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May 27 | Grades 9–12

Wednesday on Arizona PBS

11:30 a.m.	Mr. Tornado: American Experience The Remarkable Mind of Mr. Tornado – Article Alabama Tornado Aftermath / PBS Newshour – Video and Support Materials Airplane Turbulence: Is It Dangerous? – Article Ted Fujita: Mr. Tornado – Video Ted Fujita \| Still from “Ted Fujita: Mr. Tornado” / American Experience

12:30 p.m.	Little Women Pt. 1/3 Primary Source Set: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott – Webpage An Iconic Character / Little Women – Video and Support Materials

1:30 p.m.	Louisa May Alcott: American Masters Louisa May Alcott \| The Civil War – Video and Support Materials Louisa May Alcott \| Transcendentalism – Video and Support Materials Louisa May Alcott: A Topsy-Turvy Woman? – Background Reading

3:00 p.m.	Orchard House: Home of Little Women A Tour of the Orchard House, Actor Emilio Delgado, and more – Video Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House – Webpage Images PBS Newshour: The historic real-life house that inspired ‘Little Women’ – Video Masterpiece: The House of Little Women – Video

3:30 p.m.	Native America: Cities of the Sky Ancient City Planning – Videos The Mayan Governor’s Palace / Native America: Cities of the Sky – Video and Support Materials The Inca’s Sacred City of Cuzco / Native America: Cities of the Sky – Video and Support Materials City Planning Designs – Handout

SPOTLIGHT

Mark Tarbell and Kristen Keogh with text reading: Go See AZ

airs Feb. 5

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

A photo of Phoenix with text reading: What city is the heart of America?

aired Jan. 30

What City Feels Like the Heart of America?

Miles O’Brien, Independent Journalists and Filmmaker, Mobias Media

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

Fountain Hills with text reading: Food Festival Saturday, April 11, 2026, Fountain Hills, Arizona

April 11

Join us for the We-Ko-Pa ‘Check, Please! Arizona’ Food Festival

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