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DO THESE DO THESE ANIMALS LOOK ANIMALS LOOK

FAMILIAR?FAMILIAR?

Michigan is home to many unique plants, Michigan is home to many unique plants, animals, and natural resources. The animals, and natural resources. The following slides will help you to learn following slides will help you to learn

about some of these unique living and about some of these unique living and non-living parts of Michigan. You will also non-living parts of Michigan. You will also be able to explore and see why they are be able to explore and see why they are

such a special part of Michigan’s such a special part of Michigan’s ecosystems.ecosystems.

MICHIGAN’S STATE SYMBOLSMICHIGAN’S STATE SYMBOLSWhile you are exploring the many state While you are exploring the many state symbols of Michigan, try to see if you can symbols of Michigan, try to see if you can answer one or more of these questions:answer one or more of these questions:

Have I seen this symbol before?Have I seen this symbol before? What environment are most Michigan What environment are most Michigan animals, plants and resources found in?animals, plants and resources found in? Why have these animals, plants and Why have these animals, plants and resources been chosen as state symbols resources been chosen as state symbols

of Michigan?of Michigan?

CHALLENGECHALLENGESTUDENTS- FIND SOMETHING VERY STUDENTS- FIND SOMETHING VERY UNIQUE ABOUT EACH STATE SYMBOL. UNIQUE ABOUT EACH STATE SYMBOL.

WRITE INFORMATION IN YOUR WRITE INFORMATION IN YOUR NOTEBOOKS AND WE WILL COMPARE NOTEBOOKS AND WE WILL COMPARE

WITH PARTNERS, WHO CAN WITH PARTNERS, WHO CAN UNCOVER THE MOST INTERESTING UNCOVER THE MOST INTERESTING

AND UNIQUE INFORMATIONAND UNIQUE INFORMATION. .

MICHIGANMICHIGANState SymbolsState Symbols

Bird:Bird: Robin Robin

Fish:Fish: Brook Trout Brook Trout

Flower:Flower: Apple Blossom Apple Blossom

Game Mammal:Game Mammal: White Tailed White Tailed

DeerDeer

Reptile:Reptile: Painted Turtle Painted Turtle

Soil:Soil: Kalkaska Sand Kalkaska Sand

Tree:Tree: White Pine White Pine

Stone:Stone: Petoskey Stone Petoskey Stone

Wildflower:Wildflower: Dwarf Lake Iris Dwarf Lake Iris

DO YOUDO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS RECOGNIZE THIS BIRD WITHOUT BIRD WITHOUT IT’S RED IT’S RED BREAST?BREAST?

American RobinAmerican Robin

Chosen as the State Bird in 1931Chosen as the State Bird in 1931 Many robins migrate south for the winter. Many robins migrate south for the winter. Robins returning are one of the first “signs of Robins returning are one of the first “signs of

spring"spring" The American robin eats a wide variety of foods The American robin eats a wide variety of foods

including fruits and berries, worms, grubs and including fruits and berries, worms, grubs and caterpillars all readily available in the deciduous caterpillars all readily available in the deciduous forestforest..

CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MICHIGAN'S STATCLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MICHIGAN'S STATE BIRD....E BIRD....

THE AMERICAN ROBINTHE AMERICAN ROBIN

BROOK TROUTBROOK TROUT State Fish since 1965State Fish since 1965

Brook Trout are native to Michigan and found Brook Trout are native to Michigan and found throughout the state.throughout the state.

MICHIGAN is home to clear and cold streams, MICHIGAN is home to clear and cold streams, lakes, and ponds that Brook Trout like to live in.lakes, and ponds that Brook Trout like to live in.

Find out more about Find out more about MICHIGAN’S STATE FISHMICHIGAN’S STATE FISH

WHAT NAME DOES THIS FRUIT WHAT NAME DOES THIS FRUIT AND THIS FLOWER HAVE IN AND THIS FLOWER HAVE IN

COMMON?COMMON?

Apple BlossomApple 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 KNOLEARN SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE APPLE BLOSSOM!W ABOUT THE APPLE BLOSSOM!

White Tailed DeerWhite Tailed Deer Chosen as the State Game Mammal in 1997 by a

group of Zeeland 4th 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

Painted TurtlePainted Turtle

Chosen as the State Reptile in 1995 after a group of Niles 5th 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 MICHIGAN’S STATE REPTILE

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS??DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS??

IT IS MICHIGAN’S STATE SOILIT IS MICHIGAN’S STATE SOILKalkaska SandKalkaska 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

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Michigan’s State Tree has five Michigan’s State Tree has five needles!needles!

White PineWhite Pine NATIVE TO MICHIGAN NATIVE TO MICHIGAN

Chosen as the State Tree in 1955Chosen as the State Tree in 1955

White Pine Tree FactsWhite Pine Tree Facts Leaves: needles 3 to 5 in. long and in groups of fivesLeaves: needles 3 to 5 in. long and in groups of fives Cones: slender, without thorns: 3 to 10 in. longCones: slender, without thorns: 3 to 10 in. long Height: 80 to 100 ft.Height: 80 to 100 ft. Trunk Diameter: 2 to 3 1/2ftTrunk Diameter: 2 to 3 1/2ft

FUN FACTSFUN FACTS Tallest one in Marquette, Mich. is 180 ft. Tallest one in Marquette, Mich. is 180 ft.

One needle for each letter of its first name: W-H-I-T-E. One needle for each letter of its first name: W-H-I-T-E. Wood used in home construction. Wood used in home construction.

FIND OUT MORE!!FIND OUT MORE!!

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

Petoskey StonePetoskey 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!

DWARF LAKE IRISDWARF 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 IRIS

MICHIGAN IS PART OF THE MICHIGAN IS PART OF THE DECIDIOUS FOREST BIOMEDECIDIOUS FOREST BIOME

THE PLANTS, TREES, AND THE PLANTS, TREES, AND ANIMALS ADAPT TO THE ANIMALS ADAPT TO THE CHANGES IN WEATHER CHANGES IN WEATHER THROUGH THE FOUR THROUGH THE FOUR SEASONS WINTER, SEASONS WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, AND SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL.FALL.

Take a Take a Deciduous Forest TourDeciduous Forest Tour

STUDENTS PLEASE TAKE THE DECIDUOUS FOREST STUDENTS PLEASE TAKE THE DECIDUOUS FOREST FIELD TRIP BY CLICKING THE LINK ABOVE!FIELD TRIP BY CLICKING THE LINK ABOVE!

REASONS FOR SEASONS REASONS FOR SEASONS THE FOUR SEASONS HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE TILT OF THE THE FOUR SEASONS HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE TILT OF THE

EARTH'S AXIS. AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR, THE EARTH'S AXIS. AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR, THE SUN'S RAYS HIT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE GLOBE MORE SUN'S RAYS HIT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE GLOBE MORE DIRECTLY. THE ANGLE OF THE EARTH'S AXIS TILTS THE DIRECTLY. THE ANGLE OF THE EARTH'S AXIS TILTS THE

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE TOWARDS THE SUN DURING THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE TOWARDS THE SUN DURING THE SUMMER.SUMMER.

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

Do you think you know your Do you think you know your Michigan State Symbols?Michigan State Symbols?

Take this Take this quizquiz and find out! and find out!

HOW ABOUT ANOTHER HOW ABOUT ANOTHER MICHIGAN QUIZ?MICHIGAN QUIZ?

Michigan TestMichigan Test

NATIONAL STANDARDS LINKNATIONAL STANDARDS LINK National Science Education StandardsNational Science Education Standards

With help from…With help from… Michigan by Elizabeth M. JohnsonMichigan by Elizabeth M. Johnson Michigan by Whitecap Books Ltd.Michigan by Whitecap Books Ltd. American Robin Link: American Robin Link:

http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/species/2194.htmlhttp://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/species/2194.html Brook Trout Link: Brook Trout Link: http://www.statefishart.com/states/midwest/mi.htmhttp://www.statefishart.com/states/midwest/mi.htm Apple Blossom Link: Apple Blossom Link: http://www.statehousegirls.net/mi/symbols/flower/http://www.statehousegirls.net/mi/symbols/flower/ White Tailed Deer Link: White Tailed Deer Link: http://members.aol.com/KiteCD2/an_MDeerwt.htmhttp://members.aol.com/KiteCD2/an_MDeerwt.htm Painted Turtle Link: Painted Turtle Link: http://www.h-net.org/~michigan/symbols/rep.htmlhttp://www.h-net.org/~michigan/symbols/rep.html Kalkaska Sand Link: Kalkaska Sand Link:

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: White Pine Link: http://www.statehousegirls.net/mi/symbols/tree/http://www.statehousegirls.net/mi/symbols/tree/ Petoskey Stone Link: Petoskey Stone Link: http://www.geo.msu.edu/geo333/petoskystone.htmlhttp://www.geo.msu.edu/geo333/petoskystone.html Dwarf Lake Iris Link: Dwarf Lake Iris Link:

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/factsheets/plants/dwarf.htmhttp://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/factsheets/plants/dwarf.htm The Temperate Forest Biome Field Trip: The Temperate Forest Biome Field Trip:

http://www.field-trips.org/tours/sci/forest/_tourlaunch1.htmhttp://www.field-trips.org/tours/sci/forest/_tourlaunch1.htm State Symbols Quiz: State Symbols Quiz:

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: Michigan Test: http://scnc.milan.k12.mi.us/~padlab/michigantest/MichiganTest.htmhttp://scnc.milan.k12.mi.us/~padlab/michigantest/MichiganTest.htm National Science Standards: National Science Standards: http://http://

www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html/goalswww.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html/goals