State Project Part 1

Using www.50states.com record your answers to the questions below about your state.

1. Year of statehood- June 1,1796
2. Populations- 5,689,283
3. Capital- Nashville
4. Motto- Agriculture and Commerce
5. Bird- Mockingbird
6. Flower- Ilis
7. Tree- Yellow-poplar
8. Song Title- The tennessee Waltz

9. Save a picture of the state flag, state shape, state bird, state flower, and state tree to your server folder. (Right clock on the picture on the interent/save picture or image) List the filenames below that you used to save the picture

LIST OF FILENAMES -POST

10. Find 2 popular tourist attractions located in your state and know the following information for each ( Museum, Universities, National Forest, State Parks, Sports Team)

a. Name of each attraction
1.The Tennessee Aquarium
2.Elvis Presley's home called Graceland is located in Memphis. Graceland is the second most visited house in the country.
b. The city where each attraction is located.
1.Chattanooga, Tennessee
2.Memphis,Tennessee
c. Give a brief description of each attraction
1.It is the largest facility of its kind to focus on fresh water habitat. It features 7,000 animals and 300 species of fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals.
2.Elvis Presley bought Graceland in March 1957 for just under US$102500. ... Elvis and his parents called Graceland home from 1957
d. Save a picture of each tourist attraction to your server folder (ID#) List below the filenames you used when you saved the pictures.


11. Find 4 fast facts about your state. Remember you are trying to entertain so pick interesting facts that make your state UNIQUE.
a.The world's largest artificial skiing surface is located at the Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort in Gatlinburg. There a 5-acre artificial ski surface permits skiing in any type of weather.
b.Coca-Cola was first bottle in 1899 at a plant on Patten Parkway in downtown Chattanooga after two local attorneys purchased the bottling rights to the drink for $l.00.
c.The "Guinness Book of World Records" lists the Lost Sea in Sweetwater as the largest underground lake in the United States.
d.Elvis Presley's home called Graceland is located in Memphis. Graceland is the second most visited house in the country.
12. List all sources used in finding your state information and pictures (EX: www.50states.com) include the following about each site:
a. Name Elvis Presley's Graceland, Tennessee State Symblos, Welcome to Tennessee Aquarium
b. URL address, http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/biography/elvis_presley_graceland.shtml, http://www.50states.com/tennesse.htm, http://www.tnaqua.org/index.asp
c. date you accessed 2/25/08, 2/25/08, 2/26/08
d. Author of site Janelle McComb
e. Date of posting/revision of site 1996-2008, 2008, 2007