1. The Nifty Fifty State Project Mrs. Smith’s 3 rd grade class 2012

2. Jessica 2012 Alabama

3. Alabama Capital Montgomery Southeastern Region

4. Alabama State Flower Camellia

5. Alabama State Bird Yellowhammer

6. State Nickname Heart of Dixie

7. Alabama Major Crops The major crops are cotton, peanuts, corn and soybeans.

8. Alabama Landforms Two of the landforms are the Highland Rim and the Cumberland.

9. Alabama Historical Fact One historical fact is the Allodium Indians named the state.

10. Historical Fact One other historical fact is that Alabama had a gold rush in 1835.

11. Special Information Did you know that Alabama has a space program for kids? It also has a name for the citizens. They are called the Alabamians. Also, the state quarter is the 22 nd quarter released out of 50 states.

12. Resources http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm http://www.netstate.com/states/ http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel_Tourism/State_Tourism.shtml http://www.stateparks.com/usa.html http://home.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm?st=nc http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/NA_USAX.html http://www.hmdb.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_professional_sports_teams_of_t he_United_States_and_Canada http://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htm http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/subject?id=859&subject=United States Alabama The south

13. Reena 2012

14. Capital Western Region Juneau

15. State Flower Blue Forget Me Not

16. State Bird Willow Ptarmigan

17. State Nickname The Last Frontier

18. Major Crops The major crops in Alaska are oats and potatoes.

19. Landforms The major landforms in Alaska are glaciers, rivers, lakes, and mountains.

20. Historical Fact A historical fact about Alaska is the the name Alaska came from the Russian to refer only to the peninsula.

21. Historical Fact Did you know that they mined gold in Alaska long ago?

22. Special Information Sarah Palin is from Alaska and she became governor of Alaska.

23. Resources http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm http://www.netstate.com/states/ http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel_Tourism/State_Tourism.shtml http://www.stateparks.com/usa.html http://home.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm?st=nc http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/NA_USAX.html http://www.hmdb.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_professional_sports_teams_of_t he_United_States_and_Canada http://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htm http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/subject?id=859&subject=United States Alaska by Terry Dunnahoo

24. Arizona Fendi 2012

25. Arizona Capital Southwestern Phoenix

26. Arizona State Flower The flower of the saguaro cactus

27. Arizona State Bird Cactus Wren

28. State Nickname The Grand Canyon State

29. Major Crops The major crops of Arizona are cotton, fruit and beef.

30. Landforms The major landforms for Arizona are mountains, deserts, and the Grand Canyon.

31. Historical Fact In 1878 the southern Pacific Railroad crossed into Arizona from California.

32. Arizona Historical Fact The Colorado River helped carve out the Grand Canyon.

33. Special Information There was a famous person that lived his name is San Xavier Del Bac, he built seven missions in Arizona.

34. Resources http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm http://www.netstate.com/states/ http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel_Tourism/State_Tourism.shtml http://www.stateparks.com/usa.html http://home.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm?st=nc http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/NA_USAX.html http://www.hmdb.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_professional_sports_teams_of_t he_United_States_and_Canada http://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htm http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/subject?id=859&subject=United States book

35. ARKANSAS Madelyn 2012

36. Capital Southeastern Region LITTLE ROCK Little Rock is really the biggest city in Arkansas.

37. State Flower Apple Blossom

38. State Bird Mockingbird

39. Arkansas State Nickname Land of Opportunity

40. Major Crops Rice and corn are the major crops of Arkansas.

41. Landforms Arkansas major landforms are rugged hills and steep hills and valleys.

42. Historical Fact Arkansas history is earthquakes but not strong ones.

43. Historical Fact There were Civil War battles that occurred in Arkansas.

44. Special Information There is a national park in Arkansas known for as the birthplace of President Bill Clinton.

45. Resources http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm http://www.netstate.com/states/ http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel_Tourism/State_Tourism.shtml http://www.stateparks.com/usa.html http://home.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm?st=nc http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/NA_USAX.html http://www.hmdb.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_professional_sports_teams_of_t he_United_States_and_Canada http://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htm http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/subject?id=859&subject=United States Arkansas by Elaine A Kule

46. California Brady 2012

47. California Capital Western Region Sacramento

48. California State Flower Golden Poppy

49. State Bird California Valley Quail

50. State Nickname The Golden State

51. Major Crops The major crops of California are nuts, grapes, vegetables and fruit.

52. Landforms The landforms of California are mountains and valleys.

53. Historical Fact In California a museum has a spike of gold, because it was the last one they used when they built the railroad from east to west.

54. California Historical Fact In 1963 San Francisco had a earthquake and then the city caught fire.

55. Special Information The attractions of California are several national parks, Sea World, Disney Land, and the Golden Gate Bridge.

56. Resources http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm http://www.netstate.com/states/ http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel_Tourism/State_Tourism.shtml http://www.stateparks.com/usa.html http://home.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm?st=nc http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/NA_USAX.html http://www.hmdb.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_professional_sports_teams_of_t he_United_States_and_Canada http://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htm http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/subject?id=859&subject=United States California in Words and Pictures

57. Colorado 2012 Karrie-lyn

58. Colorado Capital Denver Western Region

59. State Flower Rocky Mountain Columbine

60. State Bird Lark Bunting

61. Colorado State Nickname The Centennial State The Highest State

62. Major Crops The major crops of Colorado are wheat, corn and hay.

63. Landforms Colorado’s landforms are Rocky Mountains.

64. Historical Fact Colorado means red in Spanish. Colorado was given this name because it has a red color in it’s river.

65. Historical Fact There were dinosaurs in Colorado but they began to die out the same time that the Rocky Mountains were forming.

66. Special Information Colorado is famous for their snow and for skiing.

67. Resources http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm http://www.netstate.com/states/ http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel_Tourism/State_Tourism.shtml http://www.stateparks.com/usa.html http://home.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm?st=nc http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/NA_USAX.html http://www.hmdb.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_professional_sports_teams_of_t he_United_States_and_Canada http://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htm http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/subject?id=859&subject=United States Colorado

68. Connecticut Emily 2012

69. Connecticut Capital Northeast Region Hartford

70. State Flower Mountain Laurel

71. State Bird American Robin

72. Connecticut State Nickname Constitution State, Nutmeg State, Provision State

73. Major Crops The major crops in Connecticut are forage, tobacco, apples, dairy cows, chickens, horses, beef, sheep, meat goats and hogs.

74. Landforms The major landforms in Connecticut are Appalachian Mountains, Bear Mountains, Canaan Mountains, Connecticut River, Twin Lakes, and Berkshires.

75. Historical Fact Indians in Connecticut grew crops that were corn, beans, tobacco. Plus they built bows and arrows for hunting. Built canoes to go fishing.

76. Connecticut Historical Fact There were dinosaur footprints and there were bones found they were made over 200 million years ago.

77. Special Information My state is Connecticut it is an awesome state because they found dinosaur footprints. Plus they were in Connecticut over 200 million years ago.

78. Resources http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm http://www.netstate.com/states/ http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel_Tourism/State_Tourism.shtml http://www.stateparks.com/usa.html http://home.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm?st=nc http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/NA_USAX.html http://www.hmdb.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_professional_sports_teams_of_t he_United_States_and_Canada http://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htm http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/subject?id=859&subject=United States Connecticut by Dennis B Fraden

79. Delaware Dev 2012

80. Delaware Capital Dover Northeast Region

81. Delaware State Flower Peach Blossom

82. Delaware State Bird

83. Delaware State Nickname The Small Wonder State

84. Major Crops The major of Delaware are soybeans and corn.

85. Landforms The landform of Delaware is flat land.

86. Historical Fact Delaware was the first state to join the United States.

87. Historical Fact The Blue Hen was the most famous bird in Delaware.

88. Special Information Delaware is 49 th smallest in the United States.

89. Resources http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm http://www.netstate.com/states/ http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel_Tourism/State_Tourism.shtml http://www.stateparks.com/usa.html http://home.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm?st=nc http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/NA_USAX.html http://www.hmdb.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_professional_sports_teams_of_t he_United_States_and_Canada http://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htm http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/subject?id=859&subject=United States Facts and symbols of Delaware