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- 21st Century Skills
- 30 Days of Clay
- AADL Storytimes
- ArchiTREKS
- Career Chats
- Career Girls
- Cartoon Academy
- Classroom Connection
- Classroom Connection ELA
- Curious About Careers
- Curious Crew
- Cyberchase
- DIY Science Time
- Extra Credit
- Family Math
- Free Writes
- Future of Me
- Future of Work Collections
- Great Lakes Now
- Illustrative Math
- InPACT at Home
- Let's Learn
- Live from the Opera House
- Math Mights
- Math Mysteries
- Math Park
- Meet the Helpers
- Mindfulness Moments
- On Location With MLC
- Partner Content
- POP Check
- Read With Me At Home
- Read, Write, ROAR for Parents
- Read, Write, ROAR!
- Reading ELD
- RWR Preschool
- Simple Gift Series
- Special Programs
- Story Pirates
- The Career Center
- The Good Eggs
- The Nap Time Show
- Visual Thinking Strategies
- Wild Hope
- Wild Hope Shorts
- Wimees Words
- Eggs And Chicks: Watch Baby Chicks Hatch From Their Eggs
Eggs And Chicks: Watch Baby Chicks Hatch From Their Eggs
ScienceVirtual Field Trips1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, KindergartenIn early March 2020, some Metropark interpreters presented hatching programs to several elementary schools in Southeastern Michigan.
- Feeding Helga The Tiger Salamander
Feeding Helga The Tiger Salamander
ScienceVirtual Field Trips1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, KindergartenLearn about eastern tiger salamanders and watch Helga enjoy some yummy meal worms.
- Skunks Along the Trail
Skunks Along the Trail
ScienceVirtual Field Trips1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, KindergartenTake a virtual trip outside with your Metroparks. This time on the trail we found a sign from a skunk that has ventured through Willow Metropark.
- Why Mosquitos Buzz in our Ears
Why Mosquitos Buzz in our Ears
EnglishSocial Studies1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, KindergartenHave you ever wondered why mosquitoes always seem to be buzzing in our ears? Join David, educator and storyteller for the Detroit Zoological Society, as he tel…
- Animal Welfare Tale: Buster and Trio
Animal Welfare Tale: Buster and Trio
EnglishSocial Studies1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, KindergartenIn this episode of Animal Welfare Tales, we share the stories of Buster and Trio, two thoroughbred horses who were rescued from the horse racing industry and f…
- When the Giraffes First Raised Their Necks
When the Giraffes First Raised Their Necks
EnglishSocial Studies1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, KindergartenWhy do giraffes stand so tall? Join David, educator and storyteller, as he tells the tale of "When the Giraffes First Raised Their Necks" through visual storyt…
- Pendulum Art
Pendulum Art
Art3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th GradeGet into the swing of things with this simple pendulum art activity! Combine the scientific concepts of a pendulum with art patterns to create art masterpieces.
- Zookeeper
Zookeeper
Career Exploration3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th GradeZookeeper Annie Marcum shows investigator Genesis the nutritional science involved in the care of carnivores! From lions to tigers to otters, oh my, Genesis he…
