Learning Across Five Lakes and Two Peninsulas
Find hidden gems across Michigan and learn what makes our home state a great place to live and learn!
All of our content is free to use for everyone. Educators use our videos in the classroom to introduce or reinforce topics, as plans for substitute teachers, and for students looking for extra practice in target areas. Families use lessons as an opportunity to learn together, covering the same things as the classroom with the ability to pause and rewind for important points.
Video segment from 3rd – 12th grade series On Location With the Michigan Learning Channel
Videos that Explore Michigan
- Extra Credit: MiPoetry Adventure
Extra Credit: MiPoetry Adventure
EnglishExploring Michigan6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeMeet poet laureates, discover a collection of poems written by Flint students, and visit a cool poetry competition in Lansing.
- A Legacy of Memories: Silver Beach Amusement Park
A Legacy of Memories: Silver Beach Amusement Park
Exploring MichiganSocial Studies6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeSilver Beach opened as a resort in 1891 when local businessmen built vacation cottages as Silver Beach Amusement and Realty Company along Lake Michigan. There …
- Shoreline ScienceLesson 2311
Shoreline Science
Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th GradeExplore the phenomenon of shoreline erosion as students learn how bodies of water, like rivers, carve out the landscapes around them, moving and depositing sed…
- Dynamic PopulationsLesson 2310
Dynamic Populations
Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th GradeExplore the phenomenon of the moose-wolf population dynamics on Isle Royale as students learn how one of our lesser-known national parks provides a firsthand o…
- Great Lakes GradientsLesson 2309
Great Lakes Gradients
Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th GradeExplore the phenomenon of natural gradients as students learn about how the natural flow of the Great Lakes landscape can provide a smooth path for mountain bi…
- On Location at The Silver Beach Amusement Park
On Location at The Silver Beach Amusement Park
Exploring MichiganVirtual Field Trips6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeTake a trip into the past and learn all about St. Joseph's historic Silver Beach Amusement Park.
- On Location at The Shadowland Ballroom
On Location at The Shadowland Ballroom
Exploring MichiganVirtual Field Trips6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeLearn how the the Shadowland Ballroom in St. Joseph, Michigan served the community with music and dancing. Then learn how the ballroom still lives on at Silver…
- Shoreline StonesLesson 2308
Shoreline Stones
Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th GradeExplore the phenomenon of erosion as students learn about the diversity of rocks present in the Great Lakes.