kansas by hanna https://padlet.com/hhol1005/s0lnyrl7513 Hanna Holland en-us 2014-09-30 14:37:18 UTC 2023-05-30 14:01:19 UTC hello@padlet.com http://d20uo2axdbh83k.cloudfront.net/20140930/c397a49c3bce07ed2ae62dc7d2a37149.png Information hhol1005 https://padlet.com/hhol1005/s0lnyrl7513/wish/35671299 Capital: Topeka

Government:  republican democracy 

currency: US dollar

population: 2,885,905 (2012)

Language(s): English (91%), Spanish (9%)

Largest Cities: Wichita, Overland Park, Kansas City, Topeka, Olathe, Lawrence

Statehood: Jan. 29, 1861 (34th state)

Climate: Stays highly changeable throughout the year, temperate but continental

]]> 2014-09-30 14:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hhol1005/s0lnyrl7513/wish/35671299 Sunflower State hhol1005 https://padlet.com/hhol1005/s0lnyrl7513/wish/35672726 The nickname “Sunflower State” calls to mind the wild flowers of the plains of Kansas and the officially recognized state flower.

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that were called "Kansa," or "Kaw, meaning South Wind, or People of the South Wind.

-At Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine waterbeds for horses are used in surgery.

-Dodge City is the windiest city in the United States.

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- Killed Lincoln's assassin, lived in a hole (Concordia, Kansas)

- World's Largest ball of twine (Cawker City, Kansas)

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settlers and trade along the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails. 

-French astronomer Pierre Janssen first discovered the element he called helium on the sun in 1868, it was believed to be one of the most rare elements. 

]]> 2014-09-30 15:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hhol1005/s0lnyrl7513/wish/35687338 Motto hhol1005 https://padlet.com/hhol1005/s0lnyrl7513/wish/35688091  Ad astra per aspera (“To the stars through difficulties”)

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