Learning At Home
As teachers, students, and families deal with school closures, WPSU and PBS have come together to curate a special collection of educational resources. Continue »
The Latest from WPSU
Activity of the Week
Sweetness
Students will explore the nature of sweetness and create a scale to measure and compare the sweetness of several types of foods and drinks. Continue »
Grades 4-8
Do Leaves Breathe?
How similar are we to leaves? Create an environment to observe leaves breathing. Continue »
Grown Ups
Exploring Nature With Your Five Senses
Spring is the perfect time to get outside and explore the great outdoors with creative, guided outdoor play together. Spending time outside together will help your child hone their senses and help them learn to use them, too. Continue »
Passport
The Whale Detective
A filmmaker investigates his traumatic encounter with a 30-ton humpback whale that breached and just missed landing on him while he was kayaking. What he discovers raises far bigger questions about humans’ relationship with whales and their future. Continue »
Passport
8 Days: To the Moon and Back
Join Apollo 11 on its historic journey. The film seamlessly blends mission audio featuring conversations among Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins with new footage, NASA archive and stunning CGI to recreate the first moon landing. Continue »
Tuesday, December 3, at 9:30 p.m.
Upcoming Events
Recognizing and Responding to Children’s Grief
We’re living in a time of unprecedented communal grief and children are not immune. But children’s grief doesn’t always look the same as adult grief. In this webinar, experts will discuss some of the ways children’s grief can manifest and provide guidance on how to respond and support grieving children. Continue »
Wednesday, April 28, from 7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Activity of the Week
Meet the Helpers Collection
The Meet the Helpers toolkit is designed to introduce “helpers” and explain the role they play in emergency situations. Continue »
Activity of the Week
Things Explained: Personal Protective Equipment
In this episode of Things Explained, we talk with a Georgia nurse who is caring for coronavirus patients and examine why PPE is in such high demand during the global pandemic. Continue »
Grades 4-8
Can You Water Plants with Other Liquids?
Most seeds need warmth, light, and water to start growing. But what happens when you replace water with other types of liquids? Test them out using this experiment! Continue »
Activity of the Week
Healthcare Crisis: Who’s at Risk?
In this lesson plan, students research the critical problem that approximately 1/3 of Americans are without adequate or any healthcare insurance. Continue »