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California State Symbols

California State Symbols. California Capital Building and Museum Sacramento, CA. Power Point by: Rebekah Gonzalez March 2010. What do you know about some of California’s State Symbols?. State Seal State Flag State Song State Flower State Fishes.

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California State Symbols

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  1. California State Symbols California Capital Building and Museum Sacramento, CA Power Point by: Rebekah Gonzalez March 2010

  2. What do you know about some of California’s State Symbols? • State Seal • State Flag • State Song • State Flower • State Fishes

  3. California State Seal:Look at the details!! • Eureka: “I have found it.” Speaks of gold found in California by early settlers. • Gold mining tools • Sierra Mountains • Grizzly Bear • Sacramento River

  4. The Bear Flag • Details: • One Red star- • California’s independence • from Mexico • Grizzly Bear- • Symbol of strength • and independence • Flag Facts: • Designer- • William • Todd 1846

  5. State Song: I Love You, CaliforniaWords by F.B. Silverwood, music by A.F. Frankenstein: 1913 Verse 1 I love you, California, You’re the greatest state of all. I love you in the winter, summer, spring and in the fall. I love your fertile valleys; your dear mountains I adore. I love your grand old ocean and I love your rugged shore. Chorus Where the snow crowned Golden Sierras Keep their watch o’er the valley’s bloom, It is there I would be in our land by the sea, Every breeze bearing rich perfume. It is here nature gives of her rarest. It is home sweet home to me, And I know when I die I shall breathe my last sigh For my sunny California.

  6. California Golden Trout: A freshwater fish • Has been called, “A fish from heaven.” • Small, distinctive with vibrant colors • Native to the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains

  7. California Garibaldi: A Saltwater Fish • Facts: • Protected by law in • California • Chubby and bright • reddish-orange • damselfish • Range-From Monterey Bay • California to Baja California, • Mexico

  8. Resources: • http://www.kidzone.ws/geography/usa/ • http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/usstates/california.htm • http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjgeog/a/susca.htm • http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/song/ca_song.htm

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