Monday, October 26

10:00am Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum “I am Billie Jean King / I am Arthur Ashe”

10:30am Sci Girls “The Awesome App Race” (Click here for Supplemental Materials)

The San Francisco Sci Girls shake things up, programming their own smartphone app to highlight the history and geoscience of the 1989 San Francisco Earthquake.

Tuesday, October 27

10:00am Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum “I am Catherine the Great (Click here for Supplemental Materials) / I am Tomioka Tessai”

Brad shows up ready for day camp with a pep in his step and a smile on his face, until he finds out that he's going without Xavier or Yadina. Uh oh. Brad can't possibly go without his best friends! Who will he play with? Xavier and Yadina are sure Brad will make new friends at camp, but Brad isn't so sure - he doesn't know how. To the Secret Museum! Our heroes go back in time to meet someone who made all kids of friends: Catherine the Great. They find Catherine wandering outside her castle walls, simply so she can make some new friends to play with. Watching Catherine meet new kids, and ask them questions about themselves, shows Brad that getting to know people is a great way to make friends.

Yadina isn't sure if she should take her old family quilt in for show and tell; she loves it and all, but it's old and has a lot of holes - what if she feels embarrassed to show people? To the Secret Museum! Our heroes go back in time to meet someone who was deeply connected to the stories of his ancestry: Tomioka Tessai. They find the young artist as he's trying to decide what he should paint to share with his art class. While thinking it over, Tomioka takes our trio on a tour of his family's garden, and proudly tells the story of the cherry tree he planted there with his father and grandfather, helping both Tomioka and Yadina realize they should each present their class with something that's special to their family, because sharing stories about their family makes them feel proud.

10:30am Sci Girls “Multitasking Mania” (Click here for Supplemental Materials)

Can teens -- juggling computers, smartphones, music, homework and TV at the same time -- multitask as well as they think they can? Alejandra and her friends find out.

Wednesday, October 28

10:00am Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum “I am Julia Child (Click here for Supplemental Materials) / I am Neil Armstrong”

Yadina finds her brother sitting amongst a sea of tiny airplane pieces, overwhelmed. Xavier wants to build his new model plane, but has no idea how to even get started. To the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet someone who knew how to get things cooking: Julia Child. Julia invites the kids to make jam with her, but quickly realizes that a recipe will be needed if they want to taste any good. Watching Julia have a lot more success following a step by step recipe encourages Xavier to do the same with his model plane – and it works!

Yadina is perfectly happy eating the same thing for lunch day after day; a cheese and grape jelly sandwich. But what’s a girl to dioi with the grape jelly jar is empty? To the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet someone who was never afraid to try something totally new: Neil Armstrong. Yadina follows along with Neil as he takes his first steps toward exciting new things: climbing a tree, flying a plane, and even walking on the moon! If Neil Armstrong can do all that, then Yadina decides she can also try new things, one step at a time.

10:30am Sci Girls “Insulation Station” (Click here for Supplemental Materials)

Cold weather, hot science! Sci Girls Greta and her sixth- grade pals use passive solar heat and bubblewrap insulation to warm up an ice shanty on a frozen Minnesota lake.to investigate artificial oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay.

Thursday, October 29

10:00am Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum “I am Mary Anning / I am Charlie Chaplin”

Mary Anning inspires Xavier and Yadina to continue working on a tricky art project.

Charlie Chaplin helps Yadina cheer up Dr. Zoom.

10:30am Sci Girls “Workin’ It Out” (Click here for Supplemental Materials)

Jekima and friends break a sweat in steamy South Carolina hiking, playing soccer, dancing and doing yoga -- all to find out "What's the best exercise for me?

Friday, October 30

10:00am Wild Kratts: Creepy Creatures (1 hour Special)

The Wild Kratts aren't too sure what to do for Halloween. Should they go trick or treating or just have a Halloween Party? The Kratt bros decide that the best thing to do is to discover some new "creepy cool" creatures. Heading off to find these new animal friends, Martin and Chris don't realize that Zach and the other villains have come up with a plan to ruin Halloween. Can the Wild Kratts defeat the villains and still get to celebrate Halloween? Science Concept: Features that may seem creepy are critical for an animal's survival.