Resources+for+Texas+Research

__Resources for Texas Research__ It is harder to do the 12 days format for 4th grades regions of Texas, because the format is so much different, but here are some sites that can used as resources.

[|net Trekker] - Safe research site for kids, can search by readability level

[|Yahoo! Kids] - Kid friendly search engine

[|Texas National History, Geography, and Weather] - Tons of Texas information, scroll down to Texas Regions heading, 4th grade readability

[|Texas Trails] - Good section on Texas heroes, 4th grade readability

[|TourTexas.com] - Lots of maps, destination guides inside each region are cool, major cities

[|Kids House] - Texas government website, videos, kids can find their representatives

[|Spindletop] - Quick history of oil near Beaumont, TX

[|Enchanted Learning] - Various facts with cool images, art

[|Texas Today] - Various website, art, music

[|Rock Art Foundation] - Rock art in Southwest Texas

[|Economic Research Service] - Population stats (use step 6 of 12 Days of Passport with this)

[|Texas Beyond History] - Fun facts, easy research section

[|Babelfish] - Translation website, use for English and Spanish language conversion

[|Native American tribes of Texas] - Native American map