May 1 | 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.

Friday on KLCS

9:00 a.m.

The Woman In White Part 3

Civil War Letters – Lesson Plan
Sullivan Ballou Letter and Background – Reading

10:00 a.m.

Ancient Skies: Finding The Center

Galileo’s Telescope – Video and Discussion Questions
Transforming the Solar System: Copernicus and Galileo - Video

11:00 a.m.

The Ornament Of The World

The Cairo Genizah - Media Gallery and Support Materials
Islam: Empire of Faith - Webpage
Jews in the Islamic World - Media Gallery and Support Materials
The Rise of Islam in Iberia: Crossword Puzzle - Activity
Exploring Religious America - Video, Background Reading and Discussion Questions

12:00 p.m.

The Ornament Of The World (Cont.)

Havariler Kilisesi, Anatolia - Image
The Iberian World in the Age of the Reconquista - Media Gallery and Support Materials
Eid al-Fitr - Video, Background Reading and Discussion Questions
Religious Tolerance in America - Lesson Plan

Havariler Kilisesi, a gray church-like building — Buildings such as the Havariler Kilisesi, which has been both a cathedral and a mosque at different times, show the great diversity of the people who lived in the Ottoman Empire. | PBS LearningMedia

1:00 p.m.

H2O: The Molecule That Made Us: Civilizations Part 2

Will There Be Enough Fresh Water? - Interactive
How Did Human Civilization Spread? (Habitat Earth) - Video and Support Materials

2:00 p.m.

Nova: The Planets: Ice Worlds

First Spacecraft at Neptune (NASA Planetary Sciences) - Video, Background Reading and Teaching Tips
All Eyes on Pluto for Historic Flyby - Video and Support Materials

Friday on KLCS

1:00 p.m.

Genius by Stephen Hawking: Why Are We Here? Pt. 3/6

Magic and the Brain - Video and Support Materials
Condense, Combine, or Categorize New Information - Your Brain and Moral Decision-Making - Lesson Plan

2:00 p.m.

The Great American Read: What We Do For Love

Looking for Alaska | The Great American Read - Video and Support Materials
100 Years of Solitude, Part 1 | Crash Course Literature - Video
The Great Gatsby Part 1 | Crash Course English Literature #104 - Video
The Great Gatsby Part 2 | Crash Course English Literature #105 - Video
Pride and Prejudice | The Great American Read - Video and Support Materials

A silhouette of a boy and girl sitting together in a wood — "Looking for Alaska" is a young adult novel about first love, unrequited love, tragedy, and the intense experiences during the teenage years. | Still from "Looking for Alaska | The Great American Read" PBS LearningMedia

3:00 p.m.

N. Scott Momaday: American Masters

Native American Mythology | N. Scott Momaday - Media Gallery and Support Materials
“Blood Memory”: Native American Storytelling and the Oral Tradition | N. Scott Momaday - Video and Support Materials
“Kill the Man and Save the Man”: Native American Representation, Assimilation, and the Erasing of Culture | N. Scott Momaday - Media Gallery and Support Materials

4:30 p.m.

Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World

Islamic Art | Religion and Ethics Newsweekly - Video and Support Materials
Art in the Muslim World - Lesson Plan

coran — An antique, intricately decorated, Quran. | Still from "Islamic Art | Religion & Ethics Newsweekly" PBS LearningMedia