Create a television advertisement about a region of California. Work in small groups to explain the positive things that will make people want to come there. Make a colorful brochure or poster to help promote the region.
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Take an online tour of the state capitol of California. Create a drawing of an important place at the capitol. Show it as part of your television advertisement about the state. Then take an online walk through the capitol park. |
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California: Land and PeopleLocating CaliforniaThe map shows the area around San Francisco Bay. Figure out how to get from San Francisco to Oakland. California’s ResourcesUse an interactive Web site to find the watershed for your community. Watersheds are land areas that drain rain or snow to lakes, rivers, ground water, or other places that water collects. Water is one of the most important resources in any state. Everyone needs it! California’s ClimateCalifornia has a Mediterranean climate. The state’s plants adapt to that climate. With California’s climate, there is a medium amount of rain in the winter. About six months of warm, dry summer weather follows. Look at the plants in the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. All of the plants grow naturally in California. One Land, Many PeopleMany kinds of people live in California. An African American named Colonel Allen Allensworth led other African American people by starting a California community for African Americans in 1908. The community is now a state historic park that you can visit. Mountain Ranges of CaliforniaMount Shasta is one of California’s largest volcanoes. It is located in the Cascade Range of mountains in northern California. Activity from the volcano formed Mount Shasta more than 100,000 years! Geography of CaliforniaThe Central ValleyLook at the map of California’s Central Valley. What are the three largest counties in the valley? Is the valley a large or a small region of California? California’s CoastThe Santa Cruz Surfing Museum holds photographs, surfboards, and other cool items. It shows and tells about more than 100 years of surfing in Santa Cruz. California’s Desert RegionsThe strong Joshua tree grows in the desert. The Joshua Tree National Park takes its name from the tree. The park has many other great things to see. |
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Print the Research Roadmap. Use it to take notes and hand it in to your teacher when you make your presentation.
The Natural History Museum sometimes has kids make art by printing potato carvings!