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Michigan Geography
CHAPTER 1
Vocabulary
 Glaciers: (places formed by glaciers…Sleeping Bear
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Dunes)
Volcanoes: (places formed by volcanoes..UP mountain
peaks)
Ecosystems:(forest, pond, lake, marshes)
Boundary: (land connected to another state/country
Peninsula: ( land surrounded on 3 sides with water) (UP
LP)
Drumlin: (landforms created by glaciers) (southeast MI)
Strait: (narrow channel of water connecting two large
bodies of water)
 Activity: Locate these places on your Michigan Map. Use the key provided.
Online Resources
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Glacier Video Clip on United Streaming:
America's Heartland: Waterways at Work (01:27)
America's Heartland: Influences of Time on Terrain (01:25)
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Video Clip of Ice Covering North America/How the Great Lakes were
http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/greatlakeskids/greatlakesmovie5.html
http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/ice_ages/laurentide_deglaciation.html
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Web Sites:
http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/ice_ages/
http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/larson/glacier_maps.html
http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/index.htm (ponds and lakes)
http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/deciduous3/deciduous3.html (forest)
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http://www.enchantedlearning.com/ (marshes and ponds)
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Follow Up Activity : Cause and Effect Transparency 10
Ecosystems
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Fresh Water
Forest
Pond
Marsh
Activity: Describe your Ecosystem:
You may use any tech tools to create your ecosystem: Photo Story, Kid Pix,
Power point.
1.List the living and nonliving things?
2.How are people, plants and animals interacting with each other in the
ecosystem?
3.What is the impact of humans in your ecosystem?
4.How do people protect and/or harm your ecosystem?
http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/greatlakeskids/marsh-puzzle-4.swf
http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/greatlakeskids/habitatfinal.html
Writing Reflection
Moodle Forum (Q and A):
1. Name 3 ways people might harm a Michigan
Ecosystem (fresh water, ponds, forests, marshes)
2. Give one suggestion on how people can protect
our Michigan Ecosystems.
Culminating Review
Option #1:
Postcard Summary of Regions:
 Name the Great Lakes
 Directions from different parts of the US
 Climate in January and July Describe Lake Effect weather in
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winter and summer.
Ecosystem and animals they may encounter
U.P. Natural resources
Products grown in Michigan
When you come to Michigan it is shaped like a Mitten
because….. ?
Example: Bring to wear in January, bring a camera to catch
pictures of the deer.
Culminating Review
Option#2:
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Tourism commercial (Audacity)
Interview with a panel of “experts” on Michigan
(Maria the meteorologist, Mary the Farmer, Mike the
Miner, Greg the Grocer, Steve the Store Owner)
Name the Great Lakes
Directions from different parts of the US
Climate in January and July Describe Lake Effect weather in
winter and summer.
Ecosystem and animals they may encounter
U.P. Natural resources
Products grown in Michigan
When you come to Michigan it is shaped like a Mitten
because…..?