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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
Mark Tarbell and Kristen Keogh with text reading: Go See AZ
airs Feb. 5

‘Check Please, Arizona!’ and ‘Trail Mix’d’ return Feb. 5

Saguaro Cactus

The Saguaro Cactus and Its Sacred Role in O’odham Culture

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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
April 11

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

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