August 12-18: Shoot for the Stars Week

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

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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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  • Hero Stories 12: Conclusions
    Lesson 112

    Hero Stories 12: Conclusions

    English4th Grade, 5th Grade

    In this episode, we'll figure out how to wrap up a story after the hero-sized problem is solved. Each episode of SPTV includes one of these educational lessons…

  • StoryCorps Shorts: Star Bound
    Lesson 01

    StoryCorps Shorts: Star Bound

    EnglishScience1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten

    “You’re my favorite person to talk about space to.”Joey Jefferson, a Mission Operations Engineer at NASA, talks with his outer space-obsessed six-year-old neph…

  • Total Body Exercise
    Lesson 1005

    Total Body Exercise

    Health & Fitness1st Grade, Kindergarten

    Get a head to toe workout in just 8 minutes.

  • HIIT
    Lesson 1010

    HIIT

    Health & Fitness1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten

    Discover how HIIT (HIgh Intensity Interval Training) can help you improve your fitness goals. Exercises include flutter kicks, crunches, and more.

  • Solar Balloons
    Lesson 101

    Solar Balloons

    Science4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade

    Mister C and the Science Crew use the engineering design process to build a balloon that flies using only the power of the sun. This simple DIY activity will h…

  • Let’s Make a Dollar
    Lesson 317

    Let’s Make a Dollar

    Math2nd Grade

    Join Mrs. McCartney for a Mystery Math Mistake - T-Pops needs your help with subtraction! We'll find different coin combinations to make 100 cents.

  • Problems with Money
    Lesson 318

    Problems with Money

    Math2nd Grade

    Join Mrs. McCartney for a Mystery Math Mistake - T-Pops needs your help with subtraction! We'll solve addition and subtraction story problems involving money.

  • Numbers 11-19 in Different Ways
    Lesson 403

    Numbers 11-19 in Different Ways

    MathKindergarten

    Join Mrs. Gray for a Numeracy Talk with Dotson seeing the Counting Buddy Senior but building what we saw on a double ten frame. We also show numbers 11-19 in d…