May 5 | Programming and Activities | Grades 9–12

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.

Tuesday on KCET

9:00 a.m.

The Woman in White Part 5/5 (ELA)

Causes and Effects of the Asylum | Reimagining a Buffalo Landmark - Media Gallery and Support Materials
Crack the Case | History Detectives - Lesson Plan

A brown brick building with pointed windows — Buffalo State Hospital | Still from Causes and Effects of the Asylum | Reimagining a Buffalo Landmark

10:00 a.m.

Africa’s Great Civilizations: Origins Part 1/6 (Social Studies)

Mitochondrial Eve and Homo Sapiens in Africa’s Great Rift Valley | Africa’s Great Civilizations - Video and Support Materials

11:00 a.m.

African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross: Rise! (1940-1968) Part 5/6 (Social Studies)

It Takes Courage to be Weak | The African Americans - Lesson Plan
Selma, Alabama: The Role of News Media in the Civil Rights Movement | The African Americans - Lesson Plan
Ella Baker and the SNCC | The African Americans - Video and Support Material

12:00 p.m.

African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross: A More Perfect Union (1968-2013) Part 6/6 (Social Studies)

African American History Since the Civil Rights Movement | The African Americans - Media Gallery and Support Materials
Law Student Barack Obama, 1991 - Video and Support Materials

Former President Barack Obama waves at a crowd. — Former President Barack Obama waves at a crowd. | Still from "African American History Since the Civil Rights Movement | The African Americans"

1:00 p.m.

Great Yellowstone Thaw Part 1/3 (Science)

Severe Storms - Video and Support Materials
Wolves of Yellowstone | EARTH A New Wild - Video

2:00 p.m.

NOVA: Secrets of the Shining Knight (Science)

Egyptian Armor | NOVA - Video
Glenn Horr | Metalsmith - Video

Tuesday on KLCS

1:00 p.m.

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

What Are We? / Genius by Stephen Hawking - Lesson Plan
Lesson 105: The Building Blocks of Life - Video
Lesson 105: How Long? - Video
Human Evolution - Lesson Plan
Evidence for Evolution - Activity
Life’s Rocky Start / The Miller-Urey Experiment - Video and Support Materials

2:00 p.m.

The Great American Read: Grand Finale (ELA)

The Symbolism of Sunflower Seeds in Ghost / The Great American Read - Interactive Lesson
Primary Source Set: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - Webpage
The Legacy of To Kill a Mockingbird: Continuing Atticus’s Fight for Justice / The Great American Read - Lesson Plan
The Legacy of To Kill a Mockingbird: Continuing Atticus’s Fight for Justice / The Great American Read - Lesson Plan

3:00 p.m.

Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story (Social Studies)

Norman Mineta’s Inspiring Life Story Is PBS Documentary - Article
Norman Mineta Honored at An American Story: Norman Mineta and His Legacy Screening Event - Article
The Supreme Court / Civil Rights and Civil Liberties - Lesson Plan
Japanese Internment Camps - Media Gallery and Support Materials
You Decide: Japanese American Internment? / A Biography of America - Interactive and Support Materials
History of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) / Move to Include - Video

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4:00 p.m.

Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise, Keep Your Head Up/Touch the Sky (Social Studies)

The Medium Shapes the Message / Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise - Lesson and Support Materials
Keep Your Head Up / Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise - Lesson and Support Materials
Keep Your Head Up: 3-2-1 Chart - Printable Activity

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