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Here are some extra readings, videos, and activities. You can do this after you've finished all of the other sections, and you have more time. You can also access this at home from your Chromebook!

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Here is the list of vocabulary words, and a link to dictionary. com. You can use that link to look up the meaning of ANY word at ANY time. If you are struggling with the meaning of a word, even if it's not on the list, try looking it up in the online dictionary first.

Complete ALL of the activities in this section, including watching the videos. The first explains resources, and the second discusses hardiness zones.

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Please complete all of the following videos and activities.

The first video will have the answer to "essential question" 1, and the second video will have the answers to "essential questions" 2 and 3.

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Ready for more?
- Research how climate change might affect Michigan
- Compare Michigan's geography to Canadian provinces
- Create a detailed resources distribution map

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By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Compare Michigan's geography to other states
- Describe how geography varies across Michigan
- Explain how Michigan's location influences its resources

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Keep these questions in mind as you learn:
1. How is geography in Michigan different or similar to geography in other states?
2. How is the geography different in different places in Michigan?
3. How does Michigan's location in North America influence its resources?

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This section only has the survey. This has to be completed before moving on and turned in. Do not move on until you have finished!

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Important words and terms to know:
- Peninsula
- Great Lakes
- Natural resources
- Landforms
- Climate
- Agriculture

-Plant hardiness
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Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words

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The world's leading online dictionary: English definitions, synonyms, word origins, example sentences, word games, and more. A trusted authority for 25+ years!

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Watch this video to learn about Michigan's two peninsulas and surrounding Great Lakes!

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Michigan's Lower and Upper Peninsulas Compared

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Did you know Michigan is rich in natural resources? Read about our forests, minerals, and freshwater.

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Natural and Historical Education Resources for Home

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We’ve put together an extensive list of links and materials to provide kids and their caregivers with plenty to do. Resources include videos from our state park interpreters, outdoor scavenger hunts, reading materials, free apps, websites, virtual tours and more.

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Discover what crops grow in different parts of Michigan and why!

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Before finishing, answer these questions:
1. Name one way Michigan's geography is unique
2. How do the Great Lakes affect Michigan?
3. List three natural resources found in Michigan

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Choose one:
1. Complete the online Michigan geography game
2. Interview a family member about local geography
3. Draw a map of your local area's resources

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Michigan: Interactive Michigan and United States Geography Games

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This section of MrNussbaum.com features Michigan and United States-themed geography games

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Read more about Michigan's geography through these kid-friendly articles:

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The Tigers are a Major League Baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan.

People have lived in the land now called Michigan for at least 12,000 years. Many centuries after those first inhabitants arrived, Native American tribes lived on the land, including the Kickapoo, Miami, Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Menominee, and Fox and Sauk. Eleven Native American tribes still live in Michigan today.

French explorers reached the area around 1618. France controlled the land until the mid-1700s, when England defeated the country in the French and Indian War, which lasted between 1754 and 1763. (Many Native Americans fought with France against England.) In 1805, Michigan became a U.S. territory. Settlers began pouring in around 1825, once the newly built Erie Canal made traveling across the country much easier. Michigan joined the Union as a free state in 1837.

Just before 1900, automakers Ransom E. Olds (as in Oldsmobile) and Henry Ford built some of the first cars in Detroit. The city is still called "Motor City" because so many cars are made there.

WHY'S IT CALLED THAT?

Experts aren't sure, but Michigan might have been named after Lake Michigan, which got its name from a Native American word that roughly translates to "big lake."

Experts don't agree on why Michigan is called the Wolverine State ... especially since not many wolverines live there! One theory is that fur traders used to exchange animal pelts, including wolverines', in Michigan. Another idea involves an 1835 land skirmish with Ohio. At the time, people from Ohio called their Michigan neighbors "wolverines" as an insult.

GEOGRAPHY AND LANDFORMS

Four of the Great Lakes share borders with Michigan: Superior, Huron, Michigan, and Erie. No wonder it's sometimes called the Great Lakes State! It's bordered by Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin in the south, and the Great Lakes and Canada in the east, north, and west. It's also the only U.S. state that's split into two big pieces: the Upper Peninsula in the north and the Lower Peninsula-known as "the mitten"-in the south. They're connected by the five-mile Mackinac Bridge.

The Upper Peninsula is forested with low hills. It includes the state's highest point, Mount Arvon-but even that's a relatively short 1,979 feet.

The Lower Peninsula is mostly flat with some hills in the north. It's also home to thousands of miles of shoreline, including Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, where 400-foot dunes give a clear view of Lake Michigan.

Over 40 percent of the state is covered in water-that's more than any other state! Michigan even has islands, including Isle Royale, a national park in the middle of Lake Superior.

Michigan is home to many types of animals-especially the widespread white-tailed deer (the state animal). Once wiped out by hunters, native elk and moose have made comebacks after herds were relocated from Wyoming and Canada, respectively.

Michigan is also home to 360 bird species, including the rare Kirtland's warbler. Raptors such as osprey, short-eared owls, and peregrine falcons live in Michigan as well, as do many water birds such as trumpeter swans, great blue herons, and piping plovers.

Red-bellied snakes, spiny soft-shell turtles, and five-lined skinks are a few of the reptiles that slink and creep through the state. Marbled salamanders, bullfrogs, and green frogs are among Michigan's amphibians.

With more than half the state covered in forests, Michigan is filled with white pine (the state tree), American mountain ash, boxelder, sugar maple, and red mulberry. Michigan rose, orange coneflower, evening primrose (check it out blooming at night!), and yellow monkey flower are some of the wildflowers that grow in the Wolverine State.

NATURAL RESOURCES

Michigan is known for fishing, thanks to its 3,288-mile coastline, the longest freshwater coastline in the United States. Forestry is another important industry, as 90 percent of the Upper Peninsula is covered in trees. The state also produces iron oxide pigments, which are used for making red, orange, yellow, and black pigment-often for makeup.

-Who was born in Michigan? Just singers Madonna, Diana Ross, and Stevie Wonder; tennis player Serena Williams; and pilot Charles Lindbergh!

-Motown Records was founded in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959 (the name came from a combination of "motor" and "town," since the city was a car manufacturing hub). The record company produced music by the Temptations, Diana Ross, the Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, and many others. The studio where much of this music was recorded is now the Motown Museum and is open to visitors.

-Corn Flakes were "born" in Battle Creek in 1898. The Kellogg brothers were trying to make granola but accidentally created flakes instead!

-The Henry Ford Museum is filled with examples of American genius. Thomas Edison's laboratory, a copy of the Declaration of Independence, and even the bus that Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks rode are all on display.

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Get facts and photos about the 26th state.

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This explains agriculture and the different hardiness zones for growing crops. Read through this to gain a better understanding of how different areas grow different crops. Michigan has THREE DIFFERENT hardiness zones, meaning it grows a lot of different crops but not all crops grown in Michigan can grow in EVERY part of Michigan. PHEW! That can be confusing, huh?

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Agriculture is another word for farming. It includes both growing and harvesting crops and raising animals, or livestock. Agriculture provides the food and many raw materials…

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Learn how the Great Lakes affect Michigan's climate in different regions.

Essential Question: How is the geography in different in different places in Michigan?

Take a look at this map to see! :)

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Explore Michigan's different landforms through this interactive map.

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This Michigan Interactive Map allows kids to learn all about it’s cities, landforms, and landmarks, simply by clicking on them.

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Please take the survey before moving forward.

You can write 1-5 on any scrap piece of paper to complete. No need to write your name! Just turn it in. If you want a copy of this survey, please feel free to get one out of the "Social Studies" bin, and turn it in. Again, no need to put your name on it!

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Natural Resources vs. Man-made Resources

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Natural Resources vs. Man-made Resources

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Natural And Man Made Things | Environmental Studies Grade 3 | Periwinkle

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Plant hardiness is important to know to answer "essential question" 2. It is a short video explaining what it means and why it is important. If it moves too quickly, you can slow down the speed to keep up!

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Find Your Plant Hardiness Zone | Backyard Smart: Know Your Zone | YouTube

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After you have completed your design, you will add your digital artifact to the link below in Google Docs. That way, you can see and analyze your classmate's project! You will be able to take notes and use them on your quiz.

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Add your name under the name section, and the link to your project under the link section.

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Talking at a level 1 is fine with the classmates in your group.

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1. Check help section.

2. Ask your table partners.

3. Raise your hand.

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1. Sitting down at your desk.

2. If you need to use the bathroom, take the pass.

3. If you need something else, please raise your hand first.

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Working on your Social Studies assignment on your Chromebook.

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Requirements for each project choice.

To earn 5 out of 5 points, include the requirements in the first column to the right of the activity you chose.

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Check out this A4 (Landscape) designed by Shelby Lindemulder.

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Apply Concepts- Choose a Project to Create

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Apply Concepts- Choose a Project to Create

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Below is where you will find the link to your choices for your digital artifact! I have given you a lot of options, however, I am open to your ideas too! Let me know if you have any questions.

-Mrs. L

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Choose ONE from the choice board!

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Amazingly Simple Graphic Design Software - Canva

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1. Review CHAMPS expectations.

2. Complete "What do you already know?" section.

3. Start Vocabulary Section.

*You will not likely finish this section on the first day.

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1. Continue working on Vocabulary section.

Watch the video clips.

2. Start "On Your Own Learning" section.

This will take more than one day.

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1. Continue "On Your Own Learning" section.

2. Move on to "Am I ready to move on?" section if you finish the "On Your Own Learning" section.

*You may not finish today, but that is okay. Please do not worry if you have not and other classmates have.*

3. If you are ready to move on, please do so! If you are not, please review the essential questions that you need more time reviewing.

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How I am feeling about the content. Am I ready for the quiz?

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1. Continue where you left off.

2. If you are through with "Am I ready to move on?" You will be working on creating your project chosen from the choice board.

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1. Continue working on your project.

*You may need more time to finish it next week, and that is okay.

Make sure that you review your rubric, and you have included all of the elements to get a "5" in each section.