Digging Up Wyoming

When learning about US geography, it can hard to remember facts about 50 different states. Help your young scholars organize all of this information with a collection of easy-to-use note-taking guides.

Students investigate the purposes of state and local government. They categorize newspaper articles into state and local issues. Pupils summarize nonfiction text. Students given an oral presentation on a news report to the class.

A colorful display of information about Wyoming. Contains a map, pictures, a state symbols list, and links to related information.

Search a variety of sources to create a multimedia or book project about Japan. Learners use the independent investigation method to plan and conduct research about Japan. They use the information they discover to create a computer book...

Kids learn facts and geography about the state of Wyoming including symbols, flag, capital, bodies of water, industry, borders, population, fun facts, GDP, famous people, and major cities.

Does your state have an anthem? Consider using it to launch a study of poetic imagery. Class members research the poet, the history of the song, the images presented, the format, and the tone. Conclude with a class sing-along.  

Students explore the Underground Railroad communication system.  In this cross curriculum fine arts and United States history Civil War lesson, students view several websites that feature quilts constructed by slaves during the...

In this online interactive Wyoming activity, learners examine 20 state-related words in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 20 sets of letters to match the terms in the word bank. This activity may also be printed for...

In this American symbols worksheet, students read 16 vocabulary words that pertain to the United States. Students alphabetize the words.

In this Iowa learning exercise, learners are given the state quarter of Iowa and answer questions about its symbols. Students answer 4 questions about the symbols.