Mission Stage 1:
Research
Your mission for Stage 1 is to complete the research needed to understand your region. You will be collecting information from the websites below to find information about your region in the following areas:
- States and Capitals
- Climate
- Animals
- Landforms and Bodies of Water
- Resources
- History
- Tourist Attractions
For Stage 1 the regions have slightly different resources so please see below for your team's individual mission. While everyone should be doing research it is the Researcher's job to complete the assignment found in the 3rd Grade Media Google Classroom.
The team will also need to collect the information to create a list of the resources you used (works cited) so you can give credit to them. The very bottom of this mission explanation will show you what to collect.
Researcher Instructions:
Open the Media Google Classroom and click on the Research Worksheet to begin recording.
MIDWEST REGION
12 States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
Links to Explore:
- http://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/The-Midwest/489348
- https://usa.usembassy.de/travel-regions.htm#midwest
Print Resource:
- The Midwest by Dana Meachen Rau. Call number 977 RAU.
NORTHEAST REGION
11 States: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Links to Explore:
- http://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/New-England/600814
- http://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/Middle-Atlantic-Region/489399
- https://usa.usembassy.de/travel-regions.htm#newengland
- https://usa.usembassy.de/travel-regions.htm#midatlantic
Print Resource:
- The Northeast by Dana Meachen Rau. Call number 974 RAU.
SOUTHEAST REGION
12 States: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia
Links to Explore:
- http://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/The-South/489350
- https://usa.usembassy.de/travel-regions.htm#south
Print Resource:
- The Southeast by Dana Meachen Rau. Call number 975 RAU.
SOUTHWEST REGION
4 States: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas (4 states)
Links to Explore:
- http://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/The-Southwest/489352
- https://usa.usembassy.de/travel-regions.htm#southwest
Print Resource:
- The Southwest by Dana Meachen Rau. Call number 979 RAU.
WEST REGION
11 States: Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming
Links to Explore:
- http://school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/The-West/489355
- https://usa.usembassy.de/travel-regions.htm#west
Print Resource:
- The West by Dana Meachen Rau. Call number 978 RAU
Information to Collect for Works Cited
For a book:
1. Author's name.
2. Title of book.
3. Copyright date.
For an article from the World Wide Web:
1. Name of the author, if you can find it.
2. Title of the article.
3. Title of the home page, if available.
4. Date you visited.