Kidport
Kidport: United States of America Geography
This site contains a fun way to learn about the states within the United States. Click on the state that you want to learn more about and it provides facts, geographic landmarks, points of interest, major industries, a quiz and more.
A&E Television
History.com: The States
Learn unique facts about each American state. You can also read a more in-depth history of each state, watch videos and play a game about all the states.
Other
Gynzy: Us State Capitals
In this interactive learning game, students drag picture parts to the correct state capitals to form a complete picture.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Hunting for States, Capitals, and National Parks! [Pdf]
Students can use a map of the United States to locate state capitals and national parks.
Other
Didactalia: Interactive Map: Capitals of the United States
Interactive map and game to identify capitals of the U.S. states.
Teacher Oz
Teacher Oz: 50 States of the u.s.a.
A site with information such as maps, flags and songs of each of the 50 states in the US.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States of America, 1883
A map from 1883 of the 'lower forty-eight’ United States showing state boundaries and state capitals, major cities and towns, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. The map shows Yellowstone National Park, the first in...
Curated OER
Etc: The Growth of the United States, 1776 1867
A map of the United States showing the growth of the nation from 1776-1867. The map is color-coded to show the thirteen original states, the territory acquired by conquest during the revolution and the Treaty of 1783, the Louisiana...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1859
A map from 1859 of the United States showing State and territory boundaries at the time, capitals and major cities, mountain systems, plains, lakes, rivers, and coastal features of the area.
Other
Gynzy: Snake: States and Capitals
Students learn the location of states and capitals in this learning game.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: The Fifty States
The New York Times Learning Network presents an online crossword puzzle that you can print or play online. This one is on The Fifty States. Subject matter may be a bit deep for an elementary student to work on independently.
Maps of Mexico
Virtual Picture Travel Map of Arizona
Travel to Arizona and take a virtual tour of Phoenix and the Grand Canyon. While in Phoenix visit places of interest such as the Roosevelt Dam, Goldfield Ghost Town and the State Capital Museum.
Maps of Mexico
Virtual Picture Travel Map of Arizona
Travel to Arizona and take a virtual tour of Phoenix and the Grand Canyon. While in Phoenix visit places of interest such as the Roosevelt Dam, Goldfield Ghost Town and the State Capital Museum.
Other
State Library of North Carolina: From Crossroads to Capital: History of Raleigh
A collection of maps, photographs, and historical documents that explore the growth of the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, from its earliest years onward.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1913
A map from 1913 of the United States with an inset map of the Alaska Territory. The map shows state boundaries and capitals at the time (for example, the map shows Guthrie as the capital of the Oklahoma Territory), major cities and...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: United States and Confederate States, 1861
A map of the United States and Confederate States in 1861. The map is color-coded to show Free Union States, Slave Union States, Confederate States seceding before April 15, 1861, Confederate States seceding after April 15, 1861,...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1890
A map from 1890 of the United States showing the territorial expansion from the original Thirteen Colonies to the states and territories of 1890. This map shows state capitals, railroads, lakes, and rivers. The map is color-coded to show...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States, 1888
A map from 1888 of the United States showing state boundaries and state capitals, major cities and towns, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. Longitude from Greenwich is shown at the top of the map, and from Washington...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Commercial Map of the United States, 1872
A commercial map from 1872 of the United States showing the principal railroad and steamship routes in the region at the time. The map shows state boundaries and capitals, major cities and ports, submarine telegraph cables to Europe,...
Curated OER
Etc: Territorial Development of the United States, 1783 1867
A map of the United States showing the growth of the nation from 1783-1867. The map is color-coded to show the thirteen original states, the territory acquired by conquest during the revolution and the Treaty of 1783, the Louisiana...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States, 1906
A map from 1906 of the continental or 'lower forty-eight’ United States showing state boundaries and state capitals, major cities and towns, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. Inset maps show the entire North American...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States, 1906
A map from 1906 of the continental or 'lower forty-eight’ United States showing state boundaries and state capitals, major cities and towns, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. Inset maps show the entire North American...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: United States Showing Political Divisions, 1919
A map from 1919 of the Unites States showing state boundaries and capitals, major cities and towns, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, and coastal features.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: The United States Population and Railroad Network, 1901
A map from 1901 of the United States showing population density, railroad lines, state capitals, and census centers of population at the time. The red figures indicate the mean population density per square mile for each state according...