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Programming & Activities

March 30, 2020

TV Programming Resources for Monday, March 30

• • 7:00 a.m. Curious George: Greases Monkeys in Space/Pinata Vision
    • Curious George: Counting Colors – Activity
    • Curious George: Connect the Stars – Printable
  • 7:30 a.m. Nature Cat: Animal Rescue Crew/Nature of Dreams
    • Nature Cat: Fine Feathered Feast – Online Game
    • Track Your Daily Weather – Printable
  • 8:00 a.m. Wild Kratts: In Search of the Easter Bunny
    • Can You Dig It? Ecosystem Game – Online
    • Shifting Shadows – Video and Activity
  • 8:30 a.m. Molly of Denali: Ice Sculpture/Tale of the Totem
    • What is Storytelling – Video
    • The Benefits of Reading Aloud to Your Six-Year-Old  – Parent Blog
  • 9:00 a.m. History Detectives: Lauste Film Clip, Baker’s Gold, Transatlantic Cable
    • The Gold Rush – Activity
    • Baker’s Gold – Webpage and Documents
  • 10:00 a.m. Africa’s Great Civilizations: Commer and the Clash of Civilizations
    • The Berlin Conference of 1884-85 – Discussion Questions
    • Critical Reading of “The White Man’s Burden” – Activity
  • 11:00 a.m. Genius By Stephen Hawking: What Are We?
    • What Are We? – Lesson Plan
    • What Are We? – Procedure 
  • 12:00 p.m. NOVA: Bigger than T-Rex
    • Anatomical Advantages of the Spinosaurus – Activity
    • Franken-Saur Dino Facts – Document
    • Recreating Spinosaurus – Discussion Questions
    • Eons- The Weird Watery Tale of Spinosaurus
  • 1:00  p.m. The Great American Read: Other Worlds
    • The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Discussion Questions
    • Crash Course Literature: 100 Years of Solitude, Part 1 – Video
    • Crash Course Literature: 100 Years of Solitude, Part 2 – Video
  • 2:00 p.m. Ursula K Le Guin: American Masters
    • Exploring Ethics in Literature – Activity
    • Pushing Boundaries: Science Fiction and Feminism – Discussion Questions
    • The Left Hand of Darkness and Gender Fluidity
  • 3:00 p.m. Little Women: Part 1
    • Primary Source Set: Little Women By Louisa May Alcott – Images
    • An Iconic Character – Handout
    • An Iconic Character – Teaching Tips
  • 4:00 p.m. The Roosevelts: An Intimate History “Get Action”
    • The Rough Riders in Cuba
    • Theodore Roosevelt 60-Second Presidents – Handout

From 7a until 6p Monday through Friday, DPTV will offer blocks of programming geared to specific age groups – early childhood, middle school and high school – on its main broadcast channel (56.1), as part of a collaboration with Michigan’s public television stations and the national PBS system.