FloridaBy: CIL Third Grade Teachers

Description of Florida

• Florida’s state capital is

Tallahassee, and was chosen in 1824.

Description of Florida

• Florida’s state capital is

Tallahassee, and was chosen in 1824.

• Florida became the twenty-seventh state

in the United States on March 3, 1845

Description of Florida

• Florida’s state capital is

Tallahassee, and was chosen in 1824.

• Florida became the twenty-seventh state

in the United States on March 3, 1845

• Some of the major cities in Florida

include:

– Orlando, Miami, Key West, and Tampa.

State Facts & Symbols

• The Florida state

flower is the

beautiful orange

blossom.

• The state tree is the

Sabal Palm which

we have a lot of in

Central Florida!

State Facts & Symbols• We are known as “The Sunshine State,”

because our weather is always sunny

and warm.

• Our state bird is a

Mockingbird because of

the many that live in Florida

and provide us with their

beautiful songs.

State Flag

The Florida State Flag is shown above and

you can find it hanging in front of many

local businesses and schools.

Fun Facts! • The United States city with the highest

rate of lightning strikes per capita is

Clearwater.

• Gatorade was named for the University

of Florida Gators where the drink was

first developed.

Natural Resources

• Florida has many

natural resources that

are important to the

rest of the United

States. Some of the

natural resources we

contribute are

beef, oranges, seafood,

natural sugar and fresh

spring water.

Wallace (Wally) Amos, Famous Floridian

• Wallace, or Wally, Amos was the creator of Famous Amos chocolate chip cookies that we all love. He was born in 1936 in Tallahassee, Florida. He was first a talent executive but left that job to follow his dream of creating the perfect choclate chip cookie. He currently lives in Hawaii and has a summer home in Florida.

Lots of People!

• The current population of Florida is

18,801,310.

• We were ranked the 4th largest state by

population in 2010.

Southeast Region• The state of Florida is in the Southeast

region of the United States.

• This region includes

Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Arkansas,

Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississip

pi,

North Carolina, and

South Carolina, Virginia

and West Virginia

Thank you for visiting Florida!

Picture References Title Slide: “Morning on the Beach” by familymwr CC Attribution

Adapted from “Key West_southernmost point” by Mercedea CC Attribution

“Cinderella's Castle - Walt Disney World” by @cdharrison CC Attribution

Florida Clipart provided by Classroom Clipart

Slide 5: Adapted from “Sabal Palmetto 1” by scott.zona CC Attribution

“Orange Blossoms” by Ayala Moriel CC Attribution

Slide 6: “Welcome to Florida Sign” by DonkeyHotey CC Attribution

“Espanola Mockingbird” by Seven Bedard CC Attribution

Slide 7: Florida Flag Clipart provided by Classroom Clipart

Slide 8: “Gatorade “ by betsyweber CC Attribution

Slide 9: Orange Clipart provided by Classroom Clipart

Slide 10: Cooke Clipart provided by Classroom Clipart

Slide 13: Sunset Clipart provided by Classroom Clipart

Information Resources

• Ben’s Guide to US government

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/state/

• http://kids.usa.gov/learn-about-the-states/

• http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/