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California. Ms. Katie’s 4 th grade class http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BADZW9tZ1uc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7qXbDhnZWQ. Maps. Maps. Geography. State Nickname- The Golden State State Abbreviation- Calif. State Capital- Sacramento Postal Code- CA Total Area-163,707 square miles
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California Ms. Katie’s 4th grade class http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BADZW9tZ1uc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7qXbDhnZWQ
Geography • State Nickname- The Golden State • State Abbreviation- Calif. • State Capital- Sacramento • Postal Code- CA • Total Area-163,707 square miles • Borders- Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, Pacific Ocean • Longitude- 114° 8' W to 124° 24' W • Latitude- 32° 30' N to 42° N • It is 770 miles long and 250 miles wide. • The geographic center of California is located 38 miles east of Madera.
Geography • The third largest state in the U.S. • 7,734 square miles of California is covered by water. • The highest point in California is Mt. Whitney at 14,494 feet. • The lowest point in California is in the Death Valley. • The mean elevation of California is 2,900 feet above sea level. • Its major rivers include the Sacramento, Colorado, and San Joaquin. • Its major lakes include Lake Tahoe, Salton Sea, Owens lake, and Searles Lake. • Its coastline runs 840 miles long.
Economics • State Governor- Jerry Brown • The 2011 Budget Act of California funds $64.1 billion to the K-12 education programs. • The Proposition 98 guarantees minimum funding levels for the K-12 school and community colleges. • The Guarantee for the Proposition 98 is exactly $48.7 billion. • An increase of $578.1 million ensures that the Guarantee does not decrease with the shift in motor vehicle fuel revuenes.
Economics • An increase of $221.8 million reflects the inclusion of mental health and out-of-home care services within the Guarantee. • A decrease of $1.134 billion reflects the exclusion of child care programs, except part-day preschool programs from Proposition 98. • A decrease of $1.7 billion ensures the total Guarantee does not change as a result of new local revenue related to redevelopment agencies. • Proposition 98 decreased by $2.1 billion as a result to the reduction of General fund sales tax revenue for the realignment of public safety programs to counties.
Economics • Defer $2.1 billion to K-12 education spending. • Decrease $62.3 billion to part-day state preschool. • Adjustments to the Budget: Shift in Mental Health services from counties to schools; New charter schools ( $11 million to provide); Clean technology and renewable energy training (an increase of $3.2 million); Extension of flexibility for K-12 School Districts. • Adopted solutions: Eliminate the Office of the Secretary of Education and decrease $180.4 million to child care and development programs.
Economics • One specific change to the Budget is eliminate funding for CALTIDES. • Number of U.S. Representatives- 53.
History • Date when the state entered the union- September 9, 1850. • The 31st state in the United States. • California became a Republic from Mexico on June 14, 1846. • The grizzly bear symbolizes great strength. • The lone star refers to the lone Star of Texas. • The flag was adopted in 1911.
History • The name California came from a knightly romance book that was published in 1510. • The first settlers to arrive in California were the Spanish. Later on the Mexicans. • The Spanish were sent to California to convert the Indians to Christianity. • Spain and England fought for the state of California because England did not want Spain to own more land in the New World. • The mission period in California lasted only about 60 years.
History • The earthquake of 1812 destroyed the missions in Southern California. • At the beginning, Mexico had power of California’s political powers. • In 1849, California came from obscurity to statehood because of the Gold Rush. • In 1848, gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill. • President Fillmore made California the 31st state because of the discovery of gold. • In 1861, telegraph lines stretched across the country bringing California out of isolation. • The transcontinental railroad helped linked California to the rest of the nation in May of 1868.
History • California’s Central Valley is know as the breadbasket of the world. • California’s mild climate allows year-round farming whereas other areas may not. • California’s produce was a great demand in the East. • California’s agriculture is responsible for the state’s wealth.
General Information • State Motto- Eureka ( I have found it). • State Bird- Valley Quail. • State Tree- Redwood. • State Mammal- California Grizzly Bear. • State Reptile- Desert Tortoise. • State Butterfly- California Dogface. • State Fish- California Golden Trout. • State Flower- Golden Poppy. • State Song- “I love you, California.”
Videos • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjaSPPb81jQ&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG2keYgBiZc • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erCdo6HWmOA&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md69zCJKD1c
Social Studies Standards • Learning Expectations: • Economics-2.03 Understand fundamental economic concepts. • Geography-3.01 Understand how to use maps, globes, and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process and report information from a spatial perspective. • History-5.10 Recognize American territorial expansions and its effects on relations with European powers and Native Americans.
Social Studies Standards • SPI’s: • Economics-4.2.spi.1 Recognize the concept of supply and demand. • Geography-4.3.spi.5 Determine how physical processes shape the United State’s physical features and patterns. • History-4.5.spi.5 Determine the reasons for colonial settlement.
Science Standards • GLE: 0407.3.1 Demonstrate that plants require light energy to grow and survive. • SPI: 0407.3.1 Determine how different organisms function within an environment in terms of their location on an energy pyramid.
Math Standards • GLE: 0406.1.5 Use mathematical ideas and processes in different settings to formulate patterns, analyze graphs, set up and solve problems and interpret solutions. • SPI: 0406.1.10 Identify images resulting from reflections, translations, or rotations.
Language Arts Standard • GLE: 0401.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres. • SPI: 0401.3.1 Identify the purpose for writing.
Music • http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems42.html • GLE: 8.2 Investigate and demonstrate ways music interrelates with other academic disciplines. • SPI: 8.2.3 Demonstrate the relationship of music to literature, mathematics, science, and/or social studies.
Art • GLE: 6.2 Compare and discuss connections between visual arts and disciplines outside the arts. • SPI: 6.2.1 Explain connections between visual arts and standards-based disciplines outside the arts as guided by the teacher.
References • http://www.tn.gov/education/ci/arts/index.shtml • http://sdgva4thgrade2011.blogspot.com/2011/01/california-state-symbols.html • http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/ca_geography.htm • http://govbud.dof.ca.gov/pdf/Enacted/BudgetSummary/Kthru12Education.pdf • http://www.debbiesthemes.com/calhistory/ • http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems42.html • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjaSPPb81jQ&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG2keYgBiZc • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erCdo6HWmOA&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md69zCJKD1c • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BADZW9tZ1uc • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7qXbDhnZWQ