All about Maryland

Websites for studying about Maryland

A to Z Kids Stuff - Maryland
Fun Educational Activities

Kids Konnect.com - Maryland
A safe Internet gateway for kids of all ages!

TheUS50.com - Maryland
New state Study Guides have been added to the Fast Facts pages!

The 50 States - Maryland
From TeachersFirst. A comprehensive resource on America's states for upper elementary students.

Mr. Donn.org - Maryland
Lesson Plans for Teachers. Activities & Games for Kids.

Class Brain.com - Maryland
Start gathering all the information and images you need to make an A+ state report project for school.

Explore the States - Maryland
From the Library of Congress. Games and stories of America's past.

50 States.com - Maryland
Fast Facts & Trivia

RoadsideAmerica.com - Maryland
Find Maryland travel tips, stories, field reports and maps for unusual tourist attractions and landmarks.

Awesome America - Maryland
Fun Facts • Stunning Photos • Travel Info for all 50 States.

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Local homeschooling groups, classes, and events for Maryland

Homeschool Frederick
Western

Tri-StateHomeschoolNetwork

MD_DC_VA_Educators
Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan area, Hampton Roads (Tidewater) Virginia, Delaware and Pennsylvania.

Sankofa Homeschool Community
Beltway Area

Homeschool Activities-VA-DC-MD
Beltway Area

Yoga for Home schooled Girls and Boys

Yoga for Home schooled Girls and Boys
Northern

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State Facts

Maryland was the 7th state to join the union. It became a state on April 28,1788.

Capital - Annapolis

Abbreviation - MD

Nickname - Old Line State

Motto - "Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine" Manly Deeds, Womanly Words

Song - Maryland, My Maryland

Bird - Baltimore oriole

Flower - Black-eyed Susan

Insect - Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly

Area - approximately 12,407 square miles

 

Maryland field trips

National Aquarium in Baltimore
Through transforming experiences, the National Aquarium Institute inspires people to enjoy, respect, and protect the aquatic world. The Aquarium is home to approximately 16,500 specimens and more than 660 species of animals. The National Aquarium is deeply committed to extending the knowledge and resources gained through daily operations toward the betterment of the natural environment.

National Capital Trolley Museum
The National Capital Trolley Museum preserves and interprets the heritage of electric and interurban railways of Washington, DC and environs for the benefit of present and future generations, while supplementing its collections with significant national and international objects to enhance its interpretive programs.

National Colonial Farm
The National Colonial Farm, an outdoor living history museum, was established by the Accokeek Foundation in 1958. The farm depicts life for an ordinary tobacco planting family in Prince George's County in the 1770s. Historic sites like George Washington's home, Mount Vernon, represent what many believe life was like in the colonial period. However, large plantations were far from the norm. Very few colonists enjoyed such luxury. The majority were poorer planters, tenant farmers, indentured servants, and slaves. Skilled interpreters lead tours of the National Colonial Farm, highlighting the colonial structures, fields, gardens and animals. Structures located within the colonial site are open to the public and include a circa 1770 farm dwelling, an 18th century tobacco barn, a smokehouse, and an out-kitchen. The kitchen garden features 18th century varieties of herbs, flowers, and vegetables. Historic varieties of field crops such as 'Orinoco' tobacco, 'Virginia Gourdseed' corn and 'Red May' wheat are cultivated on a seasonal basis and are the source for much of the farm's heirloom seed stock. The National Colonial Farm is a recognized leader in the field of historic plant preservation. Weekend visitors to the National Colonial Farm may see sewing, cooking, spinning, dyeing, candlemaking, gardening, woodworking and colonial games.

National Great Blacks In Wax Museum
The National Great Blacks In Wax Museum is among the nations most dynamic cultural and educational institutions. Because it is a wax museum committed solely to the study and preservation of African American history, it is also among the most unique. This unique museum, the first one of wax in Baltimore, Maryland and the first wax museum of African American history in the nation, is the brainchild of Dr's. Elmer and Joanne Martin. Primarily, the presentation of life-size, life-like wax figures highlighting historical and contemporary personalities of African ancestry defines its uniqueness.

National Library of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), in Bethesda, Maryland, is a part of the National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Since its founding in 1836, NLM has played a pivotal role in translating biomedical research into practice. It is the world's largest biomedical library and the developer of electronic information services that deliver trillions of bytes of data to millions of users every day. Scientists, health professionals, and the public in the US and around the globe search the Library's online information resources more than one billion times each year. The Library is open to all and has many services and resources--for scientists, health professionals, historians, and the general public. NLM has nearly 12 million books, journals, manuscripts, audiovisuals, and other forms of medical information on its shelves, making it the largest health-science library in the world.

National Museum of Civil War Medicine
nteractive educational programs, exhibits, seminars and lectures provide the knowledge that Civil War medicine connects us not only to our past, but is the scientific and historical link to our present and our future. The National Museum of Civil War Medicine is the premiere repository of exhibits and artifacts devoted to the technological and procedural advances made in the medical field between 1861-1865. These changes occurred in the midst of tremendous social and economic upheaval. The Museum is committed to effectively weaving the narrative of suffering soldiers, caregivers, their families and the dramatic and innovative developments in medical treatment. The Museum utilizes its collection to heighten public awareness of the modern medical practices that originated on the battlefields and in the hospitals of this once-divided country.

National Museum of the American Indian Archives
The National Museum of the American Indian Archives support the mission of the Museum to collect, organize, preserve and make available papers, records, images, recordings, and ephemera that accurately reflect the historical and contemporary lives of Native peoples throughout the Western Hemisphere, specifically regarding Native art, culture, knowledge, politics, events, and social movements and developments. The collections also complement the Museum's artifacts and are used for scholarly research, exhibitions, journalism, documentary productions, and other research and educational activities. The Archives provides reference, research, and services to Native Americans, publishers, scholars, museum staff, and the general public. Researchers may view the collection by appointment. Below are descriptions of our major collections.

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