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May 11 | 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.

Howard’s End on Masterpiece Part 1 of 4 (British Lit)

Identifying Characteristics - Anansi, the Spider - Lesson Plan
Literary Elements and Techniques | Setting - Video


10:00 a.m.

Africa’s Great Civilizations: The Atlantic Age Part 5 of 6 (World History)

Queen Njinga Mbandi | Africa’s Great Civilizations - Video and Support Materials
The Benin - Portuguese Encounter | Civilizations - Video and Support Materials

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A sculpture of Queen Njinga Mbandi. | Still from "Queen Njinga Mbandi | Africa's Great Civilizations" / PBS LearningMedia


11:00 a.m.

The Story of China with Michael Wood: Ancestors/Silk Roads and China Ships Part 1 of 2 (World History)

Confucius, Confucianism, and the Analects | The Story of China - Video and Support Materials
How the Shang Invented Writing | The Story of China - Video and Support Materials
Silk Roads and Trade | The Story of China - Video and Support Materials
Trade in the Tang Dynasty - The Story of China - Video and Support Materials
Can You Read Shang? | The Story of China - Interactive


1:00 p.m.

Animal Babies: First Year on Earth: First Steps Part 1 of 3 (Nature)

Survival of the Moose: Nutrition in the first year - Media Gallery and Support Materials
How Animals Care for Their Young - Interactive Lesson and Support Materials
A Sea Otter’s Adorable Adoption Story | It’s Okay to Be Smart - Video

A sea otter
A sea otter | Still from "A Sea Otter's Adorable Adoption Story | It's Okay to Be Smart" / PBS LearningMedia


2:00 p.m.

NOVA: Inside Animal Minds: Bird Genius Part 1 of 3 (Science)

As the Crow Thinks - Video and Support Materials
Citizen Science for Your Classroom: Cornell Bird Cams Lab - Video and Support Materials
“I Wonder” Activity (Supplemental to Cornell Bird Cam Labs Video) - Document
The Life of Birds: Bird Brains - Webpage

Monday on KLCS

1:00 p.m.

The Amazing Human Body - Learn (Science)

Human Body Regulation - Lesson Plan
Function of Fever - Image and Support Materials


2:00 p.m.

Shakespeare Uncovered: Measure for Measure with Romola Garai (World Literature)

Shakespeare Uncovered: Measure for Measure and the #MeToo Movement - Video and Support Materials
Conversations in Literature - Support Materials


3:00 p.m.

Civilizations - Renaissances (World History)

Renaissance Art - Media Gallery
Michelangelo - Webpage
Ottoman Culture under Suleyman the Magnificent - Media Gallery and Support Materials

Photochrome print featuring Istanbul, circa 1900
The city of Istanbul, featuring the Suleymaniye mosque complex. The complex was built for Suleyman the Magnificent. Photochrome print from the catalog of the Detroit Publishing Company (1905). | World Digital Library/ Library of Congress/ PBS LearningMedia


4:00 p.m.

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, A Strong and Active Faith (US History)

Eleanor Roosevelt: My Day, Race Issues - Article
Truman: Roosevelt Might Die - Video
June 6, 1944: D-Day - Media Gallery and Support Materials
FDR and the D-Day Prayer - Video and Support Materials
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Media Gallery and Support Materials

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