1. Washington State History

2. Entry Task  Make a list of places you have visited in the State of Washington  Which of these places was your favorite to visit and why?  Use complete sentences  Make sure to put your name and date on the top.

3. RAIN!!!!!  “Oh you’re from Washington? Does it really rain all the time there?”

4. Rain Shadow

5. The Olympic Peninsula  The Olympic Peninsula was formed during the last Ice Age.  Huge conifer rain forests.  Porcupines, grizzly bears, and mountain goats, oh my!

6. Puget Sound Lowlands  Glacier ice formed the place that we know today as Puget Sound  People have lived in this area for thousands of years.  A mastodon hunting site was found in Sequim that dates all the way back to 12,000 B.C.

7. The Cascade Mountains  Run from north to south and divide eastern Washington from western Washington.  It is covered by one of the world's only temperate rainforests  Contains five active volcanoes!  These volcanoes are part of what geologists call "the Ring of Fire."

8. The Okanogan Highlands  Many minerals are mined in this region — even silver and gold.  The Okanogan also boasts one of the world's largest man-made resources, the Grand Coulee Dam. Grand Coulee Dam.  Contains enough concrete to build a highway from Seattle to Miami!  Snake River video Snake River video

9. Columbia Plateau/ Basin  This area produces some of the best wheat in the entire world. Its fertile soil supports many different types of farming — from orchards to cattle.  River basin and plateau formed through mass flooding during and after the ice age. The power of floods Time lapse of a dam

10. Pacific Coast

11. Geology of WA  Mt Saint Helens Mt Saint Helens