May 5 | Grades 4–8

Tuesday on Arizona PBS

6:30 a.m. Nova, The Planets: Mars

Life on Mars? – Video and Support Materials
Soaring Over Mars – Video and Support Materials
Mars Quiz | Exploring Space: The Quest for Life – Webpage
Live Cam: Building the Next Mars Rover – Video
My Son, the Martian – Article

Artist depiction of Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity | NASA

7:30 a.m. History Detectives: Stories of Our Nation’s Beginnings

Liberty of Death: Patrick Henry’s Speech – Media Gallery
Hamilton’s America – Collection
Anthem Lyrics – Printable
Please Stand for the National Anthem – Lesson Plan


8:30 a.m. The Himalaya: Kingdoms of the Sky

Himalayas Facts – Webpage
The Disappearing Glacier: Climate Change and Himalayan Ecology – Webpage

A glacier | PBS.org

9:30 a.m. NOVA, Back to the Moon

Secret Life of Scientists & Engineers (NOVA) – Web-series
Career Pathway Individual Research Project Instructions (NOVA: Science Now) – Activity
What’s My Mission? (NOVA: Science Now) – Printable Activity


10:30 a.m. NOVA, The Planets: Mars

Mars Dead or Alive: Mars Up Close (NASA) – Interactive
Mars Rover – Video

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