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. Vermont
Zyeronah
2012

3. Vermont Capital
Montepelier
Northeast Region

4. Vermont State
Flower
Red Clover

5. Vermont State Bird
Hermit thrush

6. Vermont State
Nickname
Les Monts Verts

7. Major Crops
The major crops in
Vermont are apples.

8. Landforms
In Vermont the landforms are green
mountains.

9. Vermont Historical
Fact
The first British settlement was at Fort
Drummer (near Brattleboro).

10. Historical Fact
When the
Revolutionary
war was
happening the
Battle of
Bennington was
in Vermont in
1777.

11. Special
Information
Vermont is known for the
green mountains and maple syrup.

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_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

13. Virginia
Paytyn
2012

14. Virginia Capital
Richmond
Southeast Region

15. State Flower
Flowering Dogwood

16. State Bird
Cardinal

17. Virginia
State Nickname
Mother of
States, Mother of

18. Major Crops
The major crops for
Virginia are
soybeans, hay, apples, an

19. Virginia Landforms
The landforms are like North
Carolina’s landforms. It has
Mountain, Piedmont, and Costal Plain
regions.

20. Historical Fact
Did you know that the
first black mayor was
from Virginia?

21. Historical Fact
When the Civil War was
on, over 10,000 people
from Virginia were in it.

22. Special
Information
There were eight presidents
that were from Virginia.

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
Virginia the book by Dennis Brindel Fraclin

24. Washington
Kassidy
2012

25. Washington Capital
Olympia
Western Region

26. State Flower
Pink Rhododendron

27. State Bird
Willow Goldfinch

28. Washington State
Nickname
Ever Green State, Chinook
State, Emerald State

29. Major Crops
The major crops of
Washington are
seafood, dairy
products, apples, cattl
e, wheat, potatoes, nu
rsery stock.

30. Landforms
The landforms of Washington are Olympia
Mt., rugged cliffs, coastline, Puget Sound, and
volcanoes.

31. Historical Fact
Mt. Rainier is
Washington’s highest
point.

32. Washington
Historical Fact
Mt. St. Helens erupted in 1980.

33. Special
Information
Did you know that the ice age dug
holes in Washington when the ice
melted , the holes filled with
water and then became lakes?

34. 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
Washington, By Dennis Brindell Fadin