https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4 By Luke Laplante en-us 2017-06-07 16:32:29 UTC 2025-10-13 05:23:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/204105487/120112f95e76a74e31b9e57dec596013/AlaskaMap.jpg lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175596406 Alaska is a state even though it is not connected to the rest of them. It is the coldest state and has only a couple months of daylight. The coldest it's eve been is -80°F.]]> 2017-06-07 16:36:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175596406 lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175596840 The Alaska Flag has the Big Dipper on it. The North Star, and a blue background. The North Star is separate from the rest and larger too. Also, it the Dipper resembles a bear, Ursa Major, an animal that is common in Alaska( Not Ursa Major, a bear). Benny Benson Made the flag when he was 13, he said the blue represented the sky and the forget me not, the North Star for Alaska's future, and the Big Dipper For the great bear.]]> 2017-06-07 16:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175596840 lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175597829 The Song is and and makes you feel like you're going to have Christmas early.]]> 2017-06-07 16:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175597829 lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175599270 The state bird of Alaska is a willow ptarmigan. Became State Bird in 1955. There are three types of ptarmigan. All can be found in Alaska.]]> 2017-06-07 16:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175599270 lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175727459 The state flower is called a forget me not. It is easy to remember, when you forget. It became the State Flower in 1907 but approved by congress 10 years later in 1917.]]> 2017-06-08 13:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175727459 lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175730174 Alaska Became a state in 1959 as the 49th State.]]> 2017-06-08 13:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175730174 lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175732929 The Alaska State Tree is a Picea Sitchensis. The Picea sitchensis is also called the Sitka Spruce.]]> 2017-06-08 13:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175732929 lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175734690 The Population of Alaska is 741,204 today.]]> 2017-06-08 13:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175734690 lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175908379 The Capital of Alaska is Juneau.]]> 2017-06-09 17:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175908379 lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175908683 The Governor of Alaska is Bill Walker. ]]> 2017-06-09 17:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175908683 lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175908893 A Mountain Range in Alaska is the Rockies(but up there it is called the Alaska Range). Believe it or not! One Mountain in Alaska is Mount Hayes. It is  13,832 Ft above Sea Level. ]]> 2017-06-09 18:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175908893 lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175910219 A river in Alaska is the Yukon River it's not the one in the picture, just so you know. Another is the Taku River.]]> 2017-06-09 18:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175910219 lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175910674 When you see this you will think, there is no desert in Alaska, but a desert is not what you think. It could be a field of snow, a rocky area, and even a field of grass. That gives you an idea, but Alaska does have a desert and the type you know most. In Kobuk Valley National Park there is a place called the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes. Which is a desert in Alaska. Look below for a photo.]]> 2017-06-09 18:18:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175910674 lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175911361 One famous person is Benny Benson Who is below. I already talked about him and said he made the Alaska Flag when he was 13. Also, there is Dallas Seavey a defending champion at Dog Racing. ]]> 2017-06-09 18:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/175911361 lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/176128221 A cool place in Alaska is a Mountain called Denali. Get it Because it is a mountain, it's cold, or cool. It rises 20,310 Ft above Sea Level. It is in the Alaska range which is part of the Rockies.]]> 2017-06-12 16:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/176128221 lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/176135589 One fun fact about Alaska is that it is the biggest state in America. Also 470 Rhode Island's could fit in it. Finally, If it were a country, It would be the 20th biggest in the World.]]> 2017-06-12 17:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/176135589 lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/176136696 Thank you for reading my Padlet, go to the bottom for a good look at the Flag of Alaska.]]> 2017-06-12 17:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/176136696 lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/176136915 The bottom star was cut off but you get the idea.]]> 2017-06-12 17:31:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/176136915 lukesturtles https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/176137166 Some Plants are, well the Forget Me Not, and the Pond Lily. Some animals are the Brown bear, Black bear, Polar bear, and Caribou Which is Below.]]> 2017-06-12 17:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lukesturtles/8fn8yetz7dd4/wish/176137166