Media Menu for June 6, 2013

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.

Thursday, June 6,  2013
8-9:30 p.m. E/P
PBS
Arts and U.S.  History
Middle and High School

Great Performances: Broadway Musicals-A Jewish Legacy

Airing on KOCE, this documentary looks at the role Jewish composers and lyricists played in creating the modern American musical. Archival and performance clips accent the documentary, which includes rehearsal footage from Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim's "Gypsy."
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/broadway-musicals-a-jewish-legacy/watch-the-full-film/1499/

Friday, June 7,  2013
9-10 p.m. E/P
CNBC  Channel
Science and Technology
 Middle and High School

60 Minutes on CNBC: Powering The Planet

This news program  takes viewers a step further into  the investigative reports, interviews, profiles, and features stories that have made 60 Minutes popular. It uses never before seen footage and is  produced for CNBC by CBS News Productions.  Topics covered in this edition are:  Disposal of  the waste caused by burning coal to generate electricity; the oil sands of Alberta which  create big problems for the oil companies; global warming in Antarctica.
Log on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z94VIGaXxho

Saturday, June 8,  2013
Noon- 1  p.m. E/P
Science  Channel
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School

Wonders of the Universe: The Known and the Unknown

This is a documentary about gravity, the great orchestrator of the cosmos. Although  relatively weak,  this attractive force dictates our orbit around the sun, our relationship with the other planets in the Solar System, and even the shape of our universe. TV-G
Log on http://www.physics4kids.com/files/motion_gravity.html

Sunday, June 9,  2013
9-10  p.m. E/P
Discovery  Channel
Science and Geography
Middle and High School

North America Outlaws and Skeletons

This is a documentary about the North American desert. It is  more alive than you ever imagined. Human and animals alike endure at the mercy of the elements. From Death Valley to the deserts of Mexico, creatures battle for survival with astounding adaptations. TV-PG
Log on http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/north-america/about-the-show/about-the-show.htm

Monday, June 10, 2013
10-11 p.m. E/P
Science  Channel
Science
 Middle and High School

How to Be More Creative

This is a documentary about creativity - it underpins our technology, lies within our art and allows us to journey beyond Earth. What happens in your brain before you have an idea? How can day-dreaming make you a creative genius? Is there a link between obsession and great ideas? TV-G
Log on http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-10/rejection-can-make-you-more-creative-science-says

Tuesday, June 11, 2013
5-6 p.m. E/P
History  Channel
Science and Technology
Middle and High School

Modern Marvels: Engines

This documentary covers the development of engines and motors, with particular emphasis on the ones that have profoundly changed society. Beginning with the steam engine, we see how it was developed, how it works, and how it led to the Industrial Revolution. We review the electric motor, internal combustion engine, jet engine, and rocket engine, and conclude with a look at futuristic engine technologies, including hydrogen-powered cars and microtechnology engines so small that they fit on the tip of a finger. TV-PG
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/a-night-of-exploration/episodes/inside-world-war-ii/

Wednesday,  June 12,  2013
8-9 p.m. E/P
Discovery  Channel
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School

Outrageous Acts Of Science - Epic Stunts

Shown in this program are amateur and professional scientists who  conduct experiments and post their results online, competing with other backyard scientists to go bigger and bolder.
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/outrageous-acts-of-science/videos/outrageous-acts-of-science-premiere.htm

Book TV Schedule

Saturday, June 8th

8am (ET)
Approx. 3 hr.
In Depth: Rick Atkinson

LIVE 11am (ET)
Approx. 7 hr.
2013 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest - SATURDAY
Multiple Authors

6pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
Encore Booknotes: Richard John Neuhaus, "As I Lay Dying: Meditations Upon Returning"
Richard John Neuhaus

7pm (ET)
Approx. 42 min.
"Hammarskjold: A Life"
Roger Lipsey

8pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
Book TV at the Hoover Institution: George Shultz, "Issues on My Mind: Strategies for the Future"
George Shultz

9pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
"The Cushion in the Road: Meditation and Wandering as the Whole World Awakens to Being in Harm's Way"
Alice Walker

10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Sally Satel, "Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience," hosted by Dan Vergano, USA Today Science Reporter

11pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"Masters of Nothing: Human Nature, Big Finance, and the Fight for the Soul of Capitalism"
Matthew Hancock

Sunday, June 9th

12am (ET)
Approx. 7 hr.
2013 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest - SATURDAY
Multiple Authors

7am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 31 min.
"Why Are Professors Liberal and Why Do Conservatives Care?"
Neil Gross

8:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 16 min.
BOOK TV ONLINE BOOK CLUB Start Reading this Month's Selection & Join the Discussion on JUNE 25th, 9pm ET: Sheryl Sandberg "Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead"
Sheryl Sandberg

10am (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
After Words: Charles Moore, "Margaret Thatcher: From Grantham to the Falklands," hosted by Toby Harnden, Sunday Times of London

LIVE 11am (ET)
Approx. 7 hr.
2013 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest - SUNDAY
Multiple Authors

6pm (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
Book TV in London: Karen Armstrong
Karen Armstrong

6:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 18 min.
"Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures From the Nazis"
Robert Edsel

8:15pm (ET)
Approx. 49 min.
2013 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism
Mutiple Authors

9pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Sally Satel, "Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience," hosted by Dan Vergano, USA Today Science Reporter

10pm (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
Book TV in London: Karen Armstrong
Karen Armstrong

11pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
Book TV at the Hoover Institution: George Shultz, "Issues on My Mind: Strategies for the Future"
George Shultz

Monday, June 10th

12am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Sally Satel, "Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience," hosted by Dan Vergano, USA Today Science Reporter

1am (ET)
Approx. 7 hr.
2013 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest - SUNDAY
Multiple Authors