GET TO KNOW THE UNITED STATESBy Ellie Monroe

TELL ME WHAT YOU LEARN

Students will be answering questions by critically thinking. They will be educating their peers on what they learn as some answers may vary.

PICK A STATE THAT IS LANDLOCKED. FIND A POINT OF INTEREST AND WRITE THREE FACTS ABOUT IT.

Example: State: Wyoming

Point of interest: Yellowstone National Park

Facts:1. Yellowstone National Park is a nearly 3,500-sq.-mile wilderness recreation area atop a volcanic hot spot.

2. Established March 1, 1872

3. Yellowstone features dramatic canyons, alpine rivers, lush forests, hot springs and gushing geysers, including its most famous, Old Faithful. 

FIND THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. WRITE WHAT STATES THE MOUNTAINS

GO THROUGH.

LOOK AT THE STATES THAT BORDER THE PACIFIC OCEAN. WHAT STATE IS THE MOST CLOUDY ON THEIR BORDER? MAKE A HYPOTHESIS ON WHY THIS STATE HAS THE MOST CLOUDS.

FIND A STATE THAT HAS A DESERT AND DESCRIBE THE TERRAIN.

Example:

State: Texas

Desert: Chihuahuan Desert

Rio Grande River goes through the desert, but fairly dry overall.

Shrubland

Covers over 200,000 square miles

FIND A RIVER THAT RUNS NORTH AND EXPLAIN WHY IT BEHAVE THIS WAY.

Example:

State: Oregon

River: Deschutes River

Source of the river is at a higher elevation than the mouth of the river.