Mr. Broughton » The 50 States http://www.mrbroughton.me none Sat, 29 May 2010 13:46:08 +0000 en hourly 1 50 States Project Rubric http://www.mrbroughton.me/2010/students/states/50-states-project-rubric/ http://www.mrbroughton.me/2010/students/states/50-states-project-rubric/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:57:44 +0000 Mr. Broughton http://www.mrbroughton.me/?p=512 The things below are required to be in the brochure (along with the number of points they are worth).

  • State and Capitol (10)
  • Picture of the state (10)
  • State nickname (5)
  • State tree (5)
  • State flower (5)
  • State population (5)
  • Large cities (5)
  • Famous people from your state (5)
  • (2) Places to visit (20)
  • A paragraph describing each place to visit (20)
  • A picture of each place to visit (10)
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]]> http://www.mrbroughton.me/2009/students/states/oklahoma/oklahoma/feed/ 1 New York – Basic Information http://www.mrbroughton.me/2009/students/states/newyork/new-york-basic-information/ http://www.mrbroughton.me/2009/students/states/newyork/new-york-basic-information/#comments Sat, 09 May 2009 02:12:45 +0000 Destinee http://www.mrbroughton.me/?p=183 Area: 49,108 square miles (the thirteenth biggest)

Capital: Albany

Nickname: Empire State

Bird: Blue Bird

Flower: Rose

Tree: Maple Tree

Animal: Beaver

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Capital: Frankfort (since 1793)

Flower: Goldenrod

Tree: Yellow-poplar

Bird: Cardinal

Nickname: Bluegrass state

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Capital: Bismarck

Nickname: Flickertail

Tree: American Elm

Bird: Western Meadowlark

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Tree: Candle Nut

Flower: Yellow Hibiscus

Nickname: Paradise

Bird: Hawaiian Goose

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Capital: Salt Lake City

Nickname: Bee Hive State

Bird: Sea Gull

Flower: Sego Lilly

Tree: Blue Spruce

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Capitol: Little Rock

Nickname: Land of Opportunity

Flower: Apple Blossom

Tree: Pine

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Nickname: Hoosier State

Flower: Peony

Bird: Cardinal

Tree: Yellow Poplar

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