All about Missouri
Websites for studying about Missouri
A to Z Kids Stuff - Missouri
Fun Educational Activities
Kids Konnect.com - Missouri
A safe Internet gateway for kids of all ages!
Missouri Fun Facts
U.S. Census Bureau
TheUS50.com - Missouri
New state Study Guides have been added to the Fast Facts pages!
The 50 States - Missouri
From TeachersFirst. A comprehensive resource on America's states for upper elementary students.
Mr. Donn.org - Missouri
Lesson Plans for Teachers. Activities & Games for Kids.
Class Brain.com - Missouri
Start gathering all the information and images you need to make an A+ state report project for school.
Explore the States - Missouri
From the Library of Congress. Games and stories of America's past.
50 States.com - Missouri
Fast Facts & Trivia
RoadsideAmerica.com - Missouri
Find Missouri travel tips, stories, field reports and maps for unusual tourist attractions and landmarks.
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Local homeschooling groups, classes, and events for Missouri
Heartland Home Educators (HHE)
The Independent Scholar homeschool newspaper of Southwest Missouri
Dallas County Area Home Educators
Creative homemakers & Alt educators of SWMO(CHAOS)
HOME (Homeschool Organization for Midwest Educators)
More Missouri homeschooling groups, classes, and events ...
State Facts
Missouri was the 24th state to join the union. It became a state on August 10, 1821.
Capital - Jefferson City
Abbreviation - MO
Nickname - The Show Me State
Motto - "Salus populi suprema lex esto " - The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law
Song - Missouri Waltz
Bird - Bluebird
Flower - White Hawthorn
Insect - Honey bee
Area - approximately 69,709 square miles
Missouri field trips
Miniature Museum
The museum opened June 27, 2001 and features dollhouse miniatures in all scales. The museum has a gift shop and a library devoted to miniatures.
Virtual field trip online
Missouri Civil War Museum
The facility is located within the Jefferson Barracks Historic Site in St. Louis, Missouri, which is recognized as the oldest active military installation west of the Mississippi River. The Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery was established during the American Civil War (1863) and is the final resting place for some 16,000 Civil War soldiers from both the Union and the Confederacy. Many people believe that Jefferson Barracks is without question, one of the most sacred and historically significant sites in all of Missouri regarding the American Civil War.
Friends of the James Farm
The FOTJF Board exists to promote research & an understanding of History of the 1800s in general, the Civil War & the part that it played in the lives of everyone who lived through those tough times. They also want you to know more about Jesse James, his family & associates, & perhaps understand why the man was who he was.
Claybrook
Former home of Mary Susan James, daughter of Jesse James.
John Wornall House Museum
The Wornalls were representative of the southern migration to western Missouri, but they were not the “average” farm family. The average farmer at this time had between 80 and 100 acres of land. John Wornall met with almost unfailing success in western Missouri.
Joplin Museum Complex
Boasts one of the world's most exceptional collections of lead and zinc ores as well as other minerals found in the Tri-State District. This museum interprets the geology and geochemistry of the area and illustrates mining processes and methods used from the 1870s through the 1960s.
Kansas City Museum
The Kansas City Museum is Kansas City’s first, and most important, museum of local and regional history. The museum is housed at the former urban estate of lumber baron and civic leader Robert A. Long and his family. The 3 acre plot is located atop a bluff overlooking the Missouri River Valley, adjacent to historic Kessler Park and Cliff Drive, a state Scenic By-way. The site features five of the six original structures. These include Corinthian Hall, the 70-room four-story Beaux Arts limestone residence; the Carriage House, in which Long’s famed equestrienne daughter, Loula Long Combs, housed her horses and many trophies; the StoryTarium in the former Conservatory, and the Museum Visitor Center
Famous people from Missouri
Thanks to graphicmaps.com for the state graphics
