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06/23/2025

Learn about the cause of sunburns in this video from NOVA’s Gross Science series.

Learn about the cause of sunburns, in this video from NOVA’s Gross Science series. Sunlight is made up of many types of radiation: infrared, visible, and ultraviolet (UV). UV radiation can damage skin cells by causing mutations in DNA. Skin cells naturally produce melanin, which absorbs UV light a...

06/10/2025

Summer trips across South Dakota are in full swing. Below is an interesting 1938 promotional film showing people enjoying outdoor activities in the Black Hills.

A 1938 promotional film shows people enjoying outdoor activities in the Black Hills

05/23/2025

Summer is Here (https://www.sdpb.org/learn/learnersconnection): Explore and play all summer with free resources from PBS KIDS and SDPB. Spark curiosity and creativity with hands-on activities and games supporting literacy, math, science, and fun!

05/15/2025

We had a wonderful time sharing SDPB's educational resources with future teachers at BHSU! The resources included exploring our senses, winter count, land subsidence, levers, and more!

05/03/2025

Science Steve here; I had an amazing time performing at the Homeschool South Dakota Conference! Due to health issues, this was the first science show I could provide in 25 months. I was a little rusty (not the chemical kind), but I had fun meeting everyone! SDPB is excited to announce that Science Steve will start with a full fall schedule. I hope to see you soon! https://www.sdpb.org/learn/sciencesteve

04/10/2025

Thank you to everyone who visited the SDPB photo booth at the Youth & Family Services (YFS) Kids Fair! We had a wonderful time meeting all of you!

04/10/2025

If you’ve spent time in downtown Chamberlain, you may have noticed the marble animal sculptures on Main Street — a fox and a pair of eagles and squirrels — outside the Chamberlain City Pool and on either side of the Avenue of Flags. These critters are expatriates. Their original home was on a Missouri River Atlantis called American Island — a once-popular island park lost to Lake Francis Case.

In downtown Chamberlain, six animal sculptures created by WPA artists are reminders of a submerged island Shangri-la.

03/30/2025

Want to make your next video chat with family and friends just a little extra special? Download one of these special backgrounds from your favorite PBS KIDS shows!

Have fun on your next family video chat with these backgrounds from PBS KIDS shows!

03/21/2025

NEW Dissection Resource from SDPB - The latest episode features the sheep brain and includes additional resources for teachers and students.

As an educator, you are responsible for implementing the dissection activity described in this lesson plan. You must establish safety procedures and rules for your classroom and ensure that all students follow them to provide a safe environment.  SDPB, the host, the guest anatomist, hosting website...

03/14/2025

Create Your Own Dance Studio is Now on PBS LearningMedia - Any space can be a dance studio! Create Your Own Dance Studio conveys the message that you can dance in whatever space is available: a home, school, gym, or even a backyard.

Learn how to transform any room into a dance studio.

02/28/2025

This video clip is from a 1992 documentary about the history of Mount Moriah. The segment tells a part of Hickok's life story that emphasizes the details surrounding his death and burial.

In Deadwood, Wild Bill is probably better known for being dead than alive. Hickok lived there for only a month but his grave has been a local tourist attraction for decades.

02/19/2025

Laura Ingalls Wilder's The Long Winter - Fact or Fiction? This study takes a closer look - https://journals.ametsoc.org/configurable/content/journals$002fbams$002f101$002f6$002fbamsD190014.xml?t:ac=journals%24002fbams%24002f101%24002f6%24002fbamsD190014.xml

The difficult winter led to significant flooding in South Dakota during the spring of 1881 - https://www.sdpb.org/blogs/images-of-the-past/the-missouri-river-flood-of-1881/

A devastating spring flood changed Yankton, Vermillion, and other river towns forever.