1. M is for Michigan

2. DO THESE ANIMALS LOOK FAMILIAR? Michigan is home to many unique plants, animals, and natural resources. The following slides will help you to learn about some of these unique living and non-living parts of Michigan. You will also be able to explore and see why they are such a special part of Michigan’s ecosystems.

3. MICHIGAN’S STATE SYMBOLS While you are exploring the many state symbols of Michigan, try to see if you can answer one or more of these questions:  Have I seen this symbol before?  What environment are most Michigan animals, plants and resources found in?  Why have these animals, plants and resources been chosen as state symbols of Michigan?

4. CHALLENGE STUDENTS- FIND SOMETHING VERY UNIQUE ABOUT EACH STATE SYMBOL. WRITE INFORMATION IN YOUR NOTEBOOKS AND WE WILL COMPARE WITH PARTNERS, WHO CAN UNCOVER THE MOST INTERESTING AND UNIQUE INFORMATION.

5. MICHIGAN State Symbols Bird: Robin Fish: Brook Trout Flower: Apple Blossom Game Mammal: White Tailed Deer Reptile: Painted Turtle Soil: Kalkaska Sand Tree: White Pine Stone: Petoskey Stone Wildflower: Dwarf Lake Iris

6.  DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS BIRD WITHOUT IT’S RED BREAST?

7. American Robin  Chosen as the State Bird in 1931  Many robins migrate south for the winter.  Robins returning are one of the first “signs of spring"  The American robin eats a wide variety of foods including fruits and berries, worms, grubs and caterpillars all readily available in the deciduous forest.  CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MICHIGAN'S STATE BIRD.... CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MICHIGAN'S STATE BIRD.... CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MICHIGAN'S STATE BIRD.... THE AMERICAN ROBIN THE AMERICAN ROBIN

8. BROOK TROUT  State Fish since 1965  Brook Trout are native to Michigan and found throughout the state.  MICHIGAN is home to clear and cold streams, lakes, and ponds that Brook Trout like to live in.  Find out more about MICHIGAN’S STATE FISH MICHIGAN’S STATE FISHMICHIGAN’S STATE FISH

9. WHAT NAME DOES THIS FRUIT AND THIS FLOWER HAVE IN COMMON?

10. Apple Blossom   Chosen as the State Flower in 1897 because "one of the most fragrant and beautiful flowered species of apple, the pyrus coronaria, is native to our state."  LEARN SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE APPLE BLOSSOM! LEARN SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE APPLE BLOSSOM! LEARN SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE APPLE BLOSSOM!

11. White Tailed Deer   Chosen as the State Game Mammal in 1997 by a group of Zeeland 4 th graders   Found in every county in Michigan   An important natural and economic resource   A buck grows new antlers each year.   White-tailed deer can run at 35 mph for short distances and for 25 mph over longer distances.   The deer’s winter coat provides such good insulation that snow will stay on a deer’s back without melting for extended periods of time.   Deer can eat 5-9 pounds of food per day.   Deer have a keen sense of smell and hearing.   Part of the white-tailed deer’s diet is often poison ivy.   MORE INTERESTING WHITE TAILED DEER INFORMATION MORE INTERESTING WHITE TAILED DEER INFORMATION

12. Painted Turtle   Chosen as the State Reptile in 1995 after a group of Niles 5 th graders discovered that Michigan did not have a state reptile   Prefer to live in freshwater that is quiet, shallow, and thickly planted with mud on the bottom.   Have no teeth and instead of have a tough jaw with horny plates for gripping food.   FIND OUT MORE ABOUT FIND OUT MORE ABOUT MICHIGAN’S STATE REPTILE

13. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS??

14. IT IS MICHIGAN’S STATE SOIL Kalkaska Sand  Chosen as the State Soil in 1990  Ranges in color from black to yellowish brown  KALKASKA SAND covers nearly a million acres in 29 Upper and Lower Peninsula counties INTERESTED??? CLICK TO FIND OUT MORE

15. Michigan’s State Tree has five needles!

16. White Pine  NATIVE TO MICHIGAN  Chosen as the State Tree in 1955  White Pine Tree Facts  Leaves: needles 3 to 5 in. long and in groups of fives  Cones: slender, without thorns: 3 to 10 in. long  Height: 80 to 100 ft.  Trunk Diameter: 2 to 3 1/2ft  FUN FACTS  Tallest one in Marquette, Mich. is 180 ft.  One needle for each letter of its first name: W-H-I-T-E.  Wood used in home construction. FIND OUT MORE!! FIND OUT MORE!! FIND OUT MORE!!

17. WHAT CITY IN MICHIGAN IS THIS STONE NAMED AFTER?

18. Petoskey Stone   Chosen as the State Stone in 1965   Michigan is home to this geologically unique fossil only found in northern Michigan.   A Petoskey stone is a fossilized coral that existed in the northern Lower Peninsula about 350 million years ago   FIND MORE ABOUT THE PETOSKY STONE BY CLICKING ON GO!GO!

19. DWARF LAKE IRIS  STATE WILDFLOWER SINCE 1998  A NATIVE AND ENDANGERED WILDFLOWER IN MICHIGAN  GROWS ALONG THE NORTHERN SHORELINES OF LAKES MICHIGAN AND HURON PROTECT AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DWARF LAKE IRISPROTECT AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DWARF LAKE IRIS

20. MICHIGAN IS PART OF THE DECIDIOUS FOREST BIOME THE PLANTS, TREES, AND ANIMALS ADAPT TO THE CHANGES IN WEATHER THROUGH THE FOUR SEASONS WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL.

21. Take a Deciduous Forest Tour Deciduous Forest TourDeciduous Forest Tour STUDENTS PLEASE TAKE THE DECIDUOUS FOREST FIELD TRIP BY CLICKING THE LINK ABOVE! STUDENTS PLEASE TAKE THE DECIDUOUS FOREST FIELD TRIP BY CLICKING THE LINK ABOVE!  REASONS FOR SEASONS THE FOUR SEASONS HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE TILT OF THE EARTH'S AXIS. AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR, THE SUN'S RAYS HIT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE GLOBE MORE DIRECTLY. THE ANGLE OF THE EARTH'S AXIS TILTS THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE TOWARDS THE SUN DURING THE SUMMER.

22. Michigan’s State Bird Michigan’s State Reptile Michigan’s State Mammal Michigan’s State Flower THESE ANIMALS AND PLANTS ALL CALL THE TEMPERATE DECIDIOUS FOREST HOME

23. Do you think you know your Michigan State Symbols? Take this quiz and find out! quiz

24. HOW ABOUT ANOTHER MICHIGAN QUIZ?  Michigan Test Michigan Test Michigan Test

25. NATIONAL STANDARDS LINK  National Science Education Standards National Science Education Standards National Science Education Standards

26. With help from…  Michigan by Elizabeth M. Johnson  Michigan by Whitecap Books Ltd.  American Robin Link: http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/species/2194.html http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/species/2194.html  Brook Trout Link: http://www.statefishart.com/states/midwest/mi.htm http://www.statefishart.com/states/midwest/mi.htm  Apple Blossom Link: http://www.statehousegirls.net/mi/symbols/flower/ http://www.statehousegirls.net/mi/symbols/flower/  White Tailed Deer Link: http://members.aol.com/KiteCD2/an_MDeerwt.htm http://members.aol.com/KiteCD2/an_MDeerwt.htm  Painted Turtle Link: http://www.h-net.org/~michigan/symbols/rep.html http://www.h-net.org/~michigan/symbols/rep.html  Kalkaska Sand Link: http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-2961_2971_2972- 11109--,00.html http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-2961_2971_2972- 11109--,00.htmlhttp://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-2961_2971_2972- 11109--,00.html  White Pine Link: http://www.statehousegirls.net/mi/symbols/tree/ http://www.statehousegirls.net/mi/symbols/tree/  Petoskey Stone Link: http://www.geo.msu.edu/geo333/petoskystone.html http://www.geo.msu.edu/geo333/petoskystone.html  Dwarf Lake Iris Link: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/factsheets/plants/dwarf.htm http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/factsheets/plants/dwarf.htm  The Temperate Forest Biome Field Trip: http://www.field- trips.org/tours/sci/forest/_tourlaunch1.htm http://www.field- trips.org/tours/sci/forest/_tourlaunch1.htmhttp://www.field- trips.org/tours/sci/forest/_tourlaunch1.htm  State Symbols Quiz: http://www.michigan.gov/mikids/0,1607,7-163-15846_20871---,00.html http://www.michigan.gov/mikids/0,1607,7-163-15846_20871---,00.htmlhttp://www.michigan.gov/mikids/0,1607,7-163-15846_20871---,00.html  Michigan Test: http://scnc.milan.k12.mi.us/~padlab/michigantest/MichiganTest.htm http://scnc.milan.k12.mi.us/~padlab/michigantest/MichiganTest.htm  National Science Standards: http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html/goals http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html/goals