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Michigan Activity Masters

Table of Contents & Correlation with the
 Michigan Social Studies Standards and Benchmarks

Two digit numbers refer to standards & three digit numbers refer to benchmarks.
Chapter and lesson titles are from the Our Michigan Adventure textbook.

  1:  MEET MICHIGAN Benchmark # Teacher Guide & Answers 14
       *Lesson 1
        This Is Your Town! 2.1 Fact Sheet 19
       *Lesson 2 State Symbols
        What Is On Our Flag? 2.1.2 (EE) State symbols  20
        Michigan, My Michigan
        What Does the Song Say?		 The unofficial state song  21
        Michigan’s Special Bird 2.4.5 Kirtland’s warbler and conservation 23
       *Lesson 3 The Water Around Us
        Picture Quiz  2.1.1, 2.1.2(EE) Identify objects important to Michigan 24
       *Lesson 4    Be Michigan Map Smart
        Where to Look Game (2p) 5.1.1 Using reference tools 25
        Where to Look Quiz 5.1.1 Testing use of reference tools 27
        Let’s Measure!  5.1.3 Questions on city population graph 28
        Making a Bar Graph  5.1.2 Graphing population of 4 MI cities 29
        Michigan Highs & Lows (2p) 5.1.3 Using topographical map 30
        Our State and the World 2.4.2(EE) Introduction to Michigan on world map 32
        A Picture Dictionary 2.4.6 Pictures of basic Michigan words 34
 2:  MICHIGAN'S FIRST PEOPLE Teacher Guide & Answers 35
       *Lesson 1 An Adventure Begins
        Secrets in Your Textbook 5.11 Using glossary and index in text 40
       *Lesson 2 From the Beginning
        Michigan’s Wild Animals 7.1 Communication and research skills 41
       *Lesson 3 Other Tribes
        Native American Word Search 1.2 Names of tribes and individuals 42
       *Lesson 4 What Was Life Like for the Tribes?
        Woodland Homes Long Ago 2.1.2 , 2.2.2
2.2.4, 2.4.3		 MEAP-like practice questions 43
        What Happened
        Changes in Tribal Villages		 1.2.1, 2.1.2
2.3.4, 2.4.3		 Understanding MEAP- like
Population density maps		 44
       *Lesson 5 Gifts From The Tribes
        The Legend of the Sleeping
        Bear		 Reading for content 45
        A Legend From the Tribes (2p) Role-playing and simulation 46
 3:  VISITORS FROM FAR AWAY Teacher Guide & Answers 48
       *Lesson 1 Explorers From Far Away
        Newcomers! 7.1.2  Good citizenship toward new people  52
        Be a Word Detective  2.1, 5.1.1 How to use a textbook’s glossary & index 53
       *Lesson 2 A Brave Priest in a Strange Land
        Find the Explorers! 5.1.3, 6.1.3 Map reading skills – directions & distances 54
       *Lesson 3 More About Maps and Globes
        Using Compass Directions 5.1.3 Learning location of Great Lakes States 56
        Finding Places on a Globe 5.1.3 Introduction to globe work and use of longitude and latitude 57
        Michigan, Its People &
        the Globe (2p)  		2.3.2 Locating places using latitude & longitude 58
       *Lesson 4 Some Grand Plans
       *Lesson 5 Trouble Between the British & French
        A Better Way 6.1.3  Exploring conflict resolution 60
       *Lesson 6 Michigan & the Birth of the United States
 4:  BECOMING A STATE  It Was Not Easy! Teacher Guide & Answers 61
       *Lesson 1 Three Strikes Against the British
        What Would You Do With It? 1.2.1(EE) Vocabulary riddles 70
        A Time Line of Your Life! 1.1.4 (EE) Creating a time line 71
        Events During a Century
        Long Ago 		1.1.1, 1.1.3 Pontiac and Tecumseh timeline
Measuring time by centuries and decades 		72
        Two Views from the Frontier
        1811-1814 		1.3.1, 1.3.2
1.4.1, 1.4.2 		Comparing different viewpoints 74
        A Lesson On the Log   1.3.2, 1.4.1
 1.4.2, 6.2.1 		Judging Decisions From the Past 76
       *Lesson 2 Pioneers, On The Way!
        Henry’s Letter and Time
        to Compare 		1.3.1 & 2.1.1 Read-aloud for listening skills comparing past and present
            		77
        All About Pioneers  2.1 Listening skills using guest speaker 79
        You Are a Pioneer for a Day! 1.2.1, 2.2.2
2.2.3, 4.1.1
4.1.2, 4.1.3		 A simulation game...
Buying land and starting a pioneer homestead in Michigan helps students understand how land and water affect settlement patterns during the land boom of the 1830's and 1840's. 		80
       *Lesson 3 Laws and People in the Young Land
        General Store Ink Slinger 4.2.2 (EE) Understanding the costs of running a business 84
        What Happened - 2nd Lesson
        Changes in Tribal Villages 		1.2.1, 2.1.2
2.3.4, 2.4.3 		Understanding MEAP- like
Population density maps 		85
        To Michigan and Beyond 2.2.3, 3.3.1, 2.3.4 Introduction to regions of the United States 86
 5:  SLAVERY AND THE TROUBLE
       THAT FOLLOWED		 Teacher Guide & Answers 87
      *Lesson 1 No Slaves Here– But...
        On the Way to Freedom 1.2 & 1.2.3 Story with blanks for vocabulary 90
        Mystery of the Underground
        Railroad in Michigan 		1.2 & 1.3.3 Read-aloud story 91
        List—Major Events Relating to
        Slavery and the Underground
        Railroad 		1.2.1 Teacher reference 92
        Map—The Underground
        Railroad in Michigan		 5.1.2 Teacher reference 93
        An Underground Railroad Quiz 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 2.3.4 MEAP-like practice questions 94
        A Passenger on the Danger
        Line!		 1.2 Creative writing: thoughts & feelings  95
       *Lesson 2 Slavery Splits the Nation!
        Making a Time Line 1.1.2 Some Michigan events up to the Civil War  96
 6:  USING NATURE'S GIFTS! Teacher Guide & Answers 97
      *Lesson 1 What Is Under Our Feet?
        *Lesson 2 Two Useful Metals
        Underground in Michigan
        Crossword 		2.2.2 (EE) Vocabulary crossword on minerals 101
        Danger in the Mines (2p) 4.2.3, 5.1.3 Creative thinking and circle graph 102
       *Lesson 3 Down Go the Tall Trees
        Guess Me, I Am a Tree! Matching, identifying trees 104
        What’s Going On?
        with Lumberjack Lingo		 1.2.2, 2.4.3 Creative thinking and sequence of events;
vocabulary aid		 105
        Alphabet Song Traditional lumber camp song  107
       *Lesson 4 You Can Do It Mrs. Bissell!
        What Would You Do With It? Vocabulary riddles  108
 7:  ON THE MOVE - RIVERS, ROADS, ETC Teacher Guide & Answers 109
      *Lesson 1 Travel Long Ago
         A Great Lakes Voyage! 2.3.3, 2.3.4  Story with blanks for vocabulary 111
         A Great Lakes Profile 2.1.2 (EE) Study of the Great Lakes 112
      *Lesson 2 Two Helpful Inventors
         Tom Edison’s message 1.1.2, 1.1.3 Decoding a message 113
        *Lesson 3 Wow! What a Car!
        *Lesson 4 Changing From Horses To Cars
         A Tale of Two Cars 4.2.1 (EE)
5.1.3, 5.2.3 		Practice with MEAP-like pie charts 114
 8:  TWO WARS & OTHER WORRIES Teacher Guide & Answers 115
       *Lesson 1 World War I is Coming!
       *Lesson 2 Changes After the War
        Interview a Suffragette! 1.1.2, 1.1.3,
1.2.2, 3.2.2,
6.1.2		 Exploring democratic values 119
        1912 Equal Rights? (see above) What a woman could do in 1912 121
        The Green Hornet -
        You Are On the Air 		Write Your Own Green Hornet Radio Story 122
        *Lesson 3 The Good Times End
        *Lesson 4 Workers Need Help!
         Life in the 1930's 1.2.2, 4.1.1
 4.1.2, 4.1.3 		Consumer math and a household budget 123
       *Lesson 5 World War II
        World War II When I Was 9 1.1.2, 1.2.4
5.1.2, 7.1.2		 Story of what school kids did to help win WWII 125
        Twentieth Century Challenge! 1.1.1, 1.2.1
5.1.1		 Review of 20th century events 126
 9:  MICHIGAN TO THE YEAR 2000 Teacher Guide & Answers 128
      *Lesson 1 What Is In the News- the 1950's
        *Lesson 2 Want to Take Their Places?
         A 20th Century Michigan
         Glossary		 5.1.1 Chapter review using events and people with a 20th Century Michigan Tale 131
         Michigan County Puzzler Activity for higher level thinking skills 133
         County Compare
         How Many Live There?		  2.4.4, 5.1.3  Practice making MEAP - like population density maps 135
10:  MICHIGAN TO THE YEAR 2000 Teacher Guide & Answers 137
        *Lesson 1 Sharing Facts About Michigan Products
         Michigan Made!  2.3.1, 4.1.1 (EE) Locating industries in Michigan 144
         Now It’s Your Turn!  4.2.1, 4.2.2, 2.3 Group activity to create a Michigan product 145
         And Now a Word From
         Our Sponsor! 		6.3 Communication skills with TV Ad 146
          Be car Sharp Quiz 4.2.3  Quiz about the auto industry 147
        *Lesson 2 Using Nature for More Products
          Forest or Factory? 2.2.2 (EE)
6.1.5 & 6.2.2 		Conservation & economic decision-making 148
          Pollution Problem (2 p) 2.5.1 & 7.1.1 (MS) Consequences of toxic waste 149
        *Lesson 3 Good Things to Eat From Michigan
         Good Things to Eat
         From Michigan 		2.2.1 & 2.2.3 Identify food products shown on map 151
         Climate and Farming  4.4.3 (EE) Influence of Michigan climate 152
         What We Need From
         Other Places 		4.5.2 (EE) Understanding dependence; uses circle graphs 153
          Import-Export  2.3.4, 4.2.2 (EE)
4.5.3 		Imports and exports using Michigan-made office furniture 155
11:  MICHIGAN'S - Who Are We? Teacher Guide & Answers 156
        *Lesson 1 Many Groups From Many Lands
        They Came From Afar (2 p)  1.2.2, 2.3. Interpreting a graph showing ethnic origins of Michigan’s people 159
        *Lesson 2 Are These Your Ancestors?
         Your Ancestors and You! 1.2.3 , 2.1.2  Learning about family heritage  161
         Your Family Tree
         and Family Tree Tally Sheet  		1.1.4 (EE) Tracing family genealogy 162
         Where They Were Born  1.2.2, 2.3.4 Graphing places where grandparents were born 164
        *Lesson 3 More Nations in Our Parade of Ancestors
         From Other Lands  2.3.2 Vocabulary story for student completion 165
         Who Am I In Michigan?  1.2.3  Research on famous Michigan people 166
12: SO MUCH TO SEE IN MICHIGAN Teacher Guide & Answers 167
       *Lesson 1 Sharing About Places to Visit
        The Great Lakes Region (2p) 2.4.1, 2.4.5
  2.4.6, 4.4.3 		 Concept of geographic regions using the Great Lakes  175
        Compare Two Regions and
        People of Two Regions 		2.4.2, 2.4.6 Comparing two geographic regions and the lives of people in them 177
        Canada, a Neighbor (3p) 2.1.1, 2.4.2 (MS) Facts and locations in Ontario 179
        Traveling Around Ontario 2.1.1, 2.4.2 (MS) Tracing route to various Ontario cities 181
        *Lesson 2 Finishing Our Tour Of Michigan
         A Trip Through Michigan 2.3.3, 2.4.1 Plan imaginary vacation 183
         Touring Michigan 2.3.1, 2.3.3, 3.4.2 Practice using a possible MEAP format 184
         My Michigan Vacation and
         My Michigan Vacation
         Work sheet 		2.3.3 & 2.4.1 Map skills and consumer math 185
         Michigan Family Vacation
         Budget- 		4.1.3, 4.2.1 (EE) Planning a vacation budget 187
         My County Internet Promo 2.1.3, 2.3.1, 2.4.1  Preparing tourist information about your county 188
         The Careless Camper  7.1.1 Environmental citizenship 189
13: IT HAPPENS IN LANSING/GOVERNMENT Teacher Guide & Answers 190
       *Lesson 1 Why Do We Have Government?
        Be a Word Detective (2 p) 5.1.1 Using glossary and index 198
        What Government Does for Us  4.3.1 Government services word search 200
        Democratic Values
        Word Riddle 1 		3.2.2, 3.2.3 Introducing Core Democratic Values 201
        Democratic Values
        Word Riddle 2 		3.2.2, 3.2.3 Introducing Core Democratic Values 202
       *Lesson 2 More About How It Works
        The Government Tree (2 p) 3.4.3 Basic state government facts 203
        The Government Tree Quiz 3.4.3 Quiz on basic government facts 205
        Building Blocks of Democracy 3.2.2, 3.2.3 Introducing Core Democratic Values 206
       *Lesson 3 Making Laws and More!
        How an Idea Becomes a Law 3.3, 3.4.3 Flow chart showing the creation of a law 207
        Outlining “How an Idea
        Becomes a Law” 		3.3, 3.4.3 Translating flow chart information to outline format 208
        Trouble at the Old Courthouse 3.2.2, 3.3.2
 4.3.1, 6.1.3
 6.2.1, 6.3.1		 Study of a public policy issue
(rights of the disabled) 		209
BIBLIOGRAPHY and RESOURCE MAPS 213



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