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May 22 | Grades 9–12

Friday on Arizona PBS

11:30 a.m. Big Pacific: Passionate

Nature: The Emotional Lives of Animals – Article
Friendship in the Animal Kingdom – Video and Support Materials

A group of rhesus macaque monkeys sit together on a tree branch
A group of rhesus macaques sits together on a tree branch. | “Still from “Friendship in the Animal Kingdom” / PBS LearningMedia

12:30 p.m. Howard’s End PT. 2/4 On Masterpiece

Unstoppable: The Road to Women’s Rights – Video
The Fight for Women’s Suffrage – Article


1:30 p.m. Civilizations – What Is Art (Good For)?

Stories Through Art: Telling Personal Stories – Lesson Plan
As Long as I Remember: PTSD and Art as Therapy – Media Gallery
Brundibar and the Children of Terezin – Article
Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin – Video
The Perpetual Act of Making – Article
Culture Shock: You Decide: The Art of Kara Walker – Images
American Masters: Abstract Expressionism – Article
The Case for Jackson Pollock – Video
Curator’s Choice: El Anatsui at Brooklyn Museum – Video

A man crouches over a canvas on the floor and flings paint onto it with a paintbrush.
Jackson Pollock flings paint onto a canvas. | Still from “The Case for Jackson Pollock”

2:30 p.m. Latino Americans: Foreigners In Their Own Land

Stories of Arrival – Lesson Plan
Stories of Arrival Organizer – Printable Activity


3:30 p.m. Latino Americans: Empire of Dreams

Identity, Immigration and Economics: Involuntary Deportations of the 1930s – Lesson Plan
Stereotypes vs. Statistics – Lesson Plan
Journey from Mexico – Video 
Deportations – 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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