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

Black and white photo of a Japanese American man in a suit and glasses
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

Illustration of columns of a capitol building with text reading: Arizona PBS AZ Votes 2024
aired April 18

Arizona PBS presents candidate debates as part of ‘AZ Votes 2024’

Earth Day Challenge graphic with the Arizona PBS logo and an illustration of the earth

Help us meet the Earth Day Challenge!

Graphic for the AZPBS kids LEARN! Writing Contest with a child sitting in a chair writing on a table and text reading: The Ultimate Field Trip
May 12

Submit your entry for the 2024 Writing Contest

The Capital building with text reading: Circle on Circle: Robert Lowell's D.C.
May 2

An evening with ‘Poetry in America’

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