DSQ (Daily State Questions) #5

Learn cool Ohio facts! Explore mottos, resources, and history.

What's Your Motto? Every state has a state motto. A motto is a sentence or phrase that expresses the spirit or purpose of a group. The Ohio state motto is "With God All Things Are Possible." 1. A motto is only one word. True False 2. A motto states the spirt or purpose of a group. True False Nature's Bounty! Every state has natural resources. These are things that exist in or are formed by nature. Forests make up about 25 percent of Ohio's land area. Ohio also has lots of minerals. They include salt, clay, and gypsum. 3. Natural resources come from: nature people animals 4. Forests are made up of: 5. Which is a mineral NOT found in Ohio? gypsum salt tungsten Living off the Land In pioneer days Ohio was an agricultural state. Farms produced corn, wheat, soybeans, tomatoes, and lots of meat. Farmers soon found that they could grow more food than they needed. They decided to ship some to other places. Shipbuilding then became important to the Ohio economy. 6. Sort and drag the food products found in Ohio and not found in Ohio. Found in Ohio corn tomatoes wheat soybeans Not found in Ohio oranges pear grapefruit bananas Unscramble the word to complete the sentence. 7. Tomatoes are (cijuy) juicy. United We Stand! Tecumseh was a Shawnee Indian chief. He was born near what is Columbus today. Many different Indian tribes looked to Tecumseh to be their leader. He tried to get the tribes to work together against the white settlers. 8. Tecumseh was chief of what tribe? Miami Shawnee Wyandot 9. He was born on land that is near what city today? Dayton Cincinnati Columbus 10. Look on the map of Ohio. Is Columbus in the center or on the edge of the state? center edge