Sports and Games

Get serious about fun pastimes, from soccer to Sudoku.

Design a better sneaker with Live From the Opera House or invent your own sport or game. On rainy days, try a puzzle or design a board game you can play at home.

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  • Artist Demonstration: Nabeela Najjar

    Artist Demonstration: Nabeela Najjar

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

    Learn about the art and artistic process of Nabeela Najjar, a costume and fashion designer located in Detroit, Michigan.

  • Athletic Trainer

    Athletic Trainer

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

    Genesis “strengthens” her knowledge of athletic training with LouAnne Jefferson! Athletic training is more than just push-ups and sit-ups! Genesis learns how d…

  • Athletic Turf Manager

    Athletic Turf Manager

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

    Michigan State University Athletic Turf Manager Amy Fouty shares the science behind creating athletic fields with kid investigator Genesis! Amy teaches Genesis…

  • Prefixes and Saving the Salmon Part 1
    Lesson 205

    Prefixes and Saving the Salmon Part 1

    English3rd Grade

    Learn about prefixes under- and after-, read about salmon, and start a narrative writing.

  • Prefixes and Saving the Salmon Part 2
    Lesson 206

    Prefixes and Saving the Salmon Part 2

    English3rd Grade

    Learn about the under- and after- prefixes and continue our narrative writing.

  • Problem-Solving, Exploration, and Design: Meeting Today’s Challenges
    Lesson 204

    Problem-Solving, Exploration, and Design: Meeting Today’s Challenges

    English1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade

    Explore the Great Lakes with Hans Van Sumeren from the Great Lakes Water Studies Institute. Hans reads us a true story about Skydiving Beavers! Then Erin Soren…

  • 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…

  • How Teamwork Works
    Lesson 2

    How Teamwork Works

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

    Join the creators of Minecraft Education Edition to get in inside look at how their teamwork works.