Monday, October 24, 2011

And Here We Have Idaho

So, today we learned about different resources in Social Studies.  Resources are pieces or places of information when you are studying something. To practice this I called Grandma and interviewed her about one of the states that she knows a lot about.  Here's my interview:

J How many state parks are there in Idaho?
G I'll have to look on my special map..there are 28 state parks in Idaho.
J How many museums are there?
G I don't know, but probably every city has one.
J Well than how many cities does Idaho have.
G  It depends one what you consider a city, but the map says there are 35 cities in Idaho.
J How many memorials and statues does it say Idaho has?
G It doesn't say anything about that, but it does list historical trails on the map and it says there are 16 of  those though.
J How many State Parks have you been to in Idaho?
G  I have been to 12 of the 28.
J Which is your favorite state park?
G It's probably a tie between Round Land State Park and Hayburn State Park.
J Well which have you been to more often?
G Probably Round Lake.

This was a pretty good way to learn about stuff.  And this resource was really reliable because because Grandma has this map that she could look at when she didn't remember exact facts.  And I know that she wouldn't lie to me.  So I put up a picture of Round Lake State Park so everyone could see Grandma's favorite park in Idaho.  Thank you Grandma!

2 comments:

Diane Zemke said...

That's a great picture of Round Lake! Maybe we should go next summer when you visit. Did you know the title of your posting is part of the Idaho state song? Can your dad still sing it?

I do have one correction though. There are 35 museums listed for Idaho, not 35 cities. Great interview, though!

Jonathan said...

I have no clue what the Idaho song is I'll have to look it up on youtube. Yes Dad says he can still sing it.

We can totally go to round lake next time I come up to Spokane.