Name:____________________________________________

Geographic Tools Center

1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith want to travel down Illinois. First they need to know how far it is from the top of Illinois to the bottom of Illinois. How far is it? Draw where you measured in red.

2. If Mr. and Mrs. Smith want to visit the Pacific Ocean what three different states could they stay in? Color the states blue and write their names below.

3. Select three states that boarder the Mississippi river, and color them yellow.

Name:____________________________________________

Technology Center- Google Earth

This is what you should see when you start using Google Earth

1. Zoom in on the first thing you notice on the United States. What is the place? Would it be a nice place to visit? Why or why not?

2. Find Hawai’i. Of answers stated below select the major land form on the main island, Hawai’i. a. Plateau b. Volcanoc. Prairie

3. Find a lake for Mr. and Mrs. Smith to visit in the United States. What is the name of the lake and what state is it in?

a. Lake Name:____________________________________

b. State:_________________________________________4. Please seem out Google Earth so the answer isn’t revealed for the next person. It should look

like the picture above.

Name:____________________________________________

Song Center1. Pre-read the worksheet so you know what to look for in the song.

2. Report two landforms found in America and sung in this song.

a. ________________________________

b. ________________________________

3. Produce another line to add to this song.

4. Predict if the author of this song likes America and use supporting lyrics to prove why you are right.

Finished Early?

Show me what you pictured in your head while you listened to this song by drawing a picture below.

Name:____________________________________________

Picture Center1. Using the word bank below instruct Mr. and Mrs. Smith what they should wear in the desert.

Please pick two.

Hat, sweatshirt, snowsuit, sunglasses, rain boots,

2. Report which vehicle Mr. and Mrs. Smith are likely to see in the desert. Pick one. a. Bikeb. Trainc. Sand-Buggy

3. Using the pictures as evidence determine the types of animals in the desert. List three below.

a. ___________________________________________

b. ___________________________________________

c. ___________________________________________

Finished Early?

Write to me why you think the animals you wrote in question 3 are able to live in the desert. Is there anything special about them?

Name:____________________________________________

Story Center

1. Who created the Statue of Liberty? (pg. 11) ___________________________________________

2. The Statue of Liberty was a present from to America from what country? (pg 12) a. Germanyb. Francec. Uganda

3. What is the Statue of Liberty made from? ____________________________________________

Finished Early?

Finish reading the book and decide what country you would create a statue for. Draw the statue below.