These state unit studies are designed to help children learn the geography of the United States and learn factual information about every state. These studies are great for children in the public and private education system as well as homeschooled children.
Print the United States map and color each state as you study it. Keep map at the front of your notebook for use with each state.
Print the State Information Sheet and fill in the information as you find it.
Print the Michigan State Map and fill in the state capital, large cities and state attractions that you find.
Answer the following questions on lined paper in complete sentences.
- State Capital What is
the capital?
Capitol Tour - State Flag What is in the center of the state flag?
- State Flower How does Michigan rate in the apple industry?
- State Bird What is the state bird?
- State Tree When was this tree adopted?
- State Game Mammal What do the bucks use their antlers for?
- State Fish What makes this fish easily identified?
- State Song Who wrote the state song?
- State Seal Do you know what the great seal looks like?
- State Motto What is the state motto and what does it mean?
- Highest Point What is the highest point in Michigan?
Did You Know... List two interesting facts.
Word Search - Print out the word search and find the state related words.
What makes Michigan great? - Read the interesting facts about Michigan.
Michigan Auto Tour - View historic vehicles on an online tour of some of the museums in the state of Michigan. Match the year and the car.
Plank Roads - Michigan was a leader in the development of plank roads. Read a poem and build a model plank road.
The Sign Game - Do you know these traffic signs?
Michigan in Stamps - Postage stamps designed to commemorate special events in Michigan history.
A Sappy Story - Learn all about Michigan's syrup industry. Don't miss the recipes.
Dairy Facts - Learn about the dairy industry and Michigan Dairy Farms.
Animals - Learn about llamas and other animals.
Matchmaker - Play Matchmaker and match the fruits and vegetables.
Crop Directory - Raspberries, blueberries, cherries...what other crops does Michigan grow?
Behind the Wheel - Join Cyber Seal and learn about driving in Michigan.
The Civil War - An online tour of the Civil War Gallery.
Make a Civil War Flag - Design your own Civil War flag.
Make a Civil War Drum - Learn about young boys who joined in the Civil War, like John Lincoln Clem, and make your own drum.
Rural Michigan - Take an online tour of rural Michigan, do Farm Math, and Make a Model of a Windmill.
Agriculture - Take an online tour of Michigan agriculture and Make Rock Candy.
Lumbering in Michigan - Learn about lumbering in Michigan, Design Your Own Log Marks, Make Architectural Rubbings.
The Great Depression - Take an online tour of Michigan in the depression, Create a Great Lakes Fantasy Trip and compare Then and Now: Prices.
The Fifties - Take an online tour of Michigan in the fifties, color some 1950s Cars, and play 1950s Guessing Game.
The Sixties - Take an online tour of Michigan in the sixties, Tie-Dye a T-shirt, and do a 1960s Word Find.
History of Michigan - Michigan history includes flashy cars, peace symbols and love beads, copper mining and coal barges, lighthouses and the Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Michigan License Plates - View old license plates and design your own license plate.
Michigan Department of State Trivia Quiz
Geography Game - Find the state.
Odd Michigan Law: It was illegal to hitch a crocodile to a fire
hydrant.
