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!
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Video segment from 3rd – 12th grade series On Location With the Michigan Learning Channel
Videos that Explore Michigan
- On Location with the Arab American National Museum - History of Activism
On Location with the Arab American National Museum - History of Activism
Exploring MichiganVirtual Field Trips1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade, KindergartenLearn about rich history of activists and activism in the Arab American community including the modern day.
- Michigan: An American Portrait
Michigan: An American Portrait
Exploring MichiganSocial StudiesVirtual Field Trips6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeDive into the rich history, culture and commerce of our state.
- Venomous Fish in the Great LakesLesson 2211
Venomous Fish in the Great Lakes
Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th GradeExplore the phenomenon of venomous fish in the Great Lakes by learning about the Northern Madtoms.
- Constant Speed AheadLesson 2210
Constant Speed Ahead
Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th GradeExplore the sport of eFoiling and how Newtonian physics can be used to explain the phenomenon of the surfboard moving on the Great Lakes.
- Mapping the Floor of the Great LakesLesson 2209
Mapping the Floor of the Great Lakes
Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th GradeExplore the phenomenon of sound waves underwater used to map landforms and how modern technology is helping update the maps of the terrain beneath the Great La…
- Fascinating Freshwater FishLesson 2209
Fascinating Freshwater Fish
Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th GradeExplore the phenomenon of biodiversity in the Great Lakes and the efforts one museum in Ontario, Canada has taken to catalog it.
- Shoah Ambassadors
Shoah Ambassadors
Exploring MichiganSocial Studies6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeBridge the chasm between the generation who endured the nightmare of World War II and today’s bright-eyed, tech-savvy youths, who may only have a limited grasp…
- Combating Coal AshLesson 2208
Combating Coal Ash
Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th GradeExplore the phenomenon of coal ash contamination in groundwater and the threat it poses to Lake Michigan and other areas of the Great Lakes waterways.