Media Menu: Media Menu for January 24, 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, January 24, 2012
10-10:30 p.m. E/P
PBS
Science and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School

Roadtrip Nation

Airing on KLCS, this geography documentary visits long Beach CA , to interview the Aquarium of the
Pacific's education director David Bader and education outreach supervisor Milena Acosta.
Log on http://www.aquariumofpacific.org

Friday, January 25, 2012
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
Arts and World History Middle and
High School

Shakespeare Uncovered: Macbeth With Ethan Hawke

Airing on KOCE, this documentary explores the stories behind Shakespeare's greatest plays - shared by
Shakespearian actors and directors , beginning with Ethan Hawke, who prepares for "Macbeth" by searching
out the inspiration for the title character.
Log on http://www.pbssocal.org/shakespeare

Saturday, January 26, 2012
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
Geography and World History
Middle and High School

Globe Trekker Special: World War II in the Pacific

Airing on KLCS, this documentary provides a tour of WWII locales in the Pacific beginning at Pearl
Harbor in Hawaii. Also: Chuuk Lagoon in Micronesia, which was the base of Japanese operations against
Allied forces in New Guinea; the Solomon Islands; Bikini Island.
Log on http://www.pilotguides.com/tv_shows/globe_trekker/shows/pacific/ww2-pacific.php

Sunday, January 27, 2012
PBS
U.S. History
Middle and High School
9-10 p.m. E/P

The Abolitionists: American Experience - Emancipation and Victory

Airing on KOCE, this documentary covers John Brown's 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry, an attempt to spark
a slave revolt, is recounted, as is the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln and what followed: the Civil War,
Emancipation Proclamation and adoption of the 13th Amendment.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/abolitionists/

Monday, January 28, 2012
8-8:30 p.m. E/P
Nickelodeon Channel
Science
Elementary, Middle and High School

Nick News with Linda Ellerbee special: Out of Sight: How Blind Kids See the World
In this news documentary kids describe what it’s like to live without sight. They discuss the challenges and
opportunities they face living in blindness.
Log on http://news.nick.com/01/2013/18/kids-see-through-the-challenges-of-blindness/

Tuesday, January 29, 2012
9-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History Science
Elementary,Middle and High School

Henry Ford: American Experience

Airing on KOCE, This is a profile of Henry Ford (1863-1947), the Ford Motor Company founder whose
Model T in 1908 changed the auto industry. He also instituted the assembly line (an idea borrowed from the
meatpacking industry).
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/henryford/

Wednesday, January 30, 2012
8-8:30 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
U.S. History and Geography
Middle and High School

Abandoned: Mississippi Homestead

The saying goes, “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure” and that is certainly the case for expert carpenter
and collector Jay Chaikin. He makes a living scouring the nation for abandoned buildings that may hold
unexpected “gems” of history with shockingly high values. In this program Jay travels to a property so old,
it doesn't even have an address. The Owens Homestead is rumored to have items belonging to settlers from
the 1830s. The guys hit the jackpot when they explore the cottage, discovering a Windsor icebox, an Edison
phonograph - worth $1000 when restored - and a top-secret manual for the Boeing B-52 bomber.
Log on http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/abandoned/episodes/mississippi-homestead1/

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