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May 21 | Grades 4–8

Thursday on Arizona PBS

6:30 a.m. Nova: Dog Tales (Science)

Historic Relationships Between Dogs and Humans – Video and Support Materials

Nature: From Wolf to Dog – Video and Lesson

A pair of dogs near the Arctic Circle
A pair of dogs near the Arctic Circle | Still from “Dogs That Changed the World: The Rise of the Dog” / PBS.org

7:30 a.m. History Detectives: John Brown’s Raid Weapon, Siberia, Ronald McDonald Costume (Social Studies)

John Brown’s Holy War – Before the Raid – Interactive

John Brown Gathers His Arsenal – Video

Portrait of John Brown, 1860 – Image and Support Materials

John Brown Pike, c. 1858 – Image and Support Materials

The Bolshevik Revolution: Lasting Effects – Media Gallery and Support Materials


8:30 a.m. Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries: The Islands (Nature)

Evolution Down Under – Article

Cracking the Koala Code: Koala Fact Sheet – Article

The Cuban Crab Migration – Video and Support Materials

One koala rests on top of another
One koala rests on top of another. | PBS.org

9:30 a.m. Breakthrough, The Ideas That Changed The World: The Robot (Science)

Anatomy of a Rover – Interactive

Justin Garretson, Robotics Engineer – Video and Support Materials

Motorized Car – Activity

What Is a Robot? – Lesson Plan


10:30 a.m. Nova: Dog Tales (Science)

Do Dogs Understand Fairness? – Video and Support Materials

Social and Historical Perspectives of Dogs – Video and Support Materials

Social and Cultural Perspectives of Dogs – Video and Support Materials

Miles O’Brien, Independent Journalists and Filmmaker, Mobias Media
aired Jan. 22

Miles O’Brien on Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ and threat to sea levels

Mark Tarbell and Kristen Keogh with text reading: Go See AZ
airs Feb. 5

‘Check Please, Arizona!’ and ‘Trail Mix’d’ return Feb. 5

Jivik Siiki
aired Jan. 23

Two Peoples, One Name: Understanding the O’odham

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