Engineering

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

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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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This Week's Lessons

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  • Packaging Engineer

    Packaging Engineer

    Career Exploration

    Janellyn has a GRRREAT! time with Kellogg Company packaging engineer Karen Keeder! Karen shows Janellyn the science that goes into the designing, labeling, and…

  • Auto Design Director

    Auto Design Director

    Career Exploration3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    Fiat Chrysler Automotive’s auto-design color and materials director LaShirl Turner shows Janellyn the science and art behind using various colors and materials…

  • Architectural Designer

    Architectural Designer

    Career Exploration3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    Architectural Designer Tiffany Brown “builds” Janellyn’s knowledge about architecture! Janellyn learns the science and art that goes into the process of creati…

  • 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…

  • Bowl of Cereal

    Bowl of Cereal

    Art3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade

    Do you like cute little fun foods? Watch this video and see how we made one with just a bit of polymer clay.

  • Create Colorful Collages to Learn About Shapes

    Create Colorful Collages to Learn About Shapes

    MathKindergarten, Pre-K

    In this step-by-step activity video, we hunt through magazines and newspapers for shapes while talking to our children about shape names and attributes. We the…

  • Shapes

    Shapes

    MathKindergarten, Pre-K

    Look at the world and identify shapes, while discussing the attributes that define them. Then continue the conversation at home while putting groceries away.

  • Multiplying Fractions
    Lesson 21

    Multiplying Fractions

    Math4th Grade, 5th Grade

    Use visual models, repeated addition, and multiplication to solve problems with equal sized groups. Compare the strategies to see which one is most efficient. …