May 7 | Grades 4–8

Thursday on Arizona PBS

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

Saturn’s Rings and Moons – Video and Support Materials
Saturn’s Stunning Double Show – Video 


7:30 a.m. History Detectives: Hindenburg Artifact; John Adams Book; Birthplace of Hip Hop

John Adams – Video and Support Materials
A Case for the Separation of Powers – Video
Observing (History Detectives) – Webpage
Helium Is Boring – Video, Background Reading and Discussion Questions


8:30 a.m. Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries – The Tropics Pt. 1/4

Sloths in their Ecosystem – Video and Support Materials
Gorillas – Video and Support Materials
Analyzing and Comparing Perspectives On Issues: Gorillas – Lesson Plan

A sloth
Sloths may seem boring, but they’re fascinating creatures. Watch to learn why. | Still from “Sloths in their Ecosystem” PBS LearningMedia

9:30 a.m. H2O: The Molecule That Made Us, Civilizations Pt. 2/3

Will There Be Enough Fresh Water? – Interactive
How Did Human Civilization Spread? (Habitat Earth) – Video and Support Materials


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

Death Dive to Saturn: Introduction to Saturn and Its Atmosphere – Video and Teaching Tips
Study Titan’s Topography – Interactive

Rendering of Saturn floating in water
Did you know that Saturn is so light that, if there were a body of water large enough for it to fit in, it would float? | Still from “Death Dive to Saturn | Introduction to Saturn and Its Atmosphere” PBS LearningMedia
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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