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Career guidance videos focusing exclusively on diverse and accomplished women — over 250 of whom are in STEM fields.
Diatribe teaching artists talk about what "normal" means to them.
The Diatribe teaching artists talk about representation and what it means to them. What does representation mean to you?
What makes you... you? Teaching artists from Grand Rapids' The Diatribe share what they love the most about themselves.
Mister C wrote and composed this song to help students better understand Mean, Median and Mode!
Mister C created this song to provide simple Long division safety tips for all students to know and understand. 1. Stop and find the information. 2. Drop divisor and dividend into the correct spots. 3. Roll through the problem and solve for the quotient!
Mister C knows the importance of lining up his decimals before adding or subtracting! This fun song was made to remind everyone to "Line 'em Up" before solving an equation! Whether you're a high school student preparing for the SAT and ACT, this song will be that friendly reminder to get those decimals lined up before adding or subtracting.
Watch STEM Activist Violeta García share why girls should consider a career in STEM.
Why don't hens and hawks get along? Join David, educator and storyteller, as he tells the tale of the hawk and the hen through visual storytelling. 3:36 What gives hyenas their unusual walking style? Join David, educator and storyteller, as he tells the tale of "The Hyena and the Crow"
Have you ever wondered why mosquitoes always seem to be buzzing in our ears? Join David, educator and storyteller for the Detroit Zoological Society, as he tells the story of the mosquito.
What gives hyenas their unusual walking style? Join David, educator and storyteller, as he tells the tale of "The Hyena and the Crow" through visual storytelling.
In this episode of Animal Welfare Tales, we share the stories of Buster and Trio, two thoroughbred horses who were rescued from the horse racing industry and found sanctuary at the Detroit Zoo.
Join us in this episode of Celebrating Science as we spotlight the director of the National Amphibian Conservation Center, Dr. Ruth Marcec-Greaves and see. See how her love of amphibians has shaped her life from the very beginning.
When it comes to fairytales not all amphibians are treated equally. Join Zahraa, education specialist for the Detroit Zoological Society, to separate the myths from the misconceptions about frogs and toads.
When people visit the Detroit Zoo, they often head straight for our many animal habitats. These habitats and their animal inhabitants are amazing, but they are not the only places at the Zoo that are worth checking out. In this special series, Secret Zoo, we will share some of the Detroit Zoo’s less known, but equally fascinating features. This first episode focuses on three of the Detroit Zoo’s hidden greenspaces.
Why do giraffes stand so tall? Join David, educator and storyteller, as he tells the tale of "When the Giraffes First Raised Their Necks" through visual storytelling.
Have you ever heard the sound of a steel tongue drum? Detroit musician Demetrius Thomas demonstrates this beautiful instrument which he uses to explore otherworldly and unplugged sonic environments.
Work on a difficult task to build a strong foundation.
Curious about coding? Meet Kinsley, a software engineer at Facebook.
Only 3% of Black students learn computer science in high school or beyond. Inspire or encourage a Black student to try computer science, and let them know they belong.
Chat with basketball star Stephen Curry on the importance of computer science.
Lesson 6
Gotta figure out a way to clean up this mess. It’s gonna take a master plan and imagination to do [...]
Lesson 5
These four women from around the world have fought bravely to save the environment. Our heroes are Rachel Carson from [...]
Curious kids explore careers with professionals working in a wide variety of STEM-related fields.
To Crescenciana Tan, family meant everything. After years of labor in the Philippines, she came to the U.S. to help raise her grandchildren, who called her Lola. Using StoryCorps Connect, her grandson, Kenneth, told his mother Olivia about the greatest lesson Lola taught him.
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. McNair, who was the second African American to enter space. But first, he was a kid with big dreams in Lake City, South Carolina.
“You know, it’s the little things that you do day in and day out that I admired for the last 8 years. I don’t think you can find a better person to be friends with.” Every week, Herman Travis loads up a heavy shopping cart full of groceries from a food bank to bring to elderly neighbors in a low-income housing complex. Over time, he’s become close with the residents, including Robert Cochran. Together they came to StoryCorps to talk about how meaningful this weekly gesture has become to them both.
Allen Hoe was as a combat medic in Vietnam. His oldest son, Nainoa K. Hoe, served as a first lieutenant infantry officer with the Army’s 3rd Battalion in Iraq. In January 2005, while leading his men through Mosul, Iraq, Nainoa was killed by sniper fire. He was 27. On Memorial Day in 2005, Allen traveled from Hawaii to Washington, D.C. for an event honoring Army nurses returning home from the war. He remembers meeting the Army nurse who had cared for his son after he had been shot and killed during combat in Mosul, Iraq.
Subjects
Shows
Career guidance videos focusing exclusively on diverse and accomplished women — over 250 of whom are in STEM fields.
Diatribe teaching artists talk about what "normal" means to them.
The Diatribe teaching artists talk about representation and what it means to them. What does representation mean to you?
What makes you... you? Teaching artists from Grand Rapids' The Diatribe share what they love the most about themselves.
Mister C wrote and composed this song to help students better understand Mean, Median and Mode!
Mister C created this song to provide simple Long division safety tips for all students to know and understand. 1. Stop and find the information. 2. Drop divisor and dividend into the correct spots. 3. Roll through the problem and solve for the quotient!
Mister C knows the importance of lining up his decimals before adding or subtracting! This fun song was made to remind everyone to "Line 'em Up" before solving an equation! Whether you're a high school student preparing for the SAT and ACT, this song will be that friendly reminder to get those decimals lined up before adding or subtracting.
Watch STEM Activist Violeta García share why girls should consider a career in STEM.
Why don't hens and hawks get along? Join David, educator and storyteller, as he tells the tale of the hawk and the hen through visual storytelling. 3:36 What gives hyenas their unusual walking style? Join David, educator and storyteller, as he tells the tale of "The Hyena and the Crow"
Have you ever wondered why mosquitoes always seem to be buzzing in our ears? Join David, educator and storyteller for the Detroit Zoological Society, as he tells the story of the mosquito.
What gives hyenas their unusual walking style? Join David, educator and storyteller, as he tells the tale of "The Hyena and the Crow" through visual storytelling.
In this episode of Animal Welfare Tales, we share the stories of Buster and Trio, two thoroughbred horses who were rescued from the horse racing industry and found sanctuary at the Detroit Zoo.
Join us in this episode of Celebrating Science as we spotlight the director of the National Amphibian Conservation Center, Dr. Ruth Marcec-Greaves and see. See how her love of amphibians has shaped her life from the very beginning.
When it comes to fairytales not all amphibians are treated equally. Join Zahraa, education specialist for the Detroit Zoological Society, to separate the myths from the misconceptions about frogs and toads.
When people visit the Detroit Zoo, they often head straight for our many animal habitats. These habitats and their animal inhabitants are amazing, but they are not the only places at the Zoo that are worth checking out. In this special series, Secret Zoo, we will share some of the Detroit Zoo’s less known, but equally fascinating features. This first episode focuses on three of the Detroit Zoo’s hidden greenspaces.
Why do giraffes stand so tall? Join David, educator and storyteller, as he tells the tale of "When the Giraffes First Raised Their Necks" through visual storytelling.
Have you ever heard the sound of a steel tongue drum? Detroit musician Demetrius Thomas demonstrates this beautiful instrument which he uses to explore otherworldly and unplugged sonic environments.
Work on a difficult task to build a strong foundation.
Curious about coding? Meet Kinsley, a software engineer at Facebook.
Only 3% of Black students learn computer science in high school or beyond. Inspire or encourage a Black student to try computer science, and let them know they belong.
Chat with basketball star Stephen Curry on the importance of computer science.
Lesson 6
Gotta figure out a way to clean up this mess. It’s gonna take a master plan and imagination to do [...]
Lesson 5
These four women from around the world have fought bravely to save the environment. Our heroes are Rachel Carson from [...]
Curious kids explore careers with professionals working in a wide variety of STEM-related fields.
To Crescenciana Tan, family meant everything. After years of labor in the Philippines, she came to the U.S. to help raise her grandchildren, who called her Lola. Using StoryCorps Connect, her grandson, Kenneth, told his mother Olivia about the greatest lesson Lola taught him.
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. McNair, who was the second African American to enter space. But first, he was a kid with big dreams in Lake City, South Carolina.
“You know, it’s the little things that you do day in and day out that I admired for the last 8 years. I don’t think you can find a better person to be friends with.” Every week, Herman Travis loads up a heavy shopping cart full of groceries from a food bank to bring to elderly neighbors in a low-income housing complex. Over time, he’s become close with the residents, including Robert Cochran. Together they came to StoryCorps to talk about how meaningful this weekly gesture has become to them both.
Allen Hoe was as a combat medic in Vietnam. His oldest son, Nainoa K. Hoe, served as a first lieutenant infantry officer with the Army’s 3rd Battalion in Iraq. In January 2005, while leading his men through Mosul, Iraq, Nainoa was killed by sniper fire. He was 27. On Memorial Day in 2005, Allen traveled from Hawaii to Washington, D.C. for an event honoring Army nurses returning home from the war. He remembers meeting the Army nurse who had cared for his son after he had been shot and killed during combat in Mosul, Iraq.
