•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.

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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