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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  • Virtual Field Trip: Algae

    Virtual Field Trip: Algae

    Exploring MichiganScienceVirtual Field Trips6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade

    Algae is so important to our region, but when algae grows extremely fast it's called a bloom. Most of the time they are harmless, but sometimes they can make t…

  • Virtual Field Trip: Microplastics in the Lakes

    Virtual Field Trip: Microplastics in the Lakes

    Exploring MichiganScienceVirtual Field Trips6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade

    Did you know that over 10,000 tons of plastics enters the Great Lakes every year? Researchers in New York have been looking into plastics pollution in the Grea…

  • 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”.

  • 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!

  • 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…

  • GreenBeats: Paper, Bottles, & Cans
    Lesson 3

    GreenBeats: Paper, Bottles, & Cans

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

     There’s too much trash, but you can help. Learn about what types of things can be recycled (and which things can’t) and how best to prepare them before their …

  • Air Pressure
    Lesson 108

    Air Pressure

    Science4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade

    Mister C and the Science Crew build a barometer to measure air pressure.