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Kentucky GeoQuest
Kentucky geography
Grade Levels:
4
Length:
30 minutes
Taping Rights:
Unlimited
MARC Record:
Downloadable
Teaching Materials:
See Below

Kentucky GeoQuest is a series of four half-hour geography programs for Kentucky 4th graders. The series shows students the incredible diversity of the state’s geographic features and gives them an understanding of how those features have influenced human life—and the ways in which humans, in turn, have affected the land around them.

In this KET-produced series, a young geographer named Molly is at work on the next atlas of Kentucky. Much to her amazement, she acquires the services of a talking cardinal, Ricky Redbird, who, unfortunately, has little knowledge of the place he represents as the official state bird. To learn about Kentucky, Ricky joins Molly on her cross-state quest to document the rich history of the Kentucky landscape and examine present-day life in the Bluegrass State.


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2007/08 Block Feeds on KET ED

Block Feed: Programs 101-104 Program Details
2 hours
    Monday, August 13 at 10:00 am on KETED
    Thursday, August 30 at 2:00 pm on KETED
    Tuesday, September 18 at 4:00 am on KETED
    Thursday, October 18 at 4:00 am on KETED
    Thursday, November 29 at 11:00 am on KETED
    Monday, January 14 at 2:00 pm on KETED
    Thursday, January 31 at 2:00 pm on KETED
    Monday, March 10 at 6:00 pm on KETED
    Thursday, May 1 at 11:00 am on KETED


Episodes Included in These Block Feeds

101. A Statewide Ride
Molly the mapmaker meets Ricky Redbird and together they tour Kentucky, documenting the geographic diversity of the state and its main regions: the Jackson Purchase, the Western Coal Field, the Pennyroyal, the Knobs, the Bluegrass, and the Eastern Mountains and Coal Field. 30 minutes.

102. Natural Gifts
Molly and Ricky investigate the origins of the Kentucky landscape, visiting remnants of a virgin forest (Lilley Cornett Woods), the Red River Gorge, Mammoth Cave, and the Ballard Wildlife Management Area. 27 minutes.

103. The Human Factor
Early inhabitants of Kentucky—from Native Americans to the first European explorers and settlers—are examined by Molly and Ricky. They visit Cumberland Gap, the Wilderness Road, and Fort Boonesboro, reviewing Kentucky history up through the Civil War. 29 minutes.

104. My New Kentucky Home
Molly and Ricky explore the effects of humans and their machines on the state's environment, as well as the shift from a rural to an urban society. The program also looks at some Kentucky artists, writers, and musicians. 23 minutes.

Teaching Materials

VIDEO
KET Duplication Services
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DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE
http://www.ket.org/education/guides/geoquest.pdf
PDF format
KET Online



Kentucky Academic Expectations

This program relates to the following Kentucky Academic Expectations.

Kentucky schools may tape and retain programs according to the rights listed above. For further information, contact the KET Education Division.

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