Updated on March 9, 2017
On these websites and apps, students of all grades can learn more about the history, geography, governments, people and culture of each of the 50 states. Some of the sites have teaching resources too. Pick a state to learn more.
This interactive map gives you a new way to look at the United States by resizing states according to a series of national and global issues. Current data set include demographics, causes of death, education, family status, health and religion.…
The DIY Map Maker Utility creates do-it-youself state, US, Canada and Mexico maps to display data. This is a simple, basic tool for displaying color coded information by state grouping or by groupings of counties within a state, or provinces…
From site: On January 24, 1848 James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill, touching off the California gold rush. On the 150th anniversary of Marshall’s discovery, the Oakland Museum of California unveiled a series of exhibitions titled Gold Rush! California’s…
This is a unit plant for educators to teach elementary students about the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Nineteen men and women were hanged after having been convicted of witchcraft. The hysteria began the previous winter and was over by…
From site: The Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive and Transcription Project consists of an electronic collection of primary source materials relating to the Salem witch trials of 1692 and a new transcription of the court records. The Salem witchcraft events…
From site: “California as I Saw It:” First-Person Narratives of California’s Early Years, 1849-1900 consists of the full texts and illustrations of 190 works documenting the formative era of California’s history through eyewitness accounts. The collection covers the dramatic decades…
From site: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation operates the worlds largest living history museum in Williamsburg, Virginia, the restored 18th-century capital of Britains largest, wealthiest, and most populous outpost of empire in the New World. Here we interpret the origins of…
This site has a good section on historic San Francisco earthquakes, including the 1906 quake, as well as more general information on California history. California history topics include governors, the state flag, Spanish missions, the state constitution, the gold rush,…
From site: Tied to Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Grade Level Equivalents that deal with understanding the history, culture, geography, economy and government of Missouri, Missouri Regions will take Missouri elementary students on virtual field trips throughout the…
This site provides a brief, concise history of Ohio, along with a timeline. It also has links to symbols, interesting facts and famous people of Ohio.
From site: Ohio History Central is an evolving, dynamic online encyclopedia that includes information about Ohio’s natural history, prehistory, and history. Each section contains written information, maps, timelines, and images. Many of these pages link with one another to form…
From site: Calisphere is the University of California’s free public gateway to a world of primary sources. More than 150,000 digitized items including photographs, documents, newspaper pages, political cartoons, works of art, diaries, transcribed oral histories, advertising, and other…
From site: The U.S. Census Bureau collects and organizes a wide variety of population, social, and economic information for the nation and reports this data for many geographic units including states, counties, and blocks. Government officials, businesses, and school districts…
From site: Travel back to the 1800s and become an eyewitness to history. You become a young slave who must make some important and life-changing decisions.Be sure to explore the various scenes you see by rolling your mouse over the…