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March 31 | 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.

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Programming Highlights

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | American Masters Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. PST on KCET 
Enjoy Maya Angelou’s iconic, lyrical style and get to know the untold aspects of her life through never-before-seen footage, rare archival photographs and videos and her own words as she takes you from what it was like to grow up in the Depression-era South to writing her inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton.

See Maya Angelou's early performances in the Bay Area

Little Women | Masterpiece, Episodes 2 and 3 Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. PST on KLCS
See what it was like to grow up into a young woman during the Civil War with a classic foursome of American literature, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March, as they deal with changing gender roles, sibling rivalry and even first love.

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The March sisters | Masterpiece PBS

Chasing the Moon | American Experience, Part 1
Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. PST on KLCS
Did you know the Moon landing was basically a movie playing out every day involving political calculation, dramatic visionaries and, of course, a media spectacle? Learn more about the mission that changed everything, straight from the people who lived it, like Buzz Aldrin; Ed Dwight, the Air Force pilot selected by the Kennedy administration to train as America’s first black astronaut; Sergei Khrushchev, son of the former Soviet premier and a leading Soviet rocket engineer; Poppy Northcutt, a 25-year old “mathematics whiz” who was first woman to serve in the all-male bastion of NASA’s Mission Control, and many others.

Chasing the Moon, Part 1
“Chasing the Moon,” a film by Robert Stone, premieres July 8 on PBS.
Chasing the Moon, Part 1

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 KCET

9:00 a.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


10:00 a.m.

Maya Angelou: American Masters

The Power of Words - Discussion Questions
Maya Angelou and the 1993 Inaugural Poem - Teaching Tips
Inaugural Poems - Document
“Caged Bird” - Activity


12:00 p.m.

Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise, Part 2

The Medium Shapes the Message - Discussion Questions
Keep Your Head Up - Video
Keep Your Head up - Handout


2:00 p.m.

Nova: The Day the Dinosaurs Died

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

Tuesday on KLCS

2:00 p.m.

Little Women: Part 2

Becoming a Writer - Teaching Tips
Louisa May Alcott: The Civil War - Handout


3:00 p.m.

Little Women: Part 3

Defying Convention - Teaching Tips
Louisa May Alcott: Transcendentalism - Discussion Questions
Louisa May Alcott: Transcendentalism - Handout


4:00 p.m.

Chasing the Moon: American Experience, Part 1

Sputnik's Launch - Teaching Tips
Sputnik's Impact on America - Document
Ed Dwight, First Black Astronaut Trainee - Teaching Tips

Additional Resources

Phenomenal Woman: Remembering Maya Angelou
Read and give a salute to the legacy of the American icon who did it all and continues to delight readers across generations.

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Maya Angelou at the beach.

7 Surprising Facts About Little Women’s Author, Louisa May Alcott It probably comes as no surprise that Louisa May Alcott was a feminist who didn’t think too much of marriage, but did you know that she was an abolitionist and nurse as well? Get a deeper look at the iconic American author and what her less tasteful work before “Little Women” was about.

Astronaut Snoopy's 50-Plus Year History with NASA Unknown to many, Snoopy has been working with NASA since the late 1950s, even before man first stepped on the moon. Space, as it turns out, is the final frontier — even for beagles. Read on to find out why NASA is so close to Snoopy.

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Thomas P. Stafford petting Snoopy as Jayme Flowers Coplin holds him. | NASA

Read More

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!
From left: A woman, toddler boy, young girl and a man engage with a tabletop building block activity at an outdoor education event.

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