States research project
Every state has a unique story of how it came to be a state, why it's shaped the way it is, and lots of interesting historical facts and people that have made the state into what it is today. In the course of this project you will research two states in order to create presentations to share with the class. Listed below are the resources to use, more will be added as we move forward. The first step will be writing and sending a personal business letter to both of your assigned states' historical societies requesting information and any other materials they are willing to send that you can share with the class.
Top 10 Reasons Students Can't Cite or Rely on Wikipedia
The Bicholim Conflict Hoax
Other hoaxes on Wikipedia
Research Links:
Per Capita Personal Income by State 1980-2010 - Use this for income figures
Median Four-Person Family Income 1975 - 2012 - Use this for income figures
U.S. Census Bureau Historical Population Data - Use this for population figures
U.S. Census Bureau Median Household Income from 1946-2013 - Use this for income figures
Windsor HS Resources
Create a Graph - Use this to generate a line graph
State historical society websites - Use this for basic information
State facts and information - Use this for basic information
State Facts, History, Symbols, and People - Use this for basic information
Railroad Travel Rates, 1800-1930 - Use this for your modes of transportation information
Wolfram Alpha - Additional research source
Oregon Links:
Oregon Digital History Projects
This page introduces our three digital resources that provide comprehensive information on Oregon’s history.
http://www.ohs.org/education/digital-history-projects.cfm
Oregon TimeWeb
http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/timeweb/
This resource is an interactive timeline using the historical material on the Oregon History Project. I would encourage your students to look at this one first—it’s most fun, and allows researchers to limit the search by time period, region, or any other keyword, for results that will be displayed visually on the timeline.
Oregon History Project
http://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/
This resources contains digitized historical records, artifacts, and narratives written by Pacific Northwest historians. It has an online Learning Center for teachers and students where materials are organized according to the State of Oregon’s Social Studies standards.
Oregon Encyclopedia
http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/
The Oregon Encyclopedia contains information about the state’s significant people, places, events, and institutions.
Oregon Research Library is also extremely useful for researching information about Oregon. Here is a link to the library catalog:
http://librarycatalog.ohs.org/eosweb/opac/
Oregon Chamber of Commerce
http://business.oregonchamber.org/info
Learning Objective: Understand the events or people shaped your states' history and made it into what it is today.
The standards covered by this project are as follows:
Social Studies Standard 2: Geography - students examine places and regions and the connections among them.
Social Studies Standard 3: Economics - students describe the factors that effect their state's economy.
Social Studies Standard 4: Civics - students analyze elements of continuity and change in their state's government over time.
U.S. state flags map image from https://www.behance.net/gallery/500355/Amazing-USA-Map-design-made-with-State-flags-
U.S. college logos image from http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a37tNNEAXqI/UPBySOCnjAI/AAAAAAAAAQw/r3Bc3ixmJFM/s1600/college-us-map-300x185.jpg
Top 10 Reasons Students Can't Cite or Rely on Wikipedia
The Bicholim Conflict Hoax
Other hoaxes on Wikipedia
Research Links:
Per Capita Personal Income by State 1980-2010 - Use this for income figures
Median Four-Person Family Income 1975 - 2012 - Use this for income figures
U.S. Census Bureau Historical Population Data - Use this for population figures
U.S. Census Bureau Median Household Income from 1946-2013 - Use this for income figures
Windsor HS Resources
Create a Graph - Use this to generate a line graph
State historical society websites - Use this for basic information
State facts and information - Use this for basic information
State Facts, History, Symbols, and People - Use this for basic information
Railroad Travel Rates, 1800-1930 - Use this for your modes of transportation information
Wolfram Alpha - Additional research source
Oregon Links:
Oregon Digital History Projects
This page introduces our three digital resources that provide comprehensive information on Oregon’s history.
http://www.ohs.org/education/digital-history-projects.cfm
Oregon TimeWeb
http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/timeweb/
This resource is an interactive timeline using the historical material on the Oregon History Project. I would encourage your students to look at this one first—it’s most fun, and allows researchers to limit the search by time period, region, or any other keyword, for results that will be displayed visually on the timeline.
Oregon History Project
http://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/
This resources contains digitized historical records, artifacts, and narratives written by Pacific Northwest historians. It has an online Learning Center for teachers and students where materials are organized according to the State of Oregon’s Social Studies standards.
Oregon Encyclopedia
http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/
The Oregon Encyclopedia contains information about the state’s significant people, places, events, and institutions.
Oregon Research Library is also extremely useful for researching information about Oregon. Here is a link to the library catalog:
http://librarycatalog.ohs.org/eosweb/opac/
Oregon Chamber of Commerce
http://business.oregonchamber.org/info
Learning Objective: Understand the events or people shaped your states' history and made it into what it is today.
The standards covered by this project are as follows:
Social Studies Standard 2: Geography - students examine places and regions and the connections among them.
Social Studies Standard 3: Economics - students describe the factors that effect their state's economy.
Social Studies Standard 4: Civics - students analyze elements of continuity and change in their state's government over time.
U.S. state flags map image from https://www.behance.net/gallery/500355/Amazing-USA-Map-design-made-with-State-flags-
U.S. college logos image from http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a37tNNEAXqI/UPBySOCnjAI/AAAAAAAAAQw/r3Bc3ixmJFM/s1600/college-us-map-300x185.jpg