where in the world am i

Where in the World am I?

A Virtual Fieldtrip• Created by: Mrs. Heckler’s 2nd grade class• Content Standards: • Students will use critical thinking skills to plan

and conduct research.• Students will apply digital tools to gather,

evaluate, and use information.• Students will use digital media and environments

to communicate and work collaboratively to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.

Erin ChambersWhere am I?

STATE ABBREVIATION: The state abbreviation is CA.

STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol is Sacramento.

STATE ANIMAL: The state animal is the Grizzly bear.

FUN FACT: Home of General Sherman, a 3,500 year old tree, and a stand of bristlecone and pines 4,000 year old are the worldest oldest living things.

Drew SteinmanWhere am I?

STATE ABBREVIATION: The state abbreviation is SC.

STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol is Columbia.

STATE ANIMAL: The state animal is the Whitetail deer.

FUN FACT: Home of first tea farm in the U.S. created in 1890 near Summerville.

Allicen HanlinWhere am I?

STATE ABBREVIATION: The abbreviation is CO.

STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol is Denver.

STATE ANIMAL: The state animal is the Rocky Mountain Big Horn sheep.

FUN FACT: Home of the world’s largest silver nugget (1,840 pounds) found in 1894 near Aspen.

Brandy TriplettWhere am I?

STATE ABBREVIATION: The state abbreviation is N.C.

STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol is Raleigh.

STATE ANIMAL: The state animal is the Gray squirrel.

FUN FACT: Home of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America on Roanoke Island in 1587.

Jaden StanleyWhere am I?

STATE ABBREVIATION: The abbreviation is W.V.

STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol is Charleston.

STATE ANIMAL: The state animal is the Black bear.

FUN FACT: Home of marbles. Most of the glass marbles are around Parkersburg.

Jordan PololmskiWhere am I?

STATE ABBREVIATION: The abbreviation is M.D.

STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol is Annapolis.

STATE ANIMAL: The state animal is the reptile Diamondback snake.

FUN FACT: Home of the first umbrella factory in the U.S., 1928, Baltimore.

Ryan EdmondWhere am I?

STATE ABBREVIATION: The state abbreviation is FL.

STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol is Tallahassee.

STATE ANIMAL: The state animal is the panther.

FUN FACT: Home of the U.S. Spacecraft launching from Cape Canaveral.

Jakob BarrettWhere am I?

STATE ABBREVIATION: The state abbreviation is GA.

STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol is Atlanta.

STATE ANIMAL: The state animal is the Right whale.

FUN FACT: The Girl Scouts founded in Savannah by Juliette Gordan Lourin in 1912.

Ariona PlumleyWhere am I?

STATE ABBREVIATION: The state abbreviation is VA.

STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol is Richmond.

STATE ANIMAL: The state animal is the American Foxhound.

FUN FACT: Home of the only full-length statue of George Washington which was placed in the capitol in 1796.

Hayden Smith-BennettWhere am I?

STATE ABBREVIATION: The state abbreviation is KY.

STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol is Frankfort.

STATE ANIMAL: The state animal is the gray squirrel.

FUN FACT: Home of the largest underground cave in the world. 300 miles along the Mammoth-Flint Cave System.

Nick LawrenceWhere am I?

STATE ABBREVIATION: The state abbreviation is TX.

STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol is Austin.

STATE ANIMAL: The state animal is the armadillo.

FUN FACT: Home of NASA in Houston. Headquarters for all piloted U.S. Space Projects.

Jaydon HallemWhere am I?

STATE ABBREVIATION: The state abbreviation is

STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol is

STATE ANIMAL: The state animal is

FUN FACT:

Sean UffmanWhere am I?

STATE ABBREVIATION: The state abbreviation is NY.

STATE CAPITOL: The state capitol is Albany.

STATE ANIMAL: The state animal is the beaver.

FUN FACT: Home of the first presidential inauguration. George Washington took the oath of office in New York City on April 30th, 1789.

Extension Activities:•Social Studies- Ex. I Love New York (heart) Students declare their destination to U.S.A. and geography Match states with appropriate heart by assessing states or enrichment activity.•Apps for I Pad- Stack the States, Shake the States, Naming Capitols•Math- Identify quarters from different states, read facts, place quarters in a U.S. Map. Design your own state quarter- What would you draw on it?•Report on State- Oral presentation•State Worksheets- Color, cut, and paste, facts, symbols, of each state, write motto etc.

• Scavenger Hunt- Research states on the internet• Reading: Read- A is for America An American

Alphabet by Devin Scillian Review short and long vowels.

• Writing- Writing Friendly Letters to others in your researched states. Using Penpalworld.com

• Spelling- Use www.spellingcity.com (state and capitols)

• Art- Cut Outs of each child take photos of this summer’s vacation and put on cut out for summer assignment. Make a bulletin board with it.

• Songs: This Land is Your Land, Fifty Nifty States• http://www.youtube.com/watch?• Animaniacs 50 States

Links:www.coloringcastle.comwww.teachersguide.comwww.infoplease.com/ipa/A00770175.htmlwww.scholastic.com/teach/article/fullwww.hil.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/...Region1020Tour%202010.www.enchantedlearning.com

Facts Links:www.50states.comwww.oops.bizland.com/vtours.htmwww.googledrivingdirections.comwww.googlemaps.comwww.internet4classrooms.comwww.simplek12.comwww.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/...virtual-field-trip/1739005www.techsteps.comwww.spellingcity.com