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Activity Overview


Each state in our country has its own unique fun facts that kids will love to discover. For this activity, students will create a 3 cell storyboard that depicts some interesting facts they have learned about Kansas. Here are some examples of fun facts:

  • Kansas is part of Tornado Alley, an area in the central U.S. prone to frequent and severe tornadoes.
  • Kansas is the home of Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. You can still see her home in Liberal, Kansas.
  • The graham cracker was named after a Kansas' preacher named Sylvester Graham.
  • Kansas is made up of 88% farmland, and its farms lead the country in wheat production.
  • The first Pizza Hut was founded in Wichita, Kansas in 1958.


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Objective: Create a 3 cell storyboard that describes and illustrates 3 interesting facts about Kansas.

Student Instructions:

  1. Click “Start Assignment”.
  2. Write a fun fact in each heading.
  3. In the description box, write a short summary of each heading.
  4. Create an illustration that represents each heading using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
  5. Save often!

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Lesson Plan Reference

Grade Level 3-6

Difficulty Level 2 (Reinforcing / Developing)

Type of Assignment Individual or Partner

Switch to: Common Core • Arizona • California • Colorado • Florida • Georgia • Iowa • Kansas • Maryland • Massachusetts • Nebraska • New Jersey • New York • North Carolina • Ohio • Oklahoma • Pennsylvania • Texas • Utah

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Rubric

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Conducting Research
Present information after conducting research.
Proficient Emerging Beginning
Organization
Examples are accurate, complete, well organized, and easy to understand.
Examples are somewhat accurate, complete, well organized, and easy to understand.
Examples are inaccurate, incomplete, disorganized, and difficult to understand.
Illustrations
Illustrations depict the written description with clear visuals of appropriate scenes, characters, items, etc.
Illustrations depict the written description but are unclear or incomplete.
Illustrations do not make sense with the written description.
Spelling and Grammar
Spelling and grammar is mostly accurate. Mistakes do not get in the way of understanding.
Spelling is inaccurate and hinders full understanding.
Text is difficult to understand.


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