May 7 | 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.

Thursday on KCET

9:00 a.m.

Little Women on Masterpiece Part 2/3 (ELA)

Becoming a Writer | Little Women - Video and Support Materials
Louisa May Alcott | The Civil War - Video and Support Materials

10:00 a.m.

Africa’s Great Civilizations: Empires of Gold Part 3/6 (Social Studies)

Map | Africa’s Great Civilizations
Wonders of the African World | The Road to Timbuktu: Ancient Manuscripts - Webpage
Timbuktu: Center of Learning and Trade | Teaching with Primary Sources - Media Gallery and Support Materials

Tan colored mud mosque with three minarets topped by ostrich eggs with low buildings and people in foreground — Mud mosque in Mali, with three minarets topped by ostrich eggs with low buildings and people in the foreground. | Phillip Harrington/Library of Congress/PBS LearningMedia

11:00 a.m.

Civilizations: The Second Moment of Creation (Social Studies)

Interactive | The Revelation of the Human Face - Interactive Webpage
An Artist’s Perspective: Finding Your Tribe | Civilizations - Article
History of Petra | Petra - Video
Quest for the Lost Maya - Media Gallery and Support Materials

12:00 p.m.

Civilizations: Encounters (Social Studies)

Interactive | Lisbon the Melting Pot - Interactive Webpage
The Benin - Portuguese Encounter - Video and Support Materials
The Japanese-Portuguese Encounter | Civilizations - Video and Support Materials
The Spain-Aztec Mexico Encounter | Civilizations - Video and Support Materials
The India-Great Britain Encounter | Civilizations - Video and Support Materials

king — The King's Fountain, a 16th century oil painting by an anonymous Flemish painter. It depicts a scene in front of the Chafariz de El-Rei in Lisbon, Portugal. | Still from "The Benin - Portuguese Encounter | Civilizations" /PBS LearningMedia

1:00 p.m.

Great Yellowstone Thaw Part 3/3 (Science)

Rescuing and Relocating Beavers - Video and Support Materials
Inspiration From Hibernation - Video and Support Materials
Fighting Fire with Fire: Video | Nature Works Everywhere - Video
On the Table | Episode 10: The Fight over Forest Fires - Audio and Support Materials

2:00 p.m.

NOVA: Decoding the Great Pyramid (Science)

Building the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt - Interactive Lesson
How the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Were Built - Media Gallery and Support Materials

Thursday on KLCS

1:00 p.m.

The Amazing Human Body - Grow (Science)

Cell Structure - Video
The Teenage Brain - Video
The Human Brain - Interactive

Graphic representation of the structure of a cell — Graphic representation of the structure of a cell. | Still from "Cell Structure" /PBS LearningMedia

2:00 p.m.

Shakespeare Uncovered - Much Ado About Nothing with Helen Hunt (ELA)

Shakespeare: Scene from Much Ado About Nothing - Video and Support Materials
Much Ado About Nothing and the Roots of Romantic Comedy / Shakespeare Uncovered - Video and Discussion Questions

3:00 p.m.

Civilizations - The Second Moment of Creation (Social Studies)

Quest for the Lost Maya - Background Information and Discussion Questions
Quest for the Lost Maya - Media Gallery and Support Materials
History of Petra | Petra - Video

4:00 p.m.

Nova - Polar Extremes (Science)

Changing Arctic Landscape - Video and Support Materials
Adaptations to Changes in Temperature / Polar Extremes - Media Gallery and Support Materials
Community Outreach Toolkit / Polar Extremes - Lesson
NOVA: Polar Extremes - Collection of Support Materials