will help you test your knowledge of state capitals.

KidsPost State Match

• This game from The Washington Post's Kids Post has you match the state with common facts and figures.

Line Match Game 

• Match the states and their corresponding capitals with a line graph. It shows five states at a time.