Early Florida
Early explorers used this instrument to help them see where they were going. We made one out of bottle caps, needles and a magnet.
What is a compass?
This famous artist, known for his "happy trees" and curly hair, was from Daytona Beach
Who was Bob Ross?
Florida grows the most of this product, which brings $9 billion each year into the state
What is citrus?
With water surrounding us on 3 sides, Florida's land mass is known as this
What is a peninsula?
Florida is the only place in the world where you will find these reptiles living together in the water
What are alligators and crocodiles?
This Florida Indian tribe is made up of Indians from other tribes whose homes were destroyed
What are the Seminole Indians?
Travelers often stop at this Florida town to mail their Christmas cards
What is Fort Christmas?
NASA is located in this Florida city
What is Cape Canaveral?
You can drive here to find real, live mermaids
What is Weeki Wachee?
This Florida beach is known as the "Shark Bite Capital of the World"
What is New Smyrna Beach?
These criminals sailed the Florida coastline and robbed others to make a living
Who were pirates?
This man opened Florida to tourists by building a railway system
Who was Henry Flagler?
This company continues to explore space and creates new technology to do so
These 3 NFL teams all call Florida home
What are the Dolphins, the Jaguars and the Buccaneers?
This ecosystem, located in southern Florida, is home to over 800 animal species
This city is the oldest in the United States
What is St. Augustine?
This is the Southernmost point in the continental United States
Where is Key West?
Grown in Key West, Florida is the largest importer in the world of this fruit
What is a key lime?
This famous baseball player, banned from the sport because of his skin color, played his first minor league game in Daytona Beach and went on to break the color barrier and play in the major leagues
Who was Jackie Robinson?
When groundwater emerges from the surface, it creates these. In Florida, they are always 72 degrees
What are springs?
What is the Castillo de San Marcos?
This lighthouse is the tallest in Florida, and one of the tallest in the country. Watermark went on a field trip here.
What is the Ponce de Leon Lighthouse?
Florida was the home of the first powered flight, and it stayed in the air for this long
What is 5 minutes?
Most of Florida is located in this type of climate
What is subtropical?
This famous woman helped bring attention to conservation in the Everglades, and wrote a book named River of Grass
Who was Marjory Stoneman Douglas?