April 29 | Programming and Activities | Grades 9–12

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Wednesday on KCET

9:00 a.m.	The Woman In White Part 1 (101) Mapping the Asylum – Reimagining a Buffalo Landmark – Videos and Support Materials Buffalo State Hospital was central in making mental illness treatment more humane. \| Mapping the Asylum \| Reimagining a Buffalo Landmark, PBS LearningMedia
10:00 a.m.	The Greeks: Chasing Greatness Part 3 (103) History of Theater – Video and Support Materials Greek Guide to Greatness: Entertainment - Video Greek Theater: Oedipus Rex – Video and Support Materials Greek Guide to Greatness: Philosophy - Video
11:00 a.m.	The Roosevelts: An Intimate History: The Rising Road (1933-1939) Part 5 (105) Eleanor Roosevelt - Video Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare - Video Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War, The Sharps’ Dilemmas - Activity and Support Materials Kristallnacht - Video
12:00 p.m.	The Roosevelts: An Intimate History: The Rising Road (1933-1939) Part 5 (Cont.) FDR: Teacher’s Resources - Teaching Tips Surviving the Dust Bowl, Biography: Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Background Article Eleanor Roosevelt: Biography - Background Article FDR’s First Lady - Video FDR on the Enemy: Fear Itself - Video The Great Depression - Media Gallery The Great Depression and FDR’s First Fireside Chat - Activity The Great Depression and FDR’s First Fireside Chat - Discussion Questions
1:00 p.m.	Nova: First Man on the Moon (4122) Ed Dwight, First Black Astronaut Trainee - Video and Support Materials Katherine Johnson - Video, Discussion Questions and Extension Activity The Road to Apollo: An Interactive Journey - Interactive
2:00 p.m.	Nova: The Planets: Jupiter (4614) Jupiter’s Moon: Crash Course Astronomy - Video Jupiter: Crash Course Astronomy - Video Finding Life Beyond Earth: Io and Volcanism - Video and Support Materials Jupiter: Earth’s Shield

Wednesday on KLCS

1:00 p.m.	Genius by Stephen Hawking: Can We Time Travel? Pt. 1/6 (101) Speed of Light: Time Traveler - Interactive Timeline: A Brief History of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity \| Light Falls - Interactive
2:00 p.m.	The Great American Read: Heroes (104) Invisible Man: The Hero’s Journey - Video and Supported Materials Invisible Man \| Crash Course - Video The Message of Charlotte’s Web \| The Great American Read - Video and Support Materials Racial injustice is at the heart of "Invisible Man" \| Still from "Invisible Man \| Crash Course Literature" PBS LearningMedia
3:00 p.m.	Native America: From Caves to Cosmos Pt. 1/4 (101) The Hopi Origin Story \| Native America - Video and Support Materials A Gift of Corn to the Choctaw \| Native America - Video and Support Materials The Teotihuacan Fire Ceremony \| Native America - Video and Support Materials
4:00 p.m.	Native America: Nature to Nations Pt. 2/4 (102) Agriculture as the Foundation of Early Native Governmental Structures \| Native America: Nature to Nations - Media Gallery and Support Materials The Relationship between Humans and Nature \| Native America: Nature to Nations - Video and Support Materials Cedar Trees and Totem Poles of Pacific Northwest Native Americans \| Native America: Nature to Nations - Video and Support Materials Corn is a staple of the Native American diet. \| Still from "Agriculture as the Foundation of Early Native Governmental Structures \| Native America: Nature to Nations" PBS LearningMedia
5:00 p.m.	Surviving the Dust Bowl: An American Experience (1008) Timeline: The Dust Bowl The Great Depression - Media Gallery and Support Materials

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April 29 | Programming and Activities | Grades 9–12