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Title: You and Your State Ohio


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You and Your State (Ohio)
  • 6th grade level

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Objectives
  • To introduce students to Ohio history
  • To become familiar with Ohio facts

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Ohio Facts
  • Ohio was the 17th state admitted to the United
    States in March of 1803
  • Its the largest city is Columbus
  • Columbus is also its state capital

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OHIO FACTS
  • Ohio has 88 counties
  • Is nicknamed the Buckeye state
  • Motto is With God, all things are possible
  • Song is Beautiful Ohio

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OHIO
  • Ohio is a Native American name for good or large
    river
  • Four major rivers
  • Ohio
  • Miami
  • Sandusky
  • Cuyahoga

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STATE FLAG
  • Ohio has the only American flag that is not a
    rectangle
  • The thirteen stars represent the thirteen
    original states

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More Facts
  • The state bird is the cardinal
  • The state mammal is the white tailed deer
  • The state insect is the ladybug
  • The state flower is the carnation
  • Major industries include
  • Steel
  • Cars
  • Airplanes
  • Rubber products
  • Chemical
  • Plastics
  • Farming

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Indian Mounds
  • Mounds are Indian burial grounds
  • Mounds have great historical significance
  • Some are thousands of years old

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Sports
  • Football teams-Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati
    Bengals, Ohio State Buckeyes
  • Baseball teams- Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati
    Reds, and Columbus Clippers
  • Hockey-Blue Jackets
  • Soccer- the Crew

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Seven Presidents born in Ohio
  • Ulysses Simpson Grant -18th
  • Rutherford Birchard Hayes -19th
  • James Abram Garfield -20th
  • Benjamin Harrison -23rd
  • William McKinley -25th
  • William Howard Taft -27th
  • Warren Gamaliel Harding- 29th

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For more interesting facts about Ohio visit
  • libraryspot

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References
  • http//www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/oh1.html
  • http//www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/ohio/

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About the Author
  • Wendi Wion is a graduate student at Ohio
    University-Zanesville
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