Tasks



**There will be six traveling groups with four students in each. Each group will be assigned two states within the Midwest and each person will be assigned specific tasks.
 * TASKS**

Each group with include the following jobs: ** · **The environmentalist ** · **State facts researcher ** · **Entertainment researcher ** · **The historian **



· **What types of land formations are in this region? ** · **What are the major bodies of water that are in this region? ** · **What are the major resources in this region, both natural and manufactured? ** <span style="color: red; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofontkerning: 18.0pt; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">What is typical for the climate of this region? **
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">The environmentalist are responsible for finding: **
 * An example from a Northwestern state, Washington, that we have already studied would be that a body of water that it boarders is the Pacific Ocean.



<span style="color: red; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofontkerning: 18.0pt; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">What are the states’ capitals within this region? ** <span style="color: red; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofontkerning: 18.0pt; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">W ****<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">hat are the estimated populations of the states’ in this region? ** <span style="color: red; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofontkerning: 18.0pt; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">What are the states’ birds, flowers, and trees within this region? ** <span style="color: red; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofontkerning: 18.0pt; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">What are the states’ mottos, nicknames, and symbols? **
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">The state facts researchers are responsible for finding: **
 * An example from a Northwestern state, Washington, that we have already studied would be that it's bird is the Willow Goldfinch.



<span style="color: red; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofontkerning: 18.0pt; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">What are the major sports teams within the states of this region? ** <span style="color: red; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofontkerning: 18.0pt; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">What are some of the popular tourist attractions within the states of this region? ** <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msofontkerning: 18.0pt; msolist: Ignore;">o **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">These may include state parks, historical locations, theme parks, theaters, major cities, etc. ** <span style="color: red; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofontkerning: 18.0pt; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Find at least two famous people from each state within this region. **
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">The entertainment researchers are responsible for finding: **
 * An example from a Northwestern state, Washington, that we have already studied would be that it's football team is the Redskins.



<span style="color: red; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofontkerning: 18.0pt; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Researching at least two historical events and persons for each state in this region. **
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">The historian responsible for finding: **
 * An example from a Northwestern state, Washington, that we have already studied would be when we discussed the eruption of Mount St.Helen and President Washington.