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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Events

curious crew elephant toothpaste roadshow

Elephant Toothpaste with Curious Crew

Virtual Event in partnership with WKAR on June 22 at 10am

Watch Recording
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

Watch Recording

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  • Shoot for the Stars
    Lesson 308

    Shoot for the Stars

    English4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th 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…

  • More Decimal Fun: Tenths and Hundredths
    Lesson 308

    More Decimal Fun: Tenths and Hundredths

    Math4th Grade

    Represent fractions as parts of a set using the decimal fraction one-hundredth (0.01). Practice reading and writing decimals. Explore mixed fractions and decim…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Shoot for the Stars
    Lesson 408

    Shoot for the Stars

    ArtEnglishHealth & FitnessMath4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade

    Look into outer space with host Benjamin and meet some people who risked everything to follow their dreams.Special thanks to our content partners featured in t…