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June 3 | Grades 9–12

Wednesday on Arizona PBS

11:30 a.m. Genius by Stephen Hawking: Are We Alone? (Science)

NOVA scienceNOW: Hunt for Alien Earths – Video and Support Materials
Are We Alone? – Lesson Plan


12:30 p.m. The Great American Read: Fall Kick-Off (ELA)

The Importance of Chicano Representation in Bless Me, Ultima / The Great American Read – Video and Support Materials
The Chronicles of Narnia / The Great American Read – Video and Support Materials
Does Fiction Exist? – Video


1:30 p.m. Maya Angelou: American Masters (American Literature)

Maya Angelou – Collection
Elements of Poetry – Interactive
The Poetry of Maya Angelou – Lesson Plan
Discovering Your Voice Through Poetry Lesson Plan – Document and Support Materials
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | The Power of Words – Media Gallery and Support Materials
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Maya Angelou and the 1993 Inaugural Poem: “On the Pulse of Morning – Video and Support Materials
“On the Pulse of Morning” Full Poem – Document
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | “Caged Bird” – Video and Support Materials

Maya Angelou reads out loud. | Still from “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Caged Bird” / PBS LearningMedia

3:30 p.m. Ancient Skies: Finding the Center (World History)

Transforming the Solar System: Copernicus and Galileo / Genius by Stephen Hawking – Video
Galileo’s Telescope – Video and Support Materials

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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