2. Grade 4 Standards - identifying famous facts about Missouri. Click the mouse to go to the next slide and to get the answer to the question asked. Any of the questions on the slides can be done verbally or as a writing activity.

3. Do you know what the Missouri state bird is ? It’s not the Cardinal. It’s the….

4. It became the official state bird in 1927.

6. Look where it is. Would this affect why Jefferson City was picked for the capital? Yes, it’s in the middle of the state. It’s easy for anyone to get there. What is the one thing which makes it real easy to get there?

7. Why is our capital named Jefferson City? Thomas Jefferson was President at the time of the Louisiana Purchase, which included Missouri.

8. Do you know what this is? It’s our state flower. The Hawthorne