indiana state web quest

Calling all Fourth Grade Hoosiers Your help is urgently needed! Someone has broken into the vault of Indiana’s Historical Society and stolen all of Indiana’s History. Only you can help collect this vital information to preserve it! There are only a few sources left with which you can uncover this information. One source would be your textbook and the other source is the Internet. Good luck Hoosier!

	State Seal	State Motto	State Flower	State Tree	State Poem	State Bird	State Stone	State Flag
	State Song
	Find information of at least one famous Hoosier and write what they were famous for.
	Admission to Statehood: Indiana became the ___________state in the United States in ______.
	What states border Indiana?
	What is the average climate for June, and January? What is the average precipitation for the year?
	What is the highest point in Indiana? What is the lowest point?
	What is the Nickname and what is the origin?
	Economy: Chief products include Agricultural (farm) products: Mining products: Manufactured products:
	Natural Resources: Water: Major rivers and bodies of water Minerals: Name and describe a few different kinds of minerals
	Plant life- name and describe some of the trees and wildflowers
	Animal life- name and describe some of the wild animals
	Population in the state of Indiana in: 1800, 1850, 1900, 1940, 1980, and 2000
	First Inhabitants: Name the major tribes of Native Americans that lived in Indiana. Include a few interesting facts about these people.
	Exploration: Which explorers visited your state and where did they come from?
	Settlement: Where was the first settlement located in your state?
	State Government: Name the current governor. Find a picture of him.
	How many senators and representatives to the U. S. Congress are elected? Indiana has how many electoral votes in presidential elections.