Transcript State_report_template_3.ppt

Our 50 States:
[Name of Your State]
Your Name
Date
Directions
• Place students into groups of 2 or 3, or they can work alone.
• Assign each group a specific state.
• Have students research their state to find out the location, state
symbols, motto, etc.
− Students can research using http://www.50states.com/
− Students can also use a series of books by Emily McAuliffe that
explain each state’s facts and symbols. Check your library for this
series.
• Have students complete each slide.
• When they are finished, have students print Handouts/ Six to a Page.
Then cut out each slide leaving about a half inch on the left side of
each slide for stapling. Stack and staple the slides into a book.
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If you cannot find what you are looking for in clipart, students can go to
Clipart Online and find pictures of their state.
http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us
TEKS
• 1.13A explain selected national and state patriotic symbols such as
the United States and Texas flags, the Liberty Bell, and the Alamo
• 1.5B locate place of significance on maps and globes such as the
local community, Texas and the United States
• 2.17B Obtain information about a topic using a variety of visual
sources such as pictures, graphics, television, maps, computer
software, literature, reference sources and artifacts.
• 2.17C Use various parts of sources, including the table of contents,
glossary, and index, as well as computer keyboard searches, to
locate information.
• 2.17D Sequence and categorize information.
• 2.14B identify selected symbols such as state and national birds
and flowers and patriot symbols such as the U. S. and Texas flags
and Uncle Sam
• 2.6C compare information from different sources about places and
regions
My State has many neighbors
• My neighbors are:
Here is where my state is located in
the United States
Move the yellow arrow to point to your state.
My State Capital
Places to Visit
Choose one place in your state that would be
interesting to visit. Tell where it is located in the state
and why it would be interesting to visit.
Statehood
This state became
the _____ state in
the United States
in _____
Symbols of [name of your state]
• The state bird is:
• The state flower is:
• The state tree is:
• The state animal is:
Go to Insert: Picture: Clipart. Find a picture of each symbol
and place them on this page. You may have to resize the
pictures so they fit.
State Motto
explain why this motto was selected