VEGETATION, CLIMATE, AND

SYMBOLS L E S S O N 4

TIMED PAIR SHARE

1. The teacher announces a topic,

states how long each student will

share, and provides think time.

2. In pairs, Partner A shares; Partner B

listens.

3. Partner B responds with a positive

gambit.

4. Partners switch roles.

Michigan state symbols: Do you know of any? What do you think they might be?

Bird Stone Flower Tree Animal Fish Reptile

M I C H I G A N S TAT E S Y M B O LS

Apple

Blo sso m

Wh it e Pin e

Pe t o sk e y

St o n e

ROBI NSt at e Bir d:

Br o o k

Tr o u t

Pain t e d

Tu r t le

Wh it e -Taile d

De e r

STATE SYMBOL FLIPBOOK

It’s your turn to create a flipbook of the state symbols.

Cut out the pictures and glue them on the correct pages.

Be sure to write the name of each symbol on the line.

M I C H I G A N S TAT E I N T E R A C T I V E F O R E S T M A P W H AT I S T H I S M A P T RY I N G TO S H OW

U S ?

Michigan State Interactive Forest Map

Glac ie r

Ve ge t at io n

A slow moving mass of ice.

Plants that

are within

an area

or habitat.

TIMED PAIR SHARE

1. The teacher announces a topic, states how long each

student will share, and provides think time.

2. In pairs, Partner A shares; Partner B listens.

3. Partner B responds with a positive gambit.

4. Partners switch roles.

Do you usually see a cactus in

someone’s front yard in Michigan?

Clim at e

Te m pe r at u r e

Weather condit ions in an area

that occur over a period of

t ime.

How hot or cold

the air is measured

in degrees.

MICHIGAN HAS A TEMPERATE CLIMATE

We experience all four

seasons and have a wide

variety of temperature

ranges.

Clim at e

Te m pe r at u r e

Weather condit ions in an area

that occur over a period of

t ime.

How hot or cold

the air is measured

in degrees.

Pr e c ipit at io n

Ligh t h o u se

Rain, snow, sleet,

or hail that falls

to the ground.

A building, like

a tower, that

has a light to

guide ships.

DIFFERENT VEGETATION GROWS AT DIFFERENT POINTS IN THE YEAR DUE TO OUR CLIMATE

M I C H I G A N C L I M AT E W R I T E / D R A W