California Missions

California Missions

• California Missions Fact Cards
• California Mission Life
• Official Websites of Individual Missions
  La Purisima Concepción
  San Buenaventura
  San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo
  San Diego de Alcala
  San Gabriel Arcangel
  San Juan Bautista
  San Juan Capistrano
  San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
  San Luis Rey de Francia
  San Miguel Arcangel
  Santa Barbara
  Santa Inés
  Mission San Rafael

States

• 50States.com: 50 States and Capitals
  Very useful site for information on US states. Find the text of state songs, pictures of many of state flowers and birds, famous people, maps, parks, political representatives, and more.
• National Geographic Kids U.S. States
  Get facts and photos of the U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

Countries

• Background Notes
  Countries around the world, from the U.S. Department of State. Great for country reports.
• Fact Monster
• Maps of the World
  Reference Maps by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook
• National Geographic for Kids
• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (University of Texas)
  Political, relief, and historical world and country maps. Extensive links to other map sites.
• World Factbook
  Information for the countries of the world, put together by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Includes nice pictures of each country’s flag.

Animals

• Animal Diversity Web
  Great website with pictures and facts on just about every animal there is, from the University of Michigan.
• Explore.org
  Consists of more than 250 original films and 30,000 photographs from around the world.
• National Geographic for Kids (animals)
• Endangered Species  

Science

• Geology, Gems and Minerals
  From the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. If you have a rock report to do, look here.
• Kids Health
• Enchanted Learning