Grade 5 Claudia Ortega Imperial Teaching American History June 2011
Standard 5.9 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 Fruit State Beverage Sugar Maple: State Tree State FlowerState Bird State Animal
Albany
New YorkNew York8,143,197 BuffaloBuffalo279,745 RochesterRochester 211,091 YonkersYonkers 196,425 SyracuseSyracuse141,683 AlbanyAlbany 93,523 New RochelleNew Rochelle72,967 Mount VernonMount Vernon 67,924 Schenectady61,280Schenectady Utica 59,336Utica
w_York_City Wikipedia
Dominican Republic China Jamaica Russia Italy Poland India
Fun Things To Do: NYS Fun Facts m/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 State Claudia Ortega Social Studies 1 st Period June, 2011
Information Demographics State Facts Economy
Famous Locations Weather Education
Sources Cited Where to find more information
RubricStateBrochure.doc RubricStateBrochure.doc A = 25+ pts B = pts C= pts D= 7-13 pts F = 0-6 pts
NYS Kids Room: Wikipedia: 50 States Google Images
Lesson Plan Ortega.doc