Mrs. Smith’s 3rd graders used the Big 6 Research Model to learn about one of our great states!

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

2. West
Virginia
Shane
2012

3. West Virginia
Charles
Capital
ton
Southeastern

4. State
Flower
Rhododendron

5. State Bird
Cardinal

6. State
Nickname
Mountain State

7. Major Crops
The major crops of West
Virginia are

8. West
Virginia
Landforms
The landforms are
valleys , plains and

9. Historical
Fact
There was a big
Civil War battle in

10. Historical
Fact
There were
Revolutionary War

11. Special
Information
The state flag was adopted

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_Tou
rism.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_spo
rts_teams_of_the_United_States_and_Canada
http://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htm
http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/subject?id=859&subject
=United States
West Virginia by. Dennis B. Fradin

13. Wisconsin
Luke
2012

14. Wisconsin Capital
Madison
The Midwest Region.

15. State Flower
Wood Violet

16. State Bird
Robin

17. Wisconsin State
Nickname
Badger State

18. Major Crops
The major crop of Wisconsin is
hay. However, many farms
produce milk and dairy products.

19. Landforms
The major landforms of Wisconsin
are rolling hills and flat areas.

20. Wisconsin
Historical Fact
Hank Aaron signed a contract with the
Milwaukee Braves.

21. Historical Fact
The University of Wisconsin -Madison
protested the Vietnam war.

22. Special
Information
Wisconsin is home to the GREEN BAY
PACKERS.

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
Book : Wisconsin by Dennis B. Fradin

24. Wyoming
SYDNEY
2012

25. Wyoming Capital
Cheyenne
Rocky Mountains and
the Plains

26. Wyoming State
Flower
Indian Paintbrush

27. State Bird
Western Meadow Lark

28. Major Crops
The major crops of West
Virginia are

29. State Nickname
Equality State

30. Wyoming Major
Crops
The major crops are sugar
beets and grain wheat barley.

31. Landforms
The landforms in Wyoming are Rocky mountains
and the plains.

32. Historical
Fact
In 1867 there was exciting news in
Wyoming . The railroad was coming
through. At first Indians attacked the
pioneers.

33. Historical
Fact
Delvis
tower
Wyoming started a war over a pioneer
saying one of the Indians stole his cow.

34. Special
Information
Wyoming’s natural resource is coal . Wyoming has
ghost towns South Pass is one of the famous ghost
towns in Wyoming. It is famous because saloon owners
William Bright introduced women suffrage clause in
the territorial constitution Wyoming was the first
territory to recognize women’s right to vote . Wyoming
is the 44th state . Home of Indians . Wyoming’s soil is
Forkwood. The climate is a dry continental
climate, with cold winters and warm summers the state
is about 27-f [-3 c . Yellow national park was created in
1872. The area which comprises the eastern as the
great plains.

35. http://www.yourchildlerns.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_
the_United_States_and_Canada
http://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htm
http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/subject?id=859&subject=United
States
Wyoming in pictures and words by Dennis Fradin