Students use pictures, graphs, and a map to identify the kinds of energy we use in Michigan, differentiate between renewable and non-renewable energy resources, and identify the sources of Michigan’s energy resources.

Students build a model turbine to observe how different energy resources can be used to turn a turbine, inquire how the interaction between a wire and a magnet generates electricity, and investigate the different mix of energy resources used to generate electricity in Michigan, the United States, and the world.

The focus of this lesson is learning about the advantages and disadvantages of different kinds of renewable energy resources and their potential use in Michigan. Students read about different renewable resources, watch a teacher demonstration, and match different kinds of energy sources with the advantages and disadvantages of each. Students then compare the advantages and disadvantages of renewable and non-renewable resources and use the comparisons to write a letter to their state legislators.

The MITECS and Computer Science Standards Crosswalk resources provide a variety of activities for teachers to easily integrate the MITECS (Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students) and Michigan Computer Science Standards into the K-8 classroom. They were created for all teachers who are interested in exploring ways to make connections between computer science and grade level curriculum content.

This project is meant to be a flexible way for students to research Michigan with student choice and voice. Feel free to modify it to suit your students' needs.

This introductory lesson goes through the process of looking at environmental features. These features are used to determine whether or not a place is a good place to choose for a settlement.

What do you think makes Michigan special? You might be thinking that Michigan is special because it is your home. Maybe it is special because the people you care about live in Michigan. These are wonderful reasons. This resource will help you learn about many other ways that Michigan is special.

This lesson covers talks about how the location of a place is an important piece of geography.This website and project is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

This unit centers on the history of Michigan. The geography, economy, civics, etc. are looked at in this unit.

This is the 3rd Grade Geography Unit created using MAISA/MC3 and Michigan Open Book - Chapter 1. (20-21)

UMCDC 3rd Grade MiOpenBook Chapter 1 Section 1 "What Makes Michigan Special?" (20-21)

UMCDC 3rd Grade MiOpenBook Chapter 1 Section 2 "Where is Michigan Located?" (20-21)

UMCDC 3rd Grade MiOpenBook Chapter 3 Government "What does Michigan's government do?" (20-21)

UMCDC 3rd Grade MiOpenBook Chapter 4 History "How did the movement of people impact the early history of Michigan?" (20-21)

UMCDC 3rd Grade MiOpen Book Chapter 4 Section 2 "In What Ways did the Early People of Michigan Interact With the Environment?" (20-21)

UMCDC 3rd Grade MiOpen Book Chapter 4 Section 3 "How did the French and the Fur Trade Change Michigan?" (20-21)

UMCDC 3rd Grade MiOpen Book Chapter 4 Section 4 "What Consequences Resulted from the British Interacting with Other Cultural Groups in Michigan?" (20-21)

UMCDC 3rd Grade MiOpen Book Chapter 4 Section 5 "How did the Migration and Settlement of New People Affect Michigan?"

UMCDC 3rd Grade MiOpen Book Chapter 4 Section 6 "How did Michigan Become a State?" (20-21)

UMCDC 3rd Grade MiOpenBook SS Chapter 1 Section 4 "What are the Important Natural Characteristics of Michigan?" (20-21)