5th Grade
 Linda Mayhew
 Imperial Teaching American History
 June 2011
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Sub strand 5.9
Students know the location of the
current 50 states and the names of
their capitals.
 Students
will research
one of the 50 states
and create a travel
brochure for that state.
Information you will need
to gather for your state.
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Capital:
Oklahoma City
Major cities:
Enid
Tulsa
Lawton
Muskogee
Cow Chip Throwing Capital of the World
Beaver, Oklahoma
Oklahoma National Monument
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Roadside Landmark
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Route 66 Monument
Clinton, Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s land is flat with low rolling hills.
The landscape is comprised of 10 separate land
regions.
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The summers are warm,
moist, long and usually quite
hot.
Winters are shorter and less
extreme than those of the
more northern Plains states
The average temperature
over the state is 58 to 62
degrees F.
The hottest temperature
recorded was 120 degrees in
1936.
The coldest temperature
recorded was -27 degrees in
1930.
Oklahoma is part of
tornado alley.
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1820 : Five Native American tribes relocated in “Indian Territory”. The most famous
were the Cherokee along the “Trail of Tears”
1889-1895: Oklahoma Land Rush brought many European groups as well as African
slaves of the Native Americans.
1907: Oklahoma becomes a state and cowboys and oil men come to the state. At this
time there were more black only towns in Oklahoma than the rest of the country put
together.
Today’s population is 308,745,538
Population
White
Am Indian
African Am
Hispanic
Asian
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Governor: Mary Fallin
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Other Famous People:
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Johnny Bench (Oklahoma City): Cincinnati Reds catcher
Garth Brooks (Yukon), Vince Gill (Norman), Reba McEntire (McAlester):
country and western singers
Gordon Cooper (Shawnee): astronaut
Ron Howard (Duncan): actor and director
Brad Pitt (Shawnee): actor
Shannon Miller (Edmond): Olympic gymnast
Jim Thorpe (Prague): CherokeeKnown as the world’s greatest athlete
Brochure Sections
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Title Cover
Name of State
State Shape Picture
Introductory Slogan
Student Name
Class & Period
Date
Originally known as Indian
Territory
After the Oklahoma land rush and
statehood it became knows as the
Sooner State.
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Information
Demographics
State Facts
Economy
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Flower: Mistletoe
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Bird: Scissor tailed Flycatcher
Song: Oklahoma
Tree: Redbud
Agriculture: Cattle, wheat, milk,
poultry, cotton.
Industry: Transportation
equipment, machinery, electric
products, rubber and plastic
products, food processing.
2010 Population – 3,751,351
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Famous Locations
Weather
Education
Oklahoma has 4 seasons. It is one of
the 4 states in tornado alley.
Major Universities in Oklahoma
 Oklahoma University
 Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma City National Memorial
Rubric
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E:\RubricStateBrochure.doc
Sources Cited
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www.50states.com
Google images
www.netstate.com
www.shopoklahoma.com
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