August 5-11: When I Grow Up Week

All summer we’ll learn about different careers—this week, think about all the exciting possibilities in your future!

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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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    Lesson 113

    Static Electricity

    Science4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade

    Exploring static electricity.

  • Introducing Decimals: Tenths
    Lesson 307

    Introducing Decimals: Tenths

    Math4th Grade

    Represent fractions as parts of a set using the decimal fraction one-tenth (0.1). Practice reading decimals. Explore mixed fractions and decimals. Compare mixe…

  • Hero Stories 10: Hook the Reader
    Lesson 110

    Hero Stories 10: Hook the Reader

    English4th Grade, 5th Grade

    In this episode, we'll use different ways to get a reader interested in our story. Each episode of SPTV includes one of these educational lessons. Catch full e…

  • Musician
    Lesson 3

    Musician

    Career Exploration3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    Genesis “jams” with musician Jen Sygit and discovers how music is based on science! They play a variety of instruments to see how STEM integrates with music th…

  • BeLEAF It or Not: How to Identify Trees Part 2

    BeLEAF It or Not: How to Identify Trees Part 2

    Science1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, Kindergarten

    https://youtu.be/lTbNWcxedYMTree identification is a popular hobby and one of the first steps in better understanding our forests. Part 2 of "How to Identify T…

  • Teamwork: Dealing with Disagreements
    Lesson 01

    Teamwork: Dealing with Disagreements

    Computer ScienceSocial Emotional Learning3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade

    The creators of Minecraft Education Edition discuss the rules they use to work as a team.

  • When I Grow Up
    Lesson 407

    When I Grow Up

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

    Host Kenneth explores some exciting career possibilities.Special thanks to our content partners featured in this episode: Kalamazoo Regional Educational Servic…