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Download the Summer Activity Book section for this week below. See our Summer Homepage for the full books that include activities for all eight weeks of the MLC Summer program.
Events
![curious crew elephant toothpaste roadshow](https://www.michiganlearning.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/curious-crew-toothpaste.png)
Elephant Toothpaste with Curious Crew
Virtual Event in partnership with WKAR on June 22 at 10am
![Detroit Zoo Penguins event with Michigan Learning Channel](https://www.michiganlearning.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/comic-book-header_animals-1-380x213.jpg)
Behind the Scenes with the Penguins from the Detroit Zoo
Online Event on June 24 at 10am
Videos in This Week's Activity Book
Events
![curious crew elephant toothpaste roadshow](https://www.michiganlearning.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/curious-crew-toothpaste.png)
Elephant Toothpaste with Curious Crew
Virtual Event in partnership with WKAR on June 22 at 10am
![Detroit Zoo Penguins event with Michigan Learning Channel](https://www.michiganlearning.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/comic-book-header_animals-1-380x213.jpg)
Behind the Scenes with the Penguins from the Detroit Zoo
Online Event on June 24 at 10am
Explore All Great Outdoors Week Videos
- Virtual Field Trip: Algae
Virtual Field Trip: Algae
Exploring MichiganScienceVirtual Field Trips6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeAlgae is so important to our region, but when algae grows extremely fast it's called a bloom. Most of the time they are harmless, but sometimes they can make t…
- Virtual Field Trip: Microplastics in the Lakes
Virtual Field Trip: Microplastics in the Lakes
Exploring MichiganScienceVirtual Field Trips6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeDid you know that over 10,000 tons of plastics enters the Great Lakes every year? Researchers in New York have been looking into plastics pollution in the Grea…
- BeLEAF it or NOT: Photosynthesis and Respiration in Trees!
BeLEAF it or NOT: Photosynthesis and Respiration in Trees!
Science4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th GradeYup, it's true! Trees employ both photosynthesis AND respiration, although some people associate respiration only with animals.
- BeLEAF it or NOT: Crowns, Trunks and Roots!
BeLEAF it or NOT: Crowns, Trunks and Roots!
Science2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th GradeMuch of what makes a tree is the basic structure and form. Single stems (trunks) and at least 30 feet in height, at maturity, often defines a “tree”.
- Air PressureLesson 108
Air Pressure
Science4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th GradeMister C and the Science Crew build a barometer to measure air pressure.