************************************************************** K12NewsLetters - From Educational CyberPlayGround http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 10:32:53 -0400 (EDT) From: teacherpreviews@xxxxxxx To: gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: PBS Teacher Previews: April 11-17, 2004 ****************************************** PBS Teacher Previews: April 11-17, 2004 ****************************************** Welcome to PBS Teacher Previews, the weekly newsletter from PBS designed specifically for preK-12 educators. Program times listed are for PRAIRIE PUBLIC TELEVISION. To change your local PBS station, please visit your "My Profile" area on PBS Teachersource : http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/preferences/ ****************************************** The resources listed below are grouped into subject areas that correlate with those found on PBS TeacherSource (http://pbs.org/teachersource/), PBS's Web site for preK-12 educators. Grade level, resource type and extended taping rights codes are also indicated for each listing. To make the most effective use of this publication, please consult the "Teacher Code Key" at the end of this document. Note: Please always check with your local PBS station for a complete schedule of exact dates and times for PBS television programs. PBS television schedules are created at the local level, so some national programs may not be available in your area. All PBS programs listed in this newsletter allow for off-air taping and subsequent classroom usage of one year or more. For complete details, please visit the TV For Teachers section of PBS TeacherSource at http://pbs.org/teachersource/tvteachers.htm ****************************************** ARTS AND LITERATURE Exxonmobil Masterpiece Theatre "Daniel Deronda" (part two) TV> PBSOL> High School Sunday, April 11, 2004 9:00 - 12:20 AM Don't miss the conclusion of this mesmerizing adaptation of George Eliot's last novel. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year) Log on and find out why some critics compare author George Eliot to Madonna. http://www.pbs.org/masterpiece/deronda/index.html Deford Bailey: A Legend Lost TV> PBSOL> MARC> Middle / High School Monday, April 12, 2004 9:30 - 10:00 PM Harmonica virtuoso DeFord Bailey was one of the first stars of the Grand Ole Opry. Yet history knows almost nothing of this lost legend. This film tells the story of DeFord's career and early departure from the stage and reveals how black musicians have influenced many legends of country music. (CC, Stereo, 1 year) Learn more about the artist and his musical style at the companion Web site. http://www.pbs.org/deford/ Small Ball: A Little League Story TV> PBSOL> Elementary / Middle / High School What's it like for a small-town Little League team to survive the rigorous All-Star season and make it to the legendary Little League World Series? Join us for this nail-biting road trip that captures the hope, thrills and excitement of players, parents and coaches from Aptos, California as they strive to be one of 8 American teams out of 6,400 who make it to the championships. (CC, Stereo, 1 year) Test your baseball skills online; play the "Homerun Derby Game" and find out how many homeruns you can make. http://www.pbs.org/smallball/ (Available April 7, 2004) ****************************************** HEALTH AND FITNESS NOVA "Life's Greatest Miracle" TV> PBSOL> High School Tuesday, April 13, 2004 7:00 - 8:40 PM A remake of Lennart Nilsson's world famous film "Miracle of Life," this updated edition tells the inside-the-womb story of human life from conception to birth, using the latest technological advances in microscopy and medical imaging. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year) Download a lesson plan where students identify the effects of maternal consumption of alcohol at various stages of pregnancy. http://www.pbs.org/nova/miracle Innovation "Miracle Cell" TV> PBSOL> MARC> Middle / High School Wednesday, April 14, 2004 7:00 - 8:40 PM This episode of "Innovation" looks at regenerative medicine and follows spinal cord and heart patients undergoing stem cell treatments -- the tip of the iceberg in a promising but controversial field. (CC, Stereo, 1 year) Go online and try your hand at being a scientist working on the cutting edge of stem cell research. Explore the methods used to acquire embryonic stem cells. http://www.pbs.org/innovation/episode6.html ****************************************** MATH PBS Mathline Lesson: "The Busing Problem" PBSOL> High School Use this lesson to teach students how to use substitution and the elimination method to understand linear systems. http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/lessonplans/hsmp/busingproblem/busingp roblem_procedure.shtm ZOOM Activity: "Backpack Challenge" PBSOL> Elementary School In this activity students weigh their backpacks every day for a week to compare the weights to national averages. http://www.pbskids.org/zoom/backpack/index.shtml ****************************************** SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Nature "Flight School" TV> PBSOL> MARC> Middle / High School Sunday, April 11, 2004 8:00 - 9:40 PM This episode tells the astonishing story of how an experimental, artificial breeding and training program, in which surrogate human "parents" teach the chicks how to fly and migrate, is helping to coax North America's endangered whooping cranes back from the brink of extinction. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year) Learn more about imprinting and flyaways at the companion Web site. http://www.pbs.org/nature/flightschool (Available April 9, 2004) Journey to Planet Earth "Seas of Grass" TV> PBSOL> Middle / High School This three-part series, hosted by actor Matt Damon, explores the fragile relationship between people and the natural world they inhabit. This second episode examines the devastating environmental, political and economic effects of the degradation of the world's grasslands, which make up 30 percent of Earth's land surface. (CC, Stereo, 1 year) Start your own "Journey to Planet Earth Club" and help extend the impact of the issues raised by the television programs. http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth ****************************************** SOCIAL STUDIES American Experience "Emma Goldman" TV> PBSOL> MARC> High School Monday, April 12, 2004 8:00 - 10:10 PM Don't miss this portrait of Emma Goldman -- the young, brilliant Russian emigrant, called "the most dangerous woman in America" and expelled from the United States 34 years after she arrived. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year) Get ideas on how to use the film in your history, civics, economics and geography classrooms at the companion Web site. http://www.pbs.org/amex/goldman Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport TV> High School Academy Award winner Judi Dench narrates the extraordinary chronicle of an unparalleled British mission to rescue more than 10,000 children -- most of them Jewish -- from Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia prior to World War II. (CC, Stereo, 1 year) Frontline "The Man Who Knew" TV> PBSOL> High School Thursday, April 15, 2004 8:00 - 9:40 PM Join "Frontline" for this extraordinary saga of FBI Special Agent John O'Neill. As the bureau's top counterterrorism agent, O'Neill believed that the United States should kill Osama bin Laden before Al Qaeda launched a devastating attack on America. Just two weeks before Sept. 11, O'Neill left the bureau for a job in the private sector -- as head of security at the World Trade Center, where he was killed on September 11. (CC, Stereo, 1 year) Explore the companion Web site's interactive map that highlights what U.S. intelligence knew about Al Qaeda's global network at particular points in time, beginning with the 1993 World Trade Center attack. http://www.pbs.org/frontline/shows/knew NOW With Bill Moyers TV> PBSOL> Middle / High School Friday, April 16, 2004 8:00 - 9:40 PM Join Bill Moyers and NPR reporters for documentary reporting, in-depth interviews and articulate commentary. (CC, Stereo, 1 year) Download the "Foreign War and Domestic Freedom" lesson plan designed to have your students examine the tension between external threats and internal liberty in democratic societies. http://www.pbs.org/now Great Streets "Venice's Grand Canal with Nathan Lane" TV> Middle / High School The city of Venice has been immortalized by so many, but few with more wit than Nathan Lane. Gondoliers, art historians, glassblowers and Venetian citizens show Lane the city they love. This unique journey goes behind the cliches and discovers a vibrant city disguised as a living museum. (CC, Stereo, 1 year) By the People Lesson: "Dear Presidential Diary" PBSOL> Elementary School In this creative writing exercise, students develop five first-person diary entries exploring the duties and privileges of the presidency. http://www.pbs.org/democracy/kids/educators/presdiary.html Online NewsHour EXTRA "UPDATE" PBSOL> Middle / High School Check out this online publication from the NewsHour that brings current events into the classroom with a fresh perspective. This week EXTRA explores update http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra ****************************************** PBS KIDS ARE READY TO LEARN >From the Start: A Ready to Learn Resource for PreK-2 Educators "Parent Connections" PBSOL> Preschool / Elementary School Connect school to home with resources for parents on talking to their kids, plus information on upcoming PBS programming of interest to parents. http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/prek2/pconnect/index.shtm ****************************************** OPPORTUNITIES Robert H. Michel Civic Education Grants Profdev> Middle / High School The Robert H. Michel Civic Education Grants help teachers improve the quality of civics instruction, with priority on the role of Congress in our federal government. Areas of interest include designing lesson plans, creating student activities and applying instructional technology in the classroom. Proposal deadline: May 1, 2004. http://www.dirksencenter.org/grantmichelciviced.htm ****************************************** BLYTHE BENNETT'S RECOMMENDED SITE OF THE WEEK Fed101 WWW> High School This site introduces the Federal Reserve's purpose, history, structure and functions. Activities include following how a check clears through the banking system and a simulation of how monetary policy decisions affect the economy. There is a teacher guide with printable quizzes and lesson plans. http://www.kc.frb.org/fed101/ ****************************************** TEACHER CODE KEY TV--Indicates a PBS Television broadcast with Educational Taping Rights of 1 year or more. Broadcast times are in Eastern Time (ET). 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