Media Menu, May 1, 2010

Here are home viewing suggestions 
for the week, selected from online advanced TV program listings and
aligned with the state and national K-12 academic standards available
online. Please consult local listings also, since actual broadcast times
may vary. The Websites cited in the “Log on“ box below the tv listing
provide further details about the show’s topic and may contain links
to video clips from the show or a complete streaming video version of
the show.

Saturday, May 1, 2010, 8-11 p.m. E/P	AMC Channel	Literature and World History	Middle and High School
“Master and Commander-The Far Side Of The World”
This Oscar-winning movie is based on two Napoleonic War-era adventure novels in author Patrick O’Brian’s historical series (“Master and Commander” and “ The Far Side of the World”). Russell Crowe stars as Captain Jack Aubrey, a high-seas adventurer and his comrade-in-arms ship-surgeon Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany). The setting: After conquering much of Europe , Napoleon's forces have set their sights on taking Britain, so Aubrey and the crew of his ship, the HMS Surprise, take to far reaches of the Pacific to intercept any ships from the French colonies there on their way to English waters.. When Aubrey eyes a renegade French super-frigate, the Surprise pursues, leading to a chase through the distant reaches of the ocean. PG-13
Details at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311113

Sunday, May 2, 2010, 9-11, p.m. E/P	History Channel	U.S. History	Middle and High School
“AMERICA THE STORY OF US: Westward/Division”
The new documentary series, AMERICA THE STORY OF US, continues its telling of how America was invented, looking at the moments where Americans harnessed technology to advance human progress— from the rigors of linking the continent by transcontinental railroad, the internet of its day, to triumphing over vertical space through construction of steel structured buildings to putting a man on the moon. The series is also a story of conflict – Native American wars, slavery, the revolutionary war that birthed the nation, the civil war that divided it and the great world wars that shaped its future. Viewers will hear insights from some of America’s most respected artists, business leaders, academics and intellectuals. This Sunday, May 2, the series follows westward expansion in an episode entitled “Westward” and, as America experiences rapid change in trade, transport and manufacturing, quickly turning America into one of the wealthiest nations on Earth there is increasing animosity between North and South in an episode entitled “Division”.
Details at http://www.history.com/classroom

Monday, May 3, 2010, 9-10:30 p.m. E/P	PBS	U.S. History	High School
“AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Road To Memphis”
This is a documentary tells the fatefully entwined stories of assassin James Earl Ray and his target, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “We were never concerned with who killed Martin Luther King, but what killed Martin Luther King,” says former King aide Andrew Young in this film which is set against the backdrop of the seething and turbulent forces in American society that led these two men to their violent and tragic collision in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. Based on a forthcoming book by Hampton Sides (Ghost Soldiers), the program relies on eyewitness testimony from King’s inner circle and the officials involved in Ray’s capture and prosecution following an intense two-month international manhunt. Rated TV-MA
Details at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/memphis

Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 8:30-9:30 p.m. E/P	Sundance Channel	World History and Geography	Middle and High School
”Cities On Speed: Shanghai”
This is an episode in a documentary miniseries which examines challenges facing the world's growing megacities, which are expected to double their populations by 2040. This episode, directed by Nanna Frank Moeller, visits Shanghai, a city that has experienced a phenomenal transformation during past 15 years. But even with 4,000 skyscrapers, thousands of miles of highway and thousands of government planners, Shanghai may be beyond control. Rated TV-PG
Details at http://www.dfi.dk/faktaomfilm/danishfilms/dffilm.aspx?id=22404

Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 9:30-10:30 p.m. E/P	PBS	U.S. History and Economics	Middle and High School
” FRONTLINE: College, Inc.”
This documentary investigates for-profit universities. The business of higher education is booming. It’s a $400 billion industry fueled by taxpayer money. But what are students getting out of the deal? Critics say a worthless degree and a mountain of debt. Investors insist they’re innovators, widening access to education. This program follows the money to uncover how Wall Street and a new breed of for-profit universities are transforming the way we think about college in America.
Details at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/collegeinc/

Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 8-9 p.m. E/P	Ovation Channel	World History and Geography	Middle and High School
” Wonderful World of Albert Kahn: The Birth of Nations”
This documentary tracks the travels of a team of photographers into Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine during an historic time when border lines were being redrawn, sparking the earliest beginnings of today's Middle East conflict. In 1909 the millionaire French banker and philanthropist Albert Kahn embarked on a project to create a color photographic record of, and for, the peoples of the world. Kahn believed that he could use the new autochrome process, the world's first user-friendly, true-color photographic system, to promote cross-cultural peace and understanding. He used his fortune to send a group of photographers to more than fifty countries around the world, often at crucial junctures in their history, when age-old cultures were on the brink of being changed forever by war and the march of twentieth-century globalization. At the end of WWI the seeds of new conflict were sewn—in the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire. This program traces the Kahn team’s expeditions into Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine as Western powers redrew the map of the region. The French takeover of Syria, the Balfour Declaration, and Turkey’s war with Greece come to life in Kahn’s autochromes.
Details at http://www.albertkahn.co.uk/museum.html

Thursday, May 6, 2010 8-8:30 p.m. E/P (repeating tonight 9:30 -10 p.m. E/P)	Planet Green Channel	World History and Geography	Middle and High School
” Future Food: Miracle Food”
The host of this documentary series about science and nutrition, Chef Omar Cantu, puts a radical idea for ending world hunger to the test. His restaurant team comes up with several dishes aimed at fooling the diners taste buds. Having been homeless as a child, this episode about hunger is a very personal issue for the host. Omar explores his idea of how to open the door to ending world hunger through the use of Miracle Fruit, a berry that when eaten does not allow the taste buds to taste sour and bitter. The team prefers dishes using plants, cactus, flowers and weeds that are never eaten because of their bitter components. (Recipes featured in this episode include: Creeping Thyme Soup) Rated TV-PG
Details at http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/future-food/feeding-homeless-episode.html

Thursday, May 6, 2010 10-11 p.m. E/P	National Geographic Channel	Science	Middle and High School
” Known Universe: Final Frontier”
More than seventy percent of Earth is covered in water, but we’ve only explored roughly 5 percent of it. We’ve roamed even less of our solar system. Until recently, scientists haven’t had the tools necessary to traverse either of these alien environments. Now, armed with some of the latest advances, this documentary’s crew join scientists on a voyage into the unknown — from the far reaches of space to the extreme depths of our oceans — where new discoveries have experts questioning everything we know about the universe.
Details at http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/known-universe/4500/Overview

Friday, May 7, 2010, 8:30-9:30 p.m. E/P	PBS	U.S. History, Science and Economics	Middle and High School
” NEED TO KNOW”
This is the premiere episode of a cross-media news and public affairs magazine that culls stories from the best of the week’s online reporting, culminating in a one-hour on-air broadcast every Friday night on PBS. The program will feature documentary-style reports, short features, studio-based interviews and more. The program will cover five primary news beats: the economy; the environment and energy; health; national security; and culture. Alison Stewart and Jon Meacham co-host.
Details at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know

Saturday, May 8, 2010, 7-8 p.m. ET, 4-5 P.M. PT	CNBC Channel	Economics	Elementary, and High School
”Biography on CNBC: Home Depot - Do It Yourself Success”
When Home Depot’s founders were fired from Handy Dan in the late 1970’s, they put on their tool belts and went to work on a new concept. After the Home Depot’s disappointing opening day when “nobody came,” the do-it-yourself center went on to become the fastest growing retailer in U.S. history. This documentary explains how.

Media Menu, April 24, 2010

Here are home viewing suggestions 
for the week, selected from online advanced TV program listings and
aligned with the state and national K-12 academic standards available
online. Please consult local listings also, since actual broadcast times
may vary. The Websites cited in the “Log on“ box below the tv listing
provide further details about the show’s topic and may contain links
to video clips from the show or a complete streaming video version of
the show.

Saturday, April 24, 2010, 4-6 p.m. ET, 1-3 p.m. PTP	TCM- Turner Classic Movies	Literature and Arts	High School
“Fahrenheit 451”
This is a movie adaptation of Ray Bradbury's futuristic novel which depicts a future world in which books are forbidden and their concealment punishable by death. Every household is monitored by floor to ceiling television screens delivering brain-washing government jargon and the populace, except for an anonymous few, have become media-controlled puppets, anesthetized and passive. The fire department must seek out citizens who disobey the edict against reading and burn their books. Not only televisions in the homes but loudspeakers all over the city control the populace through propaganda. Two such citizens are Montag, a fireman whose efficiency has won him a recommendation for promotion, and his contented wife, Linda, who watches the propaganda screen all day. One day, while riding the monorail, Montag meets a young schoolteacher who questions the reasons for book-burning and, for the first time, raises doubts in Montag's mind. Cast: Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack. Dir: Francois Truffaut. TV-PG
Details at http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=74448

Saturday, April 24, 2010, 8-9 p.m. ET, 5-6 p.m. PT	CNN	Science and Geography	Middle and High School
“Planet In Peril”
This documentary is a worldwide investigation by CNN’s Anderson Cooper and CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta. "Planet in Peril" examines the environmental conflicts between growing populations and natural resources.
Details at http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/planet.in.peril

Sunday April 25, 2010, 8-11 p.m. E/P	Discovery Channel	Science	Middle and High School
“How The Universe Works/Into The Universe With Stephen Hawking ”
This is a broadcast of three science documentaries featuring Prof. Stephen Hawking. It gets into the mind of the world's most famous living scientist to explore the splendor of the universe. With the help of cutting- edge visual effects, digitally enhanced NASA footage and live action it brings Hawking's extraordinary vision of the universe vision of the universe to the screen for the first time. The first hour, entitled “ How the Universe Works: Big Bang” investigates how the Universe came into existence out of nothing, and how it grew from a miniscule point, smaller than an atomic particle, to the vast cosmos we see today. The second two hours are the premiere episodes of a new miniseries entitled “Into The Universe With Stephen Hawking” . One raises the question “Are We Alone?" It’s a journey from the moons of Jupiter to a galaxy perhaps not so far, far away in search of alien life. We'll see what aliens might look like, question what it means to be alive, and calculate the odds of making 'contact'. The final hour asks "Is Time Travel Possible?" Hawking explores the world's favorite scientific 'what if?' warping the very fabric of time and space as he goes. From killing your grandfather to riding a black hole, see how time travel may actually come true. Rated TV-PG
Details at http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/stephen-hawking/about/about.html

Sunday April 25, 2010, 9 p.m. - 1:01 a.m. E/P (marathon broadcast of complete miniseries)	History Channel	U.S. History	Middle and High School
“America The Story of Us ”
This is a 12-hour television event that tells the story of how America was invented. With realistic animation, dramatic recreations and thoughtful insights from some of America's most respected artists, business leaders, academics and intellectuals, it presents comprehensive telling of America's history. It take viewers into the moments when Americans harnessed technology to advance human progress, from the rigors of linking the continent by transcontinental railroad--the internet of its day--to triumphing over vertical space through the construction of steel structured buildings to putting a man on the moon. Historical events covered include: the arrival of the first English settlers, the Revolutionary War, (these two topics are covered in the initial episode) westward expansion, economic growth of the north and south, the Civil War, the settling of the Great Plains, the development of modern, industrialized cities, the California Gold Rush and the western frontier, the Great Depression and the Second World War right up to present day. Special consultants on the series include Professors Daniel Walker Howe, David M. Kennedy and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Interviewees include many respected names from the arts, letters, media, politics, business and academia including: Brian Williams, Buzz Aldrin, Colin Powell, David Baldacci, General David H. Petraeus, Donald Trump, Michael Douglas and General Tommy Franks. (Airing future Sundays at 9 p.m. E/P, here’s the future episode schedule: WESTWARD - May 2, CIVIL WAR- May 9, METROPOLIS - May 16, RISE OF A SUPERPOWER- May 23, MILLENIUM -May 31.)
Details at http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us and classroom guide at http://www.history.com/shows/classroom/articles/classroom-whats-new

Monday, April 26, 2010, 8-9 p.m. E/P	Science Channel	Science	Elementary, Middle and High School
“Deadly Bugs”
This is a documentary about Insects. They are everywhere. One scientist estimates that a billion bugs are alive at any one time. While bug bites can be deadly, insects also fertilize plants, till the soil and serve as food for animals. TV-G
Details at http://science.discovery.com/nerdabout/top-ten/bugs/bugs.html

Tuesday, April 26, 2010, 8-9 p.m. E/P	PBS	Math and Science	Middle and High School
“NOVA: Mind Over Money”
This documentary offers an entertaining and penetrating exploration of why mainstream economists failed to predict the crash of 2008 and why we so often make irrational financial decisions. The show exposes surprising, hidden money drives in us all and explores controversial new arguments about the world of finance. Before the current crash, most Wall Street analysts believed that markets are “efficient” — that investors are reasonable and always operate in their own self-interest. Most of the time, these assumptions of classical economics work well enough. But in extreme situations, people panic and conventional theories collapse. In the face of the recent crash, can a new science that aims to incorporate human psychology into finance — behavioral economics — do better? The program shows some of the new field’s most compelling experiments. Viewers will see how the brains and bodies of Wall Street traders respond as they buy and sell stocks. They’ll watch as an ingenious experiment reveals how too many spending choices and the way they’re framed can overwhelm consumers’ ability to make rational decisions. Through these real-life experiments, viewers can see how mood, decision-making and economic activity are all tightly interwoven. Rated TV-G
Details at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/money/

Tuesday, April 26, 2010, 8-9 p.m. E/P	National Geographic Channel	U.S. and World History	Middle and High School
“America Before Columbus ”
History books traditionally depict the pre-Columbus Americas as a pristine wilderness where small native villages lived in harmony with nature. But scientific evidence tells a very different story: When Columbus stepped ashore in 1492, millions of people were already living there. America wasn't exactly a "New World," but a very old one whose inhabitants had built a vast infrastructure of cities, orchards, canals and causeways. But after Columbus set foot in the Americas, an endless wave of explorers, conquistadors and settlers arrived, and with each of their ships came a Noah's Ark of plants, animals -- and disease. In the first 100 years of contact, entire civilizations were wiped out and the landscape was changed forever. This documentary embarks on an expedition into the mysterious world of ancient American history to shed a different light on the history of the Americas.
Details at http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/america-before-columbus-3788/Overview

Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 8-11:30 p.m. E/P	PBS	English Literature and Arts	Middle and High School
“Hamlet”
Shakespeare’s immortal “To be, or not to be” takes on a whole new meaning (and medium) as classical stage and screen actors Sir Patrick Stewart, in his Laurence Olivier Award-winning turn as Claudius, and David Tennant, as the titular Dane, reprise their roles in this television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2008 modern-dress stage production of Hamlet. Gregory Doran directs, recreating his stage direction in the film shot at St. Joseph’s College in Mill Hill, London. TV-PG
Details at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/hamlet/preview-the-film/956

Thursday, April 29, 2010, 10-11 p.m. E/P	National Geographic Channel	Science and World History	Middle and High School
“Known Universe: Decoding The Skies”
Our ancestors’ relationship with the heavens led to some of mankind’s ancient discoveries and greatest creations. The ancient Greeks discovered Earth was round; the Polynesians used the sun and stars to navigate vast oceans in simple canoes; some think amazing structures like Stonehenge were designed to observe the sky. This documentary examines mankind’s first observations of the cosmos to understand how they put us on the path to modern discovery.
Details at http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/known-universe/4502/Overview

Friday, April 30, 2010, 9-10 p.m. E/P	PBS	U.S. History	Middle and High School
“Bill Moyers Journal”
Veteran journalist Bill Moyers hosts this weekly public affairs series. But the series will be coming to an end today, April 30th – with a round- up of commentary on current issues and a special example of the kind of TV essay that has won Moyers many writing awards. His website will continue in operation. . “We will stay in touch even after we're off the air”, he has promised, “and you can check in with us at www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/blog . Also through our podcasts, Facebook, YouTube and, yes, Twitter.”
Details at http:// www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/blog

Friday, April 30, 2010, 9-10 p.m. E/P	PBS	U.S. History	Middle and High School
“Bill Moyers Journal”
Veteran journalist Bill Moyers hosts this weekly public affairs series. But the series will be coming to an end today, April 30th – with a round- up of commentary on current issues and a special example of the kind of TV essay that has won Moyers many writing awards. His website will continue in operation. . “We will stay in touch even after we're off the air”, he has promised, “and you can check in with us at www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/blog . Also through our podcasts, Facebook, YouTube and, yes, Twitter.”
Details at http:// www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/blog

Saturday, May 1, 2010, 8-11 p.m. E/P	AMC Channel	Literature and World History	Middle and High School
“Master and Commander-The Far Side Of The World”
This Oscar-winning movie is based on two Napoleanic War-era adventure novels in author Patrick O’Brian’s historical series ( “Master and Commander” and “ The Far Side of the World”). Russell Crowe stars as Captain Jack Aubrey, a high-seas adventurer and his comrade-in-arms ship-surgeon Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany). The setting: After conquering much of Europe , Napoleon's forces have set their sights on taking Britain, so Aubrey and the crew of his ship, the HMS Surprise, take to far reaches of the Pacific to intercept any ships from the French colonies there on their way to English waters.. When Aubrey eyes a renegade French super-frigate, the Surprise pursues, leading to a chase through the distant reaches of the ocean. PG-13
Details at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311113

Media Menu, April 17, 2010

Here are home viewing suggestions for the week, selected from online advanced TV program listings and aligned with the state and national K-12 academic standards available online. Please consult local listings also, since actual broadcast times may vary.   The Websites cited in the “Log on“  box  below the tv listing provide further details about the show’s  topic and may contain links to video clips from the show or a complete streaming video version of the show.

Saturday, April 17, 2010, 2-4:15 p.m. ET, 11 a.m. -1:15 p.m. PT	TCM – Turner Classic Movies	U.S. History and  Classic Literature	Elementary, Middle and High  School
“The Yearling”
This is an Oscar–winning family film based on Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Set in the pioneer settler days of the American South well over a  hundred years ago it’s about a Florida boy's pet deer that threatens the family farm. Cast: Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman. TV-G
Details about the book and the movie at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yearling_(film)

Sunday, April 18, 2010, 8:30 – 9 p.m. E/P	Nickelodeon Channel	Science and Geography	Elementary, Middle and High  School
“Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Your Thirsty World.”
In observance of Earth Day this week, Nickelodeon is airing this half-hour special Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Your Thirsty World.  One in five people has no access to clean, safe drinking water.  This water crisis is found in developing countries and here in the United States.  Organizations and volunteers are coming together to solve this crisis. There is as much water in the world today as there ever was, yet one in five people do not have access to clean, safe drinking water. Water-related illness is the leading cause of human sickness and death, killing almost four million people every year. In this broadcast, kids in Honduras, Bangladesh, California and New Jersey explain the water problems where they live, and what, if anything, is being done to help.
Details at http://news.nick.com/04/2010/12/your-thirsty-world/

Sunday, April 18, 2010, 8-11 p.m. E/P	Discovery Channel	Science	Elementary, Middle and High  School
“LIFE: Plants/Primates/Making of LIFE"
This is a broadcast of the three last episodes of Discovery Channel’s new 11-part documentary series: ‘LIFE’.  It’s an exploration of the adaptability of life on earth, revealing the behaviors that living things have devised in order to thrive.  Series narrator is Oprah Winfrey.  “Plants” – They are dependent on three main elements for survival: sunlight, water and nutrients. From carnivorous plants to creeping plants to plants that survive harsh environments, they're fiercely competitive and cunningly opportunistic. “Primates – Their intelligence, adaptability and resourcefulness have enabled primates to thrive in an incredible diversity of habitats. Primates have found extraordinary ways to improvise, especially when faced with challenges beyond their physical means. “Making of LIFE” -  The filmmaker's went to extraordinary lengths to bring Life to the screen. Find out how they survived extreme cold, dangerous animals and other risks to life and limb in order to capture some of the most amazing wildlife footage ever filmed. TV-G
Details at http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/life

Monday, April 19, 2010, 9-10 p.m. E/P	National Geographic Channel	Science and Geography	Middle and High School
“Explorer: 25 Years.”
The longest-running documentary series in cable television history, honored with nearly 60 Emmys and hundreds of other awards, is celebrating a historic milestone, a quarter-century on the air. Hosted by NGC correspondent Lisa Ling, this documentary provides an overview of how the series has covered our changing world, including the very first look at the wreckage of the legendary Titanic and the rediscovery of the grown Afghan woman whose haunting green eyes once captivated the world from the cover of National Geographic magazine. More recent accomplishments include 2007's undercover report from inside North Korea and 2009’s exclusive coverage from inside the controversial detention center at Guantanamo. The special illustrates how coverage of the animal kingdom benefited from the arrival of innovative technologies such as high-definition, high-speed cameras and National Geographic’s crittercam, which revolutionized documentary filmmaking in visually dynamic ways.    See how forensic tools and DNA analysis illuminated answers to ancient mysteries and how satellites opened new vistas on our fragile planet and the heavens above.  Then witness remarkable images as Explorer confronts contemporary issues on the front lines of national security, illegal drugs and international crime.
Details at www.natgeotv.com/explorer25

Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 10-11 p.m. E/P	PBS	Science and Geography	Middle and High School
“INDEPENDENT LENS: DIRT! The Movie”
This documentary delves into the fascinating history of dirt, explaining how four billion years of evolution have created the dirt that recycles our water, gives us food, provides us shelter and can be used as a source of medicine, beauty and culture. But people have become greedy and careless, endangering this vital living resource with destructive methods of agriculture, mining practices and urban development. This abusive behavior has yielded catastrophic results: mass starvation, drought, floods and global warming. But as the film shows, times are changing — brown is the new green. Filmmakers Bill Benensen and Gene Rosow traveled to more than 20 locations around the world, visiting renowned global visionaries who are discovering new ways of thinking as they come together to repair this natural resource with practical, viable solutions.  Narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis. TV-PG
Details at http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/dirt-the-movie/film.html

Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 9-11 p.m. E/P	PBS	Science and Geography	Middle and High School
“POV: Food, Inc.”
This Earth Day, NASA satellite data and footage provide eyewitness insight into some of nature's most precious ecosystems and the consequences of human actions. This documentary takes a unique aerial tour of our oceans as scientists use color mapping to detect subtle changes in the water's plant life, a key indicator to the health of our sea life. Then, using laser technology to create a three-dimensional image of the Amazon rainforest's canopy, combined with satellite footage so precise you can count leaves on trees, scientists are able to understand how one of the world's most delicate habitats maintains its balance. And new views of some of the planet's most violent storms — sand clouds the size of Spain, sweeping fires in Africa and hurricanes over the Atlantic — could hold the key to predicting devastating natural disasters. TV-PG
Details at http://www.pbs.org/pov/foodinc

Thursday, April 22, 2019, 8-9 p.m. ET, 5-6 p.m. PT	CNBC	Science and Geography	Middle and High School
"Beyond the Barrel: The Race to Fuel the Future"
There is a race going on around the world to find the fuel of the future. This Earth Day  documentary news report,  anchored by reporter  Carl Quintanilla, will introduce viewers to more than a dozen potential game changing innovations to power our planet and showcase what’s  ready to be unleashed from the Middle East, South America, Asia and here at home. The program will also take a critical look at why we may still years away from putting these ideas into practice.
Details at http://www.futurefuel.cnbc.com.

Thursday, April 22. 2010, 9-11 p.m.  E/P	PBS	Science and Geography	Middle and High School
“EARTH DAYS: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE”
In this documentary director Robert Stone (“Oswald’s Ghost,“ “Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst”) traces the origins of the modern environmental movement through the eyes of nine Americans who propelled the movement from its beginnings in the 1950s to its moment of triumph in 1970 with the original Earth Day and to its status as a major political force in America.
Details at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/earthdays/

Thursday, April 22, 2019, 10-10:30 p.m. E/P	History Channel	Economics and Technology	Elementary, Middle and High  School
"Sliced: Coin Operated"
Coin operated games have been around for over 50 years. Since the beginning, players found tricks to beating the odds and keeping their quarters. Manufacturers have countered with special features to stop cheating. In this documentary, host John McCalmont dissects a pinball machine, a slot machine and a pool table to determine is it’s still possible to cheat games – or if the cheat is always on you. What's the best way to understand how something works? Cut it in half!  Explore the inner workings of a variety of objects as host John McCalmont literally slices each item apart in this series of programs entitled “Sliced”. Everything from coin-operated machines to guns to motorcycles and gas stations will be sliced and diced. As we discover how and why each object works, we will also uncover more about the history of each object and its function throughout time. From the macro to the micro, John uses various tools to take us on a deeper dive into the fascinating details that we can't see.

Friday, April 23, 2010, 10-11 p.m.  E/P	PBS	Science and Technology	Elementary, Middle and High  School
“GREEN BUILDERS''
This documentary profiles a cast of green building pioneers who have taken the leap into making their part of the “built environment” a more energy-efficient and  environmentally friendly place. TV-G
Details at http://www.pbs.org/greenbuilders

Saturday, April 24, 2010,  4-6 p.m. ET, 1-3 p.m. PTP	TCM- Turner Classic Movies	Literature  and Arts	High  School
“Fahrenheit 451”
This is a movie adaptation of Ray Bradbury's futuristic novel which depicts a future world in which books are forbidden and their concealment punishable by death. Every household is monitored by floor to ceiling television screens delivering brain-washing government jargon and the populace, except for an anonymous few,  have become media-controlled puppets, anesthetized and passive.  The fire department must seek out citizens who disobey the edict against reading and burn their books. Not only televisions in the homes but loudspeakers all over the city control the populace through propaganda. Two such citizens are Montag, a fireman whose efficiency has won him a recommendation for promotion, and his contented wife, Linda, who watches the propaganda screen all day. One day, while riding the monorail, Montag meets  a young schoolteacher who  questions the reasons for book-burning and, for the first time, raises doubts in Montag's mind.  Cast: Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack. Dir: Francois Truffaut. TV-PG
Details at http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=74448