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THE CAT IN
THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT! features six-year-old Sally and
Nick, best friends and next door neighbors, who are
transported on a magical journey to all corners of the
globe to make natural science discoveries, with the
Cat in the Hat as their guide. Along for the ride are
the Cat's two energetic helpers, the mop-headed zany
duo: Thing One and Thing Two.
Sally and Nick embark with the Cat in his
one-of-a-kind custom vehicle, the Thinga-ma-jigger, a
quintessentially Seussian contraption that can sprout
wings, pontoons, booster rockets, skis-just about
anything! In the Thinga-ma-jigger, they can journey
down to the bottom of the sea to observe the giant sea
worms, zip over to the rain forest to find out how
many animals make their home in the great Kapok tree,
or shrink down to the size of a bee to visit a hive
and discover how honey is made.
 The series
supports young children's science learning by
introducing scientific inquiry skills, teaching core
science concepts and vocabulary, and preparing
preschoolers for kindergarten and first grade science
curriculum, all in whimsical style.
Knowing that children are natural scientists who
develop ideas and concepts about their world as they
explore it, a team of science and early childhood
experts developed the curriculum for the first
season's 40 episodes, each of which begins with a
question posed by Sally or Nick and finishes with a
review and checking for understanding.
To further extend the TV series learning, an
activity-filled website for kids is on pbskids.org
with additional parent and teacher resources available
on PBS Parents (pbsparents.org) and PBS Teachers (pbsteachers.org).
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 Dinosaur Train...
A SUCCESS!!
Saturday, August 28, 2010 drew record setting crowds
to the Danville Science Center when we presented
"Buddy" the T-Rex" (PBS character) to highlight the
center's dinosaur exhibit. Blue Ridge PBS extends a
huge thank you to everyone who joined us for "Dinosaur
Train" day at the Danville Science Center. The event,
a great success, attracted at least 2,000 people,
breaking every youth record set for events on campus!
Resources
free from
Blue Ridge PBS Financial Literacy:
 BizKid$,
nominated for two daytime Emmys, BizKid$ is a complete
toolbox for students Grades 3-8. A rich website
accompanies this series, where kids teach kids about
money and business. A hotlink takes you to our
broadcast times. Lessons are also in Spanish.
 Cyberchase
In the world of CYBERCHASE, the dastardly villain
Hacker is on a mad mission to take over Cyberspace
with the help of his blundering henchbots, Buzz and
Delete. But heroes Inez, Jackie, and Matt, are three
curious kids determined to stop him with the help of
their cyberpal, Digit. Their weapon: brain power. Each
episode takes the heroes on a thrilling adventure
driven by a different math concept, and kids learn
that math is everywhere and fun to use!
pbskids.org/cyberchase/
PBS Teachers has 26 financial
literacy lesson plans developed for all grade levels
with media tools and resources. |
