Curated OER
Indiana
In this Indiana learning exercise, students read a two page text about the history of the state of Indiana. Students answer 10 true and false questions.
Curated OER
Grandma Thinks It's Cake Baking Weather
Second graders listen to a read aloud of Patricia Polacco's book "Thunder Cake" to explain how daily life has changed over the past 150 years.
Curated OER
How Do We Know These Beetles Are Safe to Use?
Students evaluate the impact beetles have on plants. In groups, they select plants to expose to leaf-feeding beetles and place those beetles on the caged plants. They observe the beetles and discuss the insect and plant interaction...
Curated OER
State Symbols
In this social studies worksheet, students examine and analyze each of the state's abbreviations, capitals, birds, flowers, animals and the dates when they became a state.
Curated OER
Volcanoes: How Safe Are They?
Students explore the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth, plot their locations, and research different volcanic hazards.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Michigan
Discover the "Great Lakes State." Learn all of the different nicknames for Michigan. Library of Congress website gives us a wide range of information.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Anishinabe Ojibwe Chippewa: Culture
Though written for grades 3-5, this lesson plan can be easily changed to help students of all ages learn about the Chippewa people. Additional resources provide historical, cultural, and geographical facts concerning this Native American...
Other
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan: A Grammar of Their Language
The history of the Ottawa and Chippewa Native Americans is recorded in this twenty four chapter analysis by Andrew J. Blackbird. Includes important legends and family and personal history as related to the tribes. With links to...
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: American Indian Movement
A document on native people's movements can be downloaded here. It contains a National Alliance for Red Power (NARP) newsletter from June/July 1969, that was published in Vancouver, British Columbia. This is followed by materials from...
Library of Congress
Loc: The History of the Upper Midwest
Wonderful site that presents the history of the upper Midwest from the 1600s to around 1900, including Minnesota, Michigan, and Northwest Territories.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Michigan State History for Kids
Students study the history and timeline of the state of Michigan including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Pontiac's Rebellion, and the War of 1812 on this webpage.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Digital Center: Feeding America
Digital database of American cookbooks from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries provides insights into the social history of Americans across three centuries through a consideration of women's labor in the household,...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Lewis Cass: Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850
An argument by the Michigan Territorial governor, Lewis Cass, that claimed state laws superseded the rights claimed by Native American tribes like the Cherokee.