FPEA DAY AT THE

CAPITOL

To help prepare you for FPEA’s Day at the

Capitol, we have assembled this Florida Day at

the Capitol Bundle for you. This bundle will help

you learn about Florida history, government,

facts and more. We have included the resource

links at the end of the documents.

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State motto

State

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Gatorade was named for the University of

Florida Gators where the drink was first

developed.

NATIVE AMERICANS IN FLORIDA

Name 8 Florida Tribes

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Color the State seal

FUN FACT!

Resource: http://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-state-symbols/state-flag/

Florida State Flag The current design of Florida's state flag was adopted in 1900. In that year, Florida voters ratified

a constitutional amendment based on an 1899 joint resolution of the state legislature to add

diagonal red bars, in the form of a St. Andrew's cross, to the flag.

The flag is described in these words: "The seal of the state, of diameter one half the hoist, in the

center of a white ground. Red bars in width one fifth the hoist extending from each corner toward

the center, to the outer rim of the seal."

DRAW THE STATE FLAG BELOW

Resource: http://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-state-symbols/state-song/

Florida State Song

"OLD FOLKS AT HOME"

Stephen C. Foster wrote "The Swanee River (Old Folks at Home)" in 1851. After Foster wrote

the song, he sold it to E. P. Christy, a businessman who operated a series of minstrel shows.

Foster is reported to have chosen the term "Swanee" because its two-syllable cadence fit nicely

into the music he had composed. The composer was not familiar with the Florida section of the

Suwannee River, because he never visited the state. A memorial center at White Springs, Florida,

honors Foster, who authored about 200 popular songs during his prolific career.

Representative S. P. Robineau of Miami introduced House Concurrent Resolution No. 22 in

1935, designating "Swanee River" as the official state song. It replaced "Florida, My Florida,"

which had been adopted as the state song in 1913. In 2008, the Legislature designated that a

revised version of the lyrics be the official version.

The Suwannee River flows in a southerly direction from the Okeefenokee Swamp in Georgia to

the Gulf of Mexico in Florida. The river separates the Florida panhandle from the rest of the

state.

Listen to the State Song Here

Write the missing lyrics out here:

Way down upon the River,

Far, far away,

There’s where my heart is turning ever,

There’s where the ______________________ stay.

All up and down the whole creation,

_____________ I roam,

Still longing for my childhood station,

And for the old folks at home.

Resource: http://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-state-symbols/state-song/

Chorus

All the world is sad and _______________

Everywhere I roam.

O dear ones, how my _______________ weary,

Far from the old folks at home

2nd verse

All ‘round the ____________________ I wander’d,

When I was young;

Then many happy days I squander’d,

Many the __________________________

When I was playing with my brother,

__________________________.

Oh, take me to my kind old mother,

There let me live and die.

3rd verse

One little hut among the __________________,

One that I love.

Still sadly to my _____________ rushes,

No matter where I rove.

When will I see the _____________ a humming,

All ‘round the comb?

When shall I ____________ the banjo strumming,

Down in my good old home.

Resource: http://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/quick-facts/

Florida State Facts

FIND THESE ANSWERS:

Total Area - ________________________________

Length north and south - ______________________________________

Width east and west - ________________________________________

Highest Natural Point - _____________________

Longest River - ______________________________

Largest Lake - _______________________________

Largest county - ____________________________________

Smallest county - ____________________________________

Capital _________________________________

Population 2020 (estimate) ____________________________

Population 2015 (estimate) ____________________________

Population 1990 _____________________________________

Most populous metropolitan area 2012 ________________________________

Number of counties ______________________________________________________

Form of government _____________________________________________________

State sales tax __________________

State income tax ______________________

Legislature - _____ house districts, _____ senate districts, _____ congressional districts

First permanent European settlement - _____________________________________

Acquired from Spain as a U.S. Territory - ___________________________________

Admitted as 27th state of the U.S. - ________________________________________

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Florida State Marine Mammal

MANATEE The manatee (Trichechus manatus), also called a sea cow, is a gray, waterplant-eating, gentle

giant that reaches eight to fourteen feet in length and can weigh more than a ton. It was

designated the state marine mammal in 1975.

Manatees are on the endangered species list, but chances for their survival are good if humans'

activities can be controlled. Of all the known causes of manatee fatalities, humans are

responsible for about half of the deaths. The most-common cause of death for manatees is being

struck by boats and barges. Also, the propeller blades of speeding boats can cut a manatee's hide

to ribbons. The Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of 1978 and later regulations have limited the

speed of boats in waters populated by manatees during winter months, when more than 1,500 of

the creatures swim to warm bays and rivers to avoid pneumonia and death.

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Resource: http://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-state-symbols/state-flower/

Florida State Flower

ORANGE BLOSSOM

The blossom of the orange tree (Citrus sinensis) is one of the most fragrant flowers in Florida. Millions of

these white flowers perfume the atmosphere throughout central and south Florida during orange

blossom time. The orange blossom was selected as the state flower by the 1909 legislature.

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Down 1. STATE REPTILE 2. FLORIDA INDIAN TRIBE 3. STATE BEVERAGE JUICE 5. LAST NAME OF GOVERNOR 6. PINK BIRD 7. LARGEST LAKE 9. STATE FLOWER ORANGE ______ 11. STATE CAPITOL

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Florida’s Lt. Governor

Who is the Lt. Governor?

Date Elected/Appointed?

Office Type?

2016 Salary?

Contact information

Address:

Resource: https://ballotpedia.org/Governor_of_Florida http://www.flgov.com/meet-governor-scott/

Florida’s Governor

Who is the current Florida Governor?

First Lady?

Date Elected?

Party Affiliation?

2016 Salary?

Contact information

Address:

Who is your State Senator?

What is their contact

information?

What committees do they serve on?

What issues are they

known for?

Who is your State Representative?

What is their contact

information?

What committees do they serve on?

What issues are they known for?

FOLLOW A BILL

Where Did the Bill Start?

Who Sponsored the Bill?

What are the arguments for or against?

Link to Where You Can Watch Discussion live?

Was the bill passed or defeated? When?

DAC - RESOURCES

Florida Capitol Museum Education Links:

Florida Senate Kids Handbook

How Does an Idea Become a Law

How Does an Idea Become a Law – Flow Chart

Capitol Activity Book

Capitol Scavenger Hunts

Scavenger Hunt Grades K-3

Description (PDF) Scavenger Hunt Handout (PDF)

Scavenger Hunt Grades 4-6

Description (PDF) Scavenger Hunt Handout (PDF)

Scavenger Hunt Grades 6 and Higher

Description (PDF) Scavenger Hunt Handout (PDF) Historic Capitol Grounds Scavenger Hunt (PDF)