April 23 | Programming and Activities | Grades 4–8

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At-Home Learning: PBS SoCal and KCET, in partnership with LAUSD and in collaboration with California PBS stations, are offering broadcast programming with digital resources that adhere to California’s state curriculum. Download this week’s schedule.

Thursday on KLCS

8:00 a.m.

Nova: Killer Floods

Flood: Farming and Erosion - Background Essay
Flood: Farming and Erosion - Discussion Questions

9:00 a.m.

History Detectives: Picture Frame/Woolworth Signs/Toy Soldiers

The Nashville Sit-Ins - Video
Diane Nash and the Sit-Ins - Video, Discussion Questions and Background Reading

colored — Segregated restaurants were common in the South | Still from "The Nashville Sit-Ins - John Lewis: Get in the Way" PBS LearningMedia

10:00 a.m.

The Great Yellowstone Thaw: PT. 3/3 Summer

Painting the Falls of Yellowstone: How ART Saved Yellowstone - Video
Rescuing and Relocating Beavers - Video, Discussion Questions, Background Essay and Teaching Tips
Beaver Vocabulary - Printable Activity

11:00 a.m.

H2O: The Molecule That Made Us/Flow

Science Trek, Compounds: Compound Basics - Media Gallery
PBS Newshour: See how a historic drought has changed California’s landscape - Article
PBS Newshour Extra: In the California Drought, What Is My Role? - Activity
How the Owens Valley Paiute Made The Desert Bloom- Article

paiute-ditch — Rocks trace the route of an ancient Paiute irrigation ditch. | Clarissa Wei

12:00 p.m.

Nova: Killer Floods

Killer Floods: Ancient Waterfalls - Video and Teaching Tips
NOVA: Killer Floods - Webpage Images