June 1 | Programming and Activities | Grades 4–8

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 KLCS

8:00 a.m.

Nova: Bigger Than T. Rex (Science)

Anatomical Advantages of the Spinosaurus - Video and Support Materials
Recreating Spinosaurus - Video and Support Materials

Scientists compare a dinosaur bone to a bird's foot — Scientists compare a dinosaur bone to a bird's foot. | Still from "Anatomical Advantages of the Spinosaurus" / PBS LearningMedia

9:00 a.m.

History Detectives: Frank Zappa Collage; Beatles Autographs; Bob Dylan Guitar (Social Studies)

Frank Zappa on Fads - Video
The Sixties / History Detectives - Media Gallery and Support Materials
1964: “The Beatles” - Video and Support Materials

10:00 a.m.

Magical Land of Oz: Land (Nature)

Platypus Power! / Kratts Creatures - Video
Marsupials: The Evolution Backstory - Webpage
Evolution Down Under - Article
Dining with Wombats / Kratts Creatures - Video

11:00 a.m.

Life From Above: Colorful Planet (Science)

Gallery of Auroras - Interactive and Support Materials
Illuminating the Northern Lights - Video and Support Materials
Penguins - Video
Antarctica's Climate Secrets - Collection
Earth’s Ever-Changing Surface - Lesson Plan
Rising Ocean Temperatures Threaten World’s Coral Reefs - Video and Support Materials

An aurora borealis and the Milky Way in the sky above a forest and lake. — STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement) and the Milky Way at Childs Lake, Manitoba, Canada. The picture is a composite of 11 images stitched together. | Image Courtesy Krista Trinder/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Flickr/Public Domain

12:00 p.m.

Nova: Bigger Than T. Rex (Science)

What Tiny Fossils Explain about Big Dinosaur Ecosystems - Video
A Dinosaur Fit for Land and Water: Spinosaurus Unveiled - Article

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