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April 10 | 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.

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Programming Highlights

NOVA | The Truth About Fat
Friday at 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on KLCS Do we control our fat, or does it control us? Discover the science of fat through real-life stories of hunter-gatherers, sumo wrestlers and supermodels.

Medicine Woman
Friday at 10:00 a.m. PST on KLCS She was America’s first Native doctor, breaking barriers of race and gender to heal her traumatized people. A century later, Native women from many tribes follow in the footsteps of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte. How can they hope to mend wounds of body and spirit that history has created? What have they learned about new ways of healing that can help us all? Medicine Woman documents their stories.

Plants Behaving Badly | Sex & Lies
Friday at 11:oo a.m. on KLCS Revel in the ethereal beauty of orchids and examine their exotic flowers, which are shaped for one purpose – to attract pollinators.

Intermediate sundew, in cultivation | Terra Mater Factual Studios
Intermediate sundew, in cultivation | Terra Mater Factual Studios

At-Home Learning Tips

Get Creative this Weekend
Spending a lot more time at home these days can make for great opportunities to nurture your child’s creativity by doing activities that are a bit special, unusual and extra fun! Find ideas here.

Daily Programming

8:00 a.m.

Nova: The Truth About Fat

The Truth About Exercise - Video

What is your NEAT? - Video


9:00 a.m.

History Detectives:John Brown Spear, US Bullet in Siberia & Ronald McDonald’s Costume

John Brown Gathers His Arsenal - Video

The Bolshevik Revolution: Lasting Effects - Background Reading


10:00 a.m.

Medicine Woman

Medicine Woman - Background Essay

Crossing Bridges - Discussion Questions


11:00 a.m.

Plants Behaving Badly: Sex & Lies

The Plants & The Bees: Plant Reproduction-Crash Course Biology

Why Protect Pollinators? - Discussion Questions


12:00 p.m.

Nova: The Truth About Fat

The Truth About Exercise - Video

What is your NEAT? - Video


1:00 p.m.

The Great American Read: Grand Finale

Symbolism in Ghost - Interactive

Primary Sources-To Kill a Mockingbird - Webpage Images

The Legacy of To Kill a Mockingbird - Procedure

 

Additional Resources

10 Inspired Gardening Activities with Kids
Upcycle plastic bottles, create egg carton greenhouses and make inexpensive herb terrariums with these fun and relaxing activities to do in the garden with kids.

Fast Facts about Fat
Did you know oils, fats and lipids all refer to the same thing, but with slight differences? Learn more about this molecule that provides us with energy and even keeps our skin and hair healthy.

A Walk Through Santa Barbara’s Rich Traditional Plant Medicine Landscape
Walking through the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Julie Cordero-Lamb and other members of the Syuxtun Plant Mentorship Collective spot native plants and share their medicinal properties.

Santa Barbara’s Rich Traditional Plant Medicine Landscape

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Now Streaming: Family Math Songs

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Join Our Virtual Story Time of 'The Animals Would Not Sleep!'

Practice early math skills, like sorting, with this fun, interactive virtual readaloud and workshop!

Hora de Cuentos Virtual de ¡Los animales no se dormían!

¡Practiquen habilidades de matemáticas tempranas, como agrupar y clasificar, en esta hora de cuentos y taller virtual interactivo!