Shoot for the Stars

Look up at the night sky and into outer space and meet people who risked everything to follow their dreams.

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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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  • Space Waste Odyssey Part 1 Act 1
    Lesson 1201

    Space Waste Odyssey Part 1 Act 1

    Math3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

    It is Motherboard's birthday, but not all is well. The CyberSquad must save Cyberspace on their own when a malfunction renders Motherboard powerless, while Hac…

  • Quick Draw: Doodling

    Quick Draw: Doodling

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

    Finding inspiration in scribbles.

  • Shoot for the Stars
    Lesson 308

    Shoot for the Stars

    English1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade

    Trey Devey, President of Interlochen Center for the Arts, reads the book Gloria's Big Problem. The episode focuses on learning about being a performing arts st…

  • Make a Duck Mask Necklace and Learn to Count to Seven

    Make a Duck Mask Necklace and Learn to Count to Seven

    MathKindergarten, Pre-K

    Make a duck mask necklace and quack along as we count and solve basic math equations.

  • Number Sense and Counting

    Number Sense and Counting

    MathKindergarten, Pre-K

    Discover how children learn to count and how you, as a family member or caregiver of a young learner, can help encourage their development. Then explore ways y…

  • Comparing and Ordering Decimals
    Lesson 24

    Comparing and Ordering Decimals

    Math4th Grade, 5th Grade

    Use the number line to place, compare, and order decimals to the hundredths. Use estimation and an algorithm based on place value to add decimals to hundredths…

  • Yes! It’s the Letter Y!
    Lesson 216

    Yes! It’s the Letter Y!

    EnglishKindergarten

    Read a book to help learn the letter Y and learn some new words along the way.

  • Our Round, Round World and Plurals
    Lesson 216

    Our Round, Round World and Plurals

    English1st Grade

    Learn about how to make words plural.