Updated for Tuesday May 6th

Iowa History is a very large project and will take a lot of hard work to complete.  We have three weeks to get it done, so most of our day up until the end of school will be spent with Iowa History. 

HERE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR IOWA HISTORY NOTEBOOK

Each student will be given a 1" binder to hold all of their material.  Students need to get plastic sheet protectors to put into their binders (can purchase a 50 pack at Walmart for $4.00).

Students will be given worksheets that they will put into their notebook.  All of the sheets, unless otherwise noted, need to be colored. 

ALSO, student will create an ABC notebook (can put in the same notebook).  Students will choose one person, landmark, or historic event in Iowa for each letter of the alphabet.  Each letter needs to have the topic, a paragraph (7 sentences minimum) about the topic, and a picture relevant to the topic.  Please type and print the pictures off if at all possible.  If students are not able to have access to a computer, they may handwrite it and illustrate it themselves.  Please remember that this is a project that you can keep with you forever.  Take pride in your work, and do it in a neat and organized way.  PLUS- doing it on a computer not only looks better, but can be easier too!  This is in part an online research project.  I have listed below some websites that students can use for their research. 
Fourth graders will also write down, in class, 10 things they learned in each chapter of our Iowa History book.  (We will do this together so this part will NOT BE HARD!!) 

 Good luck!!

Iowa History Notebook Requirements

 Along with the dates that these should be done by.

·         Colored front cover  5/9/08

·         State facts 1-13-  5/9/08      

·         State Flower-       5/9/08

·         State Bird             5/9/08

·         State Flag             5/9/08

·         State Tree             5/9/08

·         State Rock             5/9/08

·         Geographically Speaking Connect the Dots and Colored Map       5/9/08

·         Capital Coloring Book Pages   5/9/08

·         Iowa Agriculture-Our Basic Industry-5/9/08

·         Iowa Counties-  5/9/08

·         Common Iowa Wildlife Tracks

·         Family Tree 5/9/08

·         Paragraph about the ancestry of your family  5/9/08

·         Using City Maps-5/16/08

·         IQ Iowa Quotient Crossword Puzzle-5/16/08

·         Field of Dreams and Fun Iowa Facts 5/16/08

·         Points of Interest in Iowa

·         Major Ethnic and Religious Groups in Iowa  5/16/08

·         Two Pages, front and back on both, of points of interest in Iowa 5/16/08

·         We're the Best Advertising Campaign

·         Glaciers in Iowa  5/16/08

·         Comparison in Size of Iowa 5/16/08

·         Map Review 3  5/16/08

·         Indian and Land Cessions 5/16/08

SUGGESTIONS FOR ABCs OF IOWA 
Ones in bold are required for that letter. 

Due on May 27^th

 Please have at least 8 letters done by Monday May 12th

A.                 Amana Colonies, Agriculture, Anamosa, Amish, Adventure Land

B.                 Buffalo Bill Cody, Bix Beiderbecke, Bix 7 Road Race

C.                 Chief Black Hawk

D.                Dubuque Shot Tower, Des Moines, Danish Windmill in Elk horn

E.                 Effigy Mounds

F.                  Fort Dodge, Field of Dreams, Fort Madison

G.                Great Lakes, Great River Days, Grotto of the Redemption  

H.                Herbert Hoover

I.                   Hot Air Balloon Capital of the World in Indianola, Iowa City, Iowa 80 Truck Stop, Iowa State Fair

J.                  Jesse James

K.                 Kalona, Kate Shelly

L.                  Le Claire, Living History Farms, Loess Hills Bluffs, Lewis and Clarke, Lamoni, Little Brown Church in Nashua

M.                Mississippi River, Muscatine, Mesquakie/Meskwaki Indians, Maytag

N.                National Balloon Classic in Indianola,

O.                (lake) Okoboji, Oelwein

P.                 Pine Creek Grist Mill, Pella Tulip Festival

Q.                Quad Cities, Quaker Oats

R.                 RAGBRAI, Ringling Brothers Circus

S.                 Spirit Lake Massacre- the most notorious crime in Iowa History

T.                 Tulip Festival, (Pella or Orange City)

U.                University of Iowa, University of Northern Iowa,

V.                 Van Buren County

W.               Wilton Candy Kitchen (Extra Credit? Go to the candy kitchen and take some pictures drinking a Pink Lady Soda)

X.                 Xavier

Y.                 Yellow River State Forest,

Z.                 KCRG TV-9, KWQC-TV6,

10 THINGS IN EACH CHAPTER THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED.  Total of 180 sentences of things you learned.      

* THESE MUST BE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES!!

Websites to use for Research on Iowa ABC Notebook

http://www.ixquick.com/

Never heard of this site?? I recently found this site and WOW!  It's an awesome online research tool.  I recommend it even higher than Google for info and images!  Trust me; you will love this powerful metasearch engine. 

http://www.google.com

always a good place to start your online research

http://www.mama.com

metasearch engine

http://encarta.msn.com/  

a good reliable online encyclopedia

http://www.reference.com

easy to use with a basic layout

http://www.encyclopedia.com

provides users with more than 57,000 frequently updated articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

http://www.about.com

I've found many answers to some pretty obscure questions right here at About.

http://www.wikipedia.com

This can be a very good site.  Be cautious when using this site; anyone can post information on it without the information being vetted as in a respected encyclopedia.