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The Nifty Fifty State Project Mrs. Smith’s 3 rd grade class

Nifty Fifty State Project 2012 Vermont-Washington

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Mrs. Smith’s 3rd graders used the Big 6 Research Model to learn about one of our great states!

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The Nifty Fifty State Project

Mrs. Smith’s 3rd grade class2012

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Vermont

Zyeronah2012

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Vermont Capital

Northeast Region

Montepelier

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Vermont State Flower

Red Clover

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Vermont State Bird

Hermit thrush

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Vermont State Nickname

Les Monts Verts

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Major CropsThe major crops in

Vermont are apples.

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Landforms

In Vermont the landforms are green

mountains.

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Vermont Historical Fact

The first British settlement was at Fort Drummer (near Brattleboro).

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Historical FactWhen the Revolutionary war was happening the Battle of Bennington was in Vermont in 1777.

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Special Information

Vermont is known for the green mountains and maple syrup.

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Resourceshttp://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm http://www.netstate.com/states/http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtmlhttp://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel_Tourism/State_Tourism.shtmlhttp://www.stateparks.com/usa.htmlhttp://home.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm?st=nchttp://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/NA_USAX.htmlhttp://www.hmdb.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_professional_sports_teams_of_the_United_States_and_Canadahttp://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htmhttp://kids.britannica.com/comptons/subject?id=859&subject=United States

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Virginia

Paytyn2012

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Virginia Capital

Southeast Region

Richmond

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State Flower

Flowering Dogwood

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State Bird

Cardinal

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VirginiaState Nickname

Mother of States, Mother of Presidents

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Major Crops

The major crops for Virginia are soybeans,

hay, apples, and grapes.

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Virginia Landforms

The landforms are like North Carolina’s landforms. It has

Mountain, Piedmont, and Costal Plain regions.

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Historical Fact

Did you know that the first black mayor was from Virginia?

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Historical Fact

When the Civil War was on, over 10,000 people from Virginia were in it.

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Special Information

There were eight presidents that were from Virginia.

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Resourceshttp://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm http://www.netstate.com/states/http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtmlhttp://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel_Tourism/State_Tourism.shtmlhttp://www.stateparks.com/usa.htmlhttp://home.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm?st=nchttp://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/NA_USAX.htmlhttp://www.hmdb.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_professional_sports_teams_of_the_United_States_and_Canadahttp://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htmhttp://kids.britannica.com/comptons/subject?id=859&subject=United StatesVirginia the book by Dennis Brindel Fraclin

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Washington

Kassidy2012

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Washington Capital

Western Region

Olympia

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State FlowerPink Rhododendron

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State Bird

Willow Goldfinch

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Washington State Nickname

Ever Green State, Chinook State, Emerald State

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Major CropsThe major crops of

Washington are seafood, dairy

products, apples, cattle, wheat,

potatoes, nursery stock.

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Landforms

The landforms of Washington are Olympia Mt., rugged cliffs, coastline, Puget Sound, and

volcanoes.

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Historical Fact

Mt. Rainier is Washington’s highest point.

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Washington Historical Fact

Mt. St. Helens erupted in 1980.

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Special Information

Did you know that the ice age dug holes in Washington when the ice melted , the holes filled with water and then became lakes?

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Resourceshttp://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm http://www.netstate.com/states/http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtmlhttp://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel_Tourism/State_Tourism.shtmlhttp://www.stateparks.com/usa.htmlhttp://home.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm?st=nchttp://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/NA_USAX.htmlhttp://www.hmdb.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_professional_sports_teams_of_the_United_States_and_Canadahttp://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htmhttp://kids.britannica.com/comptons/subject?id=859&subject=United StatesWashington, By Dennis Brindell Fadin