IRON NATURAL GAS OIL GRAVEL GYPSUM LIMESTONE WATER COPPER SALT SAND FERTILE SOIL COAL FOREST

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.

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)

Resource nameUses for the resourceLocation of resource Uses of Michigan’s Natural Resources Fertile SoilAgriculture Pipes, wires, pennies, cookwareCopper Money, dental work, jewelryGold/Silver Coal Gypsum Oil and Natural Gas Gravel Limestone Water Iron Salt Sand Heating, electrical generation Plaster, wallboard, cement, chalk Heating, fuels Road building, sharpening tools Building, cement, manufacturing Drinking, irrigation, recreation, industry Steel Roads, preserving, manufacturing Glass, cement, foundries, road building Lower Peninsula Keweenaw Peninsula SW UP Central LP Iosco County, Grand Rapids Central LP Tip of Thumb Rogers City Surrounding MI Western UP Detroit/Port Huron 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 ForestAgricultureUrban Human Activities Influence of Great Lakes and rivers on Economic Activities Conseque nces of Land Use Tourism, camping, parks, recreation, hiking and sports Lumbering, wood products (furniture) Mining of resources (gold, oil, iron, etc.) Growing crops (food) Grazing animals Fertilizing, clearing land Manufacturing: industries making products based on materials mined Construction: sewer systems, industry, landscaping, homes, roads Rivers and lakes used for shipping, paper mills, and recreation Rivers help in draining land; water for crops (irrigation) and animals; shipping grain Water used for industry, drinking; Great Lakes used for shipping both raw materials and products 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 Fertile Soil Gypsum Salt Gravel Oil Nat. Gas Coal SandSand Gypsum Limestone Gold Iron Copper Water Add labels to map

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

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.