https://padlet.com/mikalu/kzpu7ujeujzq Mika Lu en-us 2018-03-14 20:41:26 UTC 2018-03-15 22:57:50 UTC hello@padlet.com mikalu https://padlet.com/mikalu/kzpu7ujeujzq/wish/242108617 Our state bird is the California Valley quail. It became our state bird in 1931. The bird is plump, it has a plume on it's head and grey/white with some brown and black. It is smaller than a pigeon. They live in groups called coveys.]]> 2018-03-14 20:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mikalu/kzpu7ujeujzq/wish/242108617 mikalu https://padlet.com/mikalu/kzpu7ujeujzq/wish/242111816 Our state flower is the golden poppy. It is yellow and orange, with 4 silky petals. It is cup-shaped. It became our state flower in 1903.]]> 2018-03-14 21:02:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mikalu/kzpu7ujeujzq/wish/242111816 mikalu https://padlet.com/mikalu/kzpu7ujeujzq/wish/242113210 Our state seal has a grizzly bear on it, which is our state animal, it has vineyards who represent our economy, the Roman goddess Minerva who represent wisdom, 31 stars which represent California as the 31st state, it includes Eureka which is our state motto, the background there are ships which represent trade. You can also see the Sierra Nevada mountain range and a miner who represent the gold rush.]]> 2018-03-14 21:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mikalu/kzpu7ujeujzq/wish/242113210 mikalu https://padlet.com/mikalu/kzpu7ujeujzq/wish/242123290 Our state flag looks like  this: a red star on the left and a grizzly bear in the center on top of the words "California Republic" which is on top of a red bar on the flag. It was first made in June 14, 1846, during the Bear Flag Revolt. The red star represents courage, the bear stands for strength, and the background stands for purity.]]> 2018-03-14 21:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mikalu/kzpu7ujeujzq/wish/242123290 mikalu https://padlet.com/mikalu/kzpu7ujeujzq/wish/242469902 Our state motto is called "Eureka!" It means "I found it" in Greek. We got this motto because when the miners found gold, they would shout "Eureka!".]]> 2018-03-15 16:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mikalu/kzpu7ujeujzq/wish/242469902 mikalu https://padlet.com/mikalu/kzpu7ujeujzq/wish/242472322 Our state nickname is "The Golden State" . It is a good nickname because of the gold that was found. Also because of the golden poppies.]]> 2018-03-15 16:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mikalu/kzpu7ujeujzq/wish/242472322 mikalu https://padlet.com/mikalu/kzpu7ujeujzq/wish/242602298 California means "hot oven" in Spanish. It got it's name by a mythical island populated only by the Black Amazon warriors. They thought that Queen Califia ruled the place. When the Spanish got here, they thought California was an island. ]]> 2018-03-15 21:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mikalu/kzpu7ujeujzq/wish/242602298