Media Menu: Media Menu for July 18, 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, July 18, 2013
7-8 p.m. E/P
PBS
World History and Technology
Middle and High School

Secrets Of The Dead: Japanese SuperSub

Airing on KOCE, this documentary tells the story of Japan's little-known secret weapon during World War II, an aircraft carrier-submarine that could have launched attacks on the coastal U.S. By the time two were in the water, however, the war's dynamics necessitated recasting their purpose.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/episodes/japanese-supersub-watch-the-full-episode/591/

Friday, July 19, 2013
10-11 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. History and Geography
Middle and High School

Bridge the Gap to Pine Ridge

Airing on KOCE, documentary host Chris Bashinelli travels to experience life outside of his hometown — Brooklyn, New York. In this program, he visits the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to explore a culture all but expunged from the history books, that of the Oglala Lakota Native Americans. While there, he embarks on a life-changing buffalo harvest, gets “schooled” by the women’s college basketball team, visits with a 14-year-old suicide prevention activist, and finds himself shoulder deep up a cow’s backside while trying to better understand employment issues on the reservation. With humor and pathos, he uncovers stories of hope and learns how culture has prevailed in the face of adversity.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/program/bridge-gap/

Saturday, July 20, 2013
9- 9:30 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science and Technology
Elementary, Middle and High School

How It's Made: Dream Cars: Morgan Aero Coupe

Picture your dream car: it probably looks like a Morgan Aero Coupe. Have you ever wondered just how that machine was made? This documentary takes viewers to its birthplace, revealing the inner workings and gorgeous exterior.
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/how-its-made/videos/morgan-craftsmanship.htm

Sunday, July 21, 2013
9- 9:30 p.m. E/P
CNN
Government and Economics
Elementary, Middle and High School

Morgan Spurlock: The 'Inside Man' on Education

In preparation for teaching a classroom full of 25 eighth graders, documentarian Morgan Spurlock learned about the immersive approach that teachers at Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School in Brooklyn, New York take in order to keep their students engaged, interested and stimulated – every minute of every day. Those techniques include hand claps, snaps, and affirmations of success among fellow students. And free time – which is rare – is typically spent reading. No country on Earth spends more money on education than the U.S. But internationally, American students rank well below many other countries, including Finland, which has one of the world’s best school systems. In this documentary Spurlock also travels to Finland to find out what the Finns are doing in the classroom that we’re not.
Log on http://insideman.blogs.cnn.com

Monday, July 22, 2013
10-11:30 p.m. E/P
PBS
World History and Technology
Middle and High School

High Tech, Low Life

This documentary, airing on KOCE details the experiences of two Chinese bloggers who buck government censorship and risk arrest as political dissidents in order to report on news and injustices that are otherwise suppressed.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/pov

Tuesday, July 23, 2013
8-10 p.m. E/P PBS U.S. and World History Middle and High School
Eisenhower's Secret War: The Lure of the Presidency/ Building Weapons, Talking Peace
In this documentary miniseries, airing on KLCS , Part 1 looks at how Dwight D. Eisenhower was drafted to run for president as a Republican in 1952. Part two covers Eisenhower's stewardship of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War.
Log on http://www.aptonline.org/catalog.nsf/vLinkTitle/EISENHOWER+S+SECRET+WAR

Wednesday, July 24, 2013
8-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
U.S. and World History
Middle and High School

NOVA: 3D Spies of WWII

In this documentary miniseries, airing on KOCE. A WWII Allied initiative to locate Nazi rocket bases is recalled. The program brought together experts from British universities and Hollywood to study 3-D stereoscopic photos of German territory that had been shot by specially converted Spitfires.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova

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