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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/ | |||
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. | |||
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/ | |||
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 | |||
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. | |||
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/ | |||
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 | |||
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