hi, my name is joe and i am a 5 th grader at maria montessori charter academy. i am presenting the...
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• Hi, my name is Joe and I am a 5th grader at Maria Montessori Charter Academy.
• I am presenting the state of California to you.
• By the time I am done, you will be booking your flight out here!
California’s FlagCalifornia’s Flag
• The California state flag has a lone star in the upper corner, taken from the Lone Star flag of California.
• The bear on the flag represents the many bears that were seen in the wild her. Symbolically it represents strength.
• The red strip at the bottom is a remembrance of the blood shed during the fight for independence in the Bear Flag Revolt.
• California Republic is below the bear.
State SymbolsState Symbols
• State Tree: California Redwood. Did you know that California has a tree called the Colonel Armstrong? It’s over 1,400 years old, 300+ feet tall and over 16 feet in diameter!
• State Animal: California Grizzly Bear. These bears are now extinct.• State Bird: California Valley Quail.• State Flower: California Golden Poppy. They grow in the wild and
are very pretty. Don’t pick any of them, or else you could go to jail!
More State SymbolsMore State Symbols
• State seal. Our state seal has a grizzly bear, the Greek Goddess Minerva (for wisdom), ships, a gold miner and the word Eureka.
• State Motto: Eureka! This means, “I’ve found it!”• State license plate.• California state quarter from the 50 states mint program
Famous People!Famous People!
• Walt Disney. Yes, the man who came up with Mickey Mouse and Disneyland is from California!
• The “Governator” Arnold Schwarzenegger. Yes, we have a governor who is also a movie star!
California is a great place to visit if you love the outdoors!
Lake Tahoe has some of the coldest and bluest water there is. It’s also a great place to go skiing.
Yosemite has some breath taking views and John Muir helped preserve this land for everyone!
Lake Shasta is a great place to go boating and water skiing! They have houseboats you can rent.
• Disneyland, the happiest place on Earth! It’s open 365 days a year and has all things Disney! You can eat with Disney character and ride many amazing rides!
• Have a love of sea life? Then you need to go to Sea World! The home of Shamu the Killer Whale. They even have a roller coaster or two!
California’s HistoryCalifornia’s History
• California’s history dates back to the time of Queen Elizabeth I. (500+ years ago) England didn’t want Spain getting more land.
• 200 years later, the Spanish sent priests to California to build the missions as trading posts and to also convert the Indians to Christianity.
• After the time of the missions, we came into the ranchos period of our state. This was a time where the Mexican government gave land grants to people to build little “cities” and be loyal to Mexico, not the US. People were called Californios.
History continued…History continued…
• After the ranchos, came the westward movement and settlers were coming out to California. People could travel to California one of two ways:– By Land - in a wagon over the difficult Sierra Nevada mountain
range.– By Sea – in a boat trip that would take months and travel around
the southern tip of South America.
• These settlers ended up having the Bear Flag Revolt, and waged a war against the Mexican rule of California.
• Gold was discovered in 1848 in the hills of Coloma by John Marshall.
• California became a state on September 9, 1850
• California’s resources are broken into three main categories:– Minerals: oil, gold, copper, iron, clay and
borax.– Natural resources: forests, farms, minerals– Human resources: people are resources too!
Everyone who can do a job or service is a human resource.
EconomyEconomy
• California’s economy has four main areas:– Computers and technology (Silicon Valley)– Entertainment and Tourism (Hollywood)– Agriculture (Central California Valley)– Wine producing (Napa/Sonoma Valleys)
What makes California unique?What makes California unique?
• Did you know that California has a HUGE population of the grunion fish?
• The grunion are only found along the coast of Southern California. They come completely out of the water to lay their eggs!
• On high tides and just after a full moon you can see 100s – 1,000s of these fish lining the sandy beaches to lay their eggs.
SourcesSources
• Much of my information came from the following websites:– www.50states.com – http://www.netstate.com – www.californiahistory.org – www.wikipedia.org
• Many of pictures came from either Microsoft Office Clip Art or the above websites and following their external hyperlinks.