July 22-28: Engineering Week

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

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Get this week’s activities for Preschool – Kindergarten learners. (25 pages)

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Tweens

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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

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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  • Text Features and -ough- Words
    Lesson 209

    Text Features and -ough- Words

    English2nd Grade

    Learn to read and write words with the -ough- spelling and learn about text features.

  • Mystery Word and Opinion Writing
    Lesson 209

    Mystery Word and Opinion Writing

    English3rd Grade

    Find a mystery word, read a poem, and look at an example of opinion writing

  • 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?

  • Hero Stories 8: Creative Solutions
    Lesson 108

    Hero Stories 8: Creative Solutions

    English4th Grade, 5th Grade

    In this episode, we'll think about creative ways a hero can overcome obstacles. Each episode of SPTV includes one of these educational lessons. Catch full epis…

  • Hero Stories 6: Hero Sized Problem
    Lesson 106

    Hero Stories 6: Hero Sized Problem

    English4th Grade, 5th Grade

    In this episode, we establish a conflict by giving our hero a hero-sized problem!

  • Understanding Ten Thousands
    Lesson 107

    Understanding Ten Thousands

    Math4th Grade

    Read and write multi-digit whole numbers using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. Compare two multi-digit numbers based on meanings of the dig…

  • Coder: Sasha Williams
    Lesson 01

    Coder: Sasha Williams

    Sasha Williams, 14 year old coder, encourages girls to pursue coding and careers in tech. She is also an actor, dancer, and singer. STEM + Arts = STEAM.

  • 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…