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June 12 | Grades 4–8

Friday on Arizona PBS

6:30 a.m.	Nova: Mystery Beneath the Ice (Science) Phytoplankton and Krill – Background Reading Antarctic Food Web Game – Interactive A ship moves over icy waters. \| Still from “Mystery Beneath the Ice \| Phytoplankton and Krill” / PBS LearningMedia

7:30 a.m.	History Detectives: Psychophone; War Dog Letter; Pancho Villa Watch Fob (Social Studies) Thomas Edison / Inventor and Entrepreneur – Lesson Plan Who Made America?: Thomas Edison, The Science of Innovation – Article Patent Analysis – Article PBS NewsHour: Military Dogs – Videos and Articles

8:30 a.m.	Nature: Yosemite (Nature) Yosemite National Park: Ansel Adams – Image Yosemite National Park / Ken Burns: The National Parks – Media Gallery John Muir, Biography – Document

9:30 a.m.	Nature: Forest of the Lynx (Nature) C anadian Lynx – Webpage Ecological Antagonists and Partners: Trees, Beetles, and Woodpeckers – Video and Support Materials A Canadian lynx \| PBS.org

10:30 a.m.	Nova: Mystery Beneath the Ice (Science) Climate Change in the Antarctic – Video Antarctica: Sea Ice – Video and Support Materials

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

The Gila River

aired Jan. 9

The Gila River: Lifeline, Legacy and the Fight for Native Rights in Arizona

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Join us for PBS Books Readers Club!

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

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

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