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Massachusetts is a unique state with a great deal of rich history. This Tabstart page features a curated collection of resources that present facts about Massachusetts that kids will find interesting and amusing. From famous people to celebrated "firsts" to random factoids, the pages below provide a wide range of information. If you are taking a summer vacation with your family to one of Massachusetts' storied locales, be sure to browse through this TabStart page.
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Facts for Kids about Massachusetts - Use this website to learn basic information about the state of Massachusetts. The information is organized into several tabs including Just the Facts, Encyclopedias and Almanacs, State Links, Did You Know, and State’s Famous People.
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Kids' Information about the Massachusetts’ Governor's Office - Visit the Kid’s Corner section of the website for the Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick. You will find state facts, an interactive State House, the governor’s favorite recipes, and some of Massachusetts’s “firsts.”
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Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Kids’ Zone. - This page features several activities for students to browse through. You will find a state quiz, word games, history games, state facts, and other stories and information.
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Massachusetts Facts from the U.S. Census Bureau - This page provides fascinating facts gathered from the U.S. Census Bureau. The site provides statistical information that is relevant and interesting to kids. The left side of the page provides even more fun facts about the Bay State.
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Massachusetts Fast Facts and Trivia for Kids - This web page has gathered interesting, sometimes funny, and sometimes random facts about Massachusetts that kids will enjoy. For instance, did you know there is a house in Rockport, Massachusetts made entirely of newspaper?
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Just for Kids from Plimouth Plantation - Plimouth Plantation is a living museum that strives to re-enact the daily life of the pilgrims who settled there. Children can learn about the history of Plimouth (or Plymouth) Plantation with this kid-centered website. Kids will find coloring pages, a “Talk Like a Pilgrim” activity, Homework Help, "Thanksgiving Virtual Field Trip,” and an interactive Thanksgiving activity. You will also find lots of great photographs here.
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“We Both Want to Use This Land” Lesson Plan - Here is a lesson plan for lower elementary students about the land dispute between the English settlers and the native people of the Deerfield region of Massachusetts. Students will learn about the homes of English settlers during the time, and students will understand the effect of the Native Americans and the English settlers on the landscape.
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Classroom Unit about Famous People of Massachusetts - The University of Massachusetts Lowell offers this unit plan in which third grader students research and learn about famous people in Massachusetts history. The students research their historical figure through classroom reading and the internet. The unit concludes by writing a biography of the person.