August 12-18: Shoot for the Stars Week

Look up at the night sky and into outer space and meet people who risked everything to follow their dreams.

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Events

curious crew elephant toothpaste roadshow

Elephant Toothpaste with Curious Crew

Virtual Event in partnership with WKAR on June 22 at 10am

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Detroit Zoo Penguins event with Michigan Learning Channel

Behind the Scenes with the Penguins from the Detroit Zoo

Online Event on June 24 at 10am

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Events

curious crew elephant toothpaste roadshow

Elephant Toothpaste with Curious Crew

Virtual Event in partnership with WKAR on June 22 at 10am

Watch Recording
Detroit Zoo Penguins event with Michigan Learning Channel

Behind the Scenes with the Penguins from the Detroit Zoo

Online Event on June 24 at 10am

Watch Recording

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  • Art Bytes: Ik-Joong Kang

    Art Bytes: Ik-Joong Kang

    Art1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, Kindergarten

    Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) gallery teacher Andrea Del Rio  discusses "Happy World" by Ik-Joong Kang.

  • Eyes on the Stars

    Eyes on the Stars

    English1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten

    On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. On board was physicist Ronald E. McN…

  • Going Green
    Lesson 216

    Going Green

    English2nd Grade

    Find a mystery word and learn how to write a type of poem called a limerick.

  • Protecting Our Planet
    Lesson 215

    Protecting Our Planet

    English2nd Grade

    Learn about complex compounds and meet someone who recycles t-shirts!

  • StoryCorps Shorts: Star Bound
    Lesson 01

    StoryCorps Shorts: Star Bound

    EnglishScience1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten

    “You’re my favorite person to talk about space to.”Joey Jefferson, a Mission Operations Engineer at NASA, talks with his outer space-obsessed six-year-old neph…

  • HIIT
    Lesson 1010

    HIIT

    Health & Fitness1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten

    Discover how HIIT (HIgh Intensity Interval Training) can help you improve your fitness goals. Exercises include flutter kicks, crunches, and more.

  • Let’s Make a Dollar
    Lesson 317

    Let’s Make a Dollar

    Math2nd Grade

    Join Mrs. McCartney for a Mystery Math Mistake - T-Pops needs your help with subtraction! We'll find different coin combinations to make 100 cents.

  • Problems with Money
    Lesson 318

    Problems with Money

    Math2nd Grade

    Join Mrs. McCartney for a Mystery Math Mistake - T-Pops needs your help with subtraction! We'll solve addition and subtraction story problems involving money.