Nevada Day Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 26, 2007
History

Today is Nevada day! Learn more about it here: http://www.nevadaday.com/aboutnevadaday.htm

Then fill out this worksheet here: http://www.homeschoolviews.com/unit-studies/nevadastate.pdf

Reading

Native Tribes of Nevada used story-telling:
As an oral tradition.
As a way of preserving the culture and history of their people.
To teach about relationships between people and between people and nature.
As a form of entertainment and a source of amusement.
Read this story about how one of the tribes believed pine nuts became scattered across Nevada: http://www.unr.edu/nnap/NT/st-31_32.htm

Use this worksheet to analyze the story: http://www.unr.edu/nnap/NT/st-3.htm

Language Arts

Edit this passage here: http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/10/nevada-day-edit.html

Send corrections to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net to earn a point!


Geography

Use this map here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/nevada/

To fill out this map of Nevada: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/label/states/nevada/


Science

The desert tortoise is Nevada’s state reptile. Learn more about it here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/turtle/Destortprintout.shtml
Math
Today’s math challenge is about subtracting decimals. Practice here: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/math/decimal/sub/2/

Don’t Forget the Math Challenge!
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/10/math-challenge-october-26.html




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Math Challenge October 26

The average annual precipitation in Honolulu, Hawaii is 22.02. The average for Reno, Nevada is 14.49 inches less than in Honolulu. What is the average annual precipitation for Reno?

Send answers to kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net

Good Luck!

Kelly

Nevada Day Edit

On October 31 1864 Nevada became the 36th U.S. state. With more than 110000 square miles of land, it is the seven largest state. Have you heard of Las Vegas! While it is the largest city in Nevada by population, Carson city is the state capital. The state's natural features include large lake's, the Colorado River and high peeks. In fact, Nevada's name comes from a Spanish word meaning "snowcapped.