April 27 | Programming and Activities | Grades 9–12

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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.

Monday on KCET

9:00 a.m.

The Great American Read: Other Worlds (107)

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Video and Discussion Questions

10:00 a.m.

The Greeks: Cavemen To Kings Part 1 (101)

Art From Ancient Greece – Reading

Ancient Greek Art Archeology – Activity

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11:00 a.m.

The Farthest Voyager In Space

Voyager Becomes First Spacecraft to Enter Interstellar Space (PBS Newshour) - Lesson Plan

Voyager: Humanity’s Farthest Journey (NASA Planetary Sciences) - Video, Background Reading and Teaching Tips

12:00 p.m.

The Farthest Voyager In Space (Cont.)

Saturn’s Rings and Moons (NASA Planetary Sciences) - Video and Support Materials

Jupiter’s Moons: Crash Course Astronomy - Video

1:00 p.m.

A Year In Space

Astronaut Scott Kelly Returns to Earth After Year in Space | PBS NewsHour - Video and Support Materials

Life On the International Space Station: An Astronaut’s Day - Video

astro-2 — Astronaut Tom Marshburn explains how he gets into his sleeping bag on the International Space Station. | Still from

2:00 p.m.

Nova: The Planets: Inner Worlds (4612)

NOVA: Finding Life Beyond Earth | How the Inner Solar System Formed - Video and Support Materials

What’s Unusual About Mercury? | NASA Planetary Sciences - Video and Support Materials

Mercury and Venus Transits - Media Gallery and Support Materials

The Earth | Crash Course Astronomy - Video

Monday on KLCS

1:00 p.m.

Secrets of the Dead: Galileo’s Moon (1801)

Galileo on the Moon - Video (0:47) and Support Materials

Galileo: Sun-Centered System - Video (5:06) and Support Materials

Galileo: Discovering Jupiter’s Moons - Video (3:05) and Support Materials

2:00 p.m.

The Great American Read: Fall Kick-Off (102)

The Importance of Chicano Representation in Bless Me, Ultima | The Great American Read - Video (3:07) and Support Materials

The Chronicles of Narnia | The Great American Read - Video (2:39) and Support Materials

Does Fiction Exist? | PBS Idea Channel - Video (12:20)

3:00 p.m.

Get the Math: Apt Exchange

Math in Fashion - Interactive Lesson and Support Materials

Designer Chloe Dao on "Get the Math" — Fashion designer Chloe Dao sits with students on "Get the Math" to pose a math challenge she is facing in her business. | Still from "Get the Math"

Song Maker | The Majesty of Music and Math - Interactive

Melody Maker Experiment | The Majesty of Music and Math - Interactive

3:30 p.m.

Get the Math 2.0: Apt Exchange

Math in Restaurants - Interactive Lesson and Support Materials

Math in Special Effects - Interactive Lesson and Support Materials

4:00 p.m.

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, The Rising Road (105)

New Deal I: FDR’s First 100 Days - Video (10:09) and Support Materials

The Second New Deal: Programs for the People - Video (2:46) and Support Materials

FDR: New Deal Programs - Video (5:38) and Support Materials

Legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota | Indian Division