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My State Report

Information Workbook (Place or draw a copy of your state’s flag in the space below.)

State: ______________________________________________________________

Name: ______________________________________________________________

Teacher: ___________________________________________________________

State Report Information Workbook

Updated as of: 2/2/2018 2

State Report Assignment The state report assignment is due on Thursday, April 12, 2018. The float, display walk-through will be held from 12:15-1:15 on Friday, April 20, 2018. This assignment includes the following:

• Completion of all sections of the Information Workbook

• Completing a float that represents your state (float size is at least a shoe box)

• Electronic & Oral Presentations This project is worth 225 points (see the Grading Rubric for possible points):

• State Report Information workbook: 86 points

• Float display for the walk-through: 60 points

• Electronic Presentation/Oral presentation of state information: 79 points



What’s in a Name?

This is the name that my state has been given.

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Here is an explanation of how my state got its name.

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This is the nickname that my state has been given.

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Here is an explanation of how my state got its nickname.

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Early Historical Facts

(Place or draw a picture about your state’s history in this box.)

Listed below is the early history of my state.

First know inhabitants (Native Americans).

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Early Explorers/Founders:

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Early Settlements:

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Physical Features

(Place a physical map of your state in the box above.)

My state has __________________________ main land regions.

Each region is described below:

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The highest point in the state is (name) ____________________ (elevation) ________

The lowest point in the state is (name) _____________________ (elevation) ________

The area of the state is (square miles) _____________________

It ranks __________ place in size among the states.



State Symbols

State Bird

(Place a picture/drawing of your state bird in the box above.)

State Flower

(Place a picture/drawing of your state flower in the box above.)



Weather

What is the highest temperature recorded in your state: ________________________?

What is the lowest temperature recorded in your state: _________________________?

What is the average rainfall in your state: ____________________________________?

Describe other weather information about your state:

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(Place a picture/drawing of a weather condition found in your state in the box above.)



Geographic Features

Inside the box below draw the following:

• A picture of your state

• Include geographic features (mountains, rivers, lakes, etc.)

• Largest cities, your state capital, & key transportation routes (roads, rail, etc.)

• You may draw your state in either portrait or landscape mode. (Make sure your drawing is large enough to fill the box.)



Points of Interest (Historical Parks, Historical sites, and other points of interest)

Listed below are the national parks, historical parks, battlefields, memorials,

monuments, historical sites, preserves, and other areas that people like to visit

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(Place a picture/drawing showing one of the National Parks/Historical sites found in your state.)



Famous People

List below famous residents of my state and what they did to become famous (include

the current governor).

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(Place a picture/drawing showing something done by one of your state’s famous people.)



Natural Resources

Listed below are the many natural resources found in my state.

Water:

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Soil:

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Minerals:

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Plant Life:

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Animal Life:

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Economy

The agriculture products produced in my state include:

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The products that are produced by minerals in my state include:

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The manufactured goods made in my state include:

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Location of State Color your state blue and labeled all its neighbors.



BIBLIOGRAPHY

In every report, you do, you need to list the sources where you found your information. The bibliography page is on the next page. To write your bibliography, utilize the examples below to list the sources you used in your project. Complete using the proper format. Books: One Author—Provide author (last name, first name), title, place of publication: publishing company, and year of publication. Catton, Bruse. Grant Takes Command. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1979.

Books: More than One Author—The names of second and third authors are given in normal order, first names first. Jewett, Frances, and Clare McCausland. Plant Hunters. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1958.

Books: Using Certain Pages— Spanight, Robert. The Life of Hilaire Balloc. London: Farrar, Atraus, and Cudahy, 1957. 75-79.

Magazine—Provide author. “Title of article.” Title of magazine, date (day month year): page numbers. Kazin, Alfred. “Hemingway As His Own Fable.” Atlantic, June 1964: 54-57.

Encyclopedia— Provide author. “Title of article,” Title of the encyclopedia, edition and/or volume, date published. Pond, Bremer W. “Landscape Architecture,” Encyclopedia Americana, 1962 ed., vol. 16, 867-904.

Internet—Provide author if known, “the title of the WWW page,” the title of the electronic site, the date you accessed the information, and the electronic address. Adams, Henry. “The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography.” The American Studies Group 4 Mar. 2005. http: xroads.virginia.edu/hadams.html.

Notes:

• All sources in a bibliography are listed alphabetically by author’s last name!!!

• You must use at least three sources for this project. All sources used for this assignment must be listed.

• Use the next page to list your resources.



Resource #1: (type) ____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

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Letter to the State Office of Tourism

Each student is to write a letter for your state’s office of tourism requesting information about your state. Your letter should be similar to the one below. It should be keyboarded. The following link can be used to find the address to your state’s office of tourism. Once your letter is done, bring it to your teacher for an envelope and stamp or if you would prefer you may mail it yourself. http://www.theus50.com/fastfacts/tourism.php Letters must be sent by______________. Do not wait until you receive information from your state to complete your state project. Some states do not send information to children. Any information received can be placed on your desk as a display item. ==================================================================

Cook Elementary School % Mr. Jones

1175 W. 1350 S. Syracuse, UT 84075

February 2, 2018 ___________ Office of Tourism _________________________ _______________, __ _____ Dear ________ Office of Tourism: My name is ________. I am a fifth-grade student at Cook Elementary. I have been assigned to write a report about your state. Please send me information about _______ that might help me in this assignment. I am excited to learn more about _________ and I would appreciate any help you could give me. Information should be sent to Cook Elementary School at the address above in care of Mr. Jones. Thank you for your help on this assignment. Sincerely,

your name

http://www.theus50.com/fastfacts/tourism.php



State Report Presentation Grading Rubric Student: _____________________ Date Due April 12, 2018

State Report Workbook

Work is done neatly ______ All Pages are complete _____ Pages had accurate information ______ Turned in on Time _______

Workbook total:

_____/20 _____/42 _____/14 _____/10 _____/86

Electronic & Oral presentations

Contains: Title Slide _______ State Nickname _______ State Bird and State Flower _______ State Map_______ State description _______ State fast facts _______ Famous people _______ State History _______ Economy _______ Interesting places to visit_______ Bibliography _____

Less than 3 spelling errors, neat, and organized When presenting eye contact, spoke in a clear voice which was easy to hear from the back of the room

Electronic Presentation total:

_____/5 _____/3 _____/4 _____/2 _____/5 _____/4 _____/5 _____/6 _____/9 _____/9 _____/8 _____/9 ____/10 _____/79

State Float

Contains: State Name _______ Student Name _______ State Nickname _______ Three Items of State Importance _______ Contains at least two of the following: State Flower _______ State Tree _______ State Flag _______ State Bird _______ State Animal _____ State Symbol _______ State Industry _______ Tourist Attraction symbol ______

Float total:

_____/5 _____/5 _____/10 _____/30 _____/5 _____/5 _____/5 _____/5 _____/5 _____/5 _____/5 _____/5 _____/60

Grand Total _____/225



State Project Check list:

Follow this checklist as you work on your state project and you will be sure to meet all the requirements. ______Write a letter to your state office of tourism ______Research your state using the computer, magazines, encyclopedia, or other print materials.

______Get a book from your school library (or community library) on the state you have

chosen.

______Find a third source on this state (on line) ______ Fill in the information on the pages in the Information Workbook (hand written, or typed and then cut and pasted into the available space.

______Create/complete Maps, Charts, Graphs, Illustrations, etc. for the Information Workbook.

______Have your Information Workbook Peer Edited. ______Make corrections and complete final work. ______Complete your walk-through float ______Complete your electronic presentation ______Write a bibliography on the resources you used for this project.



Dear Parents,

As part of the course of study for Social Studies, all fifth graders are required to prepare a research project on one of the fifty states. The State Project is due on Thursday, April12, 2018. The Presentation walk-through is scheduled for Friday, April 20, 2018 from 12:15-1:15. Attached to this note is an outline designed to help your child prepare his/her project. Encyclopedias and books are available in the school library, however, materials from other sources such as the town library and Internet are also recommended.

Project elements may be typed or hand written in clear, easy to read text. Time will not be available at school for typing papers due to our limited access to computer lab time. (You may type text for the Information Workbook and cut and paste it into the workbook.)

The state report must have the following elements to be considered complete:

1. All pages in the Information Workbook completed 2. Display project-state float for the state walk-through 3. Illustrations must be drawn and colored neatly on plain white paper.

Photographs, photocopies, and computer images are acceptable, however will not receive as high of a score as original artwork does.

4. Alphabetized Bibliography: All resources (books, magazines, encyclopedias, etc.) must be included in with this project. The Bibliography cannot consist solely of Internet resources.

5. Electronic Presentation that contains at least 10 slides

Please sign and return.

I have read the packet with my child and know the date this report is due.

Student signature: ___________________________________

Parent signature: ____________________________________

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