2. By: Kirsten Sidebottom1 Learning the United States

3. By: Kirsten Sidebottom2 Intended Audience This slide show project is intended for fourth and fifth grade students who are learning about the fifty states in the USA.

4. By: Kirsten Sidebottom3 The United States of America

5. By: Kirsten Sidebottom4 Content Students will be able to learn: –S–State capital and nickname –N–Number of state and date of admission –T–The flags, birds, trees, and flowers that represent each state

6. 5 Users can navigate through the slide show in alphabetical order of State by clicking on each screen. Users can click on the individual State on the United States map and it will take them directly to the State. To return to the United States map click on the State flag. How To Get Around

7. By: Kirsten Sidebottom6 Alabama Capital: Montgomery 22 nd State – December 14, 1819 Camellia Longleaf Pine Yellowhammer The Yellowhammer State

8. By: Kirsten Sidebottom7 Alaska Capital: Juneau 49 th State – January 3, 1959 Willow Ptarmigan Sitka Spruce Forget-Me-Not The Last Frontier

9. By: Kirsten Sidebottom8 Arizona Capital: Phoenix 48 th state – February 14, 1912 Saguaro Cactus Cactus Wren Paloverde The Grand Canyon State

10. By: Kirsten Sidebottom9 Arkansas Capital: Little Rock 25 th State - June 15, 1836 Apple Blossom Mockingbird Pine The Natural State

11. By: Kirsten Sidebottom10 California Capital: Sacramento 31 st State September 9, 1850 Golden poppy Redwood Valley Quail The Golden State

12. By: Kirsten Sidebottom11 Colorado Capital: Denver 38 th State August 1, 1876 Lark Bunting Columbine Blue Spruce The Centennial State

13. By: Kirsten Sidebottom12 Connecticut Capital: Hartford 5 th State - January 9, 1788 Mountain Laurel White Oak Robin The Constitution State

14. By: Kirsten Sidebottom13 Delaware Capital: Dover 1 st State - December 7, 1787 American Holly Blue Hen Chicken Peach Blossom The First State

15. By: Kirsten Sidebottom14 Florida Capital: Tallahassee 27 th State - March 3, 1845 Mockingbird Orange Blossom Sabal Palm The Sunshine State

16. By: Kirsten Sidebottom15 Georgia Capital: Atlanta 4 th State - January 2, 1788 Brown Thrasher Cherokee Rose Live Oak The Peach State

17. By: Kirsten Sidebottom16 Hawaii Capital: Honolulu 50 th State - August 21, 1959 Yellow Hibiscus Nene Kukui The Aloha State

18. By: Kirsten Sidebottom17 Idaho Capital: Boise 43 rd State - July 3, 1890 Syringa Bluebird White Pine The Gem State

19. By: Kirsten Sidebottom18 Illinois Capital: Springfield 21 st State - December 3, 1818 Violet White oak Cardinal The Prairie State

20. By: Kirsten Sidebottom19 Indiana Capital: Indianapolis 19 th State - December 11, 1816 Cardinal Tulip Tree Peony The Hoosier State

21. By: Kirsten Sidebottom20 Iowa Capital: Des Moines 29 th State - December 28, 1846 Eastern Goldfinch Oak Wild rose The Hawkeye State

22. By: Kirsten Sidebottom21 Kansas Capital: Topeka 34 th State- January 29, 1861 Cottonwood Western Meadowlark Sunflower The Sunflower State

23. By: Kirsten Sidebottom22 Kentucky Capital: Frankfort 15 th State- June 1, 1792 Cardinal Goldenrod Tulip Poplar The Bluegrass State

24. By: Kirsten Sidebottom23 Louisiana Capital: Baton Rouge 18 th State – April 30, 1812 Bald Cypress Brown Pelican Magnolia The Pelican State

25. By: Kirsten Sidebottom24 Maine Capital: Augusta 23 rd State- March 1820 Chickadee White Pine The Pine Tree State Pine Cone and Tassel

26. By: Kirsten Sidebottom25 Maryland Capital: Annapolis 7 th State – April 1788 Black-eyed Susan Baltimore Oriole The Old Line State White Oak

27. By: Kirsten Sidebottom26 Massachusetts Capital: Boston 6 th State – February 6, 1788 Chickadee American ElmMayflower The Bay State

28. By: Kirsten Sidebottom27 Michigan Capital: Lansing 26 th State- January 26, 1837 Apple Blossom White Pine Robin The Wolverine State

29. By: Kirsten Sidebottom28 Minnesota Capital: St. Paul 32 nd State – May 11, 1858 Lady Slipper Norway Pine Common Loon Land of 10,000 Lakes

30. By: Kirsten Sidebottom29 Mississippi Capital: Jackson 20 th State – December 10, 1817 Magnolia Mockingbird The Magnolia State

31. By: Kirsten Sidebottom30 Missouri Capital: Jefferson City 24 th State- August 10, 1821 Bluebird Hawthorn

32. By: Kirsten Sidebottom31 Montana Capital: Helena 41 st State- November 8, 1889 Western meadowlark Ponderosa pine Bitterroot

33. By: Kirsten Sidebottom32 Nebraska Capital: Lincoln 37 th State – March 1, 1867 Western meadowlark Goldenrod Cottonwood

34. By: Kirsten Sidebottom33 Nevada Capital: Carson City 36 th State – October 31, 1864 Sagebrush Single leaf pinon Mountain bluebird

35. By: Kirsten Sidebottom34 New Hampshire Capital: Concord 9 th State – June 21, 1788 Purple lilac White birch Purple finch

36. By: Kirsten Sidebottom35 New Jersey Capital: Trenton 3 rd State - December 18, 1787 Purple violet Red oak Eastern goldfinch

37. By: Kirsten Sidebottom36 New Mexico Capital: Santa Fe 47 th State – January 6, 1912 Roadrunner Pinon Yucca

38. By: Kirsten Sidebottom37 New York New York Capital: Albany 11 th State – July 26, 1788 Rose Bluebird Sugar maple

39. By: Kirsten Sidebottom38 North Carolina Capital: Raleigh 12 th State – November 21, 1789 Dogwood Pine Cardinal

40. By: Kirsten Sidebottom39 North Dakota Capital: Bismarck 39 th State – November 2, 1889 Wild prairie rose American elm Western meadowlark

41. By: Kirsten Sidebottom40 Ohio Capital: Columbus 17 th State – March 1, 1803 Cardinal

42. By: Kirsten Sidebottom41 Oklahoma Capital: Oklahoma City 46 th State – November 16, 1907 Mistletoe Redbud Scissor-tailed flycatcher

43. By: Kirsten Sidebottom42 Oregon Capital: Salem 33 rd State – February 14, 1859 Western meadowlark

44. By: Kirsten Sidebottom43 Pennsylvania Capital: Harrisburg 2 nd State – December 12, 1787 Mountain Laurel Hemlock

45. By: Kirsten Sidebottom44 Rhode Island Capital: Providence 13 th State – May 29, 1790 Violet

46. By: Kirsten Sidebottom45 South Carolina Capital: Columbia 8 th State – 23, 1788 Carolina wren Yellow jessamine Palmetto

47. By: Kirsten Sidebottom46 South Dakota Capital: Pierre 40 th State – November 2, 1889 Mount Rushmore

48. By: Kirsten Sidebottom47 Tennessee Capital: Nashville 16 th State – June 1, 1796 Mockingbird

49. By: Kirsten Sidebottom48 Texas Capital: Austin 28 th State – December 29, 1845 Bluebonnet Pecan Mockingbird

50. By: Kirsten Sidebottom49 Utah Capital: Salt Lake City 4 th State – January 4, 1896 Blue spruceSego lily California gull

51. By: Kirsten Sidebottom50 Vermont Capital: Montpelier 14 th State – March 4, 1791 Red clover Hermit thrush Sugar maple

52. By: Kirsten Sidebottom51 Virginia Capital: Richmond 10 th State June 25, 1788 Flowering dogwood Dogwood tree Cardinal

53. By: Kirsten Sidebottom52 Washington Capital: Olympia 42 nd State – November 11, 1889 Western hemlock Willow goldfinch Coast rhododendron

54. By: Kirsten Sidebottom53 West Virginia Capital: Charleston 42 nd State – November 11, 1889 Cardinal

55. By: Kirsten Sidebottom54 Wisconsin Capital: Madison 30 th State – May 29, 1848 Wood violet Sugar maple Robin

56. By: Kirsten Sidebottom55 Wyoming Capital: Cheyenne 44 th State – July 10, 1890 Meadowlark

57. By: Kirsten Sidebottom56 Credits The photograph of the White Oak on the Maryland slide is courtesy of Tom Darden, http://www.sos.state.md.us/sos/kids/html/tree.html