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		Detroit Unit Plan ^Votes:0 SUBJECT: Michigan History, Geography, Economics TOPIC: Detroit GRADE LEVEL: Upper Elementary CREATORS: Phenecia Brown, Geral Archutowski, Dan'elle Nelson,Meredith Summer, Jill Butkiewicz Schedule of Events for Detroit Unit Plan Day 1 Introduction, Motown music, KWL poster Day 2 Indians in Detroit. Discuss artifacts. Make Indian headdress. Day 3 Cadillac arrives. Role playing. Day 4 Growth of city. Geography mapping. Day 5 Famous figures of Detroit. Pocketful of history. Day 6 Henry Ford-video with semantic mapping. Day 7 Auto industry and unions, second part of video. Make aproduction line. Day 8 Same as day 7, Student forum about pros and cons of unions.Short essays. Day 9 Riots and protests, students summarize old newspaper articles.Discuss riot effects in reports. Day 10 Places in Read More Go to Site


		Discover Michigan Unit Plan ^Votes:0 SUBJECT: Michigan History TOPIC: Michigan GRADE LEVEL: Upper Elementary CREATORS: Pamela Baerwolf, Dina Boswell, Mary Golec, Kevin Grammens,Patrice Kettlewell Schedule of Events for Discover Michigan Unit WEEK ONE Monday Introduction to Michigan Unit Literature: Michigan Poem from Images of Michigan Activity: Oral presentation of Michigan pictures for interactive bulletin board Let's Tour Michigan Tuesday Michigan Creative Writing/Art Literature: Michigan by Servaitis Activity: Students will write and read a descriptive paragraph abouttheir picture on the map. Children will also prepare their Michigan bookfor daily reflective journal entries. Wednesday Geography/Mathematics Literature: Michigan by Servaitis Activity: Students will measure distances between Michigan locationsand calcula Read More Go to Site

		Michigan Historical Center, Lansing, Michigan ^Votes:0 Michigan.gov home HAL Home Museums \| State Archives \| SHPO \| Archaeology \| Michigan History Magazine Teachers' Stuff on the Michigan Historical Center Web site has moved. You will find it in "For the Professional: Teacher Resources." Please add the new URL to your list of favorites or bookmarks. We will take you there shortly, or you may click below: http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17451_18670_18793---,00.html You will find our pages on the www.michigan.gov consolidated state Web site with those of the other agencies of the Department of History, Arts and Librariesproviding even more material to fill your information, education and browsing needs. www.michiganhistory.org Thursday, January 16, 2003 ? 2003 Michigan Historical Center Send comments about this page to W Read More Go to Site

		The Huron Indians ^Votes:0 The Huron Indians Social Studies Unit Plan Megan Paxton Mary O?Toole Amy Herold Amy Lipinski Megan Riesenberger Mitch Nguyen The Huron Indians Social Studies Unit Plan The unit is prepared for a fourth grade class. The unit material will be taught for one hour each day, unless additional time is required for a certain activity. The unit was chosen in an effort to educate the students about the culture of the Huron Indians and to make them aware of the diversity and history of our country?s first inhabitants, the Native Americans. Through social studies as well as cross-curricular lessons, the students will understand the similarities and differences between the Native Americans who lived in Detroit and those in other parts of the country. Michigan content standards and benchmarks: Standard Read More Go to Site

		Welcome to MGTV Online ^Votes:0 Mission Statement \| Programming Policies \| The MGTV Story \| FAQ \| Holidays \| Staff \| Employment \| Copyright Battle Flags: Michigan and the Civil War Table of Contents Student Materials Title # of Pages Flag Facts 2 Glossary 2 Resources 3 Credits (Publisher File) 1 Teacher Materials Title # of Pages Lesson 00 Unit Overview/Lesson Plan Intro 2 Lesson 01 Flag Day 1 Lesson 02 Was Michigan in the Civil War 1 Lesson 03 Poem Pieces 1 Lesson 04 The Flag will Stand “Till I Fall” 1 Lesson 05 Letters from the War 1 Lesson 06 Gather Round and Hear My Tale 1 Lesson 07 Effects of the Civil War: The Ginger Ale Lesson 1 Lesson 08 Whatever Happened to Those Flags? 1 Lesson 09 Capture the Flag: The Battle of the Knowledge Gap 1 Addit Read More Go to Site

		Welcome to MGTV Online ^Votes:0 Mission Statement \| Programming Policies \| The MGTV Story \| FAQ \| Holidays \| Staff \| Employment \| Copyright Battle Flags: Michigan and the Civil War Lesson 2: Was Michigan in the Civil War? Overview/Objectives: This lesson will determine the student's prior knowledge, add to their knowledge base and peak their interests in Michigan during the Civil War years. The student will explore and review the basic concepts of the Civil War and look deeply into Michigan's extensive involvement. The student will understand the guidelines and requirements for successful completion of this unit. Benchmarks Targeted: I.1.MS.1, I.1.MS.2, I.2.MS.1, I.2.MS.2, I.3.MS.1, I.4.MS.4, III.1.MS.3, IV.1.MS.2 Procedure: 1) Asking students what they know about the Civil War, begin to fill in the Read More Go to Site

		Welcome to MGTV Online ^Votes:0 Mission Statement \| Programming Policies \| The MGTV Story \| FAQ \| Holidays \| Staff \| Employment \| Copyright Battle Flags: Michigan and the Civil War Lesson 5: Letters from the War Overview/Objectives: Today students will play an investigative role as they read and dissect letters written by actual Michigan soldiers during the Civil War. Students will look for clues about the life and attitudes of these very special men. The students will discover what life was like as a Civil War soldier. Benchmarks Targeted: I.1.MS.2, I.2.MS.1, I.2.MS.2, I.2.MS.4, I.3.MS.1, I.3.MS.3, I.4.MS.4, II.2.MS.5, VI.1.MS.3 Procedure: 1) Have students break into small groups. Explain to students that "primary sources" revealed much of what we know about the Civil War. Students will analyze actu Read More Go to Site

		Welcome to MGTV Online ^Votes:0 Mission Statement \| Programming Policies \| The MGTV Story \| FAQ \| Holidays \| Staff \| Employment \| Copyright Battle Flags: Michigan and the Civil War Lesson 8: The Vernors Lesson Overview: Today the students will use their knowledge base to determine and discover the effects of the Civil War on Michigan, its people, and the Nation. Benchmarks Targeted: I.1.MS.2, I.2.MS.1, I.2.MS.2, I.2.MS.4, I.3.MS.1, I.4.MS.3, II.1.MS.3, II.2.MS.5, VI.1.MS.3 Procedure: 1) Have a small glass of Vernors on every desk for students as they enter the room. Vernors was created as a direct result of the Civil War. The fact sheet's bonus question asks students to ponder why Vernors is part of this lesson. See the Vernors' story as told on: Soda Fountain 2) Hand out the " Effects of the Civil W Read More Go to Site

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