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 28, 2011,
9:45-11:30 p.m. E/P
HBO
U.S. History and Economics
High School
”Too Big To Fail”
This dramatization of recent events is based on reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin’s bestselling book. Directed by Oscar®-winner Curtis Hanson (“L.A. Confidential”), the film offers an intimate look at the epic Wall Street financial crisis of 2008 and explores the inner sanctum of the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world’s economy in a matter of a few weeks. Centering on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the film goes behind closed doors to examine the inter-twining relationship between Wall Street and Washington. TV-14
Log on http://www.hbo.com/#/movies/too-big-to-fail/synopsis.html
Sunday, May 29, 2011,
8-9:30 p.m. E/P (repeats immediately following – 9:30-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History and Arts
Elementary, Middle and High School
” NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT 2011”
This is a telecast of the annual Memorial Day concert which honors the service and sacrifice of the men and women in uniform, their families and all those who have given their lives for this country. Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise co-host. It will open with a special segment remembering those who lost their lives on 9/11, and their loved ones, and commemorating the heroism of the firefighters and police officers who first responded. The all-star line-up of dignitaries, actors and musical artists participating in this 22nd annual broadcast includes: distinguished American leader Colin L. Powell USA (Ret.); American Idol finalist Pia Toscano; Academy, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker; American Idol winner Kris Allen; two-time Academy and Emmy Award-winning actress Dianne Wiest; King of the Blues B.B. King; acclaimed actors Jason Ritter and A. J. Cook; classical superstar Hayley Westenra; America’s beloved tenor Daniel Rodriguez, the New York city policeman who united the country after the September 11 terrorist attacks; and gospel legend Yolanda Adams. They will perform with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of conductor Jack Everly. TV-G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/memorialdayconcert/concert
Monday, May 30, 2011,
9-11 p.m. E/P
History Channel
U.S. History
Elementary, Middle and High School
” SPECIAL PRESENTATION: GETTYSBURG”
“The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here." History Channel observes Memorial Day, 2011, with Abraham Lincoln's iconic Gettysburg Address framing an epic, two-hour special, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War. GETTYSBURG will strip away the romanticized veneer of the Civil War and present the engagement in a new light: a visceral, terrifying experience with everything on the line. At its core, this is the story of the soldiers on the ground, not the generals who commanded from behind the frontlines. Compelling CGI and powerful action footage place viewers in the midst of the fighting, delivering both a cinematic experience and an information- packed look at the turning points, technology, and little known facts of perhaps America’s greatest battle.
Log on http://www.History.com/civilwar
Tuesday, May 31, 2011,
9-11 p.m. E/P
History Channel
U.S. History
Elementary, Middle and High School
”SPECIAL PRESENTATION:LEE & GRANT”
Produced with the cooperation of Civil War historian Winston Groom, this documentary is a personal look at two iconic leaders of the Civil War. Surprising details reveal the bold choices and almost godlike power Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee summoned on decisive battlefields like Vicksburg and Gettysburg that, within days of each other, turned the tide of the war and changed the course of American history.
Log on http://www.History.com/civilwar
Wednesday, June 1, 2011,
9 p.m. – midnight E/P
PBS
U.S. History and Arts
Middle and High School
” GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: Nixon in China””
In this broadcast composer John Adams conducts the Met premiere of his most famous opera. Acclaimed director and longtime Adams-collaborator Peter Sellars makes his Met debut with this groundbreaking 1987 work, an exploration of the human truths beyond the headlines surrounding President Nixon’s 1972 encounter with Communist China. Baritone James Maddalena stars in the title role. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/gp-at-the-met-nixon-in-china/about-the-opera/1119/
Thursday, June 2, 2011,
7-8 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Technology
Middle and High School
” How It's Made”
This is a broadcast of two episodes in a documentary series about engineering and manufacturing processes. Shown are ways of producing thermometers, produce scales, aircraft painting, and luxury chocolates, technical glass, washing machines and playing cards. TV-G
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv/how-its-made
Friday, June 3, 2011,
9-11 p.m. ET, 6-8 p.m. PT
CNBC Channel
U.S. and World History and Economics
Middle and High School
” The China Question”
What does China’s rise mean for America? Through the stories of ordinary people and analysis from the world’s leading experts, this documentary explores the challenge America faces as China becomes the world’s second superpower. To understand the economic, political and moral implications of China’s rise, filmmaker Brook Silva-Braga spent over a year traveling both China and America. On a thoughtful, personal journey we meet Chinese and Americans dealing with extraordinary change, and reflect on the twists of fate and history that brought us here.
Log on http://www.cnbc.com/id/15837856/site/14081545/
Saturday, June 4, 2011,
9-10 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science and U.S. History
Middle and High School
” Witness: Tornado Swarm 2011”
April 2011 was the most violent month of tornados on record, and the deadliest in modern times. The 'super outbreak' of April 26-27 alone involved more than a hundred separate twisters, killing over 300 people and cutting a swath of destruction across the south. Using dozens of amateur and professional sources, this documentary tells the story of this once-in-a-century event, as captured by those who lived through it.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/witness/7051/Overview
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Media Menu for May 21, 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, May 21, 2011,
6-7 p.m. ET. 3-4 p.m. PT
National Geographic Channel
Science and Technology
High School
”Fight Science: Ultimate Soldiers”
Special operations forces are an elite breed of soldiers with the ultimate military training, superior physicality and extraordinary mental ability, especially under stress. In this episode of the National Geographic’s “Fight Science’’ documentary series a team of scientists push these legendary fighters past their breaking point. A sniper is challenged to shoot between heartbeats while enduring temperature extremes inside a glass box. An Air Force pilot and an Army Ranger are spun in a gyroscope to test their ability to fight spatial disorientation.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/fight-science/4234/Overview
Saturday, May 21, 2011,
8-9 p.m. E/P
CNN
U.S. History and Economics
Middle and High School
”CNN Presents: Don't Fail Me: Education In America”
This documentary reports on the crisis in the U.S. public education system and why America's financial future may be at risk if students fail to excel in math and science..
Log on http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2011/04/22/dont.fail.me.cnn
Sunday , May 22, 2011,
10-11 p.m. E/P
History Channel
U.S. Geography and Technology
Middle and High School
”Inspector America: Abandoned”
America has one of the greatest infrastructures in history, with roadways, dams, tunnels and bridges that were built to last. But over the decades, the infrastructure that helped our country grow hasn't kept up with the times--from underground sewers built during the Gold Rush to highways designed for 1925 traffic. This broadcast is part of a documentary series which inspects the country to see what is up to code and what needs to be fixed. Timothy Galarnyk, an infrastructure safety inspector with over 35 years of experience, hosts. His initial sweep takes him to American locations that have infrastructure challenges. He uses the tools of his trade to evaluate the structures, gauge dangers and offer opinions on how to deal with it. Galarnyk also highlights the good news and positive projects in the area. In Detroit he inspects abandoned neighborhoods, faulty power lines, and the effects of ice and snow in a proud city with a great history. TV-PG
Log in http://www.history.com/shows/inspector-america
Monday, May 23, 2011,
6-7 p.m. E/P
Planet Green Channel
World History and Science
Elementary, Middle and High School
” Engineering the Impossible : Egypt"
4000 years after the first pyramids rose from the desert in Egypt, a team of engineers, builders and investigators, as shown in this documentary, attempt to resurrect these wonders of the ancient world, and uncover the secrets of their construction.
Monday, May 23, 2011,
9-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History and Science
High School
” AMERICAN EXPERIENCE : The Trials Of J Robert Oppenheimer”
J. Robert Oppenheimer's life and legacy are inextricably linked to America's most famous top-secret initiative — the Manhattan Project. But after World War II, this brilliant and intense scientist, tasked with the development of the atomic bomb and widely considered one of the most important minds of the 20th century, fell from the innermost circles of American science. At the height of the Red Scare, the veil of suspicion fell over Oppenheimer. He was accused of having communist sympathies and was pressed to explain his relationships with known communists. This biography presents a complex and revealing portrait of one of America's most influential scientists. Interweaving interviews with family members, scholars and colleagues with dramatic re-creations featuring Academy Award-nominated actor David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck and The Bourne Ultimatum ), this film follows Oppenheimer's fascinating arc from the heady world of international physics to the top-secret Manhattan Project and finally to the dark days of the Red Scare and McCarthyism.. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/oppenheimer/
Tuesday, May 24, 2011,
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History and Science
Middle and High School
” FRONTLINE: Wikisecrets”
It's the biggest intelligence breach in U.S. history—the leaking of more than half-a-million classified documents on the WikiLeaks website in the spring of 2010. Behind it all, stand two very different men: Julian Assange, the Internet activist and hacker who published the documents, and an Army intelligence analyst named Bradley E. Manning, who's currently charged with handing them over. Private Manning allegedly leaked the secret cables—along with a controversial video—in the hope of inciting "worldwide discussion, debates and reforms." Assange's stated mission has been to force the U.S. and other governments into maximum transparency through his whistle-blowing website. Through in-depth interviews with Manning's father, Assange, and others close to the case, correspondent Martin Smith tells the full story behind the leaks. He also reports on the U.S. government's struggle to protect national security information in a post 9/11 world.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/wikileaks/
Tuesday, May 24, 2011,
10 -11 p.m. E/P
History Channel
U.S. History and Geography
Middle and High School
” How The States Got Their Shapes: State Of Rebellion”
How did the most rebellious states take shape and earn their outsized features and outspoken reputations? Why does Montana look like it took a bite out of Idaho? Why wasn’t Texas broken up into five states? And why exactly do we have not one but two Carolinas? When the founding fathers drew the first map of America, they confronted many of the same challenges that unite and divide us today. This documentary explores how our borders evolved – and continue to change – in response to religion, transportation, communication, politics, culture clashes and even Mother Nature.
Log on http://www.history.com/shows/how-the-states-got-their-shapes
Wednesday, May 25, 2011,
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
World History and Technology
Elementary, Middle and High School
” NOVA: Secrets of the Parthenon”
Erected by the ancient Greeks as a temple to Athena, the Parthenon has served as a church, a fortress, an ammunition dump and the model for countless banks, courthouses and museums across the world. It has been shot at, exploded, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its magnificent sculptures and subjected to restorations that have been termed “catastrophic.” Despite so much abuse and renown as an icon of Western civilization, the question of how the Parthenon was built has been largely ignored until recently. Now, thanks to the Greek government’s $10 billion restoration program, scholars are finally probing the enigmas of its planning and construction. With unprecedented access, this documentary presents the inside story of the official restoration, which reaches far beyond the challenges and controversies of conserving one of the world’s best-known buildings. The researchers are confronting some truly monumental riddles: How did the ancient Athenians build their great temple with incredible precision in a mere eight years? How did they manage to incorporate subtle, eye-pleasing distortions into the Parthenon’s layout, such that there are few straight lines or right angles to be seen? And, most baffling of all, how did they accomplish all this without an overall building plan or blueprint, which would be indispensable to a modern architect? TV- G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/secrets-parthenon.html
Thursday, May 26, 2011,
9-10 p.m. E/P
CNBC
Science and Economics
Middle and High School
” Code Wars: America’s Cyber Threat,”
In the United States, we are Internet dependent. Our financial systems, power grids, telecommunications, water supplies, flight controls and military communications are all online – making them vulnerable to countless attacks by cyber criminals. The goal could be a 10-minute blackout, an attack on our national security, a stock trading glitch or the theft of millions of dollar’s worth of intellectual property. The FBI has recently made cyber crime a number one priority, one that costs the U.S. an estimated trillion dollars a year.
This documentary takes viewers onto the frontlines of the war on cyber. Cyber attacks are almost impossible to trace, making cyber crime and acts of cyber warfare the ultimate anonymous crime. So how do we protect our systems whose components are largely manufactured abroad? Can our nation's infrastructure be protected from cyber attacks? And how can the U.S. win a war in which conventional rules of combat do not apply?
Log on http://www.cnbc.com/id/42210831
Thursday, May 26, 2011,
8-9 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School
”Time: Daytime”
This documentary explains how time seems to drive every moment. It's the most inescapable force we feel. But do we experience time from within our minds and bodies or from the outside."
Friday, May 27, 2011,
7-8 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Science
Middle and High School
” Modern Marvels: Acid”
It feeds on metal, dissolves skin and bone, and packs a punch in nearly every military explosive. It's perhaps the most dangerous substance known to man. Yet it's the most widely produced chemical in the world. This documentary provides a rare peak at how the military harnesses acid to make the explosive 'Comp B-4'. We'll turn up the heat at a sulfuric acid plant, and see how acid can take the stain out of stainless steel. We'll learn why acid is an expert etcher, and how it can be mixed to dissolve precious metal. We'll see how acid helps put the gel in gelatin, and why acid's sour taste is sweet at the Heinz vinegar plant. Then, it's time to go extreme as we learn how an acid loving bacteria may hold the key to a biological industrial revolution. All this and a scientist who will demonstrate how acid can hollow out a penny and turn a hot dog to sludge.
Saturday, May 28, 2011,
9:45-11:30 p.m. E/P
HBO
U.S. History and Economics
High School
”Too Big To Fail”
This dramatization of recent events is based on reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin’s bestselling book. Directed by Oscar®-winner Curtis Hanson (“L.A. Confidential”), the film offers an intimate look at the epic Wall Street financial crisis of 2008 and explores the inner sanctum of the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world’s economy in a matter of a few weeks. Centering on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the film goes behind closed doors to examine the inter-twining relationship between Wall Street and Washington. TV-14
Log on http://www.hbo.com/#/movies/too-big-to-fail/synopsis.html
Saturday, May 21, 2011,
6-7 p.m. ET. 3-4 p.m. PT
National Geographic Channel
Science and Technology
High School
”Fight Science: Ultimate Soldiers”
Special operations forces are an elite breed of soldiers with the ultimate military training, superior physicality and extraordinary mental ability, especially under stress. In this episode of the National Geographic’s “Fight Science’’ documentary series a team of scientists push these legendary fighters past their breaking point. A sniper is challenged to shoot between heartbeats while enduring temperature extremes inside a glass box. An Air Force pilot and an Army Ranger are spun in a gyroscope to test their ability to fight spatial disorientation.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/fight-science/4234/Overview
Saturday, May 21, 2011,
8-9 p.m. E/P
CNN
U.S. History and Economics
Middle and High School
”CNN Presents: Don't Fail Me: Education In America”
This documentary reports on the crisis in the U.S. public education system and why America's financial future may be at risk if students fail to excel in math and science..
Log on http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2011/04/22/dont.fail.me.cnn
Sunday , May 22, 2011,
10-11 p.m. E/P
History Channel
U.S. Geography and Technology
Middle and High School
”Inspector America: Abandoned”
America has one of the greatest infrastructures in history, with roadways, dams, tunnels and bridges that were built to last. But over the decades, the infrastructure that helped our country grow hasn't kept up with the times--from underground sewers built during the Gold Rush to highways designed for 1925 traffic. This broadcast is part of a documentary series which inspects the country to see what is up to code and what needs to be fixed. Timothy Galarnyk, an infrastructure safety inspector with over 35 years of experience, hosts. His initial sweep takes him to American locations that have infrastructure challenges. He uses the tools of his trade to evaluate the structures, gauge dangers and offer opinions on how to deal with it. Galarnyk also highlights the good news and positive projects in the area. In Detroit he inspects abandoned neighborhoods, faulty power lines, and the effects of ice and snow in a proud city with a great history. TV-PG
Log in http://www.history.com/shows/inspector-america
Monday, May 23, 2011,
6-7 p.m. E/P
Planet Green Channel
World History and Science
Elementary, Middle and High School
” Engineering the Impossible : Egypt"
4000 years after the first pyramids rose from the desert in Egypt, a team of engineers, builders and investigators, as shown in this documentary, attempt to resurrect these wonders of the ancient world, and uncover the secrets of their construction.
Monday, May 23, 2011,
9-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History and Science
High School
” AMERICAN EXPERIENCE : The Trials Of J Robert Oppenheimer”
J. Robert Oppenheimer's life and legacy are inextricably linked to America's most famous top-secret initiative — the Manhattan Project. But after World War II, this brilliant and intense scientist, tasked with the development of the atomic bomb and widely considered one of the most important minds of the 20th century, fell from the innermost circles of American science. At the height of the Red Scare, the veil of suspicion fell over Oppenheimer. He was accused of having communist sympathies and was pressed to explain his relationships with known communists. This biography presents a complex and revealing portrait of one of America's most influential scientists. Interweaving interviews with family members, scholars and colleagues with dramatic re-creations featuring Academy Award-nominated actor David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck and The Bourne Ultimatum ), this film follows Oppenheimer's fascinating arc from the heady world of international physics to the top-secret Manhattan Project and finally to the dark days of the Red Scare and McCarthyism.. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/oppenheimer/
Tuesday, May 24, 2011,
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History and Science
Middle and High School
” FRONTLINE: Wikisecrets”
It's the biggest intelligence breach in U.S. history—the leaking of more than half-a-million classified documents on the WikiLeaks website in the spring of 2010. Behind it all, stand two very different men: Julian Assange, the Internet activist and hacker who published the documents, and an Army intelligence analyst named Bradley E. Manning, who's currently charged with handing them over. Private Manning allegedly leaked the secret cables—along with a controversial video—in the hope of inciting "worldwide discussion, debates and reforms." Assange's stated mission has been to force the U.S. and other governments into maximum transparency through his whistle-blowing website. Through in-depth interviews with Manning's father, Assange, and others close to the case, correspondent Martin Smith tells the full story behind the leaks. He also reports on the U.S. government's struggle to protect national security information in a post 9/11 world.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/wikileaks/
Tuesday, May 24, 2011,
10 -11 p.m. E/P
History Channel
U.S. History and Geography
Middle and High School
” How The States Got Their Shapes: State Of Rebellion”
How did the most rebellious states take shape and earn their outsized features and outspoken reputations? Why does Montana look like it took a bite out of Idaho? Why wasn’t Texas broken up into five states? And why exactly do we have not one but two Carolinas? When the founding fathers drew the first map of America, they confronted many of the same challenges that unite and divide us today. This documentary explores how our borders evolved – and continue to change – in response to religion, transportation, communication, politics, culture clashes and even Mother Nature.
Log on http://www.history.com/shows/how-the-states-got-their-shapes
Wednesday, May 25, 2011,
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
World History and Technology
Elementary, Middle and High School
” NOVA: Secrets of the Parthenon”
Erected by the ancient Greeks as a temple to Athena, the Parthenon has served as a church, a fortress, an ammunition dump and the model for countless banks, courthouses and museums across the world. It has been shot at, exploded, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its magnificent sculptures and subjected to restorations that have been termed “catastrophic.” Despite so much abuse and renown as an icon of Western civilization, the question of how the Parthenon was built has been largely ignored until recently. Now, thanks to the Greek government’s $10 billion restoration program, scholars are finally probing the enigmas of its planning and construction. With unprecedented access, this documentary presents the inside story of the official restoration, which reaches far beyond the challenges and controversies of conserving one of the world’s best-known buildings. The researchers are confronting some truly monumental riddles: How did the ancient Athenians build their great temple with incredible precision in a mere eight years? How did they manage to incorporate subtle, eye-pleasing distortions into the Parthenon’s layout, such that there are few straight lines or right angles to be seen? And, most baffling of all, how did they accomplish all this without an overall building plan or blueprint, which would be indispensable to a modern architect? TV- G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/secrets-parthenon.html
Thursday, May 26, 2011,
9-10 p.m. E/P
CNBC
Science and Economics
Middle and High School
” Code Wars: America’s Cyber Threat,”
In the United States, we are Internet dependent. Our financial systems, power grids, telecommunications, water supplies, flight controls and military communications are all online – making them vulnerable to countless attacks by cyber criminals. The goal could be a 10-minute blackout, an attack on our national security, a stock trading glitch or the theft of millions of dollar’s worth of intellectual property. The FBI has recently made cyber crime a number one priority, one that costs the U.S. an estimated trillion dollars a year.
This documentary takes viewers onto the frontlines of the war on cyber. Cyber attacks are almost impossible to trace, making cyber crime and acts of cyber warfare the ultimate anonymous crime. So how do we protect our systems whose components are largely manufactured abroad? Can our nation's infrastructure be protected from cyber attacks? And how can the U.S. win a war in which conventional rules of combat do not apply?
Log on http://www.cnbc.com/id/42210831
Thursday, May 26, 2011,
8-9 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School
”Time: Daytime”
This documentary explains how time seems to drive every moment. It's the most inescapable force we feel. But do we experience time from within our minds and bodies or from the outside."
Friday, May 27, 2011,
7-8 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Science
Middle and High School
” Modern Marvels: Acid”
It feeds on metal, dissolves skin and bone, and packs a punch in nearly every military explosive. It's perhaps the most dangerous substance known to man. Yet it's the most widely produced chemical in the world. This documentary provides a rare peak at how the military harnesses acid to make the explosive 'Comp B-4'. We'll turn up the heat at a sulfuric acid plant, and see how acid can take the stain out of stainless steel. We'll learn why acid is an expert etcher, and how it can be mixed to dissolve precious metal. We'll see how acid helps put the gel in gelatin, and why acid's sour taste is sweet at the Heinz vinegar plant. Then, it's time to go extreme as we learn how an acid loving bacteria may hold the key to a biological industrial revolution. All this and a scientist who will demonstrate how acid can hollow out a penny and turn a hot dog to sludge.
Saturday, May 28, 2011,
9:45-11:30 p.m. E/P
HBO
U.S. History and Economics
High School
”Too Big To Fail”
This dramatization of recent events is based on reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin’s bestselling book. Directed by Oscar®-winner Curtis Hanson (“L.A. Confidential”), the film offers an intimate look at the epic Wall Street financial crisis of 2008 and explores the inner sanctum of the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world’s economy in a matter of a few weeks. Centering on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the film goes behind closed doors to examine the inter-twining relationship between Wall Street and Washington. TV-14
Log on http://www.hbo.com/#/movies/too-big-to-fail/synopsis.html
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Media Menu for May 14, 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, May 14, 2011,
5-7- p.m. E/P
History Channel
World and U.S. History
Middle and High School
” Secret Access: The Vatican ”
This documentary uncovers the surprising connections between the United States and the Vatican, from America in its infancy to the Cold War and beyond. This is also the first time that American audiences get an intimate and revealing look on how Pope Benedict XVI lives, works and functions in his papal role. With specially granted permission, viewers experience a world rarely seen as we reveal Secret Access: The Vatican. TV-PG
Saturday, May 14, 2011,
9-11- p.m. E/P
TLC Channel
U.S. History
Middle and High School
” Off the Rez ”
Shoni Schimmel is a Umatilla Indian and one of the best high school basketball players in the country. This documentary follows Schimmel as she pursues her dream of being the first from her tribe to get a college basketball scholarship. She and her mother, who is also her coach, battle together to redeem generations of struggle for their family and their people. Rated TV-PG
Log on http://www.hockfilms.com/off_the_rez.html
Sunday, May 15, 2011
8-9- p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
U.S. History
Middle and High School
”X-Ray Earth”
Similar to the way doctors use X-rays to diagnose unseen medical problems, scientists are using an army of sensors located underground, in the sky, the ocean and our cities to monitor the Earth more than at any other time in our history. From the undisturbed far reaches of the planet to the busiest cities on the globe, this documentary uses technology and CGI to give us a new view of our world.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/x-ray-earth-5102/Overview
Sunday, May 15, 2011,
10 p.m. – midnight E/P
PBS
World and U.S. History
Middle and High School
”The Storm That Swept Mexico”
This documentary tells the epic story of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Fueled by the Mexican people’s growing dissatisfaction with an elitist ruling regime, the revolution was led by two of the most intriguing and mythic figures in 20th-century history — Emiliano Zapata and Francisco “Pancho” Villa. TV-PG
Monday, May 16, 2011,
9-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School
” AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Freedom Riders ”
From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives — and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment — for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South. At that time segregation seemed to have an overwhelming grip on American society. Many states violently enforced the policy, while the federal government, under the Kennedy administration, remained indifferent, preoccupied with matters abroad. That is, until an integrated band of college students — many of whom were the first in their families to attend a university — decided, en masse, to risk everything and buy a ticket on a Greyhound bus bound for the Deep South. They called themselves the Freedom Riders, and they managed to bring the American president and the entire American public face to face with the challenge of correcting civil-rights inequities that plagued the nation. This is veteran filmmaker Stanley Nelson’s inspirational documentary, the first feature-length film about this courageous band of civil-rights activists. Rated TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/
Tuesday, May 17, 2011,
8-9 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
” Radioactive Paradise”
In this documentary a team of scientists, historians and divers embark on a scientific journey to Bikini Atoll to see the effects of 23 atmospheric atomic test blasts. With the help of a high-tech submersible, the Pagoo, they explore Bikini's underwater ship graveyard.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011,
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
World History
Elementary, Middle and High School
” NOVA: Riddles of the Sphinx”
For 45 centuries, the Great Sphinx has cast its enigmatic gaze over Egypt's Giza plateau. The biggest and oldest statue in a land of colossal ancient monuments, its scale is staggering: the mighty head towers as tall as the White House, while its body is nearly the length of a football field. This strange half-human, half-lion image has inspired countless fantastic theories about its origins. How was it built, and who or what does it represent? Surprisingly, the scribes of the period when it was built — during Egypt's Old Kingdom — passed over it in silence. Adding to the mystery, archeologists found that its creators abruptly discarded their tools and abandoned the structure when it was nearly complete. Searching for clues, this documentary an expert team of archeologists, including Mark Lehner (director, Ancient Egypt Research Associates), carries out eye-opening experiments that reveal the techniques and incredible labor invested in the carving of this gigantic sculpture. The team also unearths new discoveries about the people who built the Sphinx and why they created such a haunting and stupendous image. Rated TV-G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/riddles-sphinx.html
Thursday, May 19, 2011,
8-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
High School
” Living in a Parallel Universe”
Parallel universes, strange hidden worlds, where an alternative reality exists have haunted science fiction for decades. Parallel universes sound like a myth, but a surprising number of leading scientists believe they are real. This documentary delves into the mysterious science of other universes and discovers that many of physics most cherished theories actually predict that there are other universes beside our own. But what are they like? Could we ever visit them? And if we did, who or what would we meet?
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/naked-science/5145/Overview
Friday, May 20, 2011,
5:30-6 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Technology
Elementary, Middle and High School
”How Do They Do It? ”
This is an episode in a the popular documentary series about technology (and also about types of jobs in industry). This episode covers the making of launching-rockets, binocular lenses, and windshield wiper blades .
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv/how-do-they-do-it
Saturday, May 21, 2011,
6-7 p.m. ET. 3-4 p.m. PT
National Geographic Channel
Science and Technology
High School
”Fight Science: Ultimate Soldiers”
Special operations forces are an elite breed of soldiers with the ultimate military training, superior physicality and extraordinary mental ability, especially under stress. In this episode of the National Geographic’s “Fight Science’’ documentary series a team of scientists push these legendary fighters past their breaking point. A sniper is challenged to shoot between heartbeats while enduring temperature extremes inside a glass box. An Air Force pilot and an Army Ranger are spun in a gyroscope to test their ability to fight spatial disorientation.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/fight-science/4234/Overview
Saturday, May 14, 2011,
5-7- p.m. E/P
History Channel
World and U.S. History
Middle and High School
” Secret Access: The Vatican ”
This documentary uncovers the surprising connections between the United States and the Vatican, from America in its infancy to the Cold War and beyond. This is also the first time that American audiences get an intimate and revealing look on how Pope Benedict XVI lives, works and functions in his papal role. With specially granted permission, viewers experience a world rarely seen as we reveal Secret Access: The Vatican. TV-PG
Saturday, May 14, 2011,
9-11- p.m. E/P
TLC Channel
U.S. History
Middle and High School
” Off the Rez ”
Shoni Schimmel is a Umatilla Indian and one of the best high school basketball players in the country. This documentary follows Schimmel as she pursues her dream of being the first from her tribe to get a college basketball scholarship. She and her mother, who is also her coach, battle together to redeem generations of struggle for their family and their people. Rated TV-PG
Log on http://www.hockfilms.com/off_the_rez.html
Sunday, May 15, 2011
8-9- p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
U.S. History
Middle and High School
”X-Ray Earth”
Similar to the way doctors use X-rays to diagnose unseen medical problems, scientists are using an army of sensors located underground, in the sky, the ocean and our cities to monitor the Earth more than at any other time in our history. From the undisturbed far reaches of the planet to the busiest cities on the globe, this documentary uses technology and CGI to give us a new view of our world.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/x-ray-earth-5102/Overview
Sunday, May 15, 2011,
10 p.m. – midnight E/P
PBS
World and U.S. History
Middle and High School
”The Storm That Swept Mexico”
This documentary tells the epic story of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Fueled by the Mexican people’s growing dissatisfaction with an elitist ruling regime, the revolution was led by two of the most intriguing and mythic figures in 20th-century history — Emiliano Zapata and Francisco “Pancho” Villa. TV-PG
Monday, May 16, 2011,
9-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School
” AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Freedom Riders ”
From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives — and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment — for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South. At that time segregation seemed to have an overwhelming grip on American society. Many states violently enforced the policy, while the federal government, under the Kennedy administration, remained indifferent, preoccupied with matters abroad. That is, until an integrated band of college students — many of whom were the first in their families to attend a university — decided, en masse, to risk everything and buy a ticket on a Greyhound bus bound for the Deep South. They called themselves the Freedom Riders, and they managed to bring the American president and the entire American public face to face with the challenge of correcting civil-rights inequities that plagued the nation. This is veteran filmmaker Stanley Nelson’s inspirational documentary, the first feature-length film about this courageous band of civil-rights activists. Rated TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/freedomriders/
Tuesday, May 17, 2011,
8-9 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
” Radioactive Paradise”
In this documentary a team of scientists, historians and divers embark on a scientific journey to Bikini Atoll to see the effects of 23 atmospheric atomic test blasts. With the help of a high-tech submersible, the Pagoo, they explore Bikini's underwater ship graveyard.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011,
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
World History
Elementary, Middle and High School
” NOVA: Riddles of the Sphinx”
For 45 centuries, the Great Sphinx has cast its enigmatic gaze over Egypt's Giza plateau. The biggest and oldest statue in a land of colossal ancient monuments, its scale is staggering: the mighty head towers as tall as the White House, while its body is nearly the length of a football field. This strange half-human, half-lion image has inspired countless fantastic theories about its origins. How was it built, and who or what does it represent? Surprisingly, the scribes of the period when it was built — during Egypt's Old Kingdom — passed over it in silence. Adding to the mystery, archeologists found that its creators abruptly discarded their tools and abandoned the structure when it was nearly complete. Searching for clues, this documentary an expert team of archeologists, including Mark Lehner (director, Ancient Egypt Research Associates), carries out eye-opening experiments that reveal the techniques and incredible labor invested in the carving of this gigantic sculpture. The team also unearths new discoveries about the people who built the Sphinx and why they created such a haunting and stupendous image. Rated TV-G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/riddles-sphinx.html
Thursday, May 19, 2011,
8-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
High School
” Living in a Parallel Universe”
Parallel universes, strange hidden worlds, where an alternative reality exists have haunted science fiction for decades. Parallel universes sound like a myth, but a surprising number of leading scientists believe they are real. This documentary delves into the mysterious science of other universes and discovers that many of physics most cherished theories actually predict that there are other universes beside our own. But what are they like? Could we ever visit them? And if we did, who or what would we meet?
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/naked-science/5145/Overview
Friday, May 20, 2011,
5:30-6 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Technology
Elementary, Middle and High School
”How Do They Do It? ”
This is an episode in a the popular documentary series about technology (and also about types of jobs in industry). This episode covers the making of launching-rockets, binocular lenses, and windshield wiper blades .
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv/how-do-they-do-it
Saturday, May 21, 2011,
6-7 p.m. ET. 3-4 p.m. PT
National Geographic Channel
Science and Technology
High School
”Fight Science: Ultimate Soldiers”
Special operations forces are an elite breed of soldiers with the ultimate military training, superior physicality and extraordinary mental ability, especially under stress. In this episode of the National Geographic’s “Fight Science’’ documentary series a team of scientists push these legendary fighters past their breaking point. A sniper is challenged to shoot between heartbeats while enduring temperature extremes inside a glass box. An Air Force pilot and an Army Ranger are spun in a gyroscope to test their ability to fight spatial disorientation.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/fight-science/4234/Overview
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Media Menu for May 7, 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, May 7, 2011,
10-11:45 p.m. ET, 7- 8:45 p.m. PT
TCM - Turner Classic Movie Channel
U.S. History
Middle and High School
” Salt Of The Earth”
This classic movie is being broadcast during the week of the Cinco de Mayo holiday celebrations in Mexico and in the U.S. Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico, the movie deals with the prejudice against the Mexican-American workers, who struck to attain wage parity with Anglo workers in other mines and to be treated with dignity by the bosses. The film is also an early treatment of feminism, because the wives of the miners play a pivotal role in the strike, against their husbands’ wishes. In the end, the greatest victory for the workers and their families is the realization that prejudice and poor treatment are conditions that are not inevitable.
Log on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047443/
Sunday , May 8, 2011,
7-8- p.m. E/P
CBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School
” 60 Minutes”
In this news broadcast president Obama gives his first and only interview since the killing of Osama bin Laden. The president will reveal to reporter Steve Kroft for the first time his thoughts as he watched and listened from the Situation Room of the White House as the commando-style raid on bin Laden’s compound unfolded.
Log on http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml
Monday, May 9, 2011,
3-4 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Technology
Elementary, Middle and High School
”Future Car: The Body”
This documentary undertakes to answer the burning question-- what will future cars look like? Come see ultra-light cars, tiny leaning cars, and even an entirely new look at the world's first invention: the wheel. Viewers will be surprised to see the hydrogen-capable chassis of the future.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011,
8-9- p.m. E/P
PBS
World History
Middle and High School
” BLACK IN LATIN AMERICA: Mexico and Peru: The Black Grandma in the Closet”
This is the concluding episode in a documentary series in which Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. uncovers the African roots in six Latin-American countries. Four-part series. In Mexico and Peru, Professor Gates explores the almost unknown history of the significant numbers of black people — the two countries together received far more slaves than did the United States — brought to these countries as early as the 16th and 17th centuries and the worlds of culture that their descendants have created in Vera Cruz on the Gulf of Mexico, the Costa Chica region on the Pacific and in and around Lima, Peru. Rated TV-PG
Log on http://pressroom.pbs.org/Search.aspx?title=BLACK IN LATIN AMERICA&type=episode&sort=alpha
Wednesday, May 11, 2011,
8-9- p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Technology
Elementary, Middle and High School
” Base Camp Moon ”
This science documentary posits that, in 2018, astronauts will once again set foot on the lunar surface. Their mission: to develop technologies that will take them to Mars and beyond.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011,
10-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
” SAVING THE BAY: Bay in the Balance”
In the final episode of this documentary series about the San Francisco Bay, the very survival of the bay is threatened by the postwar boom. Viewers are introduced to the leaders of the Save The Bay campaign of the 1960s and the birth of the national mass environmental movement. As the Bay Area looks to the future, the series looks at how best to balance the competing demands of a major urban center set amidst an environmentally significant landscape. TV-G
Log on http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/s/SAVING-THE-BAY.aspx
Thursday, May 12, 2011,
8-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School
” The Molecule That Made the World”
At this very moment, you could be breathing the same oxygen molecule that Genghis Khan and George Washington did! This documentary puts a unique twist on history by retracing the extraordinary journey of a single molecule of oxygen an adventure that takes place over millions of years. The story begins with the birth of oxygen, moves on to photosynthesis, then travels through the age of the dinosaurs and follows the first steps of early man.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/naked-science/5839/Overview
Friday, May 13, 2011,
9-11- p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science and World
History
Middle and High School
”Wicked Pirate City”
This documentary tells the story of the rise and fall of Port Royal, Jamaica home of the original Pirates of the Caribbean which catastrophically sank in an earthquake in 1692. An expedition team of archaeologists and scientists dive the underwater site for the first time in 20 years, to create an accurate 3D computer model of the ruined city. To bring Port Royal to life, historical experts dig deep into the worlds archives to piece together the fascinating story of Port Royals most swashbuckling character, Sir Henry Morgan, whose life is inextricably linked to the fortunes of the town.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/wicked-pirate-city-5545/Overview
Saturday, May 14, 2011,
5-7- p.m. E/P
History Channel
World and U.S. History
Middle and High School
” Secret Access: The Vatican ”
This documentary uncovers the surprising connections between the United States and the Vatican, from America in its infancy to the Cold War and beyond. This is also the first time that American audiences get an intimate and revealing look on how Pope Benedict XVI lives, works and functions in his papal role. With specially granted permission, viewers experience a world rarely seen as we reveal Secret Access: The Vatican. TV-PG
Saturday, May 7, 2011,
10-11:45 p.m. ET, 7- 8:45 p.m. PT
TCM - Turner Classic Movie Channel
U.S. History
Middle and High School
” Salt Of The Earth”
This classic movie is being broadcast during the week of the Cinco de Mayo holiday celebrations in Mexico and in the U.S. Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico, the movie deals with the prejudice against the Mexican-American workers, who struck to attain wage parity with Anglo workers in other mines and to be treated with dignity by the bosses. The film is also an early treatment of feminism, because the wives of the miners play a pivotal role in the strike, against their husbands’ wishes. In the end, the greatest victory for the workers and their families is the realization that prejudice and poor treatment are conditions that are not inevitable.
Log on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047443/
Sunday , May 8, 2011,
7-8- p.m. E/P
CBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School
” 60 Minutes”
In this news broadcast president Obama gives his first and only interview since the killing of Osama bin Laden. The president will reveal to reporter Steve Kroft for the first time his thoughts as he watched and listened from the Situation Room of the White House as the commando-style raid on bin Laden’s compound unfolded.
Log on http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml
Monday, May 9, 2011,
3-4 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Technology
Elementary, Middle and High School
”Future Car: The Body”
This documentary undertakes to answer the burning question-- what will future cars look like? Come see ultra-light cars, tiny leaning cars, and even an entirely new look at the world's first invention: the wheel. Viewers will be surprised to see the hydrogen-capable chassis of the future.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011,
8-9- p.m. E/P
PBS
World History
Middle and High School
” BLACK IN LATIN AMERICA: Mexico and Peru: The Black Grandma in the Closet”
This is the concluding episode in a documentary series in which Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. uncovers the African roots in six Latin-American countries. Four-part series. In Mexico and Peru, Professor Gates explores the almost unknown history of the significant numbers of black people — the two countries together received far more slaves than did the United States — brought to these countries as early as the 16th and 17th centuries and the worlds of culture that their descendants have created in Vera Cruz on the Gulf of Mexico, the Costa Chica region on the Pacific and in and around Lima, Peru. Rated TV-PG
Log on http://pressroom.pbs.org/Search.aspx?title=BLACK IN LATIN AMERICA&type=episode&sort=alpha
Wednesday, May 11, 2011,
8-9- p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Technology
Elementary, Middle and High School
” Base Camp Moon ”
This science documentary posits that, in 2018, astronauts will once again set foot on the lunar surface. Their mission: to develop technologies that will take them to Mars and beyond.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011,
10-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
” SAVING THE BAY: Bay in the Balance”
In the final episode of this documentary series about the San Francisco Bay, the very survival of the bay is threatened by the postwar boom. Viewers are introduced to the leaders of the Save The Bay campaign of the 1960s and the birth of the national mass environmental movement. As the Bay Area looks to the future, the series looks at how best to balance the competing demands of a major urban center set amidst an environmentally significant landscape. TV-G
Log on http://pressroom.pbs.org/Programs/s/SAVING-THE-BAY.aspx
Thursday, May 12, 2011,
8-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School
” The Molecule That Made the World”
At this very moment, you could be breathing the same oxygen molecule that Genghis Khan and George Washington did! This documentary puts a unique twist on history by retracing the extraordinary journey of a single molecule of oxygen an adventure that takes place over millions of years. The story begins with the birth of oxygen, moves on to photosynthesis, then travels through the age of the dinosaurs and follows the first steps of early man.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/naked-science/5839/Overview
Friday, May 13, 2011,
9-11- p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science and World
History
Middle and High School
”Wicked Pirate City”
This documentary tells the story of the rise and fall of Port Royal, Jamaica home of the original Pirates of the Caribbean which catastrophically sank in an earthquake in 1692. An expedition team of archaeologists and scientists dive the underwater site for the first time in 20 years, to create an accurate 3D computer model of the ruined city. To bring Port Royal to life, historical experts dig deep into the worlds archives to piece together the fascinating story of Port Royals most swashbuckling character, Sir Henry Morgan, whose life is inextricably linked to the fortunes of the town.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/wicked-pirate-city-5545/Overview
Saturday, May 14, 2011,
5-7- p.m. E/P
History Channel
World and U.S. History
Middle and High School
” Secret Access: The Vatican ”
This documentary uncovers the surprising connections between the United States and the Vatican, from America in its infancy to the Cold War and beyond. This is also the first time that American audiences get an intimate and revealing look on how Pope Benedict XVI lives, works and functions in his papal role. With specially granted permission, viewers experience a world rarely seen as we reveal Secret Access: The Vatican. TV-PG
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Media Menu for April 30, 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 April 30, 2011,
8-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
World History and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
” Walking the Great Wall ” (Great Wall of China)
It's said to be over 5,000 years old and more than 4,000 miles long, but even today nobody really knows for sure. The Great Wall of China is one of the world’s most famous constructions, but it is still one of the least understood. For historian William Lindesay, exploring the Great Wall has become his lifetime obsession. In this documentary he'll journey to some of the most remote parts of China's national monument.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/great-expeditions/5019/Overview
Sunday, May 1, 2011,
8:00-9:00 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School
” NATURE: Salmon: Running the Gauntlet”
This documentary investigates the parallel stories of collapsing Pacific salmon populations and how biologists and engineers have become instruments in audacious experiments to replicate every stage of the fish’s life cycle. Each desperate effort to save salmon has involved replacing their natural cycle of reproduction and death with a radically manipulated life history. Our once great runs of salmon are now conceived in laboratories, raised in tanks, driven in trucks and farmed in pens. The program goes beyond the ongoing debate over how to save an endangered species to expose a wildly creative, hopelessly complex and stunningly expensive approach to managing salmon. TV-G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/salmon-running-the-gauntlet/introduction/6546/
Monday, May 2, 2011,
7-8 p.m. E/P
History
Science
Middle and High School
” Modern Marvels: Corrosion & Decomposition “
According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, the aging U.S. infrastructure is in danger of collapse. Viewers of this documentary will learn about a company in Missouri that uses a trench-less technology to rebuild corroded sewer pipes from the inside out while engineers at General Motors Proving Grounds lead the battle against corrosive road de-icing salts. See how a bioreactor in Florida turns mountains of garbage methane gas. Finally, discover how the tiny termite is teaching us how to turn agricultural waste into ethanol at a fraction of the current cost. TV-PG
Tuesday, May 3, 2011,
8-9 p.m.
PBS
World History
Middle and High School
” BLACK IN LATIN AMERICA: Brazil: A Racial Paradise?”
In this documentary Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. uncovers the African roots in Latin-American countries. In Brazil, Professor Gates delves behind the façade of Carnival to discover how this “rainbow nation” is waking up to its legacy as the world’s largest slave economy.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011,
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
World History and Geography
Middle and High School
” NOVA: Ghosts of Machu Picchu”
Perched atop a mountain crest, mysteriously abandoned more than four centuries ago, Machu Picchu is the most famous archeological ruin in the Western hemisphere and an iconic symbol of the power and engineering prowess of the Inca. In the years since Machu Picchu was discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911, there have been countless theories about this "Lost City of the Incas," yet it remains an enigma. Why did the Incas build it on such an inaccessible site, clinging to the steep face of a mountain? Who lived among its stone buildings, farmed its emerald green terraces and drank from its sophisticated aqueduct system? This documentary follows a new generation of archeologists as they probe areas of Machu Picchu that haven't been touched since the time of the Incas and unearth burials of the people who built the sacred site. The program explores the extraordinary trail of clues that began on that fateful day in 1911 and continues to the present. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/ghosts-machu-picchu.html
Thursday, May 5, 2011,
8-9 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
World History and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
” Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece”
The ancient Greeks built the first theatres, staged the first sports events and worshipped in some of the most spectacular temples ever built. From prehistoric palaces to bold symbols of victory, this documentary explores the wonders of this ancient civilization. TV-G
Log on http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/seven-wonders-of-ancient-greece
Thursday, May 5, 2011,
8-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
Middle and High School
” Known Universe: The Biggest and Smallest ”
From the enormous universe in which we exist to tiny atoms that make up the building blocks of everything around us, size matters when it comes to understanding the cosmos. Starting with our solar system, this documentary explores the true meaning of word "big." Odds are you saw a model of the solar system made in grade school. With incredibly realistic CGI, we'll reveal how that model, if built to scale, wouldn't fit inside a football field, much less a classroom.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/known-universe/3061/Overview#ixzz1KrogCkzW
Friday, May 6, 2011,
8:30-10 p.m. ET, 5:30-7 p.m. PT
Ovation Channel
Arts and Geography
Middle and High School
” Art & the City: Paris ”
In this documentary the host is David Keeps – he uncovers cutting edge art and design in highly regarded attractions as well as in uncovered corners throughout the US and Europe. This time he explores the scene in Paris .
Log on http://davidkeeps.com/
Saturday, May 7, 2011,
6-8 p.m. E/P
History Channel
U.S. History
Middle and High School
” Custer's Last Man: I Survived Little Big Horn"
The Battle of the Little Big Horn is one of the most iconic events in American history. It is an amazing story, but until now it has never been fully told. Many questions still remain but one question remains above all the others, did any of Custer's soldiers survive? New evidence will prove that a soldier named August Finkle was the lone survivor of "Custer's Last Stand," a battle that is practically synonymous with "no survivors." Forensics on the man's skeleton and his two gunshot wounds will definitely show that the story he reluctantly told the world nearly 50 years after the battle was true. He alone survived, and his tale of what actually went on in the battle will revise our interpretation of the events of the day. This documentary will also reveal the amazing story of seven others who very nearly survived--who rode for miles away from the carnage only to succumb to their own fear and turn their weapons on themselves. TV-PG
Log on http://www.historynet.com/survivor-frank-finkels-lasting-stand.htm
Saturday, May 7, 2011,
10-11:45 p.m. ET, 7- 8:45 p.m. PT
TCM - Turner Classic Movie Channel
U.S. History
Middle and High School
” Salt Of The Earth”
This classic movie is being broadcast during the week of the Cinco de Mayo holiday celebrations in Mexico and in the U.S. Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico, the movie deals with the prejudice against the Mexican-American workers, who struck to attain wage parity with Anglo workers in other mines and to be treated with dignity by the bosses. The film is also an early treatment of feminism, because the wives of the miners play a pivotal role in the strike, against their husbands’ wishes. In the end, the greatest victory for the workers and their families is the realization that prejudice and poor treatment are conditions that are not inevitable.
Log on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047443/
Saturday April 30, 2011,
8-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
World History and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
” Walking the Great Wall ” (Great Wall of China)
It's said to be over 5,000 years old and more than 4,000 miles long, but even today nobody really knows for sure. The Great Wall of China is one of the world’s most famous constructions, but it is still one of the least understood. For historian William Lindesay, exploring the Great Wall has become his lifetime obsession. In this documentary he'll journey to some of the most remote parts of China's national monument.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/great-expeditions/5019/Overview
Sunday, May 1, 2011,
8:00-9:00 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School
” NATURE: Salmon: Running the Gauntlet”
This documentary investigates the parallel stories of collapsing Pacific salmon populations and how biologists and engineers have become instruments in audacious experiments to replicate every stage of the fish’s life cycle. Each desperate effort to save salmon has involved replacing their natural cycle of reproduction and death with a radically manipulated life history. Our once great runs of salmon are now conceived in laboratories, raised in tanks, driven in trucks and farmed in pens. The program goes beyond the ongoing debate over how to save an endangered species to expose a wildly creative, hopelessly complex and stunningly expensive approach to managing salmon. TV-G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/salmon-running-the-gauntlet/introduction/6546/
Monday, May 2, 2011,
7-8 p.m. E/P
History
Science
Middle and High School
” Modern Marvels: Corrosion & Decomposition “
According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, the aging U.S. infrastructure is in danger of collapse. Viewers of this documentary will learn about a company in Missouri that uses a trench-less technology to rebuild corroded sewer pipes from the inside out while engineers at General Motors Proving Grounds lead the battle against corrosive road de-icing salts. See how a bioreactor in Florida turns mountains of garbage methane gas. Finally, discover how the tiny termite is teaching us how to turn agricultural waste into ethanol at a fraction of the current cost. TV-PG
Tuesday, May 3, 2011,
8-9 p.m.
PBS
World History
Middle and High School
” BLACK IN LATIN AMERICA: Brazil: A Racial Paradise?”
In this documentary Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. uncovers the African roots in Latin-American countries. In Brazil, Professor Gates delves behind the façade of Carnival to discover how this “rainbow nation” is waking up to its legacy as the world’s largest slave economy.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011,
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
World History and Geography
Middle and High School
” NOVA: Ghosts of Machu Picchu”
Perched atop a mountain crest, mysteriously abandoned more than four centuries ago, Machu Picchu is the most famous archeological ruin in the Western hemisphere and an iconic symbol of the power and engineering prowess of the Inca. In the years since Machu Picchu was discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911, there have been countless theories about this "Lost City of the Incas," yet it remains an enigma. Why did the Incas build it on such an inaccessible site, clinging to the steep face of a mountain? Who lived among its stone buildings, farmed its emerald green terraces and drank from its sophisticated aqueduct system? This documentary follows a new generation of archeologists as they probe areas of Machu Picchu that haven't been touched since the time of the Incas and unearth burials of the people who built the sacred site. The program explores the extraordinary trail of clues that began on that fateful day in 1911 and continues to the present. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/ghosts-machu-picchu.html
Thursday, May 5, 2011,
8-9 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
World History and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
” Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece”
The ancient Greeks built the first theatres, staged the first sports events and worshipped in some of the most spectacular temples ever built. From prehistoric palaces to bold symbols of victory, this documentary explores the wonders of this ancient civilization. TV-G
Log on http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/seven-wonders-of-ancient-greece
Thursday, May 5, 2011,
8-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
Middle and High School
” Known Universe: The Biggest and Smallest ”
From the enormous universe in which we exist to tiny atoms that make up the building blocks of everything around us, size matters when it comes to understanding the cosmos. Starting with our solar system, this documentary explores the true meaning of word "big." Odds are you saw a model of the solar system made in grade school. With incredibly realistic CGI, we'll reveal how that model, if built to scale, wouldn't fit inside a football field, much less a classroom.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/known-universe/3061/Overview#ixzz1KrogCkzW
Friday, May 6, 2011,
8:30-10 p.m. ET, 5:30-7 p.m. PT
Ovation Channel
Arts and Geography
Middle and High School
” Art & the City: Paris ”
In this documentary the host is David Keeps – he uncovers cutting edge art and design in highly regarded attractions as well as in uncovered corners throughout the US and Europe. This time he explores the scene in Paris .
Log on http://davidkeeps.com/
Saturday, May 7, 2011,
6-8 p.m. E/P
History Channel
U.S. History
Middle and High School
” Custer's Last Man: I Survived Little Big Horn"
The Battle of the Little Big Horn is one of the most iconic events in American history. It is an amazing story, but until now it has never been fully told. Many questions still remain but one question remains above all the others, did any of Custer's soldiers survive? New evidence will prove that a soldier named August Finkle was the lone survivor of "Custer's Last Stand," a battle that is practically synonymous with "no survivors." Forensics on the man's skeleton and his two gunshot wounds will definitely show that the story he reluctantly told the world nearly 50 years after the battle was true. He alone survived, and his tale of what actually went on in the battle will revise our interpretation of the events of the day. This documentary will also reveal the amazing story of seven others who very nearly survived--who rode for miles away from the carnage only to succumb to their own fear and turn their weapons on themselves. TV-PG
Log on http://www.historynet.com/survivor-frank-finkels-lasting-stand.htm
Saturday, May 7, 2011,
10-11:45 p.m. ET, 7- 8:45 p.m. PT
TCM - Turner Classic Movie Channel
U.S. History
Middle and High School
” Salt Of The Earth”
This classic movie is being broadcast during the week of the Cinco de Mayo holiday celebrations in Mexico and in the U.S. Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico, the movie deals with the prejudice against the Mexican-American workers, who struck to attain wage parity with Anglo workers in other mines and to be treated with dignity by the bosses. The film is also an early treatment of feminism, because the wives of the miners play a pivotal role in the strike, against their husbands’ wishes. In the end, the greatest victory for the workers and their families is the realization that prejudice and poor treatment are conditions that are not inevitable.
Log on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047443/
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