Washington entered the Union on November 11,
1889, as state number 42. Washington is called the Evergreen state because of all
the evergreens, pines, and furs. Washington has an area of 70,637 square miles.
Huge dams provided irrigation, and help prevent flooding.
Need a project for a school report? Here are a few ideas from Challenge
magazine, Issue 80, which you can use to show what you have learned about Washington.
 | A plutonium plant was built in Washington in 1943. Write a short story
about the atom bomb. |
| Create a character who might have passed through Seattle to buy supplies for the Alaskan gold rushes of
1879. Act out a short street scene. |
| Design an outfit for a gold miner in the 1800s. |
| Research James K. Polk's campaign
for the presidential election in 1844. What was the campaign slogan and what was
it's significance for the state of Washington.(Type James K. Polk in the search box.) |
| Draw a map of Washington, adding the major roads, rivers, cities, and landforms. |
| Write a tall tale about the national forests in Washington. |
| Write a class song about the state of Washington. |
| Pretend you are a forest ranger in one of the state parks of Washington.
Set up some activities for campers. |
