Week of April 13 | Grades 4-8
Programming Highlights
NOVA | Emperor's Ghost Army
Monday 8 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. PST on KLCS
Lost and forgotten for over 2,200 years, a vast underground mausoleum conceals a life-size terracotta army of cavalry, infantry, horses, chariots, weapons, administrators, acrobats, and musicians, all built to serve China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang Di, in the afterlife. NOVA explores how the Emperor directed the manufacture of the tens of thousands of bronze weapons carried by the clay soldiers. NOVA also tests the power of these weapons with modern technology.
Africa's Great Civilizations
Monday thru Friday at 10 a.m. PST on KLCS
Take a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century.
Breakthrough: Ideas that Changed the World
Monday thru Friday at 11 a.m. PST on KLCS
See how humankind got its modern world through the advent of some amazing technology: the telescope, the airplane, the robot, the car and the rocket.
Related Content
Tang Xi'an: The Greatest City in the World
Tang Dynasty Xi'an was an incredible 25 square miles in size, roughly the size of Manhattan! Sets off along the giant medieval walls to explore one of the old districts of the city with its fast-food joints, fortune tellers and funeral parlors; ending deep in the alleys at a temple dedicated to 'The Eight Immortals.
My Friend Fela and Birth of Afrobeat
Watch this live-action animated short, and see how Nigerian drummer Tony Allen and his partner Fela Kuti created the Afrobeat genre. Also, learn more about Nigerian music star Fela Kuti.
A Stone Marvel: El Alisal
Peer into this stone home handbuilt by Los Angeles journalist, historian and librarian Charles Fletcher Lummis more than a century ago.
Activities
Make Fans for the Warm Springtime
See just what it takes to make a beautiful Chinese fan with just a few materials.
Get to Know Africa's Many Countries
Africa is a large and diverse place. Learn more about each country as you color them and talk about them with others. Plus find more Africa-themed activities to do with your children.
Build Something Out of (Almost) Nothing
Here are 12 structure-building activities you could do with simple materials like marshmallows, toothpicks, jelly beans, gum drops and more.
Lesson Plans
The Emperor that United All of China
Learn about Qin Shihuangdi, a brilliant general that established China much as we know it today, and declared himself First Emperor.
Homo Sapiens in Africa’s Great Rift Valley
Learn about our mitochondrial Eve and see how our differences could really be only skin deep.
Look Deep Into the Hubble Telescope
Since its launch is 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided scientists with a vast amount of quality data and has contributed to a number of important discoveries. Understand how the Hubble Space Telescope created this amazing picture of the early universe.
At-Home Learning Tips
Being a Good Neighbor
Being asked to stay home from school may give rise to feelings of isolation or loneliness but there are plenty of things you can do with your children to help them feel like they are still connecting with — and contributing to — the world around them. Check out some of our ideas on how to be a good neighbor, including something as sweet as writing positive chalk messages on the sidewalk or as impactful as making cloth face masks for healthcare workers.
