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All about Pennsylvania
Websites for studying about Pennsylvania
A to Z Kids Stuff - Pennsylvania
Fun Educational Activities
Kids Konnect.com - Pennsylvania
A safe Internet gateway for kids of all ages!
Pennsylvania Fun Facts
U.S. Census Bureau
TheUS50.com - Pennsylvania
New state Study Guides have been added to the Fast Facts pages!
The 50 States - Pennsylvania
From TeachersFirst. A comprehensive resource on America's states for upper elementary students.
Mr. Donn.org - Pennsylvania
Lesson Plans for Teachers. Activities & Games for Kids.
Class Brain.com - Pennsylvania
Start gathering all the information and images you need to make an A+ state report project for school.
Explore the States - Pennsylvania
From the Library of Congress. Games and stories of America's past.
50 States.com - Pennsylvania
Fast Facts & Trivia
RoadsideAmerica.com - Pennsylvania
Find Pennsylvania travel tips, stories, field reports and maps for unusual tourist attractions and landmarks.
More websites for studying about Pennsylvania...
Local homeschooling groups, classes, and events for Pennsylvania
Eastern Montgomery County PA Homeschoolers
Tri-State Regional Catholic Home School Network
MD_DC_VA_Educators
Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan area, Hampton Roads (Tidewater) Virginia, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
Endless Learning Home Education Network
More Pennsylvania homeschooling groups, classes, and events ...
State Facts
Pennsylvania was the 2nd state to join the union. It became a state on December 12, 1787.
Capital - Harrisburg
Abbreviation - PA
Nickname - Keystone State
Motto - "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence"
Song - Pennsylvania
Bird - Ruffed Grouse
Flower - Mountain Laurel
Insect - Ladybug (Ladybird Beetle) and Firefly
Area - approximately 46,058 square miles
Pennsylvania field trips
Academy of Natural Sciences
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was founded in 1812 "for the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences, and the advancement of useful learning." The Academy today is integrating its activities in research and education around environmental themes.
Allentown Art Museum
The Allentown Art Museum is an art museum located in the city of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It was founded in 1934 by a group organized by noted Pennsylvania impressionist painter, Walter Emerson Baum. With its collection of over 13,000 works of art, the Allentown Art Museum is a major regional art institution. In addition, its library and archives of more than 16,000 titles and 40 current periodicals make it an important regional cultural resource.
American Helicopter Museum & Education Center
The American Helicopter Museum and Education Center is the nation's premier aviation museum devoted exclusively to helicopters. We collect, restore and display historic aircraft and chronicle the origin and development of rotary wing aircraft.
August Wilson Center for African American Culture
The August Wilson Center for African American Culture engages regional and national audiences in its mission of preserving, presenting, interpreting, celebrating and shaping the art, culture and history of African Americans in Western Pennsylvania and people of African descent throughout the world.
Brandywine River Museum
Exhibiting American art in a 19th-century grist mill, the Brandywine River Museum is internationally known for its unparalleled collection of works by three generations of Wyeths and its fine collection of American illustration, still life and landscape painting.
Bucks County Civil War Round Table Library Museum
The purpose of the Bucks County Civil War Round Table shall be to promote and further stimulate interest in all aspects and phases of the Civil War. Through our monthly speaker oriented meetings and our educational programs we hope to inform the public in a way that they may further appreciate our great country's history. The Museum houses many artifacts related to the Civil War on subjects dealing with Doylestown, the 104th Pa. Volunteer Infantry Regiment, as well as the War in general. The articles on display are on permanent or temporary loan from area collectors and history enthusiasts.
Carnegie Museum of Art
Carnegie Museum of Art was founded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1895. One of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, it is nationally and internationally recognized for its distinguished collection of American and European works from the 16th century to the present. The Heinz Architectural Center, part of Carnegie Museum of Art, is dedicated to enhancing understanding of the physical environment through its exhibitions, collections, and public programs.
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