Educational Activities for May 4-8 Monday May 4, 2020 WPSU HD

6:00 a.m. Ready Jet Go!: Astronaut Ellen Ochoa! Astronauts - Videos Engineer a Rocket Ship - Activity Jet's Rocket Ship Creator - Online Game

6:30 a.m. Arthur: The Contest/Prove It Tell Me a Story - Activity Getting Along: How Arthur Can Help Your Child Manage Friendships - Parent Article

7:00 a.m. Curious George: For The Birds/Curious George-asaurus How to Make a Plastic Bottle Birdfeeder - Activity Dinosaur Bones - Printable Activity

7:30 a.m. Nature Cat: Nature Cat’s Nature Stories/Pattern Problema What's With Wind? - Activity Pinkcredible Story Maker - Online Game Nature Art Box - Online Game

8:00 a.m. Wild Kratts: Flight Of The Draco Flight of the Draco - Videos All About Lizards - Lesson Plan and Activities

8:30 a.m. Molly of Denali: Turn On The Northern Lights/Fiddlesticks What Are The Northern Lights? - Video Beading Art Game - Online Game

9:00 a.m. Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I Am Mary Leaky/I Am Alexander Hamilton Helping Kids Find Their Inner Heroes - Parent Article Hero Maker - Online Game

9:30 a.m. Let’s Go Luna!: Wacky Washi/When The Bowl Breaks Ramen From Japan - Recipe Draw Senor Fabuloso's Trailer - Printable Activity

10:00 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Daniel Makes A Noise Maker/Daniel Makes The Neighborhood Musical Maracas - Activity Make a Neighborhood Map - Activity

10:30 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Jodi’s Mama Travels For Work/The Tiger Family Babysits Grownups Come Back: Strategy Song - Video Going Away And Coming Back - Activity

11:00 a.m. Sesame Street: Bath Time For Blanky Word on the Street: Laundromat - Video 9 Ways to Help Soothe and Comfort Your Child - Parent Article

11:30 a.m. Pinkalicious & Peterrific: School Rules/Scooterboy Let's Pretend - Parent Article Everyday Heroes - Activity

Noon Nova: Building Great Cathedrals Physics of Stone Arches - Background Reading Building Big / Civil Engineer Interview: Susan Knack - Article

1:00 p.m. History Detectives: Lauste Film Clip, Baker’s Gold, Transatlantic The Gold Rush - Video and Support Materials Baker’s Gold - Lesson Plan

2:00 p.m. Ancient Skies: Gods and Monsters The Beginnings of the Telescope - Essay and Support Materials Introduction to Astronomy / Crash Course Astronomy - Video

3:00 p.m. Secrets of the Dead: Building Notre Dame Why Notre Dame’s Gargoyles Are More Than Art - Video Notre Dame Fire and the Cathedral’s Significance / PBS NewsHour - Video and Support Materials Triangles and Arches in Architecture - Interactive

4:00 p.m. NOVA: Building Great Cathedrals Reims Cathedral - Video The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers / Emily Whiting - Video Building Big: Building Challenge - Activity NOVA: Sacred Architecture - Article

5:00 p.m. Odd Squad: High Maintenance/Not OK Computer Game Time - Video Standard Units of Measure - Video How Do We Measure 100? - Activity

5:30 p.m. Weather World Decoding the Weather Machine - Activity Collection Seasonal Science - Activity Collection

Tuesday May 5, 2020 WPSU HD

6:00 a.m. Ready Jet Go!: That’s One Gigantic Pumpkin, Jet Propulsion! Space Scout Food Farmer - Online Game Plant a Terrarium - Activity

6:30 a.m. Arthur: Arthur’s Family Vacation/Grandpa Dave’s Old Country Farm Family Relationships - Activity Moonlight Mazes - Online Game

7:00 a.m. Curious George: George Makes A Stand/Curious George Sees The Light Fair Shares - Online Game Traffic Safety Field Trip - Video

7:30 a.m. Nature Cat: Plants Got The Moves/Magnet Mania Seed Soaring - Online Game Go Magnet Fishing - Activity

8:00 a.m. Wild Kratts: Archerfish School Archerfish Bug Rush - Online Game Simple Ways to Explore Animal Life with Your Child - Parent Article

8:30 a.m. Molly of Denali: Seal Dance/Snowboarding Qyah Style Celebrating Cultures with Molly of Denali - Parent Article Explore With Molly - Online Game

9:00 a.m. Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I Am Theodore Roosevelt/I Am Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt Reader - Activity Theodore Roosevelt Reader - Activity

9:30 a.m. Let’s Go Luna!: Boomin’ Boomerang/House Music Learn About Sydney, Australia - Video Color Me Boomerang - Printable Activity

10:00 a.m. Daniel Tiger: The Tiger Family Grows/Daniel Learns About Being A Big Brothers Bathtime Helper - Online Game We're Going to Have a New Baby in Our Family - Video Baby Joins the Family - Parent Article

10:30 a.m. Daniel Tiger: The Neighborhood Fall Festival/Field Day At School Keep On Trying - Parent Article Everyone Is Big Enough - Activity

11:00 a.m. Sesame Street: Grocery Games Grocery Store Field Trip - Video Food And Drink To Grow On - Parent Article and Activities Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck - Online Game

11:30 a.m. Pinkalicious & Peterrific: A Birthday Party For Kendra/Norman Plans A Playdate Get Smart with the Arts! - Parent Article Best Pink Present - Video

Noon Nova: Secrets of the Shining Knight Egyptian Armor - Video King Arthur / In Search of Myths and Heroes - Webpage Reading

1:00 p.m. History Detectives: Andrew Jackson’s Mouth/Barton Letter Spybook Civil War Letters - Lesson Plan Clara Barton, Biography / Ken Burns: The Civil War - Lesson Plan Multiple Perspectives of the War of 1812 - Lesson Plan and Support Materials Crackdown on Dissent / The Great War - Video and Teaching Tips

2:00 p.m. Ancient Skies: Finding the Center Galileo’s Telescope - Video and Support Materials Transforming the Solar System: Copernicus and Galileo / Genius by Stephen Hawking - Video

3:00 p.m. Impossible Builds: The Floating House NOVA Online / Floating Buildings - Video Environmental Engineering: Adapting to Rising Sea Levels with Floating Buildings / Sinking Cities - Videos and Support Materials How Coral Grows - Video and Support Materials

4:00 p.m. NOVA: Secrets of the Shining Knight Arms and Armor - Video NOVA: Musket v Medieval Armor - Video

5:00 p.m. Odd Squad: A Case of the Sing-Alongs/Ms. O Uh Oh Monster Frog Function Machine - Video Math + Arts| Shapes & Patterns - Activities Summer and Winter Solstice - Game

5:30 p.m. Weather World Decoding the Weather Machine Seasonal Science

Wednesday May 6, 2020 WPSU HD

6:00 a.m. Ready Jet Go!: From Pluto With Love/A Star Is Born Clearing the Neighborhood - Video Why Do Stars Twinkle? - Video

6:30 a.m. Arthur: D.W. On Ice/Spoiled Rotten! Keep Trying! Create a “Tightrope” to Talk About Practice - Activity Appreciating Talents - Activity A Kindness Tree - Activity

7:00 a.m. Curious George: George Digs Worms/Everything Old Is New Again Wonderful Worms - Video Super Cleaner Upper - Online Game Build a Recycled Sailboat - Activity

7:30 a.m. Nature Cat: Soil Turmoil/Wisteria Hysteria (219) Nature Cat's Adventure - Online Games DIY Nature Journal - Activity

8:00 a.m. Wild Kratts: Cheetah Adopted Amazing Cheetahs! - Video Cheetah Velocity - Video Creature Mobile - Online Game

8:30 a.m. Molly of Denali: Ice Sculpture/Tale of the Totem Exploring Water With Ice Towers - Activity Using and Creating Informational Texts At Home - Parent Article

9:00 a.m. Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I Am Jackie Robinson/I Am Anna Pavlova Anna Pavlova Reader - Activity Who Are Your Heroes? - Parent Article

9:30 a.m. Let’s Go Luna!: Andy’s Big Show/Leo Moves It Andy's Art Studio - Online Game Leo Coloring Page - Printable Activity

10:00 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Time For Daniel/There’s Time For Daniel And Baby Too There's Time for You and Baby, Too Song - Video Helping Children Feel Valued and Loved - Parent Article

10:30 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Daniel And Margaret Play School/Treasure Hunt At The Castle Find a Way to Play Together: Strategy Song - Video Family Game Time - Printable Activity

11:00 a.m. Sesame Street: Four Furry Superheroes What Are The Traits of A Great Hero? - Printable Activity Super You! Coloring Page - Printable Activity

11:30 a.m. Pinkalicious & Peterrific: Missing Squeakykins/The Cloud-O-Matic Cloud Art - Video Pinkatastic Stickers - Online Game

Noon Nova: Secrets of the Forbidden City Which Emperor Are You? / The Story of China - Interactive Urbanization During The Ming Dynasty - Reading and Activity Urbanization During The Ming Dynasty - Crossword Puzzle

1:00 p.m. History Detectives: Korean War Letter, Diana, Lookout Mt. Painting The Korean War - Media Gallery and Support Materials The Korean War: 1950-1953 - Activity Life During the War - Media Gallery

2:00 p.m. Ancient Skies: Our Place in the Universe 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

3:00 p.m. Eero Saarinen: American Masters Aline Louchheim and Eero Saarinen - Video Eero Saarinen’s Revolutionary Design of the Dulles Airport Marking Man’s Time on Earth at General Motors - Video Eero Saarinen’s Design of the MIT Chapel - Video Saarinen’s St. Louis Gateway Arch, Monument Design, and Westward Expansion - Video and Support Materials

4:00 p.m. NOVA: Secrets of the Forbidden City Forbidden City Facts - Video Emperor Young-Lo - Image NOVA / Earthquakes: The Seismograph - Video

5:00 p.m. Odd Squad: O is for Opposite/Agent Oksana’s Kitchen Nightmares Decreasing Water Levels - Video Estimation - Activities Skip Counting 5, 10, and 100 - Activities

5:30 p.m. Weather World Decoding the Weather Machine Seasonal Science

Thursday May 7, 2020 WPSU HD

6:00 a.m. Ready Jet Go!: Mindy’s Ice Rink/Measure For Measure Our Solar System - Printable Activity The Rings of Saturn - Video

6:30 a.m. Arthur: Mr. Ratburn And The Special Someone/The Feud Taking Sides - Video Finding Solutions - Activity

7:00 a.m. Curious George: Doctor Monkey/Curious George The Architect What is Construction? - Video Doctor Daniel - Online Game

7:30 a.m. Nature Cat: The Shellersons/Only The Shadow Knows Put on a Shadow Play - Activity Nature Road Trip - Online Game

8:00 a.m. Wild Kratts: Box Turtled In! Create Egg Carton Turtles - Activity Turtle Defense - Video

8:30 a.m. Molly of Denali: Valentine’s Day Disaster/Porcupine Slippers Beading Art - Online Game Animals in Alaska Matching Game - Activity

9:00 a.m. Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I Am Mary Shelley/I Am Harry Houdini Mary Shelley Reader - Activity Harry Houdini Reader - Activity

9:30 a.m. Let’s Go Luna!: Guitar to Sitar/Spring Has Not Sprung How to Help Your Child Discover the World - Parent Article Carmen's World Orchestra - Online Game

10:00 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Daniel’s Blueberry Paws/Wow At The Library Sandcastle - Online Game Story Book Builder - Online Game

10:30 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Visiting Grandpere/The Tiger Family Goes Back Home Let's Take A Walk - Activity Grandpere's Veggie Soup - Recipe

11:00 a.m. Sesame Street: Baby Bear’s Just Right Cafe Play Pretend: Restaurant - Activity Creating Memorization Skills Through Play - Activity Super Salad Diner - Online Game

11:30 a.m. Pinkalicious & Peterrific: Secret Sculpture/The Celebrator Create Your Own Accidental Art - Activity Pinkamazing Family Game - Online Game

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

1:00 p.m. History Detectives: Hot Town Poster, Face Jug, Lost City of Gold 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

2:00 p.m. Spy in the Wild: A Nature Miniseries - The North 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

3:00 p.m. H2O: The Molecule That Made Us - Crisis 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

4:00 p.m. NOVA - Decoding the Great Pyramid 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

5:00 p.m. Odd Squad: Portlandia/Slides and Ladders Wallpaper and Tessellations - Activities and Printable Activities Integers and Temperature - Video Pearl Diver (Integer) - Game

5:30 p.m. Weather World Decoding the Weather Machine Seasonal Science

Friday May 8, 2020 WPSU HD

6:00 a.m. Ready Jet Go!: Mars Rocks For Mom/Sean Has A Cold Mom Rocks - Activity Take Flight With a DIY Kite - Activity

6:30 a.m. Arthur: Arthur’s Baby/D.W.’s Baby Don't Wake Kate - Online Game Baby Kate Coloring Page - Printable Activity

7:00 a.m. Curious George: Mother’s Day Surprise/Jungle Gym George's Hearts and Crafts - Online Game DIY Obstacle Course - Activity

7:30 a.m. Nature Cat: Muck Amok/Follow Those Footprints Marsh Explorers - Activity Let's Save The Marsh - Activity Makin' Tracks - Activity

8:00 a.m. Wild Kratts: Animals Who Live To Be 100 Years Old Salmon Life Cycle - Video Butterfly Life Cycle - Video

8:30 a.m. Molly of Denali: Winter Champions/Hus-Keys Molly of Denali . Games . Sled Dog Dash | PBS KIDS Dog Sled - Activity

9:00 a.m. Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: I Am Johann Sebastian Bach/I Am Marie Curie Johann Sebastian Bach Reader - Activity Marie Curie - Video and Activity

9:30 a.m. Let’s Go Luna!: Stairway To Art Day/Melvini Madness A Walk Around the Block Can Be a Grand Adventure - Parent Article Andy's Art Studio - Online Game

10:00 a.m. Daniel Tiger: Something Special For Dad/I Love You, Mom Something Special for Dad - Online Game Play Pretend: Post Office - Activity Mom Tiger's Banana Bread - Recipe

10:30 a.m. Clifford the Big Red Dog: Muddy Buds Hit The Suds/Lights, Camera, Clifford! Adventure Stories - Online Game Bubble Bath - Online Game

11:00 a.m. Sesame Street: Honk If You Love Libraries At the Library (A-Z) - Video Library Field Trip - Video

11:30 a.m. Pinkalicious & Peterrific: Sweet Pea Pixie/Pink Piper Make a Pinkalicious Wand - Activity Draw a Dream Garden - Activity

Noon Nova: Why Bridges Collapse Building Big / Brooklyn Bridge - Article Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 - Image The Silver Bridge Tragedy - Video and Support Materials

1:00 p.m. History Detectives: Jackie Robinson All-Stars, Modoc Basket Racism and Exclusion in Jackie Robinson’s Early Career - Video and Support Materials Jackie Robinson: 3-2-1 Strategy Chart - Activity The Settlement of the American West - Interactive Biography: J. Edgar Hoover - Article

2:00 p.m. Nova: Polar Extremes 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

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4:00 p.m. Nova: Why Bridges Collapse PBS NewsHour: Experts Warned Before Italy Bridge Collapse That Cables Were Corroding, Report Says - Article Survivors Recount Bridge Collapse in Genoa, Italy - Video What are the Responsibilities of a Bridge Inspector? - Video and Support Materials

5:00 p.m. Odd Squad: Rookie Night/Who Let the Doug Out? Temperature Scavenger Hunt - Activity The Four Seasons - Game Guess the Seasons - Video

5:30 p.m. Weather World Decoding the Weather Machine Seasonal Science