From Beverly Hernandez,
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These state unit studies are designed to help children learn the geography of the United States and learn factual information about every state. These studies are great for children in the public and private education system as well as homeschooled children.

Print the United States map and color each state as you study it. Keep map at the front of your notebook for use with each state.

Print the State Information Sheet and fill in the information as you find it.

Print the Oregon State Map and fill in the state capital, large cities and state attractions that you find.

Answer the following questions on lined paper in complete sentences.

• State Capital What is the capital?
• Capitol Tour This is an excellent tour!
• State Flag What is the significance of the 33 stars?
• State Flower What is the state flower? Coloring Page
• State Bird What is this bird known for?
• State Fish What other names is this fish known by?
• State Tree Who is this tree named after?
• State Animal What has this animal been referred to as?
• State Insects What is the predominant color of this insect?
• State Nut What percent of the entire U.S. commercial crop does Oregon provide?
• Father of Oregon Who is the Father of Oregon?
• Mother of Oregon Who is the Mother of Oregon?
• State Song Who wrote the state song?
• State Seal What is an escutcheon?.
• State Motto What is the state motto?
• Highest Point What is the highest point in Oregon?

Did You Know... List two interesting facts.

Word Search - Print out the word search and find the state related words.

Oregon Geography and Climate - Compare Oregon's climate with your own.

Bonneville Power Administration:

• Online Coloring Book - There are pictures to color and lots of other activities.
• River Stories - Three online stories to read.
• Northwest Salmon - Pictures to print and color.
• Offline Coloring Book - Saving energy with Zippie and Splash.
• Jigsaw Puzzle - Help put Zippie and Splash back together again.

Virtual Tour - Take a tour of Oregon Coast Aquarium. Send a postcard to a friend.

The Oregon Story - This series explores Oregon's ever-changing social, cultural and economic relationships with the land.

Oregon Zoo - Check out the animals at the Oregon Zoo:

• Animals of the Amazon Flooded Forest - Learn some wild facts.
• Behind the scenes tour
• Tic-tac-toe game - Can you beat the computer?
• Rocky's Seafood School - Learn about Seafood Watch with this fun game.
• Learn to Draw - Learn how to draw Rocky and friends!
• Oregon Zoo Ecard - Send an ecard to family and friends.

Discovery Village - Try these fun experiments from Discovery Village.

Cottage Grove and the Willamette River - explore the changing nature of this Columbia River community through primary documents and oral histories. Includes photos and audio clips.

Geography Game - Find the state.

Odd Oregon Law: It was illegal for a dead person to serve on a jury.

Additional Resources:

• Oregon History and Activity Books
• Hands-on Geography
• Hands-on Geography Activity Books
• More State Studies