Read stories and learn about the coolest people and organizations in Michigan. Then, use the engineering process to explore hands-on STEM projects with teachers from the Traverse City Area Public Schools.
Live from the Opera House Lessons
Trey Devey, President of Interlochen Center for the Arts, reads the book Gloria's Big Problem. The episode focuses on learning about being a performing arts star and about how "shooting for the stars" means believing you can do anything and then working really hard to achieve it.
The episode discusses some potential careers, including some you may never have thought about, and talks about having the courage to participate in something that others may not like, or worse, may make fun of you for and about how we can grow to our individual, unique and special potential.
The episode explores the subject of plants, while also using plants and how they never sit still as a way to talk about how we keep our communities moving forward and help residents stay active and engaged in making the places they call home even better each and every day.
The co-founder of GoSili, which makes environmentally-friendly cups and straws, Stacey Feeley visits City Opera House to read the book Garbage or Recycling. The episode explores engineering and how engineers figure out how things work and find practical uses for scientific discoveries.
The episode discusses some potential careers, including some you may never have thought about, and talks about having the courage to participate in something that others may not like, or worse, may make fun of you for and about how we can grow to our individual, unique and special potential.
Michele Howard reads the book The Great Lakes. The episode's activity is led by Tara Gang, an elementary art teacher at Traverse City Area Public Schools, and focuses on researching some interesting facts about a favorite lake and then designing and building a map to represent the body of water.
Host Ben Whiting serves as guest reader in the season opening episode that explores concepts related to flight. The episode focuses on learning about the things that feathers do for birds beyond helping them to fly. The featured book is Feathers Not Just for Flying.
Former NASA Astronaut Jerry Linenger will read to us from his book all about his time on the MIR space [...]
In today's episode, Ty Schmidt from Norte! Youth Cycling reads us a story about a bicycle, Big Red, and its [...]
US Coast Guard Air Station Commander Charles E. Webb joins us to read us a story about Onyx the miracle [...]
Every American hero was once a young child. Join Rochelle Riley, Director of Arts and Culture for the City of [...]
Explore the Great Lakes with Hans Van Sumeren from the Great Lakes Water Studies Institute. Hans reads us a true [...]
https://youtu.be/P36_y9eLl10 Our guest today, Doug Mirabelli, was a catcher for the Boston Red Sox. He reads us a book about [...]
https://youtu.be/hbcSr-7EJVU Today’s special guest is Doris Winslow from The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. She reads us [...]
Meet Kaitlyn Bohnet and her friend Vega, a Red-Tailed Hawk, from the North Sky Raptor Sanctuary. Kaitlyn reads us a [...]
Join Guest Reader: Ron Jolly for the book Aliens Are Coming!: The True Account Of The 1938 War Of The [...]
Join Guest Reader Casey Cowell for the book 21 Elephants and Still Standing
Join Guest Reader Kimmee Wenkel for the book Hedy Lamarr’s Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor
