Enchanted Learning provides this fact sheet for California as well as a state map, pictures, state symbols, and links to related information.

Take a detailed look at the state of California! From its earliest history and peoples, to present day facts which include population, climate, geography, plants and animals, economy, government, cultural life, sports and recreation,...

Article by Henry Sage explaining the history of California, how it became a state, and how President Polks desire to acquire California contributed to the Mexican-American War.

Article reports on California Governor Jerry Brown's mandatory water restrictions resulting from the state's ongoing drought. Includes video.

Find out about the official California state symbols and when they were adopted. Click on the words to see a picture and get more information.

With this government resource, learn about the state of California. Topics include education, environment, laws, tourism and statistical data.

With over four hundred original images, this site covers periods in California's history from 1600 to the 1930s. Topics covered include the geography and climate of California, early aboriginal groups, the first European explorers, the...

In this lesson, 4th graders examine entries from Juan Bautista de Anza's diary and other documents to understand the experiences and obstacles he and his companions faced as they traveled from Arizona to California in 1774. Student...

This resource provides detailed information about the California condor, as well as several pictures.

Article reports on why several states are suing California regarding their laws requiring specific standards of cage sizes from any producers selling eggs in that state. Includes audio.

A collection that uses primary sources to explore the history of Spanish missions in California.

Public media stations across California have banded together to package a comprehensive set of broadcast and digital resources for teachers, students, and families for at-home learning. Drawing on our most popular offerings to teachers...

Provides excellent information regarding California's history, famous people, cities, geography, state parks, tourism, and historic sites. A fact sheet of information and a quiz are also available.

Explore the rich habitats and natural beauty of the California landscape in this interactive video.

Explore the rich habitats and natural beauty of the California landscape in this interactive video.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the similarities and differences between California and ancient Mesopotamia. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Do you know what California's official state symbols are? Click on a symbol to get further information.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the state of California. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Peruse this thorough resource featuring historical California missions stretching from San Diego to San Francisco as the Spanish established themselves on the west coast of North America between 1768-1853. Read stories of the early...

Over the years, many cities were California's Capital before Sacramento. Learn what these cities were and background information on each move.

This site provides a state fact sheet on California from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports.

View a virtual tour of a real exhibition at the Oakland Museum of California that commemorates the 150th anniversary of the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848, and the frenzied rush to California of gold seekers from...

At this site from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, you can learn more about the great state of California. Find out about the landforms that run through this vast state. There are several types of maps found at...

The California Museum tells the history of California through the stories of the men and women and the events that have shaped and that are continuing to shape its history.