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Education | At Home Learning - 4th - 5th Grade Week of January 11

Week of January 11

Monday, January 11

10:00am Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum “I Am Kate Warne / I am Sir Arthur Conan Doyle”

Brad gives up on hide and seek until Kate Warne helps him figure out how to play the game better.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle helps Xavier decide what to get the new girl in class for her birthday.

10:30am Sci Girls “Terrific Pacific”

This series showcases bright, curious real girls putting science and engineering to work as they answer questions and make unexpected discoveries in the world around them. In this episode: It’s anchors aweigh! Junior lifeguard Chloe and her friends set sail on a SoCal citizen science cruise, working with marine scientists to collect data on the health of the Pacific Ocean and create a splashy conservation video for beach visitors.

Tuesday, January 12

10:00am Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum “I am Theodore Roosevelt / I am Eleanor Roosevelt” (Click here for Supplemental Materials)

Brad does not like creepy crawly things and has marked the entire playground as a no-go zone! The Secret Museum sends him, Xavier and Yadina to meet Theodore Roosevelt who helps them learn that creepy crawly things need space to live too.

Eleanor Roosevelt helps Xavier learn to take every chance he has to help others when he gets assigned to the most boring job in the museum – mop hander outer.

10:30am Sci Girls “Baile Digital / Digital Dance” (Click here for Supplemental Materials)

This series showcases bright, curious real girls putting science and engineering to work as they answer questions and make unexpected discoveries in the world around them. In this episode SciGirls in Queens, New York unite to create a high tech dance show. Marillin, Nazaret, Sheira and Marielly code robotics and light up dance costumes, and perform for their families and community.

Wednesday, January 13

10:00am Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum “I am Harriet Tubman”

Xavier, Yadina and Brad learn about courage and bravery when they meet Harriet Tubman, a woman who escapes slavery and risks her life to help others do the same.

10:30am Sci Girls “Gallinas de Ciudad / City Chicken” (Click here for Supplemental Materials)

This series showcases bright, curious real girls putting science and engineering to work as they answer questions and make unexpected discoveries in the world around them. In this episode the SciGirls hatch a plan! Alexis and her friends design and build a chicken coop for an urban farm in Denver, Colorado by recycling a donated structure into a new home where the birds can thrive.

Thursday, January 14

Thursday, January 14 10:00am Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum “I am Rosa Parks / I am Thurgood Marshall”

Xavier, Yadina and Brad learn a lesson about treating everyone equally when they meet Rosa Parks. Thurgood Marshall shows Xavier how to be fair with everyone when it comes to a big piece of pie.

10:30am Sci Girls “Escuadron Espacial / Space Squad” (Click here for Supplemental Materials)

This series showcases bright, curious real girls putting science and engineering to work as they answer questions and make unexpected discoveries in the world around them. In this episode Texas SciGirls Katya, Mariana, Angela and Eloyda are over the moon! Teaming up with NASA materials engineers, they create their own water bottle insulators, bringing space science to life on Earth.

Friday, January 15

10:00am Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum “I am Johann Sebastian Bach / I am Marie Curie” (Click here for Supplemental Materials)

Xavier is pumped to once again rock the school talent show with his rendition of Hot Cross Buns on the recorder. Only problem is, he hasn't exactly improved since last year's performance. In fact, he may have gotten worse! How could this happen? And what can he do about it? To the Secret Museum! Xavier and the gang go back in time to meet someone who knew exactly how to rock out to the max: Johann Sebastian Bach. Joining Bach as he works on his song over and over again, learns all he can about his instrument, and travels miles by foot to watch other musicians play helps Xavier to see there's only one way he can get better on the recorder: he'll have to work hard and practice.

Brad is crestfallen when he shows up for his first meeting of the Butterfly Club, only to find out it's for kids 7 and up. And he's only 6! Does this mean he'll never get to learn more about his beloved butterflies? To the Secret Museum! Brad and the gang travel back in time to meet someone who never let anything stand in her way: Marie Curie. Marie dreams of one day being a scientist, but those dreams seem to shatter when she finds out girls aren't allowed to go to university. How silly! But, Marie doesn't let that stop her; she finds her own secret university where she can learn, then starts up her very own lab and makes an amazing scientific discovery! Marie Curie inspires Brad to follow his dreams no matter what.


10:30am SciGirls “Atletas Maravillosos / Awesome Athletes” (Click here for Supplemental Materials) This series showcases bright, curious real girls putting science and engineering to work as they answer questions and make unexpected discoveries in the world around them. In this episode The SciGtrls in San Diego go for the gold! Clarissa and her sporty pals get inspired by Olympic athletes. They team up with a sports medicine physician and create a fitness boot camp to promote community health.