Look up! If you go outside on a clear night this week, you’ll have a good chance of seeing a shooting star as part of the Perseid meteor shower. On the Michigan Learning Channel, we’ll explore outer space with videos from NASA Astronauts and a special virtual event with the Michigan Science Center.
Download This Week's Packet
Don’t have a printer? MLC will be distributing activity books for this week on August 11 at Hamlett Temple CME Church (13600 Wyoming St, Detroit, MI 48238).
Pre-K - Grade 2
Get this week’s activities for Pre-K – Second Grade learners.
Grades 3 - 6
Get this week’s activities for Third – Sixth Grade Learners.
Events
Rockets with Ready, Jet, Go!
Online Event on August 10 at 10am
Explore Space with the Michigan Science Center
Online Event on August 12 at 10am
Find This Week's Lessons
- StarsLesson 16
Stars
Pre-KMoby tells us about shooting stars; Wimee and friends write a story about a falling moon; Mr. Brad translates the key story words in Swahili and talks about da…
- AstronautsLesson 15
Astronauts
Pre-KMoby tells us what astronauts do in space; Wimee and friends write a story about an astronaut who forgot to pack his fruit; Ms. Grace translates the key story …
- Space Part 2Lesson 116
Space Part 2
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th GradeThis week's theme is Space. On today's episode of Extra Credit, we make paper rockets, meet an engineer who helps people explore outer space, and remember the …
- Space Part 1Lesson 115
Space Part 1
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th GradeThis week's theme is Space. On today's episode of Extra Credit we build our own straw rockets, learn about space food, make our own comics, and so much more!
- Astronaut: A Message in Sign LanguageLesson 2
Astronaut: A Message in Sign Language
Career Exploration9th - 12th GradeTracy Caldwell Dyson, Astronaut, signs in ASL a special message to students.
- NASA Space Crafts: Mathematician on the Go in Honor of Katherine JohnsonLesson 2
NASA Space Crafts: Mathematician on the Go in Honor of Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson is known for being human computer and one of the original Hidden Figures at the National Advisory Committee, the precursor to NASA’s Langley …
- #AskNASA: How Do Astronauts Use the Potty in Space?Lesson 2
#AskNASA: How Do Astronauts Use the Potty in Space?
Science1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade, KindergartenHygiene, eating, sleeping — life operates a tad differently when you're in space.Join NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir as she answers some of our popular questions …
- #AskNASA: How Are We Going to the Moon?Lesson 1
#AskNASA: How Are We Going to the Moon?
Science1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade, KindergartenNASA Spacesuit Engineer Lindsay Aitchison answers the question “How are we going to the Moon?” She addresses key questions about our plans to explore the Moon …
