Each student will be responsible for researching a major city in the United States. You will be need to find the following information:

• History
• Geographic Location
• Population (diversity, religion, cultures, economics)
• Commerce, Trade, Industry
• Attractions (universities, amusements, recreations, sports, etc.)
• Miscellaneous (famous people from the area, nickname, etc.)

PRODUCT

• A shoebox float representing your city
• PowerPoint presentation
• Research paper

Key Words and Dewey Numbers

In the search box for the online catalog put the name of the citiy you are researching. For example, Dallas, New Orleans, Houston, etc. You may also look up the state.

Print Resources

Historic Towns of Texas - Vols. l, ll, lll - Joe Davis - 976.4 D

Ft Worth  then and now - Carol Roark - 976.4 R

Galveston: a hsitory and a guide - David McComb - 976.4 M

Dallas: a history of "Big D" - Michael Hazel - 976.4 H

Muleshoe and more: the remarkable stories behind the naming of Texas towns - Bill Bradfield - 917.64 B

Amarillo: the yellow rose of Texas - Sarah Williamson - 811 H

America's Top 10 Cities - Jenny Tesar - 307.76 T

Houston - Gail Stewart - 917.64 S

REFERENCE

Use the Online Catalog to locate these resources and more information on your topic.

Online Databases

         Power Search

When using Net trekker or Power Search, just type in your topic and begin your search.

Websites

USA City Link

Wikipedia

Handbook of Texas

Citing Sources

Need help citing your source? Just click on one of the links below.