One of the northernmost states in the United States is Vermont. It is known for its beautiful landscape and thousands of acres of mountain terrain. Students will enjoy learning about Vermont! A state research project is the perfect summative activity for any U.S. Region, Geography class, or general research unit of study. Research is an important skill for children to learn at a young age; it exposes students to expository text, gives them practice determining important information, and enhances note taking and presentation skills.
Date of Statehood: March 4, 1791 (14th state)
State Motto: Freedom and Unity
State Nickname: Green Mountain State
State Bird: Hermit Thrush
State Tree: Sugar Maple
State Flower: Red Clover
Tourist Attractions: Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory, Lake Champlain, Smugglers Notch State Park, Killington Ski Resort, Church Street Marketplace, Rock of Ages Quarry, Stowe Mountain Resort, and Green Mountain National Forest.
Famous Citizens of Vermont: Ethan Allen, Calvin Coolidge, Admiral George Dewey, Norman Rockwell, Hannah Teter, and John Deere.
Capital City: Montpelier
Major Cities: Burlington, Essex, South Burlington, Colchester, and Rutland
It is believed that people have been inhabiting what is now Vermont for over 10,000 years. Native American tribes such as the Mohican, the Pocomtuc, and the Abenaki have lived there, and Vermont still has members of the Abenaki living there today. French explorer Samuel de Champlain arrived on the land in 1609 and claimed it for France. Many years later in 1724, the British claimed the area after building the first permanent European settlement. Thirty years later in 1754, war broke out between Britain and France and went on for nine years before Britain won. In 1777, one year after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Vermont declared its own independence and remained separate from the United States for 14 years! It even had its own currency, postal service, constitution, and president until it became the 14th state admitted into statehood in 1791.
Students will create a historical timeline, a postcard, a spider map, and a fun facts storyboard showing what they have learned about Vermont. Creating these visuals gives the students the opportunity to show their creativity and their unique view of the state that they have researched. In addition, the combined use of words and illustrations allows students with different learning styles to show what they know in an exciting and eye-catching way.
Načrtujte velik zemljevid Vemontov v razredu in povabite učence, naj dodajo dejstva, slike in znane kraje. Ta interaktivni prikaz pomaga učencem vizualizirati geografijo in zgodovino Vemonta ter naredi učenje zabavno in sodelovalno.
Dodelite vsakemu učencu ali skupini mesto, znamenitost ali dejstvo Vemonta za raziskovanje in predstavitev. Spodbujajte ustvarjalnost tako, da učenci uporabijo risbe, fotografije ali kratke opise za predstavitev svojih ugotovitev na zemljevidu.
Spodbujajte učence, naj oblikujejo simbole ali ikone za značilnosti, kot so državna drevesa, rože, ptiči in slavne osebnosti. Uporabite barvno kodiranje za razlikovanje med zgodovinskimi mesti, naravnimi čudeži in mesti za lažje reference.
Vodite skupinsko dejavnost, kjer učenci postavljajo svoje prispevke na zemljevid razreda in delijo tisto, kar so izvedeli. Ta korak krepi timsko delo in omogoča vsem, da cenijo edinstvene značilnosti Vemonta.
Opravite krajšo razpravo ali dnevniško dejavnost, kjer učenci reflektirajo o novih spoznanjih iz projekta zemljevida. To pomaga utrditi razumevanje in povezuje raziskovalne veščine z realnimi situacijami.
Vermont je 14. država, znana kot Zelena gora država. Njen glavni mesto je Montpelier, glavni mesti pa sta Burlington in Rutland. Ptica države je Hermit Thrush, cvet pa je Rdeči detelja. Pomembne znamenitosti so tovarna sladoleda Ben & Jerry’s in Čampelainsko jezero.
Vermont izstopa po slikovitih gorskih pokrajinah, zgodnji neodvisnosti in vzdevku Zelena gora država. Je znan po javorjevem sirupu, močni skupnosti in unikatni zgodovini, vključno s tem, da je imel lastno valuto pred državljanstvom.
Učenci lahko naredijo časovno linijo Vermontove zgodovine, oblikujejo razglednico, sestavijo pajkovo karto ključnih dejstev in ustvarijo zgodbo platno z zanimivimi dejstvi. Kombinacija vizualov in pisanja pomaga raznolike učne stile razvijati.
Ethan Allen (vodja revolucije), Karl Coolidge (zvezni predsednik), Norman Rockwell (umetnik) in John Deere (izumitelj) so pomembne osebnosti iz Vermonta za poudarjanje v učnih urah.
Priljubljene znamenitosti Vermonta vključujejo Ben & Jerry’s ledarno tovarno, Čampelainsko jezero, Smugglers Notch državni park, Killington smučarski resort in Zelena gora nacionalni gozd.