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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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

Videos in This Week's Activity Book

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

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  • 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

  • Adding and Subtracting Fractions
    Lesson 306

    Adding and Subtracting Fractions

    Math4th Grade

    Use visual fraction models to add and subtract fractions with the same denominators. Notice patterns in the numerator and denominator of the sum and difference…

  • 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!

  • 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…

  • At Home DIA: Make a Cylinder Seal
    Lesson 2

    At Home DIA: Make a Cylinder Seal

    Art1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten

    Cylinder seals are tiny stone artifacts that were first created in the 4th millennium B.C.E., in tandem with the advent of writing. Traditionally the size of l…

  • Fun With Numbers

    Fun With Numbers

    English1st Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K

    Join the Ann Arbor District Library's crew of puppet pals as they recommend and talk about new and interesting picture books found at your local library. This …