2. Why Should We Learn About
Michigan?
• Educate and inform others
• To be knowledgeable about the state you live in
• Meets the third grade standard of studying Michigan
history, according to the Grade Level Content
Expectations, indicated below.
3. Everything You Would Ever Want
to Know About Michigan
• State Symbols
– Flower -Fish
– Reptile -Stone
– Tree -Soil
– Game Mammal -Bird
• Important People & Dates
• Other FUN Facts
• QUiZ!
• About the Author
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4. APPLE BLOSSOM
-designated in 1897
-Sponsors noted it
was “one of the most fragrant and
beautiful flowered species of
apple.” It is native to the state.
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5. PAINTED TURTLE
-chosen in 1995 as
the state reptile
-a group of fifth graders discovered
that Michigan did not have
a state reptile, so decided on the
painted turtle-it was passes through
congress, and is now recognized
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6. White Pine
-1955: the towering White Pine
was chosen as the state tree.
-symbol of one of Michigan’s
greatest industries.
> 1870 to early 1900s,
Michigan led the nation in
lumber production.
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7. WHITE-TAILED DEER
-selected in 1997 as state same
mammal
> group of Zeeland fourth
graders pushed the issue of
having a state mammal
-can be found in every Michigan
county
-an important natural and
economic resource.
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8. TROUT
1965: trout designated as the state fish
> specifically, the brook trout
> brook trout are native to Michigan
& found throughout the state
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9. PETOSKEY
STONE
-adopted in as the state
stone
-fossilized coral
-existed in the northern
Lower Peninsula about 350
million years ago
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10. KALKASKA
SAND
-1990: chosen as state soil
-First classified as soil type in
1927
-ranges in color from black to
yellowish brown
-1 of 500 soils found in the state
-covers nearly a million acres in
Michigan counties
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11. AMERICAN
ROBIN
-designated in 1931 as
state bird
-people call the robin “the
best known and best-loved
of all the birds in the state
of Michigan”
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12. Some Quick Facts
• Nicknames: Great Lakes State, Wolverine State
• Statehood: Jan. 26, 1837 (26th)
• Capital: Lansing
• State Motto: ‘Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice’,
which translates, quot;If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look
about you.quot;
• DID YOU KNOW..
Michigan has it’s own anthem? Click
on the State Flag to hear it..
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13. Quiz Time!!
1.What is Michigan’s State flower?
2. When did Michigan become a state
(year)?
3. What is one of the nicknames for the
state of Michigan?
CLiCK THE MITTEN
FOR ANSWERS!!
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14. Check your answers
1.What is Michigan’s State flower?
the apple blossom
2. When did Michigan become a state (year)?
January 2, 1837
3. What is one of the nicknames for the state of
Michigan?
Great Lakes State, Wolverine State
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15. About the Author
Katy Andrews is a Junior at Grand Valley State
University, is originally from Battle Creek, MI.
She is studying Psychology with an emphasis on
Elementary Special Education, and has a strong
passion for working with children. Her interests
include running, camping, fishing, going to
movies, reading, and listening to music.
Question? Comments? Email Katy
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