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Welcome to penn state s fact book our goal is to make timely information about penn state available to students, faculty, staff, and citizens of the commonwealth, and to do so in an easytouse format. This distant relative of the horseshoe crab thrived in the warm shallow sea that covered new york state over 400 million years ago. State health facts provides free, uptodate, health data for all 50 states, the district of columbia, the united states, counties, territories, and other geographies. Oregon state archives photo facts come in all shapes and sizes. The world almanac and book of facts 2020 sarah janssen isbn.
You can also learn about some state symbols and even how some of them were picked. Use green light readers fifty states to celebrate series to introduce interesting facts and features about each state. This red, white, and blue flag has a white star, the letters n c around the star standing for north carolina, and two yellow scrolls, above and below, bearing dates. A funny, moving, rousing collection, greater than the sum of its excellent parts.
Denali, the highest peak in north america, is 20,320 ft. It includes general information on the states history, the state capitol, the legislative building, the executive residences of north carolina, the state flag. Help students learn about their state as they collect, organize, analyze, map, and graph a variety of information in state facts for students. Approximately 5,100 undergraduate and over 300 graduate students. The yukon river, almost 2,000 miles long, is the third longest river in the u. Virginia dare, the first english child born in america, on roanoake island in 1587. Data access tools fun facts games historical documents and images maps. George washington took the oath of office in new york city on april 30, 1789. From fun info about native animals to random facts about food, here are some of the weirdest, wackiest facts about your state and for more fun tidbits about the u. Oct 02, 2018 the largest diamonds ever found in the united states came from this state, including an 8.
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A 2016 notable social studies trade book for young people national council for the social studieschildrens book council in 51 charmingly illustrated infographic maps, explore every state of the usa from alabama to wyoming and the nations capital to discover more than 2,000 facts that celebrate the people, cities, nature, and historic events that have helped make america what it is today. Figure out just how tall the horses are on the measuringup activity page. My nieces got a kick out of the activities and facts included for each state, and it generated conversations about the states. The geographic center of north america, in pierce county, near balta. Census bureau data tool called state facts for students to analyze the population data of their state. Facts on michigan s history, state symbols, population, geography, economy and more.
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The map given is easy for my students to draw in enlarged form with rivers, mountains, other landforms major cities, the capital and bordering states and waterways. Pack your bags and take the journey of a lifetime as you explore the u. Specific topics covered include assets, liabilities, income, expenditures, reinsurance, life insurance, and annuities. Activities include follow the dots, word searches, find the differences, more. Read the legend of lone star bob and bluebonnet betty. It presents a summary of facts about appalachian that can be used by administrators, faculty, staff, alumni, and others who require information. Using fractions to compare amusements parks by states students will predict how many amusement parks are in their state. This activitypacked book is a great way to improve reading, writing, and research skills while teaching general knowledge and fascinating facts about the united states. Pages and associated links will be added to the 20192020 fact book as data are available. Aug 27, 2019 help students learn about their state as they collect, organize, analyze, map, and graph a variety of information in state facts for students. Fact book the appalachian state university fact book is intended to be an authoritative reference to quantifiable data about students, faculty and staff, and financial and physical resources. Skills include reading for details, locating information, and finding facts. It is set up to give essential information about each state in a clear, concise way. State fossil eurypterus remipes, now extinct, was adopted as the state fossil in 1984.
News articles public service announcements videos visualizations warmup activities. The perfect pocket sized activity books, easy to stash in your purse and hand out to the kids when they get bored. In addition, youll find printable maps and flags, geography, history, information on the economy, agriculture and industry, almanacs, notable people and state quizzes. Factbook the online factbook is designed to provide a convenient source of current and historical data on nc state university, including student enrollment, degrees and completions, courses and credit hours delivered, and facultystaff counts. This little book is packed with fun activities and facts about all 50 states. Photo courtesy dan shafer find what makes oregon unique, with plenty of facts and statistics. We encourage students at home participating in online learning to use travel facts, as well as the world factbook, for their studies of geography and national customs.
This is a great book for kids who like to absorb facts, and will help them learn. Inside you will find out things about famous firsts, famous people, and historical events. Activities include followthedots, word searches, find the differences, more. Part of the bestselling 50 states series of books and activities, the. Match the empire state building and the space needle with their states. State facts book printable 2nd 4th grade teachervision. The old north state fact book north carolina office of. Read texas facts and test your knowledge with the texas symbols matching game. Students hail from 36 different states and 38 different countries 88% from minnesota. They have the opportunity to examine data about kids their age, as well as a variety of other facts selected to appeal to young students.
Garnets are used in jewelry and are a dark red color. State facts for students the united states census bureau. The 50 states of the united states history and facts book. Denali, the indian name for the peak, means the great one. Of the 20 highest peaks in the united states, 17 are in alaska. Welcome to penn states fact book our goal is to make timely information about penn state available to students, faculty, staff, and citizens of the commonwealth, and to do so in an easytouse format. To complete the book, the student must research a us state, draw its map, draw its flag, and answer simple questions about the state. The old north state fact book contains information about and color pictures of all the official symbols, along with many other interesting and useful facts about the tar heel state. Learn about the 50 states of the united states with this work book. The author points out what is unique and fascinating about each of our great states. Between late 1863 and mid1864, an armed band of confederat. The iowa state university fact book is a compilation of basic information about the university, including its history, students, staff, departments, programs, and facilities. Dec 31, 2019 from fun info about native animals to random facts about food, here are some of the weirdest, wackiest facts about your state and for more fun tidbits about the u. Details about the states entrance to the union are also.
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