Engineering

Meet the people who design bridges, cars, and video games and learn how to think like an engineer.

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Events

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Elephant Toothpaste with Curious Crew

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

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

This Week's Lessons

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  • Art Bytes: Jim Pallas

    Art Bytes: Jim Pallas

    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 "Firefly: Portrait of the Artist with Cosmic Bubble" by American sculptor Jim Pallas.

  • Stories Without Words

    Stories Without Words

    English1st Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K

    Join the Ann Arbor District Library's crew of puppet pals as they recommend and talk about new and interesting picture books found at your local library. This …

  • Engineering
    Lesson 305

    Engineering

    English1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade

    The co-founder of GoSili, which makes environmentally-friendly cups and straws, Stacey Feeley visits City Opera House to read the book Garbage or Recycling. Th…

  • Traveling Through Space
    Lesson 210

    Traveling Through Space

    English1st Grade

    Read a poem and search for high-frequency words in the poem.

  • It Came From Outer Space
    Lesson 209

    It Came From Outer Space

    English1st Grade

    Read a story connected to space and learn new kinds of blends.

  • Homemade Balance Scale

    Homemade Balance Scale

    Math1st Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K

    Create a balance scale to compare weights of household objects. Ask your little one which object they think will be heavier, and why?

  • Structures
    Lesson 2

    Structures

    ArchitectureMathScience1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten

    How come a bench is able to support your weight and resist the gravity pulling it towards the earth? How do buildings manage to stay upright? And how do all of…

  • Shapes
    Lesson 01

    Shapes

    ArchitectureMathScience1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten

    What are some shapes that you can find right outside your door? Once you see the shapes hidden in any building’s design, you can start to see how the architect…