Treasure Hunt in Michigan LIMESTONE COPPER IRON COAL GRAVEL GYPSUM FOREST WATER SALT FERTILE SOIL Treasure Hunt in Michigan SAND OIL NATURAL GAS

Treasure Hunt in Michigan Lesson Overview Michigan’s rich natural resources have greatly influenced where people live and what work that they do. In this lesson students locate Michigan’s resources, learn how they have been used, and consider the consequences of those uses.   Objectives Students will be able to: Locate natural resources of Michigan today Describe the uses of natural resources in Michigan and the Great Lakes Region and the consequences of these uses. Explain how Michigan’s natural resources influenced the development of mining, lumbering, and manufacturing. Treasure Hunt in Michigan

Treasure Hunt in Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations 3-G1.0.1 Use thematic maps to identify and describe the physical and human characteristics of Michigan 3-G4.0.1 Describe major kinds of economic activity in Michigan today and explain factors influencing the location of these economic activities. 3-G5.0.1 Locate natural resources in Michigan and explain the consequences of their use. 3-E1.0.3 Analyze how Michigan’s location and natural resources influenced its economic development (i.e. How waterways and other natural resources have influenced economic activities)   Treasure Hunt in Michigan

Uses of Michigan’s Natural Resources Resource name Uses for the resource Location of resource 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Fertile Soil Agriculture Lower Peninsula Copper Pipes, wires, pennies, cookware Keweenaw Peninsula Gold/Silver Money, dental work, jewelry SW UP Coal Heating, electrical generation Central LP Iosco County, Grand Rapids Gypsum Plaster, wallboard, cement, chalk Heating, fuels Oil and Natural Gas Central LP Gravel Road building, sharpening tools Tip of Thumb Limestone Building, cement, manufacturing Rogers City Water Drinking, irrigation, recreation, industry Surrounding MI Iron Steel Western UP Salt Roads, preserving, manufacturing Detroit/Port Huron Sand Glass, cement, foundries, road building Lake Michigan shore

Color the Land-Use map using the Great Lakes map. Complete the key.

Color the Land-Use map using the Great Lakes map. Complete the key.

Human Activities, Economic Development, and Consequences of Land Use Forest Agriculture Urban Human Activities Influence of Great Lakes and rivers on Economic Activities Consequences of Land Use Tourism, camping, parks, recreation, hiking and sports Lumbering, wood products (furniture) Mining of resources (gold, oil, iron, etc.) Manufacturing: industries making products based on materials mined Construction: sewer systems, industry, landscaping, homes, roads Growing crops (food) Grazing animals Fertilizing, clearing land Water used for industry, drinking; Great Lakes used for shipping both raw materials and products Rivers help in draining land; water for crops (irrigation) and animals; shipping grain Rivers and lakes used for shipping, paper mills, and recreation Decrease in forest cover (until reforested areas grow) Dirt roads for logging equipment may erode land Changes in natural habitats for plants and animals Valuable Timber Industry Water pollution from fertilizers and weed killers; Rural landscapes may replace forested areas. Valuable Farming Industry Change of drainage, pollution of water system (from sewage, detergent, oil products), air pollution. Homes for laborers needed for industry

Using Resource #3 locate resources in Michigan Copper Gold Iron Limestone Water Add labels to map Gypsum Sand Coal Oil Nat. Gas Gravel Gypsum Salt Fertile Soil

Treasure Hunt in Michigan Our valuable natural resources 1. Which of these resources are non-renewable, that is, we can use them up? 2. Which of these resources are least valuable in Michigan today? 3. Which of our valuable resources are used in manufacturing? 4. Where are most manufacturing plants located in Michigan? 5. How do manufacturing plants get the resources they need? copper, gold, coal, gypsum, oil, natural gas, gravel, limestone, iron, salt, sand copper, coal, gold and silver gypsum, oil, limestone, iron, gravel, sand, timber urban areas, lower peninsula shipping on the Great Lakes, trucking on our highways Treasure Hunt in Michigan

Treasure Hunt in Michigan Group assignment: Produce a poster, picture book, or skit about one of the valuable resources in Michigan. Include: *Location of resource *At least one use *A flow chart of economic activities associated with the resource (for example): forests >paper mills >newspapers water >fishing industry >restaurants *The location of an economic activity using this resource.   Treasure Hunt in Michigan