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May 8 | Grades 9–12

Friday on Arizona PBS

11:30 a.m. Genius by Stephen Hawking: Why Are We Here? Pt. 3/6 

Magic and the Brain – Video and Support Materials
Condense, Combine, or Categorize New Information – Your Brain and Moral Decision-Making – Lesson Plan


12:30 p.m. The Great American Read: What We Do For Love

Looking for Alaska | The Great American Read – Video and Support Materials
100 Years of Solitude, Part 1 | Crash Course Literature – Video
The Great Gatsby Part 1 | Crash Course English Literature #104 – Video
The Great Gatsby Part 2 | Crash Course English Literature #105 – Video
Pride and Prejudice | The Great American Read – Video and Support Materials

A silhouette of a boy and girl sitting together in a wood
“Looking for Alaska” is a young adult novel about first love, unrequited love, tragedy, and the intense experiences during the teenage years. | Still from “Looking for Alaska | The Great American Read” PBS LearningMedia

1:30 p.m. N. Scott Momaday: American Masters

Native American Mythology | N. Scott Momaday – Media Gallery and Support Materials
“Blood Memory”: Native American Storytelling and the Oral Tradition | N. Scott Momaday – Video and Support Materials
“Kill the Man and Save the Man”: Native American Representation, Assimilation, and the Erasing of Culture | N. Scott Momaday – Media Gallery and Support Materials


3:00 p.m. Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World

Islamic Art | Religion and Ethics Newsweekly – Video and Support Materials
Art in the Muslim World – Lesson Plan

An antique, intricately decorated, Quran
An antique, intricately decorated, Quran. | Still from “Islamic Art | Religion & Ethics Newsweekly” PBS LearningMedia
A member of Daughters of the Revolution in period dress
aired Dec. 5

Sons and Daughters: Proving Ancestry

A view of Phoenix with the PBS logo and text reading: Annual Luncheon
Dec. 18

Join us for the Arizona PBS Annual Luncheon

PBS Books Readers Club graphic with several book covers featured in 2025

Join us for PBS Books Readers Club!

TV towers on South Mountain in Phoenix

Show Low to receive new channel number, more powerful signal

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