Name: ______________________________

Second Trimester State Project

Students choice state: ___________________________________
The following things must be included in your childs state report of their state. You are encouraged to include more information about your state, going above and beyond expectations. 1. Location in the United States: a. Must be able to label on a blank United States map b. Hemisphere: North, South, East, West c. Region (Great Lakes, Midwest, Rockies, etc.) d. Bordering States e. Bordering Countries (if applicable) 2. Capitol: a. Name the capitol b. Label the correct location on the map 3. State Symbols: a. Flag b. Bird c. Flower d. Animal e. Stone f. Insect g. Etc. h. i. 4. Historical facts: a. When did it become a state? b. 3 historical events that occurred in that state and why they are important 5. Climate: a. What are the average high and low temperatures in a each of the four seasons? 6. Population: 2010 Census: a. How many people live in the entire state? b. What is the largest city in the state and what is its population? c. Compare the population of the city and state to Detroit, Michigan 7. How long/far: a. How many miles from Detroit? b. How long will it take you to get there from Detroit on an airplane, car? 8. Plan a vacation to the state, visiting 3 different cities. What is there to see/do in each of those cities: a. 1st city: what specific things can you see and do? b. 2nd city: what specific things can you see and do? c. 3rd city: what specific things can you see and do? Make sure that you write SPECIFIC names of events or places that you can find in each of the cities. (e.g. museums, festivals, landmarks, beaches, parks, etc) General information like swimming and bike riding are not specific enough. Present your vacation information (#8) in a creative manner. You could create a travel brochure, TV commercial, or a billboard, just to name a few. Use pictures and drawings to sell your state to potential visitors.

Name: ______________________________ Driving Question: ____________________________________________________________________

Milestone 1: Resources Due Thursday, February 9th

AT LEAST 3 BOOKS ARE REQUIRED Books: Please list all of the books/magazine articles that you HAVE AT HOME right now that relate to your driving question. Bring the books to school to show Mrs. Tiggs. If you cant fit everything on this side, please put the rest on the back. TITLE AUTHOR

AT LEAST 3 WEBSITES ARE REQUIRED Websites: Please list all of the websites that you have visited that relate to your driving question. You also need to bring printed copies of the information you are using from the website. Be specific! Just writing www.wikipedia.com is not enough! If you cant fit everything on this side, please put the rest on the back. I suggest printing some of the pages and bringing them to school just in case you copy the website incorrectly. WEB ADDRESSES For example: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/growing_plants.shtml

Interviews/Letters: If you have to write letters or interview someone for your project, you need to bring copies of the interview questions and copies of the letters that you have sent out already.

PLEASE DO NOT TEAR APART!

Name: ______________________________ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I verify that my child has all of these resources at home right now.

____________________________________________ ________________________ Parent Signature Date

Name: ______________________________

Important Reminder!!
Milestone 2
Due Thursday, March 22nd
All students are required to submit their Milestone 2 in an outline format.
Each Roman numeral (I, II, III) needs to be 1-2 sentences in length. Each sub-topic (a, b, c) needs to be 2-3 sentences in length. Please refer below for clarification. o For this Milestone, printed off information from the internet or copies of pages from books will not be accepted.

Outline Template Driving Question

II. Location in the United States: 9. Must be labeled on a blank United States map 10. Hemisphere: North, South, East, West 11. Region: Great Lakes, Midwest, Rockies, etc. 12. Bordering States 13. Bordering Countries (if applicable) III. Capitol: a. Name the capitol b. Label the correct location on the map IV. State Symbols: a. Flag b. Bird c. Flower d. Animal e. Stone f. Insect V. Historical facts: a. When did it become a state? b. 1st historical events and its importance c. 2nd historical events and its importance d. 3rd historical events and its importance VI. Climate: (1-2 sentences) (dont include on outline) (1-2 sentences) (1-2 sentences) (1-2 sentences) (1-2 sentences) (1-2 sentences) (2-3 sentences) (dont include on outline) (1-2 (2-3 (2-3 (2-3 (2-3 (2-3 (2-3 sentences) sentences) sentences) sentences) sentences) sentences) sentences)

(1-2 sentences) (2-3 sentences) (2-3 sentences) (2-3 sentences) (2-3 sentences) (1-2 sentences)

Name: ______________________________

a. b. c. d.

List List List List

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average high and low temperatures for summer average high and low temperatures for spring average high and low temperatures for fall average high and low temperatures for winter

(1-2 (1-2 (1-2 (1-2

sentences) sentences) sentences) sentences)

VII. Population: 2010 Census: (1-2 sentences) a. How many people live in the entire state? (1-2 sentences) b. What is the largest city in the state? Population? (2-3 sentences) c. Compare the population of that city and state to Detroit, Michigan (2-3) VIII. How long/far: (1-2 sentences) a. How many miles from Detroit? (2-3 sentences) b. How long will it take you to get there from Detroit on an airplane? (1-2) IX. Plan a vacation to the state, visiting 3 cities: (1-2 sentences) st a. 1 city: what specific things can you see and do? (2-3 sentences) nd b. 2 city: what specific things can you see and do? (2-3 sentences) rd c. 3 city: what specific things can you see and do? (2-3 sentences) Make sure that you write specific names of events or places that you can find in each of the cities. (e.g. museums, festivals, landmarks, beaches, parks, etc) General information like swimming and bike riding are not specific enough.

*Present your vacation information (#8) in a creative manner. You could create a travel brochure, TV commercial, or a billboard, just to name a few. Use pictures and drawings to sell your state to potential visitors.

Name: ______________________________

Important Reminder!!
Milestone 3
Due Thursday, May 17th
All visual aids for your STATE interest project are due!!!
You may use several different types of visual aids for your exhibition. This will only enhance your presentation and retain your audiences attention. o Visual aids can be: Power Point Presentations, video clips, poster boards, posters, overhead projector transparencies, models, handouts, mobiles, diorama, and/or demonstrations. The visual aids should be large enough to be seen from the back of the room. Something written on an 8 x 11 piece of paper is NOT a visual aid. Do NOT bring pieces of paper that will become the visual aids. They need to be already assembled. All visual aids must be relevant to your state. You CANNOT use generic or random pictures. e.g. if you described a Civil War battle that occurred in your state, you can not use a Vietnam War picture that took placed in a different country.

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There needs to be at least one visual aid for every main topic. (Roman numeral: I, II, III)
*You are required to have at least one visual aid per Roman numeral, but you are not limited to just one.

I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII.

Location in the United States: you need to use a map of the United States as a visual aid. Capitol: you need to use a map of your state as a visual aid. State Symbols: you need at least one visual aid pertaining to your state symbols. Historical facts: you need at least one visual aid pertaining to a historical event that you described. Climate: you need at least one visual aid pertaining to the climate of your state. Population: you need at least one visual aid pertaining to your states population. How long/far: you need at least one visual aid demonstrating the distance of your state from Michigan. Plan a vacation to the state, visiting 3 cities: you will need to have COMPLETED your visual aid for your vacation. Remember you are trying to sell your state to potential visitors. This visual aid needs to be creative. You could create a travel brochure, TV commercial, or a billboard, just to name a few.