50 States Middle School Mastery Skills Author:Claudia Vurnakes 50 States provides an appealing approach for middle school students to reinforce their knowledge about the United States and its dependencies. Students complete a variety of puzzles that give a brief overview of the geography, economics, history, and points of interest of each of the states. Puzzles provide basic information wr... more »itten at a high-interest level. They sometimes require basic research which will stimulate students' curiosity to discover additional information about each state.« less