May 7 | 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.

Thursday on KLCS

8:00 a.m.

Nova - Decoding the Great Pyramid (Science)

How the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Were Built - Video, Background Reading and Discussion Questions
Building the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt - Interactive Lesson and Support Materials

A tall, pale tan ancient pyramid seen from afar, with palm trees and greenery in the foreground. — An ancient pyramid. | Still from "How the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Were Built" /PBS LearningMedia

9:00 a.m.

History Detectives: Hot Town Poster, Face Jug, Lost City of Gold (Social Studies)

The West: Cities of Gold - Article
Civil War: Face Jug - Activity
Graphic Organizer: Unit Reflection Sheet - Printable Activity
How to Conduct Historical Research - Article
How to Examine Art and Photographs - Article
Jim McDowell / Muse Moments - Media Gallery and Support Materials
1968 Protests and Politics - Lesson and Activity
A Convention in Chaos - Video
The 1968 Democratic National Convention - Lesson Plan

10:00 a.m.

Spy in the Wild: A Nature Miniseries - The North (Science)

The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies - Videos
Monarch Butterflies Drop 53 Percent in Wintering Area Official Say - Article
Migration of the Monarch - Video and Support Materials

Monarch butterflies — Monarch butterflies are seen at El Rosario sanctuary for monarch butterflies in the western state of Michoacan, near Ocampo, Mexico on February 3, 2020. | REUTERS/Alan Ortega TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY/PBS.org | REUTERS

11:00 a.m.

H2O: The Molecule That Made Us - Crisis (Science)

California’s Water Supply - Video and Support Materials
PBS NewsHour: Is the World’s Fresh Water Supply Running Out? - Video and Transcript
Impacts of Water Management | H2O: The Molecule That Made Us - Media Gallery and Support Materials
PBS NewsHour: How Scientists are Harvesting Fog to Secure the World’s Water Supply - Video and Transcript
The Impacts of a Megadrought on the Amazon Rainforest | H2O: The Molecule That Made Us - Video and Support Materials

A man sits in a disheveled chair amid wooden ruins in a dusty, dried up body of water. — A man sits in a disheveled chair amid ruins in the Salton Sea. | Still from "California’s Salton Sea | H2O: The Molecule That Made Us" / PBS LearningMedia

12:00 p.m.

NOVA - Decoding the Great Pyramid (Science)

Pharaoh Khufu - Video and Support Materials
How the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Were Built - Video, Background Reading and Discussion Questions
Building the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt - Interactive Lesson and Support Materials

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