Florida State Quarter

Florida's Coin

By: Andrew Cole Eagan

Florida's coin design

• This is the Florida's state quarter coin. Right under the words Florida there is a date and that date is the admission date.

• The coin highlights the 16th-century Spanish galleon, image of a space shuttle, and a strip of land with Sable palm trees.

Florida's Features

• Florida has both lakes Okeechobee and lake George.

• Lots of places in Florida were made for kids. They have lots of entertainment for ex. Disney World, and universal studios.

• Florida has some amazing beaches that attract a lot of people who don’t have this in their area

Sports

• Here is a list of some of the sports teams….• Orlando magicOrlando magic• Miami dolphinsMiami dolphins• Miami heatMiami heat• Miami hurricanesMiami hurricanes• Tampa bay buccaneersTampa bay buccaneers• Tampa bay raysTampa bay rays• Tampa bay lightningTampa bay lightning• Jacksonville jaguarsJacksonville jaguars• Florida gatorsFlorida gators

Performing arts

• In Florida they don’t have big productions like us in NYC (Broadway). But they still have talented kids and adults in the theater. Just like the University of South Florida, School of Theatre and Dance,

• This school for 40 year have offered this amazing program that is exclusively open to serious students about acting, singing, and dancing.

Fun Facts

• The state of Florida is a peninsula.• It has flat lands with wet marshes and

beautiful beaches.• Its climate is temperate in the winter and

hot (like New Jersey) but much more humid in the summer.

• Florida is usually hit with tropical storms and hurricanes that come from the Caribbean.

Websites

• http://www.usmint.gov/

• http://www.beachhunter.net/

• http://www.arts.usf.edu/

• http://www.visitflorida.com/maps