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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Media Menu for April 4, 2012

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.


Wednesday, April 4, 2012,
9-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science Technology
Middle and High School


NOVA: Hunting the Elements


Where do nature’s building blocks, called the elements, come from? They’re the hidden ingredients of everything in our world, from the carbon in our bodies to the metals in our smartphones. To unlock their secrets, David Pogue, the lively host of NOVA’s popular "Making Stuff" series and technology correspondent of The New York Times, takes viewers through the world of weird, extreme chemistry: the strongest acids, the deadliest poisons, the universe’s most abundant elements, and the rarest of the rare—substances cooked up in atom smashers that flicker into existence for only fractions of a second.
Why are some elements like platinum or gold inert while others like phosphorus or potassium violently explosive? Why are some vital to every breath we take while others are lethal toxins that killed off their discoverers such as Marie Curie? As he digs for answers, Pogue reveals the story of the elements to be a rich stew simmering with passion, madness, and obsessive scientific rivalry. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/hunting-elements.html


Thursday, April 5, 2012,
9-10 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
World History
Middle and High School


Secret Lives of the Apostles


Airing on the eve of Good  Friday, this is a documentary about the 12 Apostles. Before the Church before the Gospels before the word Christian, there were the Apostles.  In three or four decades, the seeds of a global religion spread across the Roman Empire. In an age with no Internet, no mass media, no planes, trains or fossil fuel, how did it happen? The program investigates the mysterious decades following Jesus death, and the group of 12 common men who traveled miles, risked their lives and sacrificed everything to spread Jesus' message.
Log on http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/03/apostles/todhunter-text


Friday, April  6, 2012,
8-9 p.m. E/P
NBC
U.S. History
Middle and High School


Who Do You Think You Are?


During each episode of this documentary series, one American is taken on a  quest into his or her family history. Viewers follow them into their ancestral pasts, as they uncover stories of heroism and tragedy, love and betrayal, secrets and intrigue that lie at the heart of their family history. At the same time, the program celebrates the twists and turns of a great nation and the people who made their way here in search of freedom and opportunity. This episode follows Edie Falco, Her recently completed a Tony-nominated turn on Broadway as Bananas in "The House of Blue Leaves." She made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning play "Sideman,"  garnered her a Theatre World Award. Other Broadway credits include "Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune" and "Night Mother."Falco is currently starring as Jackie in the hit Showtime series "Nurse Jackie" for which she won the Emmy Award for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. As Carmela Soprano on "The Sopranos," Falco received 3 Emmy Awards, 2 Golden Globe Awards and 2 SAG Awards for Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Film credits include "Cost of Living," "Sunshine State," "Laws of Gravity," "Freedomland," "Judy Berlin," "3 Backyards" and the upcoming "Gods Behaving Badly." TV-PG
Log on http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are/bios/edie-falco


Saturday, April  7, 2012,
8-9 p.m. E/P
CNN
U.S. History and Government
Middle and High School


CNN Presents: The Scary Guy


He's a former tattoo artist who commands tens of thousands of dollars to speak to schoolchildren worldwide in the name of bullying prevention. While his tattooed face and outrageous tactics may capture the hearts and minds of kids, critics question whether he has a lasting impact. CNN visits two Minnesota schools – one hoping the twenty thousand dollars the community paid Scary will help them solve the bullying problem, the other going a different route after a Scary experience.
Log on http://cnnpresents.blogs.cnn.com/category/bullying/


Sunday, April  8, 2012,
8-10 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
Science
Middle and High School


Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron


James Cameron’s  1997 film Titanic won 11 Oscars.. Now as the National Geographic Channel’s Explorer-in-Residence , he leads the ultimate scientific investigation into the most infamous shipwreck of all time. Cameron, who has made more than 30 dives to explore the Titanic, brings together a team of engineers, naval architects, artists and historians to solve the lingering mysteries of why and how an “unsinkable” ship sank. With their combined expertise, they’ll examine the feature film and determine what technology has revealed since its release. Some of the revelations may alter the fundamental interpretation of what exactly happened to the Titanic on April 14, 1912.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/titanic/final-word-with-james-cameron/?source=email_channel


Monday, April  9, 2012,
9-10:30  p.m. E/P
PBS
Arts and Economics
Elementary, Middle and High School


INDEPENDENT LENS: Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey


Every day, millions tune in to Sesame Street to see one of the world’s most adored and recognizable characters — a furry red three-and-a-half year-old monster named Elmo. Yet, with all of Elmo’s fame, the man behind the icon is able to walk down the street without being recognized. Meet Kevin Clash. As a teenager growing up in Baltimore in the 1970s, Kevin had very different aspirations from his classmates — he wanted to be a puppeteer. More specifically, he wanted to be part of Jim Henson’s team, the creative force responsible for delivering the magic of Sesame Street on a daily basis. With a supportive family behind him, Kevin made his dreams come true. Combining archival footage with material from the present day, filmmaker Constance Marks explores Kevin's story and chronicles the meteoric rise of Jim Henson in the process. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg and including interviews with Frank Oz, Rosie O’Donnell, Cheryl Henson, Joan Ganz Cooney and others, this documentary offers up a rare, behind-the-scenes look at Sesame Street and the Jim Henson legacy. TV-PG
Log on http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/being-elmo/


Tuesday, April  10, 2012,
10-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science
Middle and High School


Nuclear Aftershocks


Almost a year after a devastating earthquake and tsunami crippled Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex, there’s an emerging consensus in Japan and Germany that the hazards of nuclear energy overshadow its benefits. In the United States and other countries, the question remains unresolved. In this documentary , correspondent Miles O’Brien travels to three continents to explore the revived debate about the safety of nuclear power, the options for alternative energy sources, and questions about whether a disaster like the one at Fukushima could happen in the United States. TV-14
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/nuclear-aftershocks


Wednesday, April  11, 2012,
10-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. Geography  and Economics
Middle and High School


AMERICA REVEALED


In this episode of a new documentary geography and economics series, host Yul Kwon, a technology expert and communications attorney, explores how America feeds nearly 300 million of us every day. He discovers engineering marvels we’ve created by putting nature to work and takes a look at the costs of our insatiable appetite on our health and environment. For the first time in human history, less than 2% of the population can feed the other 98%. Yul embarks on a trip that begins with a pizza delivery route in New York City then goes across country to California’s Central Valley, where nearly 50% of America’s fruits, nuts and vegetables are grown and skydives into the heartland for an aerial look of our farmlands. TV-G
Log on http://www.pbs.org/america-revealed

Book TV Schedule

Saturday, April 7th

9am (ET)
Approx. 3 hr.
In Depth: Richard Brookhiser
3:15pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 7 min.
2012 Virginia Festival of the Book: Panel on World War II's Hidden Heroes 
Elliot Carlson; Robert Gillette
7:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great" 
Ben Carson

Sunday, April 8th

3:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 7 min.
2012 Virginia Festival of the Book: Panel on World War II's Hidden Heroes 
Elliot Carlson; Robert Gillette
8am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
Discussion on the Future of Authors, Books and Libraries with Scott Turow and Richard Posner 
Richard Posner; Scott Turow
9:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 45 min.
"Re-Defining Black Power: Reflections on the State of Black America" 
Joanne Griffith
11am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
"The Founding Fathers Guide to the Constitution" 
Brion McClanahan
3:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great" 
Ben Carson
4:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
Discussion on the Future of Authors, Books and Libraries with Scott Turow and Richard Posner 
Richard Posner; Scott Turow
7:45pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism" 
Theda Skocpol; Vanessa Williamson

Monday, April 9th

2am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 1 min.
2012 Tucson Festival of Books: "America at War" 
Andrei Cherny; Mary Dudziak; William Inboden
4am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
"Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America" 
Mark Levin
7am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"All In: The Education of General David Petraeus" 
Paula Broadwell; Vernon Loeb

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