Michigan Curriculum Framework for Social Studies

• Perspectives
• Inquiry
• Benchmark:  Construct and answer with evidence.
• Geographic perspective
• Benchmark:  Identify people and places in other locations.

You're about to take an adventure to a far away land in Michigan that's 5 miles away across two vast lakes.  Think you know where you're going yet?

You will benefit from this adventure by learning more about the Upper Peninsula in Michigan.

On this adventure you will answer several questions about the Upper Peninsula and keep a journal of things that you encounter and places that you visit.
 
 

Task

Answer the questions below to help you learn more about Michigan's Upper Peninsula
1.  What is your opinion of the lumber industry in the Upper Peninsula?
2.  What is your position of the fur trade?
3.  With whom do you agree with the move of Fort Michilimackinac?

Process

Students will work with a partner to answer the questions and work individually to complete the journal entries
 

Resources

• Web Sites
• Keweenaw County, Michigan
• Ghost Towns
• The Upper Peninsula Historical Page
• History of The Upper Peninsula
• A Short History of the Copper Mining
• Book
• Michigan:  A History of the Great Lakes State

This is a book about the history of Michigan.  It goes all the way back to the first people in Michigan to the inhabitants that walk the sidewalks today.

• Essential Question:  How could you create a plan to bring more tourists to the Upper Peninsula?
1.  What are the counties in the Upper Peninsula?
2.  What did you learn about the copper mining industry that you didn't know before?
3.  What predictions can you make about the disappearance of the mining industries in the Upper Peninsula?
4.  What is the main idea of the Ghost Town Article?

Conclusion
In this WebQuest you answered questions about the Upper Peninsula and created journal entries describing places and things you encountered on your vacation.