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May 4 | 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.

The Woman in White, Part 4 of 5 

Literary Elements and Techniques | Theme - Video
Suffragists | Ken Burns: Not for Ourselves Alone - Photo Gallery

10:00 a.m.

Ancient Skies: Our Place in the Universe, Part 3 of 3

Map a Model Solar System - Interactive and Support Materials
Tour the Solar System - Interactive and Support Materials
Our Knowledge of the Universe - Lesson Plan
How Big Is Our Universe? - Interactive and Support Materials

Graphic showing the solar system as a very small portion of the Milky Way galaxy
The solar system is merely a tiny portion of the Milky Way. | PBS LearningMedia

11:00 a.m.

Get the Math: Apt Exchange

Math in Fashion - Interactive and Support Materials
Song Maker | The Majesty of Music and Math
Melody Maker Experiment | The Majesty of Music and Math

11:30 a.m.

Get the Math 2.0: Apt Exchange

Math in Restaurants - Interactive and Support Materials
Math in Special Effects - Interactive and Support Materials

12:00 p.m.

Impossible Builds: The Floating House

NOVA Online | Floating Buildings - Video
Environmental Engineering: Adapting to Rising Sea Levels with Floating Buildings | Sinking Cities - Media Gallery and Support Materials

1:00 p.m.

Secrets of the Dead: Building Notre Dame

Notre Dame Fire and the Cathedral’s Significance | PBS NewsHour - Video and Support Materials
French Medieval Art - Media Gallery

Relief depicting Saint Michael and a dragon
Relief from the tympanum depicting St. Michael and the dragon, 1137 (stone) by French School, (12th century); Church of St. Michel d'Entraygues, Charente, France | PBS LearningMedia

2:00 p.m.

NOVA: Building Great Cathedrals

Triangles and Arches in Architecture - Interactive and Support Materials
Physics of Arches - Interactive and Support Material

Monday on KLCS

1:00 p.m.

Genius by Stephen Hawking: Where Did The Universe Come From?

Hubble Telescope: Looking Deep - Video, Background Reading and Discussion Questions
NOVA / Stellar Velocity: The Doppler Effect - Interactive

2:00 p.m.

The Great American Read: Other Worlds

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy / The Great American Read - Video and Discussion Questions
Introducing Science Fiction - Videos
George R.R. Martin Discusses Lord of the Rings / The Great American Read - Video and Support Materials

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Did you know "Lord of the Rings" is partly a tale about corruption? Watch to find out why. | Still from "George R.R. Martin Discusses Lord of the Rings | The Great American Read" PBS LearningMedia

3:00 p.m.

Eric Idle’s: The Entire Universe

NOVA: The Real Newton - Article
Einstein on Newton - Article
The Higgs Mechanism Explained - Video and Support Materials
Physics Girl: Seeing the Smallest Thing in the Universe - Video
Seeing in the Dark / Explore the Sky - Webpage

4:00 p.m.

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, The Common Cause (1939-1944)

Letter from Albert Einstein to FDR, 8/2/39 - Reading
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Third Term - Video and Support Materials
FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt Respond to Pearl Harbor - Video and Support Materials
Eleanor’s Take on the Day - Article