Let's See the U.S.A.

Introduction -Steps- Requirements- Resources - Evaluation - Conclusion-

Introduction:

Your class is about to discover the States of America without leaving your desks!
We hope you enjoy your adventure!

Steps:

1. Where are you in the universe? Print out Where in the Universe are you? worksheet and fill it out for homework. Hand it in to your teacher when you are done
2. You will be given a partner and a state to work with.
3. Show where your state is located. Print out two copies of theMap of the United States. Color In Your State.
4. Print out the 'My State Is' worksheet.
5. If you work with your partner. One of you will be the technician. The other person will be the recorder. You will switch roles each computer session until the end of this project. (The person who has the first birthday in the calendar year will be the log in for this entire project.)
6. Use the sites listed below to get your answers for the My State Is worksheet.
7. After you have all your needed information and pictures saved follow the instruction sheet to get the usaposter file from Microsoft Publisher.It can be found in the Share drive. It is in a folder called 'USA'. The file is called usaposter.
9. There is a file that you will open. Your teacher will help you get into this file.
10. Now you will be typing in the answers (from your worksheet) and inserting your pictures .
11. Use the sites below to get the pictures needed for your poster:

State outline map

Three pictures of places that tourists would visit in your state. (find the picture and SAVE it in your directory (h:drive))

State bird picture (find the picture and SAVE it in your directory (h:drive))

State flower picture(find the picture and SAVE it in your directory (h:drive))

State tree picture(find the picture and SAVE it in your directory (h:drive))

State license plates(find the picture and SAVE it in your directory (h:drive))

12. Print the poster out. Ask your teacher for help to put the poster together.
13. Now sit back...relax...and play some state games!

Requirements: Your job is to make a poster about your state. You will be using the software program Microsoft Publisher.

Resources:

**These web pages will help you find out the basic facts of any state in America, 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!**
50 States.Com ( facts of any state, look at live cams) Find Your State and it's Abbreviation	State Population, Square Miles, Rank Orders (basic facts of any state)	Distance from Irvington to Your State's Capital
Search Engines Google.com Yahooligans & The 50 States (find state PHOTOS here)	"Find Your State" Outline Map Site Blank State Maps (time to color)	50states.com Official State Songs (learn a new tune)
State Capitals State Flower Site State Birds Good Photographs on State Bird	Misc. Information Postcardsfrom.com State Nicknames State Mottoes	For When Your Work Is Done (have some fun) Find The State Game Play Hangman U.S.A. A Whole Bunch of State Games Guess the States and Capitals

Evaluation:
Your teacher will be evaluating you on the following:

How well you worked with your partner

Your My State Is worksheet is fully completed with all answers correct.

Work is neatly done.

Spelling is correct.

How well you have researched and learned the facts about your state.

The poster is complete.

You have finished on time.

Conclusion: Your work will be proudly displayed. Congratulatins on all the hard work that you did!

Created by Mrs. Carle & Mrs. Horen
for the 2nd Grades
2001