Media Menu for October 25, 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.

Thursday, October 25, 2012
9-10 p.m. E/P
History Channel
Economics and Geography
Middle and High School

What's the Earth Worth?

Forged over 4.6 billion years, the Earth is stacked with valuable riches, from timber to cattle to gold. Together, these resources have built our greatest civilizations. But what if we could scan the planet as if it were in a checkout line, counting up every tree and every nugget of gold left on Earth in the biggest inventory ever attempted? This documentary will put a price tag on everything the planet has to offer, look at how much we’ve used through human history and how much is left, to reveal the absolute value of the Earth. TV-PG
Log on  http://www.utne.com/Wild-Green/What-the-Earth-Is-Worth.aspx

Friday, October 26, 2012
5-5:30 p.m. E/P
MTV
Government
Middle and High School

Ask Obama Live: An MTV Interview With the President

This  half-hour  news special will feature MTV News correspondents Sway Calloway, who will sit down with the  President in the White House, and Andrew Jenks, who will be on the ground at a college campus in Washington, D.C., with a group of young voters. The program is part of MTV’s   engage the 45 million 18 to 29-year-olds eligible to vote in this election (making them the largest potential voting bloc in the country). MTV's "Ask Obama Live" will mark the first time in this campaign that either candidate has focused directly on those young voters' top concerns, including jobs, the cost of college, rising student loan debt, and social issues like LGBTQ rights and immigration. MTV has also invited Obama's opponent, Mitt Romney, to participate in a similar live special, and hopes to conduct a sit-down interview with him in advance of Election Day on November 6.
Log on  http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1696073/ask-obama-live-friday.jhtml

Saturday, October 27, 2012
7:30-8 p.m. E/P
PBS
Technology
Elementary,
Middle and High School

Make: Urban Projections

This  half-hour  documentary ,  airing on  KLCS, covers  mobile video projectors that create light-and-sound shows in any public space; a wind generator made from a treadmill motor and PVC pipe; a balloon organ; a ball-fetching robot; a lie-detector wristband.
Log on  http://blog.makezine.com/2009/02/13/make-television-episode-7-urban-pro/

Sunday, October 28, 2012
8-11 p.m. E/P
CNN
Government and U.S. History
Middle and High School

Romney Revealed and Obama Revealed

This a broadcast of in-depth documentaries about each Presidential candidate intended to  help undecided voters make their decision.
Log on  http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/

Monday, October 29, 2012
7-8 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science and Economics
Middle and High School

Bitter Seeds

This documentary, airing on KLCS, looks at how biotechnology is changing the way farming is done worldwide, and its impact on the environment and small-scale farmers.
Log on  http://current.com/technology/93772105_bitter-seeds-documentary-reveals-tragic-toll-of-gmos-in-india.htm

Tuesday, October 30, 2012
7-8 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science and Economics
Middle and High School

NOVA: Making Stuff: Smarter

This documentary, airing on KLCS, examines how nature inspires scientists to create new materials. Included: an Army tanker truck that heals its own bullet wounds; an airplane wing that changes shape during flight; a gecko-like adhesive.
Log on  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/making-stuff.html#making-stuff-smarter

Wednesday, October 31, 2012
6-7 p.m. E/P
History Channel
World History
Middle and High School

The Real Story of Halloween

Warning: This is a documentary, not a movie.  Halloween began centuries ago as a pagan holiday that honored the dead and warned of a netherworld of spirits and ghosts. Today, it has morphed into a day for breaking rules, pushing boundaries and wearing disguises. But Halloween remains a time for us to deal with our own mortality. Our modern Halloween traditions have ancient roots--people were going door to door and begging for treats on Halloween night as far back as the Middle Ages. Halloweens past have been wilder and more dangerous than they are now. During the depression, Halloween became so violent and destructive that civil authorities had to step in and prevent wide-spread vandalism in cities across America. Their solution, the ritual now generates $2 billion dollars in candy sales each season. And these days adults get dressed up for the holiday almost as much as kids do. But no matter how many jack-o-lanterns get carved or kids yell "trick-or-treat!" Halloween is still all about the "scare." TV-PG
Log on  http://www.history.com/topics/halloween

Book TV Schedule
Saturday, October 27th
8am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
"1812: War and the Passions of Patriotism"
Nicole Eustace

9:15am (ET)
Approx. 43 min.
"I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High"
Tony Danza

10am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
"The Warrior's Heart: Becoming a Man of Compassion and Courage"
Eric Greitens

LIVE 11am (ET)
Approx. 6 hr. 45 min.
2012 Texas Book Festival - Saturday
All Day Coverage

6pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
Encore Booknotes: Irving Kristol, "Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea, Selected Essays 1949-1995"
Irving Kristol

7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 15 min.
Fall for the Book Mason Award Presentation and Lecture - Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman

8:30pm (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
"Mugged: Racial Demagoguery From the Seventies to Obama"
Ann Coulter

9:30pm (ET)
Approx. 30 min.
Book Party for Ann Coulter, "Mugged: Racial Demagoguery from the Seventies to Obama"
Ann Coulter

10pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
After Words: David Coleman, "The Fourteenth Day: JFK and the Aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis," hosted by James Hershberg, Wilson Center

11pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"We Have the War Upon Us: The Onset of the Civil War, November 1860-April 1861"
William Cooper
Sunday, October 28th

12am (ET)
Approx. 6 hr. 45 min.
2012 Texas Book Festival - Saturday
All Day Coverage

7am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 27 min.
"Mismatch: How Affirmative Action Hurts Students It's Intended to Help, and Why Universities Won't Admit It"
Richard Sander; Stuart Taylor

8:30am (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
"In the Shadow of Greatness: Voices of Leadership, Sacrifice, and Service from America's Longest War"
Joshua Welle

9:30am (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
"Mugged: Racial Demagoguery From the Seventies to Obama"
Ann Coulter

10:30am (ET)
Approx. 30 min.
Book Party for Ann Coulter, "Mugged: Racial Demagoguery from the Seventies to Obama"
Ann Coulter

11am (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
After Words: Hanna Rosin, "The End of Men - and the Rise of Women," hosted by Tucker Carlson, The Daily Caller

LIVE 12pm (ET)
Approx. 6 hr.
2012 Texas Book Festival - Sunday
All Day Coverage

6pm (ET)
Approx. 40 min.
"Bond of Union: Building the Erie Canal and the American Empire "
Gerard Koeppel

6:45pm (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
"The Warrior's Heart: Becoming a Man of Compassion and Courage"
Eric Greitens

7:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 7 min.
"What's the Matter With White People?: Why We Long for a Golden Age That Never Was"
Joan Walsh

9pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
After Words: David Coleman, "The Fourteenth Day: JFK and the Aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis," hosted by James Hershberg, Wilson Center

10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 27 min.
"Mismatch: How Affirmative Action Hurts Students It's Intended to Help, and Why Universities Won't Admit It"
Richard Sander; Stuart Taylor

11:30pm (ET)
Approx. 28 min.
"Business Networks in Syria: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience"
Bassam Haddad

Monday, October 29th
12am (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
After Words: David Coleman, "The Fourteenth Day: JFK and the Aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis," hosted by James Hershberg, Wilson Center

1am (ET)
Approx. 6 hr.
2012 Texas Book Festival - Sunday
All Day Coverage

7am (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"We Have the War Upon Us: The Onset of the Civil War, November 1860-April 1861"
William Cooper