Is your West Virginia map and scroll "neat and complete?" Congratulations!
That's your ticket to US state # 35
Click the picture - welcome to West Virginia!
Here's the Blue School Bus Video recapping West Virginia.
Now - head to Nevada - US State # 36
Get your map to color and scroll for learning while you complete these steps:
1 Read and underline wonder words on both sides
2 Put the map below on the biggest screen in your house, and turn on some classical music...
3 Trace the rivers in blue - is the capital on a river? What else do you notice ?
4 Then, carefully color in 3-4 special items of interest...
5 Complete your Explorer's Scroll, avoid those "floaty and sinky" letters please...
6 Once you're finished your scroll (and get the thumbs up from a caregiver) go exploring below!
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Clickable links for Nevada at your leisure. Traveling makes your brain grow.
- An excellent overview of NV in this Homeschool Pop Video
- Nat'l Geo's 50 states in 50 birds - check out NV in fun facts, raps and rhymes!
- A funny video summarizing NV - could you make on like this? check here..
- Nevada's National Park Service Sites - find a place you'd like to visit someday.
- Antique steam trains helped people migrate and transported goods - see a REAL train here.
- Click to see an antique MAP of the "Comstock Lode" silver mine worth $7000
- See how Lake Marlette supported silver mining at the Comstock Lode in this PBS video
- of the famous silver mine "The Comstock Lode" detailed here.
- Here's a quick news clip of the 160th anniversary of the discovery of silver.
- Hear a quick NPS ranger talk about 4000 year old Bristlecone Pine Trees in the Great Basin
- Walk back in time to see caves, artifacts and ancient people in this video by archaelogists.
- Take a quick look at the country's oldest national recreational area in Lake Mead
- When the water level at Lake Mead drops, it reveals treasures See this PBS video.
- Check out these videos from PBS about: Tarantulas, Scorpions, Desert Tortoise and Butterflies.
- How about a ride in Hot Air Balloon in Nevada near Las Vegas?
- Check out this short video on the Mojave desert by National Geographic
- Be a google tourist and have a virtual visit to the Hoover Dam.
- Learn about silver - mining, processing and melting: video: how is silver made?
- Choose from different NV travel guides to be mailed free to your home - mail is fun!
- Use Google Earth to visit - zoom into the two places you noted on your scroll!
- Choose a city and check out a discuss what you notice - webcams in NV
- Get some popcorn, watch the Smithsonian "Aerial America" 50 minute movie on NV.