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Student Activities and Resources

• Nominate a Teacher for an Odyssey Award Submit a nomination for the Odyssey Awards—a program created to honor outstanding Michigan history educators. Learn more and download the 2013 nomination form.

• Summer Sizzles Children and their adult companions share fun times while discovering history at Walker Tavern Historic Site in Brooklyn. Programs in June, July and August.

• Student Internship Program at the Michigan Historical Museum

• Future Historians Children have fun as they discover Michigan history and the behind-the-scenes world of museums. Michigan Iron Industry Museum, Negaunee.

• National History Day in Michigan (Michigan History Day) The Michigan Historical Center encourages students in grades 4 through 12 to enter the annual competition. Here's what it's all about!

• Summer Lunchtime Lecture Series Learning about Michigan's past isn't just for kids! Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing.

• At the Michigan Historical Center Students in museum's one-room school Discover your opportunities for fun and learning at the Michigan Historical Center.

Study Our State

Studying the States Are you studying our 50 states? If you picked Michigan, here are some ideas for finding information.

Travel Michigan Find Michigan cities and attractions.

Michigan Collection at the Library of Michigan The Library collects and maintains materials about the state, its people and their history.

Michigan in Brief A crash course on Michigan! Find facts about Michigan's statehood, population, geography, history and more.

• Mackinac for Kids Includes: Music of Mackinac, William Beaumont Experiments, an Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse blueprint and more!

• Homeschool Programs The Michigan Historical Museum offers monthly educational programs for homeschoolers.

• Michigan Adventure - Discover Our State Symbols The Yak shared his great pages about Michigan's state symbols with the Michigan Historical Center! Learn about our state symbols in these pages from the Detroit Free Press.

• Books about Archaeology, History and Museums Find one of these at your library or book store.

• Michigan's State Symbols Brochure A colorful 2-page brochure [PDF] with all the symbols from Michigan History magazine.


	MHC Student Quick Links
•	Michigan Time Traveler - Kids' History
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