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•5th Grade• Melinda Rachford
•Imperial Teaching American History•June 2011
5.9Students know the
location of the current 50 states and
the names of their capitals.
Students will research one of the current 50 states and will
create a US state travel brochure.
Students will show what they have learned by writing a travel brochure including facts about a
state on which they have done research.
Cactus Wren: State
Bird
Saguaro Blossom:
State Flower
State Flag
Saguaro Cactus
Grand Canyon
Phoenix
1 - Phoenix - 2010 population: 1,445,632 2 - Tucson - 2010 population: 520,116 3 - Mesa - 2010 population: 439,041
Grand Canyon
Hoover Dam
London Bridge
Meteor Crater
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Arizona
Statehood: February 14, 1912. Arizona was the 48th state to join the United States.
State Flag: Adopted in 1917, the lower half of the flag is a blue field. The upper half is divided into thirteen equal segments, six light yellow and seven red. In the center of the flag is a copper-colored five-point star. The red and the blue are the same shades as the flag of the United States of America, and it measures four feet high and six feet wide.
State Seal: Arizona's main enterprises and attractions are represented in the seal, which was adopted in 1911. In the background of the seal is a range of mountains with the sun rising behind the peaks. At the right side of the mountains are a water storage reservoir and a dam, with irrigated fields and orchards. There are cattle grazing on the right, and a quartz mill and a miner with a pick and shovel on the left.
The Mean elevation of Arizona is 4,100 feet above sea level
The Highest elevation is Humphreys Peak, 8 miles North of Flagstaff at 12,643 feet
The lowest elevation is the Colorado River in the SW corner of the state below Parker Dam at 70 feet
Frank Lloyd Wright
John McCain
Jan Brewer
Cesar Chavez
The largest tumbleweed ever recorded was 38 feet in diameter. The giant Russian thistle grew on the east bank of the Colorado River near Ehrenberg in the spring of 1963
More than 500 colors of dirt have been identified in Arizona.
Arizona is home to 31 State Parks, 25 National Parks, 18 National Monuments, and 6 National Forest
There are 19 major flood-control dams in ArizonaArizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time
(except for the Navajo Nation).
Pick a stateOnly one state per personResearch your state (Use internet sources, textbooks,
travel guides, etc.).Create a travel brochure
using the rubric as your guide.
E:\RubricStateBrochure.doc
Title CoverName of StateState Shaped PictureIntroductory SloganStudent NameClass and PeriodDate
Visit Arizona!
The Grand Canyon State
Melinda RachfordSocial Studies/6th Period
June 20, 2011
InformationDemographicsState FactsEconomy
Year of Statehood: 1912
Population: 6,338,755Capital: PhoenixState Motto: Ditat
Deus (God Enriches)Size: 113,909 Square
MilesState Flower:
Blossom of the Saguaro Cactus
Gem: TurquoiseBird: Cactus Wren
Famous LocationsWeatherEducation
Sources CitedWhere to Find More
Information
Optional:Little Known FactsUnique ProductsLaws and RulesCultural NuancesFamous PeopleCurrent EventsVacation PackagesMust-sees or Must-
HavesQuotationsOther
Arizona Lesson Plan.doc
http://arizonaguide.com/arizona-travel-info/learn-abou
http://northphoenixblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/arizona-trivia-and-little-known-facts.html t-arizona/arizona-facts
www.davidstuff.com/geo/az-road.gifwww.azgovernor.gov/kidsGoogle imagesScott Foresman Grade 5 Unit 9