May 27 | 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.

Wednesday on KCET

9:00 a.m.

Les Miserables on Masterpiece Part 6 of 6 (4923) (World Lit)

Taking Sides | Les Miserables - Video and Support Materials
Valjean’s Confession | Les Miserables - Video and Support Materials

10:30 a.m.

Civilizations: What is Art (Good For)? Part 9 of 9 (109) (World History)

Telling Personal Stories Through Art - Lesson Plan
As Long as I Remember: American Veteranos | PTSD and Art as Therapy - Media Gallery
Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin - Video and Webpage
Culture Shock: You Decide: The Art of Kara Walker - Interactive

11:30 a.m.

POV Shorts: There’s No Place Like Home (205) (US History)

Video Storytelling Essentials | KQED Teach - Video

12:00 p.m.

African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross: The Age of Slavery (1800-1860) Part 2 of 6 (102) (US History)

Harriet Tubman | Abolition Activist - Lesson Plan
Primary Source Set: The American Abolitionist Movement - Webpage
Successes and Failures in Resistance to Slavery | The African Americans - Lesson Plan
Antebellum Agents of Change: Causes and Effects of Abolition | The African Americans - Lesson Plan

A British anti-slavery medallion created by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons some time after 1787. — A British anti-slavery medallion created by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons some time after 1787. | Digital Public Library of America/PBS LearningMedia

1:00 p.m.

The Himalaya: Kingdoms of the Sky (Nature)

Himalayas Facts | Nature: The Himalayas - Webpage
The Disappearing Glacier: Climate Change and Himalayan Ecology | Nature: The Himalayas - Webpage

2:00 p.m.

NOVA: Inside Einstein’s Mind (4223) (Science)

Inside Einstein's Mind | Gravity Is Acceleration - Video and Support Materials
NOVA | Think Like Einstein - Interactive and Support Materials
Einstein’s Innovative Thinking - Lesson Plan

Wednesday on KLCS

1:00 p.m.

Genius by Stephen Hawking: Are We Alone? (Science)

NOVA scienceNOW: Hunt for Alien Earths - Video and Support Materials
Are We Alone? - Lesson Plan

2:00 p.m.

The Great American Read: Fall Kick-Off (ELA)

The Importance of Chicano Representation in Bless Me, Ultima / The Great American Read - Video and Support Materials
The Chronicles of Narnia / The Great American Read - Video and Support Materials
Does Fiction Exist? - Video

3:00 p.m.

Maya Angelou: American Masters (American Literature)

Maya Angelou - Collection
Elements of Poetry - Interactive
The Poetry of Maya Angelou - Lesson Plan
Discovering Your Voice Through Poetry Lesson Plan - Document and Support Materials
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | The Power of Words - Media Gallery and Support Materials
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Maya Angelou and the 1993 Inaugural Poem: “On the Pulse of Morning - Video and Support Materials
“On the Pulse of Morning” Full Poem - Document
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | “Caged Bird” - Video and Support Materials

maya-2 — Maya Angelou reads out loud. | Still from "Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Caged Bird" / PBS LearningMedia

5:00 p.m.

Ancient Skies: Finding the Center (World History)

Transforming the Solar System: Copernicus and Galileo / Genius by Stephen Hawking - Video
Galileo’s Telescope - Video and Support Materials