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