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May 7 | Grades 9–12

Thursday on Arizona PBS

11:30 a.m. Genius by Stephen Hawking: Are We Alone? Pt. 2/6 (102)

NOVA scienceNOW: Hunt for Alien Earths | Detecting Life on Other Planets – Video and Support Materials
Are We Alone? Ch. 2: The Wink Method – Video


12:30 p.m. The Great American Read: Villains & Monsters (105)

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Video and Support Materials
Frankenstein: Analyzing Creative Works of Fiction – Lesson Plan
Gilead: Symbol or Current State – Interactive Webpage
Iago – The Ultimate Villain – Media Gallery and Support Materials
And Then There Were None – Video and Support Materials

Artistic depiction of the monster and Victoria Frankenstein in blue
Still from “Frankenstein | The Great American Read” | PBS LearningMedia

1:30 p.m. Maya Angelou: American Masters (3002)

The Poetry of Maya Angelou – Lesson Plan
Discovering Your Voice Through Poetry Lesson Plan – Document and Support Materials
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | The Power of Words – Media Gallery and Support Materials
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Maya Angelou and the 1993 Inaugural Poem: “On the Pulse of Morning – Video and Support Materials
“On the Pulse of Morning” Full Poem – Document
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | “Caged Bird” – Video and Support Materials


3:30 p.m. Influenza 1918: American Experience (1005)

A Letter from Camp Devens – Article
Medical Investigations of Influenza – Image Gallery
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic and COVID-19
Your Immune System: Natural Born Killer | Crash Course Biology – Video

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
aired Jan. 22

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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