A State is Born       

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Listed below are possible research or discussion topics, online lesson plans, resources and other materials.  As you look through this list please consider that this series can work for grades 4-12, with an emphasis on 7th grade. Also consider that the series will be used with different purposes for different grade levels. This is by no means a complete list of resources, and we cannot guarantee the life span and quality of the web site addresses.

Possible Research Topics:   Bibliography:
bullet  Alexander McNair
bullet Missouri Limestone
bullet "Territory vs. State"
bullet Burning of the Capitol
bullet Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City
bullet The First State Capitol in St. Charles
bullet House of Representatives
bullet The Missouri Compromise of 1820
bullet William Clark
bullet Missouri's First Legislature
bullet Senate		 bullet   William Clark: A New Perspective of Missouri Territorial Politics
Steffen, Jerome 
Missouri Historical Review
Columbia, Mo.
1972
bullet  Three Missouri State and Statehood Founders
Shoemaker, Floyd
Missouri Historical Review
Columbia, Mo.
1970
bullet The American Territorial System: Missouri’s Experience
Foley, William E.
Missouri Historical Review
Columbia, Mo.
1970
bullet  The Admission of Missouri
March, David
Missouri Historical Review
Columbia, Mo.
1970

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Online Lesson Plan Resources:     

SuccessLink

bullet  “Missouri’s Flag”  SuccessLink Lesson plan: Grade Level: Upper Elementary - Middle/Jr. High School 
Students read about the history of Missouri’s flag and answer questions.
bullet  Missouri Matters  SuccessLink Lesson Plan: Grade Level:  Elementary
bullet  Missouri State Fish  SuccessLink Lesson Plan: Grade Level: Middle School


 



bullet  Missouri State Mineral  SuccessLink Lesson Plan: Grade Level: Middle School
 bullet  Missouri State Rock SuccessLink Lesson Plan: Grade Level: Middle School
bullet  Missouri State Tree Nut  SuccessLink Lesson Plan: Grade Level: Middle School
bullet  Missouri Symbols Studies  SuccessLink Lesson Plan: Grade Level: Middle School
 

 

Ask Eric

bullet  State Mottos: AskEric Lesson Plan Grade Level 4-5 

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Online Resources:

First Missouri State Capitol.
bullet First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site

bullet  ThinkQuest: Pioneers (Upper Elementary Level) 

  bullet  Univ. of Texas Map Collection:  MO Counties with Longitude & Latitude

bullet MO Secretary of State: Missouri History

 

bullet  St. Charles City-County Library: Local Sites on the Internet Includes hundreds of Missouri related links & references web site

bullet  Search The Missouri Constitution

This video series was partially funded by a federal grant from the Missouri Department of Natural  Resources’ Historic Preservation Program and the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, and with state funds through the Video Instructional Development and Educational Opportunity Program. Grant awards do not imply an endorsement of the contents by the grantor. Federal laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, handicap or ethnicity. For more information, write to the Office of Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240. This program was produced by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

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