About Sunkist Citrus

http://www.sunkist.com/about/

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: Find out about the citrus industry in California at this site by Sunkist. Included is an historical timeline, crate labels, packinghouses, recipes, and the latest news.Standards 3.5.1, 3.5.2, and 4.4.6

Comments: The Sunkist Kids section has teacher guides for linking the study of citrus history to science and health content.

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 54

Citrus Industry Pictures

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/horyd:@field(SUBJ+@band(+Fruit.+))

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: These historical pictures of Sunkist store window displays give a glimps of this important industry in California. Standards 3.5.1, 3.5.2, and 4.4.6

Resource Type: Photos or Pictures.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 708

Commodity and Resource Fact sheets

http://www.cfaitc.org/Commodity/Commodity.php

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: California Agriculture produces more than 350 different varieties of fruits, vegetables, poultry, dairy, livestock, and related crops. Our state leads the nation in more than 110 of these crops including some products that are only grown in California. Download pdf files on crops from almonds to walnuts. Standards 2.4.1 and 3.5.2

Comments: Comments: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your hard drive to access these documents. It is FREE and easy to download.

Resource Type: Other.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 769

County Farm Bureaus

http://www.cfbf.com/counties/

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: Lists the Farm Bureau data for each county including the top five crops by value. Standards 2.4.1 and 3.5.2

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 828

Mining in Death Valley

http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_national_park/ca/his2_dv.htm

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: Find out about lead and silver mining in Southern California in this description of the Keane Wonder Mine in Death Vally. This site has links to several mines in the region so that you can compare mining operations over a larger area. Standard 3.5.1

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 2173