New Jersey Cereal Box Project
Introduction: You will create an advertisement box for
the state of New Jersey. You will need to research
your topics before creating your box.
Section 1: New Jersey Geography: Front of the box
1. Fill in the name of the counties on the New Jersey
county map using:
http://county-map.digital-topo-maps.com/newjersey.shtml
2. Use
www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/newjers
ey/ to answer the following questions:
 Where is New Jersey located in the United
Sates?
 Where is the capital?
 What is the largest city?
 What other major cities are in New Jersey?
3. Go to
www.netstate.com/states/geography/nj_geograp
hy.htm
Scroll down and read the sections on land and
climate.
 Describe the types of landforms found in New
_Jersey
 Describe the climate of New Jersey
4. Go to
http://www.state.nj.us/hangout_nj/assignment_
symbols.html
 What does the state flag look like?
 What is the state bird?
 What is the state flower?
 What is the state tree?
Section 2: NJ History- The back of your box
1. Choose a historical site in New Jersey to research
from the site below:
http://www.kidsguide.com/historyframe.html
Answer the following questions:
 Where is your site located?
 What is its historical significance?
 What other interesting or important facts can
you tell about this landmark?
2. The Lenni Lenape Tribes were an important part of
New Jersey’s history. Research the Lenni Lenape
Indians using the following site:
 http://www.bigorrin.org/lenape_kids.htm
What does the word “Lenape” mean?
 Where did the Lenape live?
 What types of homes did they live in?
 What types of clothing did they wear?
 Include one other interesting fact about the
Lenape tribe.
Section 3: Government (Side of your box)
As we know, New Jersey’s government has three
branches: executive, judicial and legislative.
1. Go to
www.state.nj.us/hangout_nj/government_executi
ve.html
 Who is the chief of the executive branch?
 Where is the governor’s office located?
 What are some of the jobs of the governor?
2. Next, go to
www.state.nj.us/hangout_nj/government_legislat
ive.html
 How many members are there in the New
Jersey senate?
 How many members are there in the General
Assembly?
 What is the main job of the legislature?
 How many times of year do they meet?
 Where do they meet?
3. Now, go to
www.state.nj.us/hangout_nj/government_judicial
.html
 What is the role of the judicial branch?
 How long do the judges serve?
 What is the highest court in the judiciary
branch?
4. Last, take a look at the NJ Statehouse:
www.state.nj.us/hangout_nj/government_stateh
ouse.html
 Where is the statehouse located?
 How long has it been in use?
 Scroll down to the fifth paragraph and explain
what happened to the statehouse in 1885.
Section 4: Your Choice:
Think about what you have learned and read about
our state so far. Revisit some of the interesting sites
and use the other side of your cereal box for fun
facts.
Now it is time to create your cereal box! Make a plan of
how to present your information: neatness counts!
Adapted from Chairville School NJ web quest