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Our Michigan Symbols By Ms. Overton’s 3 rd and 4 th Graders. http://www.50states.com/flag/miflag.htm. State seal. http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/seals/mi_seal.htm http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1638_8731-22823--,00.html.
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Our Michigan Symbols By Ms. Overton’s 3rd and 4th Graders http://www.50states.com/flag/miflag.htm
State seal http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/seals/mi_seal.htm http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1638_8731-22823--,00.html This seal is on the blue Michigan flag. Some of the words on the seal say, “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you.
Michigan state bird robin http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/article_384.shtml http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Michigan/AmericanRobin_bird.html
Fish symbols It is colorful all around with blue, red, and green spots on its sides. It grows about 8 inches to 10 inches. Allison Fayth ! http://www.statefishart.com/states/midwest/mi.htm http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/fish/mi_brook_trout.htm
State flower the apple blossom since 1897 http://homeschooling.about.com/library/blmiflower.htm http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flowers/mi_apple_blossom.htm http://www.50states.com/flower/michigan.htm http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Michigan/MichiganSymbols.html
Mastodon. They looked like hairy elephants and they lived long ago. http://www.statefossils.com/mi/mifossil.html
Michigan state gem greenstone! Our state government voted to make this our gem in 1973. you can find this in Lake Superior by Isle Royale. http://www.cst.cmich.edu/users/dietr1rv/chlorastrolite.htm
Painted turtle state reptile http://www.oaklandweb.com/govt/state/state_symbols.htm http://www.h-net.org/~michigan/symbols/rep.html http://www.northrup.org/photos/painted-turtle/ http://www.northrup.org/photos/painted-turtle/ A while ago some students felt we should have a state reptile. In 1995 the painted turtle became Michigan’s state reptile.
Whitetail Deer State mammal. Over a million deer live here. http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Michigan/mammal_deer.html#
State Soil Kalkaska The state government chose this soil in 1990 so we would remember how important soil is for growing food. http://urbanext.illinois.edu/soil/less_pln/color/mi.htm ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NSSC/StateSoil_Profiles/mi_soil.pdf
Dwarf Lake Iris Wildflower It’s hard to find and it’s very small. http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Michigan/wildflowerLakeIris.html
Petoskey stone It has a design on it that shows up better when you put water on it. Petoskey stones are left over ancient coral from Michigan was covered with a sea. The stones are very old. http://www.statefossils.com/mi/mistone.html http://www.dayooper.com/petoskey.htm
White pine It is an evergreen. It always stays green in snow and in bad days. Lots of people used it for lumber long ago. It grows best in the north part of the state. http://www.oaklandweb.com/govt/state/state_symbols.htm http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjgeog/p/susmitree.htm http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Michigan/tree_easternwhitepine.html