Nebraska

Nebraska

The state we live in.

Omaha

Largest city in Nebraska

Lincoln

Capital city of Nebraska

Person Lincoln was named after

President Lincoln

Omaha was named after

The tribe of Native Americans called Omaha Tribe

Pioneers lived in _______houses if there were no trees.

sod houses made of the earth

The Nebraska state flag

is blue and yellow

How many counties in Nebraska ?

93

What county is Lincoln in?

Lancaster county

Capital building of Nebraska

is in downtown Lincoln

Nebraska governor mansion

Where the governor lives

governor of Nebraska

Pete Rickets

Big river on Eastern border of Nebraska

Missouri River

River that goes through the middle of Nebraska from East to West

Platte River

corn husker

person who takes the husks off of a corn cob--

Nebraska Cornhuskers

The nickname of our University football team and the nickname of our state

corn field

farmers in Nebraska grow lots of corn

cows

Nebraska farms grow lots of cows.

meadow lark

state bird

golden rod

state flower

cottonwood tree

state tree

Interstate 80

Highway going across the state

pioneers

People who came to Nebraska to start farms and towns in the beginning of the state.

covered wagon

the wagon the pioneers used to move their stuff

If you don't like the weather in Nebraska ....

wait 10 minutes and it will change.

prairie

lots and lots of grass and flat land in Nebraska

Arbor Day holiday

Nebraska is Home of Arbor Day when J Sterling Morton helped people plant trees on the flat prairie.

kool aid

was invented by a man from Nebraska

President Ford

Was born in Nebraska and was a President of America

Malcolm X

Was a black civil rights leader who was from Omaha

farm

In the country where people live and grow animals and crops.

ranch

In western Nebraska where ranchers grow lots of cows.

crops

corn, beans, wheat, milo, plants we can eat or feed animals

wheat

a plant we use to make flour

beans

field

where the plants grow on a farm

tractor

big machine used on a farm

hay bale

dried grass baled for cows to eat

corn

Farmers grow lots of corn in Nebraska.

Offut Air Force Base

A military base in Omaha

tornado

A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.

States that touch Nebraska

Kansas, South Dakota, Iowa, Wyoming and Colorado