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MICHIGAN STUDIES
3rd Grade
To Do’s:
Swim in Lake
Michigan
Go to Greenfield
Village
Pick cherries
What’s so special about Michigan?
0 It’s a peninsula!0 The first soda pop in the US was made here!0 The Mackinac Bridge is one of the longest in the
world!0 Henry Ford lived here in Dearborn!
The Great Lakes0 HOMES0 Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior0 Fresh water lakes0 6 quadrillion gallons of fresh water0 One fifth of the world’s fresh water
Michigan is rich in culture!
• Arabic culture• Dearborn
• Polish culture•Hamtrack
TRADITIONS
More diversity!
OAfrican AmericansDetroit
Hart Plaza
Hosts diversity events every year!
Michigan Facts!O Abbreviation: MIO Capital: LansingO Largest City: DetroitO Michigan: From the Indian word:
“Meicigama”O Meaning, “Big Sea Wate”O The Great Lakes
•Man standing on a peninsula waving
»Gun in the other hand»Defending
his country
MEANING BEHIND THE FLAGTuebor- “I Will Defend”
“Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice”
'If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look About You',
State Fish: Brook Trout
State Bird:Robin
State Stone: Petoskey
State Flower: Apple Blossom
FAMOUS MICHIGANDERS!
HENRY FORD! TIM ALLEN!
MALCOM X!TAYLOR LAUTNER
IMPORTANT PEOPLE
IN MICHIGAN NOW!
Jennifer Granholm
Govern
or
Elected in 2002
Re-elected in 2006
MICHIGAN MADE PRODUCTS!
FrankenmuthGerman culture
Activity
ODraw your own version of the Michigan flag
OWhat you think it should look like
OExplain in three sentences
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