Monday, January 4

10:00am Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum “I am Mary Leaky / I am Alexander Hamilton” (Click here for Supplemental Materials)

Xavier, Yadina, and Brad are in the midst of a fun museum scavenger hunt! But in his excitement, Xavier zips around so fast they can't find anything at all. To the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet an expert finder: paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey. Our trio accompanies young Mary as she journeys into a cave and hunts for ancient artifacts, slowly and carefully looking all around her. Watching how effective Mary's method is, and how ineffective his own rushing around is, inspires Xavier to go home and retry that scavenger hunt. But this time, he's going to slow down and try to look around.

The day is quickly approaching when Yadina will start First Grade, and she can't help being nervous; everything seems so different from Kindergarten, she's not sure she can do it... To the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet someone who was no stranger to starting something new: Alexander Hamilton. Yadina accompanies Alexander as he first hops aboard a boat sailing toward a new land, then becomes a Founding Father to the United States and mints the very first coin! Watching Alexander attack each adventure with gusto inspires Yadina to see that starting First Grade will be an adventure, too. And new adventures are exciting!

10:30am Sci Girls “Frog Whispers” (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, when St. Louis SciGirls find the amphibian population in decline, they hop to it! Alanna, Madison, Amanda and Clara hit urban and rural sites to compare frog and toad calls and report on their amphibian neighbors.

Tuesday, January 5

10:00am Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum “I am Zora Neale Hurston / I am Charles Dickens” (Click here for Supplemental Materials)

Xavier and Yadina are eager to read a new comic Brad has written, but Brad isn't so sure he can share this particular story - it's very personal. What should he do? To the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet an exceptional storyteller: Zora Neale Hurston. We meet Zora as she enjoys listening to the tall tales being told on the porch of her corner store, before launching into a few tales of her own. Listening to Zora tell her own personal stories, and watching her light up as she does, helps Brad to feel more comfortable with the idea of sharing his own story with his best friends. Because stories are best when you share them with others.

Yadina is left feeling bored on a rainy day after she's already played with ALL her toys - there's nothing left to have fun with. With no new toys to play with, there's only one thing left to do... To the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet someone who was seldom bored: Charles Dickens. After a playdate with a young Charles, which involves zero toys but oodles of fun as they jump over "shark infested waters" and swim with a funny octopus named Fanny, Yadina realizes that she doesn't need anything new to play with, because her imagination can make everything more fun.

10:30am Sci Girls “Flower Power” (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 spring into action! Minnesota sixth-grader Jordan gathers her girls to track changes in flowers and plants as spring emerges, and celebrates by creating a sculpture and a time-lapse video of the season's arrival.

Wednesday, January 6

10:00am Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum “I am Louis Pasteur / I am Rachel Carson”

Louis Pasteur helps Xavier with his volcano experiment project.

Rachel Carson helps Brad figure out a way to help butterflies migrate.

10:30am Sci Girls “Skygirls” (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 Virginia SciGirls Emma, Lauren and Madison have the ultimate "stratus update!" Teaming up with NASA scientists, they identify clouds from the ground and compare their data with satellite images, ultimately creating a "mostly cloudy" museum display.

Thursday, January 7

10:00am Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum “I am Lou Gehrig / I am Marie Owens” (Click here for Supplemental Materials)

Lou Gehrig helps the gang focus on the good rather thank moping about a few bad breaks.

Marie Owens shows Xavier, Yadina and Brad how to solve problems in a positive way.

10:30am Sci Girls “Butterfly Diaries” (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 Mimi and her friends explore a Minnesota milkweed patch, counting monarchs to help scientists track the butterfly population. These SciGirls then raise monarch caterpillars, and use a video diary to capture their metamorphosis into butterflies.

Friday, January 8

10:00am Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum “I am Nikola Tesla / I am Nellie Bly”

Xavier is upset thinking he won’t be able to bring the museum to his friend in Japan, but Nikola Tesla encourages him not to give up. Nellie Bly helps Yadina overcome her fear of the monkey bars.