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April 30 | Grades 4–8

Thursday on Arizona PBS

8:00 a.m. Nova: Killer Floods

Flood: Farming and Erosion – Background Essay
Flood: Farming and Erosion – Discussion Questions


9:00 a.m. History Detectives: Picture Frame/Woolworth Signs/Toy Soldiers

The Nashville Sit-Ins – Video
Diane Nash and the Sit-Ins – Video, Discussion Questions and Background Reading

Segregated restaurants were common in the South | Still from “The Nashville Sit-Ins – John Lewis: Get in the Way” PBS LearningMedia

10:00 a.m. The Great Yellowstone Thaw: PT. 3/3 Summer

Painting the Falls of Yellowstone: How ART Saved Yellowstone – Video
Rescuing and Relocating Beavers – Video, Discussion Questions, Background Essay and Teaching Tips
Beaver Vocabulary – Printable Activity


11:00 a.m. H2O: The Molecule That Made Us/Flow

Science Trek, Compounds: Compound Basics – Media Gallery
PBS Newshour: See how a historic drought has changed California’s landscape – Article
PBS Newshour Extra: In the California Drought, What Is My Role? – Activity 
How the Owens Valley Paiute Made The Desert Bloom- Article

Rocks trace the route of an ancient Paiute irrigation ditch. | Clarissa Wei

12:00 p.m. Nova: Killer Floods

Killer Floods: Ancient Waterfalls – Video and Teaching Tips
NOVA: Killer Floods – Webpage Images

Two students stand outside a school building at ASU
aired Dec. 12

Can you name the 13 Colonies?

A view of Phoenix with the PBS logo and text reading: Annual Luncheon
Dec. 18

Join us for the Arizona PBS Annual Luncheon

PBS Books Readers Club graphic with several book covers featured in 2025

Join us for PBS Books Readers Club!

TV towers on South Mountain in Phoenix

Show Low to receive new channel number, more powerful signal

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