1. Grade 5 Claudia Ortega Imperial Teaching American History June 2011

2. Standard 5.9 Students know the location of the current 50 states and the names of their capitals.

3. Students will create a brochure on one of the 50 states.  All facts in the brochure are accurate and up-to-date.  Content relates to the state.

4. Basic Information

7. State Fruit State Beverage Sugar Maple: State Tree State FlowerState Bird State Animal

9. Albany

10. New YorkNew York8,143,197 BuffaloBuffalo279,745 RochesterRochester 211,091 YonkersYonkers 196,425 SyracuseSyracuse141,683 AlbanyAlbany 93,523 New RochelleNew Rochelle72,967 Mount VernonMount Vernon 67,924 Schenectady61,280Schenectady Utica 59,336Utica

13. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Ne w_York_City Wikipedia

16. Dominican Republic China Jamaica Russia Italy Poland India

18.  Fun Things To Do: NYS Fun Facts http://www.dos.state.ny.us/kids_roo m/kids_fun_facts.html

20.  Title Cover  Name of State  State Shape Picture  Introductory Slogan  Student Name  Class & Period  Date

21. “The US: One State At a Time” New York The Empire State Claudia Ortega Social Studies 1 st Period June, 2011

22. Information Demographics State Facts Economy

23. Famous Locations Weather Education

24.  Sources Cited  Where to find more information

25.  RubricStateBrochure.doc RubricStateBrochure.doc A = 25+ pts B = 19-24 pts C= 14-18 pts D= 7-13 pts F = 0-6 pts

26. NYS Kids Room: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/kids_room/508/symbols2.html Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_New_York_City 50 States http://www.50states.com/ Google Images

27. Lesson Plan Ortega.doc