Media Menu, January 29, 2011

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, January 29, 2011,
7-8 p.m. ET, 4-5 p.m. PT
CNBC Channel
Economics
Elementary, Middle and High School

“Supermarkets Inc: Inside a $500 Billion Money Machine"

The typical modern American supermarket stocks 48,000 items, each battling for precious shelf space. How do they get there? Why are they arranged the way they are? This documentary goes inside the neighborhood supermarket and explores an industry that is using every device in its arsenal to learn as much as it can about you—watching, trailing and analyzing your shopping habits in ways you never imagined. As a supermarket shopper, you are part of the largest and longest running psychological experiment in history. From the minute you enter the store, you are the target not only of old-fashioned salesmanship, but high-tech tools designed to track and entice you into buying more. Did you know that stores put milk at the end of the aisle so shoppers are forced to pass hundreds of other items on their way to get it -- or that the bakery and produce departments are often located near the entrance because they have the best aroma and are the most visually appealing? The competition is fierce and retailers are doing whatever they can to gain an edge in a cutthroat business built on razor-thin margins. The program travels to Pittsburgh to go behind-the-scenes at a new upscale Giant Eagle Market District supermarket, three times the size of a typical grocery store The store manager explains the amazing logistical ballet required to stock 65,000 products and run one American grocery store for one day.
Log on http://www. supermarketsinc.cnbc.com

Sunday, January 30, 2011,
7-8 p.m. E/P
CBS
World History and Science
Middle and High School

“60 Minutes”

In the main story in this newsmagazine, entitled “WikiLeaks”, Julian Assange, the controversial founder of WikiLeaks, speaks to Steve Kroft about the U.S. attempt to indict him on criminal charges and the torrent of criticism aimed at him for publishing classified documents. The second story, “Jaguars”, goes in search of the most elusive of all of nature’s big cats, the jaguar, and captured amazing footage of them in the Brazilian jungle. Bob Simon reports.
Log on http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml

Monday, January, 31, 2011,
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science and World History
Middle and High School

“AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Greely Expedition”

In 1881, 25 men led by Lieutenant Adolphus Greely sailed from the harbor of St. John’s, Newfoundland. Their destination was Lady Franklin Bay in the high Arctic, where they planned to collect a wealth of scientific data from a vast area of the world’s surface that had been described by a British admiral as a “sheer blank.” Three years later, only six survivors returned, with a daunting story of shipwreck, starvation, mutiny and cannibalism. This documentary, tells a harrowing tale of one of the great scientific adventures of all time. Drawing on an impressive documentary record that includes scientific accounts, diaries, photographs and letters, the film reveals the nearly unbearable pressures experienced by the members of the expedition, and shows how poor planning, personality clashes, questionable decisions and pure bad luck conspired to turn a noble scientific mission into a human tragedy. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/greely/player

Tuesday, February 1, 2011,
10-11 p.m. ET, 7-8 p.m. PT
CNBC Channel
Science and World History
Middle and High School

“60 Minutes on CNBC: Powering The Planet”

This program takes viewers a step further into investigative reports, interviews, profiles, and features stories that have made "60 Minutes" important viewing. CNBC now presents updates and never before seen footage of these award winning business news stories. Included in this broadcast: “130 Million Tons of Waste” - The U.S. burns so much coal to generate electricity, that it creates 130 million tons of waste every year. So where do these toxins end up? For some people, it’s a little too close to home. “The Oil Sands” - The oil boom in Alberta Canada, where the oil sands produce a million barrels a day, is creating big problems for the oil companies. “The Age of Warming” -Antarctica is the fastest warming place on Earth, the apparent results of global warming.
Log on http://www.cnbc.com/id/40795923

Wednesday, February 2, 2011,
8-9 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School

“NOVA scienceNOW “How Does the Brain Work?”

Can new science help us understand how the brain allows us to think, act, feel, behave and process the world around us? This episode of NOVA scienceNOW examines magic and the brain, artificial intelligence, magnetic mind control, and the work of neuroscientist and synesthesia researcher David Eagleman. Can we really believe our own eyes? Will machines one day think like us? Can magnetic wands effectively control brain functions and treat depression? Explore this and more. TV-G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/how-does-the-brain-work.html

Wednesday, February 2, 2011,
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School

“NOVA: Making Stuff - Making Stuff Cleaner”

Hosted by The New York Times technology columnist David Pogue, this is an episode of a science documentary series about the personal qualities that underlie the process of invention — the visionary talent, sheer luck and determination that turn a wild idea into a cutting-edge material. In this episode, entitled Making Stuff Cleaner”, Pogue is on a quest to clean up, using new green materials to build and power the devices of the future. Batteries grown from viruses, plastics made of sugar and solar cells that cook up hydrogen are just the beginning of a new generation of clean materials. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/making-stuff-cleaner.html

Thursday, February 3, 2011,
9-11 p.m. ET, 6-8 p.m. PT
CNBC Channel
U.S. History, Arts and Economics
Middle and High School

“Walt: The Man Behind the Myth"

This documentary traces the life of Walt Disney , one of America’s most enduring icons in arts and entertainment. Based on over 75 interviews with Walt’s friends and collaborators as well as leading historians, the program covers the stories of how Walt conceived of Mickey Mouse and created the first feature-length animated cartoon with "Snow White," the film also reveals the lesser-known saga of how the studio faced near-bankruptcy in the wake of a strike and World War II; how Walt skimped and saved, and even cashed in his family's life insurance, in order to finance the early development of Disneyland; how the Disney Studio broke the Hollywood taboo of early television; and how, in his final days, Walt was fully devoted to building a city of the future near what is today Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Log on http://pantheontv.com/Pantheon_Studios/Walt.html

Friday, February 4, 2011,
4-6 p.m. E/P
Planet Green Channel
Science
Middle and High School

“Expedition Alaska”

This is a broadcast of both episodes of a documentary miniseries about Alaska. It is a land of great natural diversity, but it is changing at a rapid rate. These programs follow a team of some of the world's top scientists and wildlife filmmakers as they explore this remote landscape to document what impact global warming is having on Alaska. TV-PG
Log on http://www.yourdiscovery.com/web/alaska/ontv/expeditionalaska/

Saturday, February 5, 2011,
6-7 p.m. ET 3-4 p.m. PT
Ovation Channel
Arts and U.S. History
Middle and High School

“Satchmo: Louis Armstrong”

This is a documentary about one of the 20th century's most loved jazz performers, Louis Armstrong. The program pieces together the life of Satchmo using never-before-seen homemade films, clips from stage shows, and excerpts from some of his movies including Hello, Dolly, Atlantic City, and High Society. Armstrong's songs are prominently featured, including the classics "West End Blues," "Potato Head Blues," "Weather Bird," "On the Sunny Side of the Street," and "When You're Smiling". The documentary also includes commentaries from Armstrong's contemporaries and musicians influenced by his music, including legends Dexter Gordon, Tony Bennett, and Wynton Marsalis.
Log on http://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/

Saturday, February 5, 2011,
8-10 p.m. ET , 5-7 p.m. PT
TCM- Turner Classic Movie Channel
Math and U.S. History
Middle and High School

“Stand And Deliver”

This movie tells the true story of a dedicated East Los Angeles high school teacher who transforms some of his students into math scholars. Edward James Olmos delivers n Oscar-nominated performance in the role of the late Jamie Escalante, a Colombian-born engineer who left the business world to teach the youth of L.A.'s barrio slums and used unorthodox methods to inspire them to learn. Film co-stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Andy Garcia.
Log on http://www.thefutureschannel.com/jaime_escalante/jaime_escalante_math_program.php