[LM_NET] HIT: RESEARCH: Agricultural, natural resource, and manufactured products by state

[Toni Buzzeo <tonibuzzeo@TONIBUZZEO.COM>]

ORIGINAL REQUEST

I'm working on a project and feeling so frustrated.  I can't find any 
useful sites that will allow kids to identify agricultural, natural 
resource, and manufactured products for each state.  Is that because 
the good old World Book really is the best resource or do you have 
other suggestions?

RESPONSES:

Country Facts from SIRS Discoverer.  Unfortunately that's a paid 
database and can only be accessed by password.

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Did you try InfoPlease?

<http://www.infoplease.com/states.html>http://www.infoplease.com/states.html

What you are looking for is in paragraph form there, unfortunately, 
and so a little more difficult to find than from a list.

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I've had good luck with Information Please for a project like 
this.  The students have been able to find just about all they needed.

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I still send these questions to the encyclopedia. And I think you're 
right - World Book does it best.

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Have you checked the state almanacs?  I know that Texas has the state
almanac online, so I'm assuming that other states would too.  These
usually have many basic pieces of information including agriculture,
natural resources, etc.

Here are a few that I've found:

Oklahoma
<http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/online.htm>http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/online.htm

Texas
<http://www.texasalmanac.com/history/>http://www.texasalmanac.com/history/

InfoPlease Almanac
<http://www.infoplease.com/>http://www.infoplease.com/

World Almanac for Kids Online (also in print)
<http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/>http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/

50 States
<http://www.50states.com/>http://www.50states.com/  (I like this 
one--I've used it with students
when I didn't have enough almanacs in print)

Just a few thoughts....(and a good research assignment....I'd like to
find more online almanacs!)

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There is a great alphabet book called N is for the Natural State that 
has wonderful facts about our state.  Of course, Billy and Hilly are 
included.......  Diamonds, oil wells, lakes, etc. are featured in a 
wonderful picture book.  Try it!

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Have you tried...
<http://www.50states.com/>http://www.50states.com/
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108237.html

Those were the two that came up with resource info.  Interesting 
research topic.

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I am sure you have already located these, but just in case...
This is a good site for agricultural products 
<http://www.nass.usda.gov/index.asp>http://www.nass.usda.gov/index.asp; 
for geological resources <http://www.usgs.gov/>http://www.usgs.gov/; 
http://www.nps.gov/ for parks, 
<http://www.fs.fed.us/>http://www.fs.fed.us/ for forests;  for other 
data including manufacturing go to 
<http://www.census.gov/acsd/www/sub_m.htm>http://www.census.gov/acsd/www/sub_m.htm

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Would this work?  World Almanac for Kids.  Scroll down to the 50 
states. Click on a state and read all about it.  Click on the Economy section.

<http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-Chapter.aspx?chapter_id=15>http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-Chapter.aspx?chapter_id=15

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Thanks to all who responded.
Toni


Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS <mailto:tonibuzzeo@tonibuzzeo.com>
Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita
Maine Association of School Libraries Board Member
Buxton, ME 04093
http://www.tonibuzzeo.com
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