Ms. Vinciguerra Ninth Grade Lesson Plan

Introduction Alaska Arizona California Hawaii Idaho Nevada Oregon Utah Washington Check Your Understanding

 Objectives:  To learn the Pacific Coast states, their capitals, and their dates of statehood  Activities:  Watch this videovideo  Review each state’s information and answer the question that follows  Check Your Understanding Check Your Understanding Get Started Table of Contents

AK  Capital: Juneau  Population: approx. 686,000  Territory of Alaska established in 1867  Alaska entered the Union on January 3, 1959  Alaska is the 49 th state Quiz Me Table of Contents

A) B) C) D)

Click to visit Arizona Alaska was granted statehood on January 3, 1959

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AZ  Capital: Phoenix  Population: approx 6.5 million  The Territory of Arizona was established in 1863  Arizona was admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912  Arizona is the 48 th state Quiz Me Table of Contents

A) AIAIB) AKAK C) ARAR D) AZAZ

AZ is the state abbreviation for Arizona. AK is for Alaska and AR is for Arkansas. AI is not a postal code. Click to visit California

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CA  Capital: Sacramento  Population: approx 36.7 million  California Territory established in 1846  California granted statehood on September 9, 1850  California is the 31 st state Quiz Me Table of Contents

A) 25 th25 th B) 48 th48 th C) 31 st31 st D) 32 nd32 nd

Click to visit Hawaii California joined the Union on September 9, 1850 as the 31 st state.

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HI  Capital: Honolulu  Population: approx 1.2 million  Hawaii established as a US territory in 1898  Hawaii was admitted to the union on August 21, 1959  Hawaii is the 50 th state Quiz Me Table of Contents

A) August 20, 1958August 20, 1958B) August 22, 1958August 22, 1958 D) August 21, 1959August 21, 1959 C) August 19, 1959August 19, 1959

Click to visit Idaho Hawaii was the last state to be admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959

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ID  Capital: Boise  Population: approx 1.5 million  The Territory of Idaho was established in 1863  Idaho became a state on July 3, 1890  Idaho is the 43 rd state Quiz Me Table of Contents

A) 41 st41 st B) 42 nd42 nd C) 43 rd43 rd D) 44 th44 th

Idaho is the 43 rd state to join the union on July 3, 1890 Click to visit Nevada

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NV  Capital: Carson City  Population: approx 2.6 million  Nevada Territory was established in 1861  Nevada was granted statehood on October 31, 1864  Nevada is the 36 th state Quiz Me Table of Contents

A) Carson CityCarson CityB) RenoReno B) Las VegasLas Vegas D) SparksSparks

Although not the largest city in Nevada, Carson City is the state capital. Click to visit Oregon

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OR  Capital: Salem  Population: approx 3.7 million  Oregon Territory established in 1846  Oregon granted statehood February 14, 1859  Oregon is the 33 rd state Quiz Me Table of Contents

A) 1862, , 1863B) 1846, , 1859 C) 1946, , 1959D) 1867, , 1895

Oregon was signed as a territory in It was later granted statehood on February 14, Click to visit Utah

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UT  Capital: Salt Lake City  Population: approx 2.7 million  Utah Territory was established in 1850  Utah was admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896  Utah is the 45 th state Quiz Me Table of Contents

A) 42 nd42 nd B) 43 rd43 rd C) 44 th44 th D) 45 th45 th

Utah is the 45 th state, admitted on January 4, 1896, following Wyoming in Click to visit Washington

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WA  Capital: Olympia  Population: approx 6.5 million  Washington Territory established in 1853  Washington joined the Union on November 11, 1889  Washington is the 42 nd state Quiz Me Table of Contents

A) OlympiaOlympia B) SeattleSeattle C) SpokaneSpokane D) TacomaTacoma

Olympia is the capital of Washington, with a population of approximately 45,250 Continue

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Good job on the lesson and questions. Now complete the following assignments:  Part ONE:  Play this interactive puzzle gamepuzzle game  Part TWO:  Print out and complete this take-home Labeling ActivityLabeling Activity Table of Contents