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Our Michigan Symbols By Ms. Overton’s 3 rd and 4 th Graders. http://www.50states.com/flag/miflag.htm. State seal. http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/seals/mi_seal.htm http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1638_8731-22823--,00.html. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
http://www.50states.com/flag/miflag.htm
Our Michigan Symbols
By Ms. Overton’s 3rd and 4th Graders
State seal
http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/seals/mi_seal.htmhttp://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1638_8731-22823--,00.html
This seal is on the blue Michigan flag. Some of the words on the seal say, “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you.
http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/article_384.shtmlhttp://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Michigan/AmericanRobin_bird.html
Michigan state bird robin
http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/fish/mi_brook_trout.htm
http://www.statefishart.com/states/midwest/mi.htm
Fish symbols
Allison Fayth !
It is colorful all around with blue, red, and green spots on its sides. It grows about 8 inches to 10 inches.
http://www.50states.com/flower/michigan.htm
http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flowers/mi_apple_blossom.htm
http://homeschooling.about.com/library/blmiflower.htm
State flower the apple blossom since 1897
http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Michigan/MichiganSymbols.html
http://www.statefossils.com/mi/mifossil.html
Mastodon. They looked like hairy elephants and they lived long ago.
http://www.cst.cmich.edu/users/dietr1rv/chlorastrolite.htm
Michigan state gem greenstone!
Our state government votedto make this our gem in 1973.you can find this in Lake Superior by Isle Royale.
http://www.h-net.org/~michigan/symbols/rep.html
http://www.oaklandweb.com/govt/state/state_symbols.htm
http://www.northrup.org/photos/painted-turtle/
http://www.northrup.org/photos/painted-turtle/
Painted turtle state reptile
A while ago some students felt we should have a state reptile. In 1995 the painted turtle became Michigan’s state reptile.
Whitetail Deer
http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Michigan/mammal_deer.html#
State mammal. Over a million deer live here.
State Soil Kalkaska
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/soil/less_pln/color/mi.htmftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NSSC/StateSoil_Profiles/mi_soil.pdf
The state government chose this soil in 1990 so we would remember how important soil is for growing food.
http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Michigan/wildflowerLakeIris.html
Dwarf Lake Iris Wildflower
It’s hard to find and it’s very small.
http://www.statefossils.com/mi/mistone.htmlhttp://www.dayooper.com/petoskey.htm
Petoskey stone
It has a design on it that shows up better when you put water on it. Petoskey stones are left over ancient coral from Michigan was covered with a sea. The stones are very old.
http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Michigan/tree_easternwhitepine.html
White pine
http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjgeog/p/susmitree.htmhttp://www.oaklandweb.com/govt/state/state_symbols.htm
It is an evergreen. It always stays green in snow and in bad days. Lots of people used it for lumber long ago. It grows best in the north part of the state.