Michigans State Symbols

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Michigans State Symbols

• Made for third grade class
• Created by Dana Olson

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Michigans State Flower
Apple Blossom

• Michigan ranks high among the states in apple
  production.
• The apple blossom has been our state flower since
  1897.

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Michigans State Bird

• Michigan named the American robin as its state
  bird in 1931.

• Wisconsin and Connecticut also have the robin as
  their state bird.

ROBIN
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Michigans State Soil

• Kalkaska Sand is a unique type of soil with
  distinctive layers.
• It was identified as a special type of soil in
  1927
• It became the official state soil in 1990.

Kalkaska Sand
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Michigans State Stone

• The Petoskey stone was adopted as the state stone
  in 1965.
• It is fossilized coral that was formed in
  Michigan 350 million years ago.

Petoskey Stone
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Michigans State Fish

• The Michigan legislature named the brook trout as
  the state fish in 1988 after the trout had been
  designated as the state fish in 1965.

Brook Trout
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Michigans State Reptile

• Look closely to see these animals near a stream
  or field.
• Fifth graders from Niles discovered that Michigan
  did not have a state reptile. They worked to have
  the painted turtle chosen to represent the state
  in 1995.

Painted Turtle
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Michigans State Tree
White Pine

• The state chose the white pine tree in 1955.
• It symbolizes one of Michigan's greatest
  industries, lumbering.
• Michigan led the nation in lumber production from
  the 1870s to the early 20th century.

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Michigans State Gem

• You might hear it called "Isle Royale Greenstone"
  or pumpellyite.
• Chlorastrolite is found mostly in the Upper
  Peninsula. It was named the state gem in 1972.

Chlorastrolite
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Michigans State Fossil

• The mastodon was named our newest state symbol in
  2002.
• Mastodons browsed the forests for food.
• Their fossils have been found in more than 250
  locations in Michigan.

Mastodon
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Test Your Michigan Knowledge

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Test Your Michigan Knowledge
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Answers

• Chlorastolite
• Painted Turtle
• Robin
• White Pine
• Mastodon
• Brook Trout
• Kalkaska
• Apple Blossom
• Petoskey

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References

• http//www.michigan.gov/mikids/0,1607,7-163-15942_
  20534---,00.html
• Michigan road map