Wisconsin entered the United States as the 30th state on May 29, 1848. Wisconsin is named after the name which is from the French version of an Ojibwa term that may mean "gathering of the waters" or "place of the beaver." Wisconsin’s nickname is the Badger State. Tourists spend almost 4 billion in Wisconsin. Most tourism is going fishing, hunting, hiking, camping, swimming, and boating. Another tourist attraction is the Dells of the Wisconsin River. Wisconsin has more than 50 state parks. Wisconsin’s capital is Madison.

Here are some ideas from Challenge Magazine, Issue 79.

	Make an alphabet picture book for young children, using pictures and words relevant to Wisconsin.
	Make a bar graph comparing the populations of Wisconsin and the surrounding states.
	Make a trivia game for your classmates about Wisconsin.

Visit Milwaukee's Public Museum at www.mpm.edu

Visit Wisconsin's kids page at www.kidskiosk.org/links.html

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