Standards/Objectives• Target audience: 4th to 5th grade.• Indiana Standard 4.3.3- “Locate Indiana on a map as one of the 50 United States.

Identify and describe the location of the state capital, major cities and rivers in Indiana.”

• Indiana Standard 5.3.3- “Use maps and globes to locate states, capitals, major cities, major rivers, the Great Lakes, and mountain ranges in the United States.”

• Objective 1: Given this activity, students will be able to identify each state in this region.

• Objective 2: Given this activity, students will know all the capital cities of the four states in the powerpoint.

• Objective 3: Given this activity, students will pass all the quizzes and test at the end of the activity.

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Learning the Midwest!

HEY KIDS! I am little Abe, and today I will be sharing some fun facts about some states in the Midwest! We will go over Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan.

Watch the video below to receive further instructions on this activity!

*Begin by clicking on what state you would like to learn first. After completing that state, continue until all the states are done. (click on the blue lines around the state)

Click here, when you finish all of the states!!

GOODLUCK Guys!!

Indiana became a state in 1816 and is called the Crossroads of America.

The capital is Indianapolis and the two major rivers are the Wabash and the Ohio River.

State Bird State Flag State Flower

Hey Guys! Just a few fun facts about Indiana and we are done with this state. The state bird is a cardinal and the state flower in the peony. The state flag has a gold torch on a blue background.

Pop Quiz!!

• What is the current capital of Indiana?A) ConcordB) IndianapolisC) Lafayette

I’m Sorry!!This answer was not the correct answer. Please go back to review or if you know the right answer go back to the pop quiz!

GOOD JOB!!You are correct! Concord was the first capital but the state switched it to Indianapolis in 1825. Now go onto the next state!!

The next state we will be going over is Illinois! It became a state in 1818 and is nicknamed “Land of Lincoln”.

The capital of Illinois is Springfield. Be careful not to confuse it with Chicago. Chicago is the “Windy City” and has a population of about 2.7 million people.

State Bird State Flag State Flower

Alright! The state bird for Illinois is the Northern Cardinal and the flower is a Violet. The flag has a bald eagle on it with a ribbon in it’s mouth. It has the same animal as the United States flag.

Pop Quiz!!

• What is the nickname of Chicago?A) The Windy CityB) The Big AppleC) The City of Angels

I’m Sorry!This answer was not the

correct answer. Please go back to review or if you know the right answer go back to the

pop quiz!

Good Job!!You are correct!! It is super windy because of the winds coming from Lake Michigan. You can now move onto the

next state.

The third state is Ohio which became a state in 1803! The capital is Columbus and is nicknamed “The Buckeye State”.

Ohio comes from the Iroquois Indian word meaning "good river" or "large river.”. Also, Ohio is the home to seven former Presidents of the United States.

State Animal State Flag State Flower

For Ohio, the state animal is the white-tailed deer and the state flower is the red carnation. Their flag has red, white, and blue in it and has a buckeye on the left side.

Pop Quiz!!

• When did Ohio become a state?A) 1818B) 1816C) 1803

I’m Sorry!!

This answer was not the correct answer. Please go back to review

or if you know the right answer go back to the pop quiz!

Good Job!!You are correct!! Ohio became part

of the United States on March 1, 1803.Let’s move onto the next

state.

The next state is Michigan. It became a state in 1837

and is nicknamed “The water winter wonderland

state”.

Michigan capital is Lansing. It also has about 11,000

lakes.

State Animal State Flag State Flower

For Michigan, the state animal is the wolverine and the state flower is the apple blossom. Then their flag has a bald eagle on it with two

deer.

Pop Quiz!!

• What is Michigan’s state flower?A) PeonyB) Apple BlossomC) A Rose

I’m Sorry!!

This answer was not the correct answer. Please go back to review or

if you know the right answer go back to the pop quiz!

Good Job!!

You are correct!! The apple blossom is the state flower for Michigan! Now

move onto the next slide!

TEST TIME!Alright! It is time for your State Test!! Coming up, you will have to fill out one map, match certain things to each state and answer two more test questions! Click on the arrow at the bottom right to begin your test!

Grab a piece of paper and pencil!

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Get a piece of paper and number it 1 through 4, then write the state in which you believe is matched up with the correct number., then hit submit to see how you did!

Submit

Here is what your map should look like after you filled it in!!

Fill in the state’s name that matches up to the correct picture on your piece of paper!!

1: Whose state bird is the northern cardinal?

2: Whose state animal is the White-tailed Deer?

3: Whose state flag looks like this?

4: Whose state animal is the wolverine?

Click here to see how you did!

These are the correct answers!

1: Whose state bird is the northern cardinal?

2: Whose state animal is the White-tailed Deer?

3: Whose state flag looks like this?

4: Whose state animal is the wolverine?

Illinois

Ohio

Indiana

Michigan

Test Question #1

• Out of the four states, which one became a “State” the earliest?

A) IndianaB) OhioC) IllinoisD) Michigan

I’m Sorry!!

This answer was not the correct answer. Please go back to review or

if you know the right answer go back to the pop quiz!

Good Job!!

You are correct!! Ohio became a state the earliest out of the other three in 1803. Move onto the final question!

Final question!

• What is Indiana’s nickname?• A) The Windy State• B) The Buckeye State• C) Land of Lincoln• D) Crossroads of America

I’m Sorry!!

This answer was not the correct answer. Please go back to review or

if you know the right answer go back to the pop quiz!

Good Job!!

You are correct!! That is Indiana’s Nickname!! Go unto the next slide!

Congratulations!!

• You have complete the activity and have passed all the quizzes to be an A+ student when it comes to geography in the Midwest!!

Thank you for joining me today!! Hope you had a fun time learning about the states in the Midwest!