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Let's Explore Texas
- 1. Time to explore Texas The red, white, and blue of the Texas State Flag represent bravery, purity and loyalty. Texas State Motto Friendship Images courtesy http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ unless noted on the slide
- 2. The goal of this presentation is for students Become familiar with the different Texas Regions Become familiar with Texas Symbols Slogan to help reduce littering on Texas roadways
- 3. Let’s Travel through Texas Region by Region Image courtesy http://www.allacrosstexas.com/ 1. The Big Bend 2. The Panhandle Plains 3. The Prairies and Lakes 4. The Hill Country 5. The South Texas Plains 6. The Gulf Coast 7. The Piney Woods
- 4. Since we have so far to travel let’s stop for all the official food of TEXAS at the Farmer’s Market. The State Fruit The Nut from the Grapefruit State Tree : Pecan Tree The State Pepper The State Vegetable Jalapeño Onion
- 5. Big Bend Country is home to Big Bend National Park where you can bird watch. The State Bird Mockingbird So you just might see a Mockingbird.
- 6. In the Panhandle Plains the big state park is called Palo Duro Canyon State Park. The State Small Mammal Armadillo When the Sun goes down in the canyon you may just see an Armadillo
- 7. The Prairies and Lakes region is home to River Legacy Living Science Center The State Fish Guadalupe Bass In the aquarium area you might just spot the State Fish
- 8. Austin the State Capital of Texas is located in the Hill Country. The State Flying Mammal Mexican Free-Tailed Bat If you go to Downtown Austin you will see the largest Bat Colony in North America.
- 9. In South Texas Plains, there are some ranches like Diamond W Longhorn Ranch in the San Antonio area. The State Large Mammal The Longhorn So you might just see a Longhorn grazing on grass.
- 10. Houston is the biggest city in the Gulf Coast Region and there is so much to do The State Insect Monarch Butterfly If you go to the Cockrell Butterfly Center at The Houston Museum of Natural Science you can see the State Insect up close.
- 11. As you enter the Piney Woods, on your way to the largest Rose Garden in Tyler The State Flower Bluebonnet Stop and Smell the Bluebonnets along the highway
- 12. With over 268,000 square miles There is still so much to see and do Image courtesy http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/kids/about_texas/regions/primary/
- 13. Texas It’s like a whole other country. Slogan courtesy http://www.traveltex.com/ The Texas Seal