HOW A CAR IS BUILT
(Elementary version)
Video by Think Media

The automotive industry touches nearly every Michiganian; yet, how many have seen how a car is made? This well-designed video takes kids right to the assembly line. An animated parrot character guides them along as they see how giant rolls of steel are transformed into gleaming new Ford Mustangs. Done in a way even the 1st graders can understand! This video has won several honors.  30 minutes ©1995.

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KEWEENAW COPPER: A MICHIGAN STORY
by former Secretary of State Candice S. Miller

An enlightening 30-minute video on the copper boom in the Keweenaw Peninsula.  See what hazardous work the immigrants endured while working in the copper mines.  Students will discover how copper is used.  Includes interviews and historic photos. ©2000. 30 minutes.   (Better 3rd grade through adult)

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LEGEND OF THE SLEEPING BEAR - VIDEO
Produced by Sleeping Bear Press

Based on the colorful book by Kathy-jo Wargin and Gijsbert Van Frankenhuyzen.  Kids can see the illustrator's art come alive with the animations used here.  ©1998. 30 Minutes.

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See it the way it really happened through vintage motion picture footage and still photos. Students can learn the areas logged, which trees were harvested, the methods of logging and what happens at the sawmill.  13 minutes. DVD

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Step back in time over 150 years. Using re-enactors and reconstructed frontier homesteads, your students can see the way the Michigan settlers lived and started their farms. See if your kids want to trade places! 19.5 minutes. DVD or VHS video.

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A very professional full color video with spectacular scenery.  This video covers all the basics about Michigan, its two peninsulas and the Great Lakes.  The narrative informs the viewer of the famous attractions of Michigan such as Mackinac Island, Pictured Rocks, Sleeping Bear Dunes and many more.  A great addition for any 3rd or 4th grade classroom.
 © 1996.  Available in VHS & DVD 18 minutes.

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Are your kids struggling to grasp the values which built our nation? Join this video classroom and hear the teacher and students discuss 10 core democratic values. Justice, Popular Sovereignty, Common Good, Life, Pursuit of Happiness, Liberty, Equality, Diversity, Truth and Patriotism are explained using 3rd and 4th grade life examples. Roady, an eagle puppet aids in the discussion. © 2001. VHS 19 minutes. (3rd & 4th grade)

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See the fur trade story come to life. Help your students understand how the demand for furs brought the traders and voyageurs deep into North America. Learn what it was like for these men during the, tough voyage into the Great Lakes. Discover the food they ate, the canoes they used, the wages they earned and the places they visited. 22 minutes. DVD. © 2006.

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