grade 5 claudia ortega imperial teaching american history june 2011
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Grade 5Claudia Ortega
Imperial Teaching American History
June 2011
Standard5.9 Students know the location of the current 50 states and the names of their capitals.
• Students will create a brochure on one of the 50 states. All facts in the brochure are
accurate and up-to-date. Content relates to the state.
Basic Information
State FruitState
BeverageSugar Maple:
State Tree
State Flower State BirdState Animal
Albany
New York8,143,197
Buffalo 279,745Rochester 211,091Yonkers 196,425Syracuse 141,683Albany 93,523New Rochelle 72,967Mount Vernon 67,924 Schenectady 61,280 Utica 59,336
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_New_York_City
Wikipedia
Dominican RepublicChina
JamaicaRussiaItaly
PolandIndia
Fun Things To Do: NYS Fun Facts
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/kids_room/kids_fun_facts.html
Title Cover Name of State State Shape
Picture Introductory
Slogan Student Name Class & Period Date
“The US: One State At a Time”
New York
The Empire StateClaudia Ortega
Social Studies 1st PeriodJune, 2011
• Information• Demographics• State Facts• Economy
Sources Cited Where to find more
information
RubricStateBrochure.doc
A = 25+ pts B = 19-24 pts C= 14-18 pts D= 7-13 pts F = 0-6 pts
NYS Kids Room: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/kids_room/508/symbols2.html
Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_New_York_City
50 States http://www.50states.com/
Google Images
Lesson Plan Ortega.doc