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Each sheet includes space for students to fill in information they learn about each state. Older students can do independent research to find the answers.

2 Summer is the perfect time to travel...in an imaginary plane across the country that is. Enjoy this excerpt from our brand new workbook entitled, Learning Across the USA. This free gift includes several states that have popular spots to visit especially during the summer. Learn about the states before you go! Each sheet includes space for students to fill in information they learn about each state. Older students can do independent research to find the answers. There is an answer key at the back, which can be used to teach the facts to younger students. Information your child will learn about each state includes: state flag, state abbreviation, state capital, date it became a state, origin of the state's name, nickname, state tree, state rock, state insect, state bird, state flower, famous people, landmarks, and major industries. The complete workbook includes state flower and state bird cut outs that children glue to each state's page. In addition, there is a Resource Section including: blank USA map, map with capitals, travel ticket, mileage tape measure, Jeopardy Review Game, Assessment, and place to store state quarters collection. Have fun traveling across the USA!

6 Learning Across the USA Key Arizona Origin of the Name: Aztec Indian word meaning silver bearing Nickname: The Grand Canyon State Tree: Palo Verde Rock: Turquoise Gemstone Insect: Two-tailed swallowtail State Bird: Cactus wren State Flower: Saguaro Cactus Blossom Famous People: Sandra Day O Conner-1 st woman to US Supreme Court John McCain-war hero; senator from this state; ran for President Landmarks: Grand Canyon Saguaro National Monument Petrified Forest National Park Tombstone-city where many famous gunfights took place Major Industries: mining (copper, gold, silver), manufacturing, tourism Fun Fact: Meteor Crater was created when a huge meteor crashed into Earth; Apollo astronauts trained in the crater for their space missions

7 Florida Origin of the Name: Juan Ponce de Leon named it La Florida after Spain s Eastertime celebration "Pascua de Florida," meaning "Feast of Flowers" Nickname: The Sunshine State Tree: Palmetto Palm Rock: Agatized coral Insect: Zebra longwing butterfly State Bird: Mockingbird State Flower: Orange blossom Famous People: Wallace Amos-founder of Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies Charles and John Ringling-co-founders of Ringling Brother s Barnum and Bailey Circus Landmarks: Kennedy Space Center-visitors can see a space launch as well as visit the Astronaut Hall of fame Miami-major tourist resort city Everglades-seven million acres of wet, tropical marsh, grassland, and swamp Major Industries: tourism, agriculture (oranges, grapefruit, tomatoes), electronics Fun Fact: Walt Disney World continues to lure more visitors than any single attraction anywhere in the world

8 Washington Origin of the Name: named for George Washington, the first president of the USA Nickname: The Evergreen State Tree: Western hemlock Rock: (gem) Petrified wood Insect: Green darner dragonfly State Bird: Goldfinch State Flower: Coast rhododendron Famous People: Bill Gates-Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft Corporation; grew up in Seattle William Boeing-aircraft manufacturer who founded the Boeing Aircraft company; lived in Seattle Landmarks: Grand Coulee Dam-largest concrete dam in North America and the third largest producer of electricity in the world; completed in 1942 and provides hydropower, flood control, irrigation and recreation to 500,000 acres of farmland in the Columbia Basin The Space Needle-built for the 1962 Seattle World s Fair and was designed by Edward E. Carlson; finished in December 1961 at a cost of $4.5 million; the Needle is Seattle s number one tourist attraction Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument-near Castle Rock; on May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted and nearly 230 square miles of forest was blown over or left dead; the eruption lasted nine hours and ash rose thousands of feet skyward and then fell over eastern Washington and beyond Klondike Gold Rush Park-in 1897, news of a gold strike in the Canadian Yukon reached Seattle and tens of thousands of people from across the US came to Seattle to purchase food, clothing, equipment and steamship tickets to the Yukon; the gold rush shaped the history of Seattle; the site provides gold panning demonstrations, a walking tour of the Pioneer Square Historical District and other exhibits and audiovisual programs Major Industries: farming (fruit, berries, nuts, cattle, wheat), lumber, tourism, hydroelectric power, computer software, aircraft, aluminum refining Fun Fact: Starbucks, the biggest coffee chain in the world was founded in Seattle.

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1. There are fifty stars on the American flag. 2. The capital city of the USA is New York. 3. The American Declaration of Independence signed in

Choose the right option. Write true (T) or false (F). 1. There are fifty stars on the American flag. 2. The capital city of the USA is New York. 3. The American Declaration of Independence signed in Philadelphia.