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May 14 | Grades 4–8

Thursday on Arizona PBS

6:30 a.m. Nova – Decoding the Great Pyramid

How the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Were Built – Video, Background Reading and Discussion Questions
Building the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt – Interactive Lesson and Support Materials

A tall, pale tan ancient pyramid seen from afar, with palm trees and greenery in the foreground.
An ancient pyramid. | Still from “How the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Were Built” /PBS LearningMedia

7:30 a.m. History Detectives: Hot Town Poster, Face Jug, Lost City of Gold

The West: Cities of Gold – Article
Civil War: Face Jug – Activity
Graphic Organizer: Unit Reflection Sheet – Printable Activity
How to Conduct Historical Research – Article
How to Examine Art and Photographs – Article
Jim McDowell / Muse Moments – Media Gallery and Support Materials
1968 Protests and Politics – Lesson and Activity
A Convention in Chaos – Video
The 1968 Democratic National Convention – Lesson Plan


8:30 a.m. Spy in the Wild: A Nature Miniseries – The North

The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies – Videos
Monarch Butterflies Drop 53 Percent in Wintering Area Official Say – Article
Migration of the Monarch – Video and Support Materials

Monarch butterflies
Monarch butterflies are seen at El Rosario sanctuary for monarch butterflies in the western state of Michoacan, near Ocampo, Mexico on February 3, 2020. | REUTERS/Alan Ortega TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY/PBS.org

9:30 a.m. H2O: The Molecule That Made Us – Crisis

California’s Water Supply – Video and Support Materials
PBS NewsHour: Is the World’s Fresh Water Supply Running Out? – Video and Transcript
Impacts of Water Management | H2O: The Molecule That Made Us – Media Gallery and Support Materials
PBS NewsHour: How Scientists are Harvesting Fog to Secure the World’s Water Supply – Video and Transcript
The Impacts of a Megadrought on the Amazon Rainforest | H2O: The Molecule That Made Us – Video and Support Materials

A man sits in a disheveled chair amid wooden ruins in a dusty, dried up body of water.
A man sits in a disheveled chair amid ruins in the Salton Sea. | Still from “California’s Salton Sea | H2O: The Molecule That Made Us” / PBS LearningMedia

10:30 p.m. NOVA – Decoding the Great Pyramid

Pharaoh Khufu – Video and Support Materials
How the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Were Built – Video, Background Reading and Discussion Questions
Building the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt – Interactive Lesson and Support Materials

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

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