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March 31 | 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

History Detectives | Andrew Jackson's Mouth
Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. on KLCS Could a figurehead of a President Andrew Jackson wrapped in sheepskin once have adorned the U.S.S. Constitution?

Navajo Math Circles
Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. PST on KLCS
Math is a universal language. See how the country’s most accomplished mathematicians and math educators work with and learn from the children and teachers in the underserved, largely rural Navajo educational system.
Genius by Stephen Hawking | Where Are We?
Tuesday at 11 a.m. on KLCS Can three ordinary people measure the earth, the solar system and even the universe and find out where we really are?

Where Are We?

 

At-Home Learning Tips

Making Memories in a Difficult Time

With schools closed and all families being asked to stay at home, it’s a bit mind-boggling to think that we are actually living in a moment of unprecedented world history. Here are a few ideas that will help you and your family reflect on important events, meaningful people and special moments you have shared together in the past and present.

 

Daily Programming

Tuesday on KLCS

8:00 a.m.

Nova: The Day the Dinosaur Died

What Killed the Dinosaurs - Interactive
Mammals Get Their Chance - Discussion Questions
Asteroids: Crash Course Astronomy - Video


9:00 a.m.

History Detectives: Andrew Jackson’s Mouth, Barton Letter, Spybook 

Civil War Letters - Lesson Plan
Clara Barton - Document
Multiple Perspectives of the War of 1812 - Activity
Crackdown on Civil Liberties in WW1 - Teaching Tips


10:00 a.m.

Navajo Math Circles 

US Government's Education of Native American Children
Up Heartbreak Hill: Factors in a Successful College Experience


11:00 a.m.

Genius By Stephen Hawking: Where Are We?

Solar Eclipses Explained - Video
Eclipses: Crash Course Astronomy - Video
Distances: Crash Course Astronomy - Video
The Milky Way: Crash Course Astronomy - Video


12:00 p.m.

Nova: The Day the Dinosaur Died

What Killed the Dinosaurs - Interactive
Mammals Get Their Chance - Discussion Questions
Asteroids: Crash Course Astronomy - 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

The Syuxtun Collective: Restoring Reciprocity with Health and Nature
Modern medicine owes a lot to traditional knowledge. Learn more about a collective of Native American practitioners and how they're reviving this knowledge of harvesting and preparing plant medicine in participation with nature.

Santa Barbara’s Rich Traditional Plant Medicine Landscape

Lost LA | Discovering the Universe
Edwin Hubble, working with the world’s most powerful telescope in the mountains high above Los Angeles, discovered just how vast the universe truly is. Visit the underground vault of the Carnegie Observatories, where paradigm-shifting discoveries are annotated by hand on glass photographic slides; and the historic Mount Wilson observatory.

Edwin Hubble discovered just how vast the universe truly is.
Discovering the Universe

Make a Dinosaur Handprint
Help your children see the dinosaur right in the palm of their hands with this fun and easy activity.

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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!