Exploration #7e4: State and Country Reference Resources

State and country reports have long been a part of the traditional elementary curriculum. Finding current information in a timely manner has been a yearly challenge for many elementary educators. The sites below offer online access to up-to-date information on all 50 states and all the countries of the world. Remember to add useful sites to your Favorites/Bookmarks collection.

State Information

IPL Kidspace: Stately Knowledge

America's Library: Explore the States

Ben's Guide: Quick Facts - Learn About Your State

Postcards from America

TheUS50.com

50States.com

NETSTATE.com

FactMonster: The Fifty States

Country Information

United Nations: Country at a Glance

United Nations: InfoNation

CIA WorldFactbook

U.S. Department of State: Background Notes

CountryReports.org

FactMonster: Countries of the World

Record your general observations on these Web Reference sites in your logbook. Make note of the sites you will be most likely to use in future.

If you are aware of other similar Web Reference Sites that were not included in the list, you are invited to add them to the Module 7: Web Reference Sites section on the course web discussion board.

Proceed to Exploration #7e5