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

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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  • Grand Canyon – Laws of Stratigraphy

    Grand Canyon – Laws of Stratigraphy

    Science5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade

    Chris and Gabe Santos explain how you can learn about the Earth's history by learning how to read the rock layers.

  • Relative Dating Game

    Relative Dating Game

    Science5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade

    Host Michelle Barboza Ramirez asks Chris the tough questions on the relative age of rock layers.

  • Secret Greenspaces (Secret Zoo)

    Secret Greenspaces (Secret Zoo)

    EnglishSocial Studies1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten

    When people visit the Detroit Zoo, they often head straight for our many animal habitats. These habitats and their animal inhabitants are amazing, but they are…

  • Ask the Authors: What’s Your Favorite Ice Cream?

    Ask the Authors: What’s Your Favorite Ice Cream?

    English4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    PBS Books asked your favorite authors a very important question: What's your favorite ice cream flavor?

  • BeLEAF it or NOT: Photosynthesis and Respiration in Trees!

    BeLEAF it or NOT: Photosynthesis and Respiration in Trees!

    Science4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    Yup, it's true! Trees employ both photosynthesis AND respiration, although some people associate respiration only with animals.

  • BeLEAF it or NOT: Crowns, Trunks and Roots!

    BeLEAF it or NOT: Crowns, Trunks and Roots!

    Science2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade

    Much of what makes a tree is the basic structure and form. Single stems (trunks) and at least 30 feet in height, at maturity, often defines a “tree”.

  • Learn to Shade: Realistic Rainbow Lollipops

    Learn to Shade: Realistic Rainbow Lollipops

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

    Explore how to use shading techniques to draw a lollipop that looks real enough to eat!

  • My Plan to Save the Planet
    Lesson 6

    My Plan to Save the Planet

    ArtScience1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten

    Gotta figure out a way to clean up this mess. It’s gonna take a master plan and imagination to do it!