Colorado

=Our State of Colorado =

=Questions that would be interesting to talk about: =
 * 1) ===How big is Colorado? (Carlos, Oscar, Miguel, Fernando)Colorado is 104,100 square miles.66 million foot ball fields fit in it. ===
 * 2) ===How many people live here? (Lydia, Jose R., Gabriel, Vanessa, Chantalle, Jose V.)The pop: is 4,939,456. ===
 * 3) ===What are the major industries in Colorado? (Fernando, Miguel, Jose R.) The major industries are mining (coal, molybdenum, natural gas, petroleum, sand and gravel and stone), agriculture (beef, cattle, corn, flowers, fruit, hay, milk, sheep, sugar beets and vegetables and wheat), tourism (gold mines, mountains, lakes and rivers, skiing) and manufacturing (technology [IBM, Hewlett Packard], food processing, machinery, metal and metal products, scientific equipment) ===
 * 4) ===What is the highest point in Colorado? What is the lowest point? (Carlos, Daniel, Jeremy)The lowest point is near holly.The highest point is Mt.Elbert. ===
 * 5) ===What is our state bird? (Servando, Cynthia, Freddie) Our state bird is the Lark Bunting. ===
 * 6) ===What is our state animal? (Jose R., Miguel, Daniel )Our state animal is a bighorn sheep. ===
 * 7) ===What does our state flag look like? (Sharon, Haley)the flag is, red, blue, and white. ===
 * 8) ===What is our state tree? (Daniel, Eduardo) The state tree is the blue spruce. ===
 * 9) ===What is our state flower? (Lydia, Cynthia, Servando, Chantalle, Freddie) Our state flower is the Columbine because the state flower represents the sky,the white snow,and the gold found in our state. ===
 * 10) ===If someone visits Colorado, what should they see? (Carlos, Daniel)They would see the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Bents Fort ===

//"The interviews will last about five minutes with our students asking the questions listed below. We'd love to hear answers from most or all of the questions."//

 * 1) //What do you like best about living in your state? (Vanessa, Sharon, Lydia, Jose V., Gabriel)// you could go camping,and fishing. You can see the mountains and it is really beautiful.
 * 2) //What are a few things your state is most famous for? (Haley, Chantelle, Fernando, Jeremy) Its famous for ghost towns and for dinasour beds,and for an air force.//
 * 3) //Are there any famous people from your state? (What are they famous for?) (Jose R., Cynthia, Freddie, Servando)// John Elway,now lives here in Englewood,Colorado. Scott Carpenter, a famous astronaut, was born in Boulder. He was the second American to orbit the earth. Federico Pena was the first Hispanic mayor and lives here with his wife and two kids.
 * 4) //What are some things to do in your state that can't be done in most other states? (Daniel, Miguel, Sharon)we could go hiking, mountain biking, and skiing. I like to go camping and when I am there I go fishing.//
 * 5) <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">//What is the biggest city in your state and how far away is your school from that city? (Gabriel, Daniel)//
 * 6) <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">//If we came to visit your state, where should we go and what should we do? (Carlos, Miguel)we should visit the Colorado animal preserve in commer city.// It is called the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. and we could visit the state capital.
 * 7) <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">//Are there any other interesting facts you'd like to tell us about your state? (Eduardo, Daniel, Gabriel, Oscar, Jeremy)Over 1000 mountains are 10000 feet high. Also Colorado was the 38 state found in August 1,1876. The Greenback Cutthroat Trout, our state fish, is a threatened species.//