Alaska & Iowa Research by Kasra, Mattie, Sydney & Hannah with a little help from Mrs. Fiedler

Population There are 626,932 people who live in Alaska. There are 2,966,334 people who live in Iowa. There are about 5 times as many people in Iowa as there are in Alaska.

Area The land of Alaska covers 656,425 square miles. The land of Iowa covers 56,276 square miles. Alaska is more than 10 times bigger than Iowa.

State Flowers Forget-me-not Wild rose Can you guess which flower is for which state?

State Bird of Alaska This is a willow ptarmigan. Can you guess if it’s a male or female?

Winter Camouflage

State Bird of Iowa Male and Female Goldfinches

State Nickname Alaska’s state nicknames are: Land of the midnight sun The last frontier Iowa’s state nickname is The Hawkeye state

State Capitals The state capital of Iowa is Des Moines. The state capital of Alaska is Juneau.

Interesting Facts The highest recorded temperature in Alaska was 100º F. The lowest recorded temperature in Alaska was -80º F. The highest recorded temperature in Iowa was 118º F. The lowest recorded temperature in Iowa was -47º F.

More Interesting Facts In the summer, parts of Alaska have sun for 24 hours a day. In the winter, parts of Alaska have 24 hours of darkness.

This is the End of our Slide Show We have learned a lot from our research. We hope you’ve learned something from our Power Point presentation.