July 29 – August 7: Great Outdoors Week

Explore the world outside your door and the incredible parks and waters that belong to us all.

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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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  • US Fire Management Officer

    US Fire Management Officer

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

    Janellyn explores the benefits of prescribed burns and how they relate to convection with United States Fire Management Officer Persephone Whelen. Janellyn als…

  • Athletic Turf Manager

    Athletic Turf Manager

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

    Michigan State University Athletic Turf Manager Amy Fouty shares the science behind creating athletic fields with kid investigator Genesis! Amy teaches Genesis…

  • Koala and a Kooky Kookaburra
    Lesson 102

    Koala and a Kooky Kookaburra

    Art3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    Award-winning cartoonist, Joe Wos, takes to the trees of Australia where we learn to draw a Koala and Kookaburra. Students will also learn about using line to …

  • Rooster on the Roof
    Lesson 202

    Rooster on the Roof

    Art3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    High up on the barn roof, a rooster wakes up early and waits for someone to draw him. Cartoonist Joe Wos will teach students how to draw that barnyard alarm cl…

  • Great Outdoors
    Lesson 306

    Great Outdoors

    English1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade

    The episode explores the subject of plants, while also using plants and how they never sit still as a way to talk about how we keep our communities moving forw…

  • Landmarks
    Lesson 3

    Landmarks

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

     How many different kinds of landmarks can you find in one neighborhood? Landmarks in a neighborhood act as an “anchor”. Just like how an anchor on a ship hold…

  • 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.

  • The Power of Tens
    Lesson 3

    The Power of Tens

    Math4th Grade, 5th Grade

    Move on a physical place value chart to help understand that in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in one place represents ten times what it represents in the…