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• Age Range: 4th grade• Disability to Overcome: LD, Visual
Impairments, Hearing Impairments• Intended Use• Where: History Class• When: Nebraska State History• How: For Review; and Learning material
for the first time.
Nebraska History Jenifer Darling- Duden
Fall 2010
Vocabulary:• Native - someone or something associated to a
specific place by birth or origin• State Symbol - objects or places that represent
various qualities and strengths of the state• Legislature – Branch of government that makes laws• Law- Rules• Declared- To make known formally or officially• Hardy- Capable of surviving unfavorable conditions• Pollen- the powder inside a flower which fertilizes
other flowers
State Information
• Residents: Nebraskan
• Motto: Equality before the law
• Organized as territory: May 30, 1854
• Became a state: March 1, 1867
• Capital: Lincoln
State Symbols
• Origin of name- From an Oto Indian word meaning “flat water”
• 10 Largest cities: Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue, Grand Island, Kearney, Hastings, Fremont, North Platte, Norfolk, Columbus
• Land area: 76,872 sq mi
State Song- “Beautiful Nebraska”
State Tree- Cottonwood
The cottonwood tree is a Nebraska native. It is found throughout the state but grows best near rivers and streams. A fully grown tree may be eighty feet tall. White fibers that look like cotton are attached to the seeds. Spring breezes can blow the cottony seeds for miles.
State Bird- Western MeadowlarkThe Western Meadowlark was chosen as the state bird by the legislature in 1927. It was a popular choice because the meadowlark helps control harmful insects and has such a beautiful song. It is found throughout the state but does prefer grasslands and open fields.
State Mammal- Whitetail Deer
Nickname- Cornhusker State; Beef State
State Insect- Honeybee
School children from Auburn suggested the honeybee as the Nebraska State insect. In 1975 Governor J. James Exon signed a law that made it official. Honeybees were brought to this continent in the seventeenth century by the first settlers from Europe.
State Fish- Channel Catfish
State Flower- Golden Rod
Goldenrod was declared the state flower in 1895. This hardy plant grows throughout Nebraska and is a native of the state. The bright yellow flowers bloom in the fall. The pollen from the blossoms does not cause hay fever.
Time For Review
• The state flower is?
• Blue Bonnet
• Golden Rod
• Sunflower
Time For Review
• The State Tree is?
• Cottonwood
• Weeping Willow
• Oak
Time For Review
• The state insect is?
• Meadow Lark
• Beautiful Nebraska
• Honey Bee