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