June 11 | Grades 4–8

Thursday on Arizona PBS

6:30 a.m. Nova: Why Sharks Attack (Science)

Shark Biology – Video and Support Materials
Shark Tagging – Video and Support Materials

A lemon shark takes a break on the sandy ocean floor, gulping water to breathe.
A lemon shark takes a break on the sandy ocean floor, gulping water to breathe. | Still from “Shark Biology” PBS LearningMedia
7:30 a.m. History Detectives: Stories of Our Nation’s Beginnings (Social Studies)

Liberty or Death: Patrick Henry’s Speech – Media Gallery and Support Materials
Benjamin Franklin: Writer, Inventor, and Founding Father – Lesson Plan
Please Stand for the National Anthem – Lesson Plan and Support Materials
The Road to Revolution Game / Liberty! The American Revolution – Interactive
8:30 a.m. Nature: Snowbound, Animals of Winter (Nature)

Surviving Winter – Interactive Lesson and Support Materials
Climate Change Contributes to Competition Between Red and Arctic Foxes – Video
Hour One: City of Bears: Brown Bear Fact Sheet – Webpage
Seasonal Science: Hibernation – Video and Support Materials
Animal Adaptations: Polar Bear Paws – Media Gallery and Support Materials
Penguins – Video
Wintertime Creature Powers / Wild Kratts – Video and Support Materials
9:30 a.m. Operation Maneater: Great White Shark (Nature)

The Great White Shark – Media Gallery 
The Great White Shark – Video 
Researching Great White Sharks / NOAA – Video

A great white shark swims in the ocean.
A great white shark swims in the ocean. | Still from “Researching Great White Sharks | NOAA” PBS LearningMedia
10:30 a.m. Nova: Why Sharks Attack (Science)

Shark Attack! The Hunt – Interactive
Sharks and Shorelines: Nature Works Everywhere – Lesson Plan

 

SPOTLIGHT
Illustration of columns of a capitol building with text reading: Arizona PBS AZ Votes 2024

Arizona PBS presents candidate debates

The Capital building with text reading: Circle on Circle: Robert Lowell's D.C.
May 2

An evening with ‘Poetry in America’

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

Subscribe to Arizona PBS Newsletters

STAY in touch
with azpbs.org!

Subscribe to Arizona PBS Newsletters:


LATEST CONTENT
MORE EPISODES
Police cars parked in the rain
 

Frontline: Documenting Police Use of Force

Scott Yoo learning from a pianist
 

Coming up on ‘Great Performances:’ Now Here This: The Composer is Yoo

A graphic for the Arizona PBS news show,
 

Horizonte wraps up season 4!

A toddler plays with a ball and a bucket on top of a table
  April 25

Decoding little minds: A parent’s guide to understanding children’s behaviors

US Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
  April 25

July in Washington

Ben Giles, KJZZ Radio
  April 24

Legislative update: Abortion ruling

Joanna De La Cruz, Spokeswoman,
  April 24

Citizen group opposes ballot initiative on abortion rights

Melissa Pritchard, Author, ASU Professor Emeritus of English
  April 24

ASU professor unveils new book about Florence Nightingale

Poetry in America image with photos of four poets and the name of the show
 

On the latest episode of ‘Poetry in America:’ Hill Country

Rocco Schiavone from Walter Presents
 

Rocco Schiavone: Ice Cold Murders

A man playing the harp
 

The Express Way with Dulé Hill: Appalachia

  April 23

5 tips to motivate students to finish strong this school year

A group of people from the tv drama
 

Mr Bates vs The Post Office: Finale

Max and Jake McCall from
 

Guilt: Season 3 premiere

A trains passing through the Himalayas
 

Epic Train Journeys from Above: Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

A man walking across the coast
 

A Brief History of the Future: Together