6th – 8th Grade

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Visual Thinking Strategies

Guide learners through research-based strategies for active processing as they view, read, or experience something new.

The Group Chat

Middle and high school students share their thoughts on current events and issues that affect students everywhere.

The Career Center

Real teens explore the opportunities in their future and the paths available to find their dream career.

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InPACT at Home

home-based physical activity program that enables K-12 students to engage in physical activity and education.

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Great Lakes Now

Providing coverage of issues around protecting, cherishing, and enjoying the Great Lakes.

Future of Me

Explore STEM careers by meeting women who work in those fields.

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Extra Credit

Creative writing, math, fitness, art, career exploration, and more for 6th-8th graders.

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DIY Science Time

Mr. C and the science crew investigate the world through experiments and demonstrations.

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  • Mapping the Floor of the Great Lakes
    Lesson 2209

    Mapping the Floor of the Great Lakes

    Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    Explore the phenomenon of sound waves underwater used to map landforms and how modern technology is helping update the maps of the terrain beneath the Great La…

  • Constant Speed Ahead
    Lesson 2210

    Constant Speed Ahead

    Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    Explore the sport of eFoiling and how Newtonian physics can be used to explain the phenomenon of the surfboard moving on the Great Lakes.

  • Venomous Fish in the Great Lakes
    Lesson 2211

    Venomous Fish in the Great Lakes

    Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    Explore the phenomenon of venomous fish in the Great Lakes by learning about the Northern Madtoms.

  • Shrewd Sanitation
    Lesson 2301

    Shrewd Sanitation

    Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    explore the phenomenon of water pollution from combined sewer systems in the Great Lakes by learning about the smart sewer technology developed at Notre Dame a…

  • How Cold is Melting Ice?
    Lesson 2302

    How Cold is Melting Ice?

    Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    Explore the phase changes associated with water going between the liquid and solid state in order to learn about the formation of ice that is climbable, the me…

  • Citizen Science and the Great Lakes
    Lesson 2303

    Citizen Science and the Great Lakes

    Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    Explore the phase changes associated with water going between the liquid and solid state in order to learn about the formation of ice that is climbable, the me…

  • Sweet Sweet Energy
    Lesson 2304

    Sweet Sweet Energy

    Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    Explore the phase changes associated with water going between the liquid and solid state in order to learn about the formation of ice that is climbable, the me…

  • Recycling Freighters
    Lesson 2305

    Recycling Freighters

    Exploring MichiganScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    Explore the phenomenon of shipbreaking, including how the technique of breaking down freighters allows us to recycle the materials and parts of the ship for ot…