About Virginia

What are the five regions of Virginia? The answer is, the Appalachian Plateau, the Valley and Ridge, the Blue Ridge, the Piedmont, and the Coastal Plain. Here's a trick to help you remember that: A Very Big Piece of Cake. Which states border Virginia? That's easy: Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina - My Wacky Kids Talk Nonsense! You learned all about that in class. What bodies of water border Virginia? Why, the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay, of course! What about Virginia's rivers? You learned about the Potomac, the Rappahannock, the York and the James - Please Remember Your Jacket. See how smart you are? You know all of this because you were in class when your teacher taught you all about Virginia. But what if you weren't in school those days?

Imagine that your very best friend has missed school every day that you learned about Virginia and just came back to school today. Your teacher is giving the class a test tomorrow. Your friend panics and comes to you for help. If he or she fails the test, mom and dad will take away his or her iPod, cell phone, and CD collection - and and your friend will not be allowed to go outside, except to go to school, until New Year's Day!! You decide to be a hero and help out by creating a study guide for the test in Power Point.

Creating a Power Point Presentation:

1. Download the Power Point template for your study guide here. Save the file to your "My Documents" folder.
2. Open your "My Documents" folder and double-click on the "Virginia_Template" Power Point file.
3. On the first slide, you need to type your name. On the second slide, you need to fill in the table with all of the appropriate information for each region.
4. On the following five slides, you need to find a picture to represent each region. You may use the links below to help you find these pictures.
5. Next, there are four slides, each with the name of one of Virginia's rivers. On each slide, you must enter the cities located near each river.
6. You also need to find a picture to represent each river. You may use the links below to help you find these pictures.
7. On the last slide, you need to fill in the correct language of each Native American tribe of Virginia. Now your friend will be sure to pass the test!

Use the following links to help you find images to use in your presentation:

Appalachian Plateau

Valley and Ridge

Blue Ridge

Piedmont

Coastal Plain

Potomac River

Rappahannock River

York River

James River - lower James River

James River - upper and middle James River

Once you have added the information and pictures, you can "spice up" your presentation by adding design themes, colors and transitions. Open the files below if you need help.

- Working with text in Power Point 2007 (part one)

- Working with text (part two)

- Using Design Themes

- Applying Transitions