By:Rylie Gittins
Facts
Iowa History
Iowa became a state on
December 28, 1846. Iowa
has been listed one of the
safest states to live in. The
Geode became Iowa’s state
rock in 1967 to promote
tourism in the state.
Earthquakes, volcanoes,
floods and ice helped form
the landscape of this area
for over 1 billion years. The
past 200 years we have seen
settlers coming to Iowa
from across the world to
farm the land, make a
home, and become Iowans.
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Wild Rose
The wild rose is Iowa’s
state flower. It was
chosen for honor because
it was one the
decorations used on a
silver service. Wild roses
are found throughout the
state. They bloom from
June to late summer. The
flower is in shades of
pink, it is set off by many
yellow stamens in its
anter.
Eastern Goldfinch
The Eastern Goldfinch is
Iowa’s state bird. It was chosen
as the state bird because it is
commonly found in Iowa and
often stays through the winter.
In late July or early August they
build there nests from plant
materials and line them with
thistles. The blue white eggs of
the Eastern Goldfinch incubate
for 2 weeks and young birds
leave the nest when they are 2
to 3 weeks old.
Oak tree
The Oak tree was
designated as the state
tree in 1916. Iowa chose
the Oak tree because it is
abundant in the state and
serves as shelter ,food ,
and nesting cover for
many animals and birds.
No other group of trees is
more important to people
and wildlife. Acorns, the
nuts a of Oak tree, are a
dietary staple of many
animals and birds.
Geode
The geode was chosen as
Iowa's state rock in 1967
The Geode was chosen the
official rock in effort to
promote tourism, in the
state .The Geode is the
rarest and the most
beautiful of rocks and that
Iowa is known worldwide
because of large number
found in the state. Geodes
are shaped like the earth
and averages about for
inches in diameters.
By: Rylie Gittins
John Wayne
His real name was Marion
Michel Morrison. Without his
athletic scholarship he had to
drop out of school and start
working in the prop
department of a film studio. He
started working behind the
scenes as a producer and then
he became an actor. Some
movies he was in was True Grit,
The Searchers, and Stagecoach.
Although he was enrolled in a
cancer vaccine study in an
attempt to ward the disease,
John Wayne died of stomach
cancer on June 11, 1979, at the
UCLA Medical center. He died
when he was only 72.
Herbert Hoover
He was born in West Branch,
IA. His reputation as a
humanitarian earned during
and after World War 1 rescued
millions of Europeans from
starvation. He was the first
engineer president. He was the
first president born in Iowa and
to be born on the west side of
the Mississippi River. Since
President Hoover was a Quaker
he didn’t take an oath of office.
He affirmed his presidency. His
lifespan was 1874-1964. He died
at the age of 90 because of
internal bleeding.
Grant Wood
He was born on February
13, 1891 in Anamosa, IA. He
taught school near Cedar
Rapids, and then took a job
in 1913 in a silversmith’s shop
in Chicago and attended
night classes at the Art
Institute. He was the
American Painter Grant
Wood. He created the mural
that hangs in the BV building
on the IWCC Campus. He
died of liver cancer on
February 12, 1942. This was
the day before his 51st
birthday.
Bob Feller
He was born
November 3, 1918
in Van Meter, IA.
He was an
American Major
League Baseball
pitcher. He
became the first
pitcher to win at
least 20 games in a
season before the
age of 21. He was
an amazing
baseball player. He
died December 15,
2010 aged 92
because he had
Leukemia.
Johnny Carson
He was born October 23, 1925
in Coming, IA. He was the host
of The Tonight Show and he was
a comedian. He received six
Emmy Awards and they were
the Governor Award, the
Peabody Award, the Presidential
Medal of Freedom Award, the
Television Academy Hall of
Fame Award, the Kennedy
Center Honors Award, and the
American Comedy Award. He
performed ventriloquism and
magic as “ The Great Carsoni” at
Elks, Moose and Redmen
Lodges from age 14 in Norfolk,
IA. He died on January23, 2009
aged 79 in Los Angeles,
California.
By: Riley Konsor, Rylie Gittins, Caleb Kingery
Agriculture
Iowa has at least 11,000
different kinds of soils
that make up some of
the richest, most
productive land in the
world. The average size
of an Iowa farm is
around 333 acres. Iowa
ranks first in the nation
in corn and soybean
production. Iowa pork
producers raise 28% of
all U.S. pork. One acre is
about the size of a
football field without its
end zones.
By Riley Konsor
University of Northern Iowa
UNI’s mascot is a panther. They
are in the Missouri Valley
conference for their athletics.
Their class sizes are small with
usually less than 30 students.
UNI’s accounting program ranks
among to ten universities in the
nation for the pass rate of first
time candidates on the CPA
exam. UNI has consisted been
named one of the “best of the
Midwest ” in the Princeton
Review Best 351 College
rankings.
Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa’s mascot is the
Hawkeye. Iowa university
is located in Iowa City. The
university is organized
into eleven colleges
granting and ungranting
,graduate a professional
degree. The university is
home to the university of
Iowa hospital and clinics.
There colors are black and
yellow.
Iowa State University
Iowa State is the oldest grant
land college. Their mascot is the
cyclone and their colors are
cardinal and gold. They are in
the big 12 conference for their
sports. Iowa state is located in
Ames . It is ranked among the
top 50 public universities in the
U.S. and is known for its degree
programs in science,
engineering, and agriculture.
Iowa state is the leader in
agriculture, engineering,
extension and home economics.
By: Caleb Kingery
Clear Lake
Clear lake is a city in Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa. Clear Lake has a
surface area of about 3,600 acres
and measures seven miles long and
two and one-half miles wide. The
Winter Kite Festival is held on
Clear Lake. What you do is go to
the frozen Clear Lake and fly
colorful kites. There was a bad
plane crash that devastated the
town it had people on it named
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Vales, and the
Big Bopper. The town said it was
the end of music.
Effigy Mounds
American Indian culture developed
it over 1,000 years ago placing
thousands of eastern mounds across the
land of what (today) includes part of
Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and
Illinois. This is a good place to visit there
are field trips you could go on and there
are tours, public events, and even
programs. All the events that you do in
public events and programs are fun, you
can get some education, you can do this
moonlight walk, and the largest one is
the Hawk Watch Weekend. On October
25,1949, President Harry Truman signed
a proclamation establishing it a
National Monument.
Villisca Axe Murder
The murder happened on
Thursday, June 13, 1912 in Villisca
Iowa. The titanic happened a couple
months before the murder. There was
eight people in the house the night of
the murder there was 6 kids
slaughtered two of them were the
kids friends from church sleeping
over and the rest was the family. All
victims names were Josiah B. Moore,
Sara Montgomery (Moore), Herman
Moore (11), Katherine Moore (10),
Boyd Moore (7), and Lena and Ina
Stillinger (12 and 8). The suspects
they expected were William
Manfield, Reverend George Jacklin
Kelly, Henry Moore, Andy Sawyer
who was kept by sheriff, and Joe Ricks
who was kept in Monmouth, Illinois.
Okoboji
Okoboji is a city in Dickinson
County, Iowa along the
eastern shore of West Okoboji
Lake in the Iowa Great Lakes
region. Okoboji is a tourism
area. There’s great stuff to do
there like golfing, there’s an
art center, and Arnolds
Amusement Park. Okoboji
has become a recognized
around the country from all
the sales and products.
State Fair
The Iowa State Fair is the
single most largest event in
the state of Iowa. The Fair is
located in Des Moines,
Iowa’s Capital. The kids can
do stuff too, they do this
thing called the Blue Ribbon
Kids Club for kids 10 and
under to explore the fair.
You can also see livestock
(farm animals). If you never
milked a cow well you can
here at the State Fair.
By: Rylie Gittins
Winter
One thing you can
do in the winter is
play in the snow.
You can go cross
country skiing.
Build snowmen
and dress them up
with scarves and
hats. Get a bunch
of people and have
a snowball fight.
Go snowmobiling
with friends.
Spring
In spring you can
plant a garden
with your family.
Go on a hike in
the forest. You
could fly a kite on
a windy day. Get a
butterfly catcher
and catch
butterflies. Play
soccer with your
friends in your
backyard or at the
park.
Fall
In the fall you
could pick apples,
and go on a bike
trail with your
friends. You could
have a bonfire with
friends and family.
You can go to
football games. Go
and by all your
school supplies.
Summer
In the summer
you could go
swimming. Invite
some people over
and have a picnic.
Go camping with
family and friends.
You could have a
water balloon
fight in your
backyard. Go on a
summer vacation
and go boating.
By: Caleb Kingery
Football
Football is a sport played
between two teams of eleven
with the objective to go to the
opposite side of the field
without getting tackled by
the other team with a ball and
get 6 points. The field is 120
yards counting the end zones
(touchdown) which are 10
yards. There are 4 quarters
that are 10 minutes long. You
will need padding for the
game. There is shoulder pads
that goes over your shoulders,
football pants that have hip
pads, thigh pads, tailbone
pad, and knee pads, and you
need cleats and a helmet.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat and ball
sport played between two
teams of nine players each.
There are nine innings in a
game. There are two teams
one teams outfield the other
is hitting. When the team in
the field gets three out they
switch to hitting. The
baseball field is called a
diamond, and on the field
there is an out field, an in
field, first base, a second
base, a third base, and a
home base.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in
which two teams of five players that
try to score by throwing or shooting
in a hoop. The positions are two
shooting guards, a point guard, and
two post. There’s a wooden floor
called a court there are lines that tell
you how many points it is if you
shoot. There are 4 quarters that are
10 minutes long. There are also
fouls like slapping the opponent’s
hand instead of the ball and if you
push the person.
Wrestling
Wrestling is a sport made
up of taking someone
down or getting up. There
are two people trying to
get points. The way to
score points is if you take
him down (2 points), if
you get up (1 points), and
if you keep him on his
back for 5 or 3 seconds you
win. There are three types
of wrestling one’s
freestyle, the other one is
folk style, and Greco.
Ancient Bible history says
that Adam's two sons
started fighting and
turned it into a sport
Volleyball
Volleyball is a sport
made up of two teams of
six separated by a net.
Your goal is to bump, set,
or spike a ball over a net
and get a point. Volleyball
is mostly a girl sport, but
boys can play this sport
too. There are 2 periods
and if you win 1 and the
other team wins 1 then
you play a 3rd until one
team gets to 21 points.
By Riley Konsor
Fun Facts
1. Strawberry Point is home to
the largest strawberry in the
world .
2. Crystal lake is home to
the worlds largest bullhead
(fish) statue .
3. Iowa is the only state that
starts with 2 vowels.
4.Spirit lake is the largest
glacier made lake.
5. The Iowa capital building
has 27 fireplaces.
Fun Facts
1. West Okoboji is the deepest
natural lake in the state. It’s
depth is 136 feet.
2. Iowa has lost nearly half of its
top soil since the pioneers
plowed the prairie.
3. Iowa’s first fire department
was in Carrol in 1873 and had 20
members. The equipment they
had was a bucket.
4. Iowa Means “beautiful land”.
5. There are 99 counties in Iowa.
Fun Facts
1. Ripley’s Believe it or not has
dubbed Burlington's Snake
Alley the most crooked street
in the world.
2. Quaker Oats in Cedar Rapids
is the largest cereal company.
3. Cap’n Crunch cereal made in
the early 1960’sin Cedar Rapids.
4.The most popular sport in
Iowa is college football but , the
most played sport is baseball.
Rylie Gittins
Caleb Kingory
Riley Konsor
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