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A series of four half-hour geography programs for Kentucky 4th graders that showcases the incredible diversity of the state's geographic features and explores how those features have influenced human life—and how humans, in turn, have affected the land around them. The programs are built around the story of a young geographer named Molly, who is at work on an atlas of Kentucky with the help of an animated talking cardinal named Ricky Redbird. A KET production.
TV Schedule
A Statewide Ride #101
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.
- KETKY Friday, December 4 at 3:00 am EST
Natural Gifts #102
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.
- KETKY Friday, December 4 at 3:30 am EST
The Human Factor #103
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.
- KETKY Friday, December 4 at 4:00 am EST
My New Kentucky Home #104
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.
- KETKY Friday, December 4 at 4:30 am EST
Products
Downloadable Guide: http://www.ket.org/education/guides/geoquest.pdf
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