Indiana Dailies week 33 - Amy Strunk | Biblioteka

Monday:

Every level of government has leaders. All but one of Indiana's 92 counties are governed by a three-member board of county commissioners. Counties include cities, towns, and townships. Cities are governed by a mayor and a group of people called a city council. Towns are governed by a board of trustees.

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Counties are made up of cities, towns, and townships.

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What county is our school located?

Dearborn

Ohio

Switzerland

Ripley

Tuesday:

Indiana is served by some of the best waterways in the world. Ports along Lake Michigan allow freight to be moved to Indiana's many northern factories. The Ohio River is the main waterway in southern Indiana. River barges travel up and down the river to the many ports in the area.

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Name an important waterway in the northern part of the state.

Atlantic Ocean

Ohio River

Lake Michigan

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Name the main waterway in southern Indiana.

Lake Michigan

Ohio River

Atlantic Ocean

Wednesday:

Indiana has many strange and silly laws. For instance, it is illegal to dress Barbie in Ken's clothes! In Gary, it is illegal to go to a public place within four hours of eating garlic! Indiana hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide!

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Which Indiana law do you think is the strangest? Why?

Thursday:

Simon Pokagon was chief of the Potawatomi Indians. In 1844, when he was 14, Simon was sent to Notre Dame Academy. He learned to speak many languages while he was there. Many people considered him the most educated Native American of his time. Simon wrote magazine articles and books, which were printed on the bark of birch trees!

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Simon was born into which Indian tribe?

Miami

Yavapai

Potawatomi

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Simon wrote on the trunk of a birch tree.

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