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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 14:35:56 -0500 (EST)
From: teacherpreviews@xxxxxxx
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Subject: PBS Teacher Previews: March 21-28, 2004

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PBS Teacher Previews: March 21-28, 2004
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ARTS AND LITERATURE
Antiques Roadshow
"Cleveland" (part three of three)
TV> PBSOL>
Middle / High School
Sunday, March 28, 2004
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Watch as appraisers uncover a letter of apology signed by
plaintiffs in the shooting of four students by National
Guardsmen at Kent State University. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)

Log on and get tips for collecting in the emerging market of
20th-century clocks.

http://www.pbs.org/roadshow


American Masters
"Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sounds"
TV> PBSOL> MARC>
Middle / High School
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
8:00 - 10:00 PM
Exploring the stories behind the music, this program reveals
the man who wrote music with feeling and transformed American
musical theater along the way. He composed more than 800 songs
and wrote the scores for more than 40 musicals, yet his name is
inseparable from his two famous collaborators -- Lorenz Hart
and Oscar Hammerstein. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)

Learn more about Rodgers' life and career at the companion Web
site.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/rodgers_r.html


American Family
"La Casa"
TV> PBSOL>
High School
Join the entire Gonzalez family as they get together to paint
and refresh their house. As they remove photos and memorabilia
from the walls, they remember their years as a young family and
the struggle to maintain a comforting home through thick and
thin. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)

Download a lesson plan designed to strengthen your students'
communication skills by exploring multimedia storytelling.

http://www.pbs.org/americanfamily


Exxonmobil Masterpiece Theatre
"My Uncle Silas II"
TV> PBSOL>
High School
Sunday, March 28, 2004
9:00 - 11:00 PM
Albert Finney stars as rustic rapscallion Uncle Silas in five
sketches from the charming country tales of H. E. Bates. (CC,
Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Log on to find out why H.E. Bates has been described as
Britain's successor to Chekhov.

http://www.pbs.org/masterpiece/silas/index.html


This Week's PBS Video for Educators
"Comedies of William Shakespeare"
Video>
Middle / High School

In this collection, Britain's finest actors turn their talents
to the Bard's lighter works. Included are "As You Like It,"
"Taming of the Shrew," "The Tempest," "A Midsummer Night's
Dream" and "The Merchant of Venice." To purchase a copy of this
5 DVD set, see:

http://www.shop.pbs.org/teachers/COWS400


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HEALTH AND FITNESS
American Experience
"The Pill"
TV> PBSOL> MARC>
High School
This film looks at the development of the pill -- a drug that
arguably has had a greater impact on American culture than any
other drug in the nation's history. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Log on and take the pill virtually to see its effects on
women's bodies.

http://www.pbs.org/amex/pill


In the Mix
Lesson: "Managing Anger"
PBSOL>
High School

Teach your students about anger management and conflict
resolution using the "I-Message" communication technique, a
hands-on analogy and role-playing.

http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/educators/lessons/schoolviol3/index.html


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MATH
Commanding Heights
Lesson: "Introducing Economic Growth"
PBSOL>
High School

Use this lesson to teach your students to develop arguments
about apparent relationships involving policy, economic growth
and the distribution of income.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/lo/educators/ed_u1_gdp_exercise.html


Voyage to the Milky Way
Lesson: "Zero G Plane"
PBSOL>
High School

Teach your students about microgravity and gravity by having
them build their own accelerometers and then test gravitational
forces in different situations.

http://www.pbs.org/milkyway/teacher.html


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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
NOVA
"Hunt for the Supertwister"
PBSOL>
Middle / High School

Airing March 30 on PBS, "NOVA: Hunt for the Supertwister"
follows stormchasers as they probe the tornado's deadly
secrets. Before then, log on to find out how is it that with
nearly 200 nations in the world, just one - the United States -
gets up to three quarters of all tornadoes.

http://www.pbs.org/nova/tornado


Voyage of the Odyssey
PBSOL>
Middle / High School

Use this multimedia Web site to teach your students about life
in the seas. An added bonus: students can e-mail scientists
their questions about ocean ecology.

http://www.pbs.org/odyssey/


Nature
"Baby Tales"
TV> PBSOL>
Elementary / Middle / High School
Discover how young animals learn and develop. Plus, examine the
role of "cuteness" in helping to forge and solidify bonds
between mother and offspring. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Log on to the companion Web site and explore an interactive
guide to animal reproduction.

http://www.pbs.org/nature/baby/index.html


NOVA
"Mysterious Mummies of China"
TV> PBSOL> MARC>
Middle / High School
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
7:00 - 8:00 PM
Perfectly preserved 3000-year-old mummies have been unearthed
in a remote Chinese desert. They have long, blonde hair and
blue eyes, and don't appear to be the ancestors of the
modern-day Chinese people. Join "NOVA" as they explore who
these people are and how they ended up in China. (CC, Stereo,
DVI, 1 year)

Learn more about mummies in NOVA's online tutorial "Mummies
101."

http://www.pbs.org/nova/chinamum/


Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers
"Unearthing Secret America"
TV> PBSOL> MARC>
Middle / High School
Join Alan Alda for an exploration of three tremendous
archeological finds -- Jamestown fort reveals the struggles of
the colonists; slave quarters at Monticello and Williamsburg
introduce a secret world for the first time; and the recently
discovered Confederate submarine, Hunley -- brings the Civil
War in vivid close-up. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Download lesson plans that explore the advantages of crop
rotation and provide students an opportunity to identify buried
artifacts.

http://www.pbs.org/saf/1301/index.html


Nature
"Ireland"
TV> PBSOL>
Elementary / Middle / High School
Sunday, March 28, 2004
8:00 - 9:00 PM
Sculpted millions of years ago by the advance and retreat of
vast shields of ice, the Emerald Isle harbors a wealth of
wildlife among its craggy mountains, fog-shrouded coastlines,
steep gorges and vast networks of inland waterways. Join
"Nature" for this exploration of the modern-day legacy of
Ireland's ice-bound past. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)

Take a virtual tour of Ireland at the companion Web site.

http://www.pbs.org/nature/ireland/index.html
(Available March 26, 2004)




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SOCIAL STUDIES
The New Americans
PBSOL>
Middle / High School

Airing on PBS on March 29, 30 and 31, this miniseries
introduces you to immigrants and refugees searching for the
American Dream. Get in the mood by cooking up a storm; check
out the companion Web site's multicultural cookbook.

http://www.pbs.org/newamericans


By the People
"Election 2004"
PBSOL>
Elementary / Middle / High School

Log on and access over 30 lesson plans for both elementary and
secondary classrooms, on topics ranging from the electoral
college to campaign finance, political humor and more.

http://www.pbs.org/bythepeople


WHMT Educational Telecommunications -- Schenectady, New York
"The Iron Horse in Schenectady"
Station>


Go online and learn about the men, women and locomotives that
once made Schenectady "The City that Lights and Hauls the
World."

http://www.wmht.org/TV/ironhorse/home.html


Online NewsHour EXTRA
"Eating Ourselves to Death?"
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 examines how obesity is becoming the number one
cause of preventable death in the U.S.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra


American Experience
"Emma Goldman"
PBSOL>
Middle / High School

On April 12 on PBS, "American Experience" premieres a
ninety-minute biography of Emma Goldman - a notorious lecturer,
fearless writer and merciless publisher. Go online and travel
with Emma Goldman on her 18-state lecture tour of 1911.

http://www.pbs.org/amex/goldman


The Great Campaign of 1960
TV>
Middle / High School
Join Paul Duke, former moderator of "Washington Week," for a
survey of the presidential campaign of 1960 between John F.
Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon -- the first national election
campaign in which television played a major role. (CC, Stereo,
1 year)



Independent Lens
"T-Shirt Travels"
TV> PBSOL>
Middle / High School
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
9:00 - 10:00 PM
Don't miss this film that traces the T-shirt trail carved by
global economics-- discover how secondhand clothing from the
United States is exported to Africa in a multibillion-dollar
scheme. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)

Go online and track a t-shirt donated in New York City in an
act of good faith as it winds up half a world away at a
marketplace in Zambia.

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/tshirttravels/index.html


National Geographic Special
"Inca Mummies: Secrets of a Lost World"
TV>
Middle / High School
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
7:00 - 8:00 PM
They were a people born of the sun, who built one of the
greatest empires the world has ever known. Today, clues to this
magnificent civilization remain scattered across Peru, buried
with the dead. Tracing the rise and fall of the Inca, this film
reveals new discoveries that will rewrite Inca history as it's
known. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)



Last Stand of the Tallgrass Prairie
TV>
Elementary / Middle / High School
Tallgrass prairie, which once covered one-third of North
America, is now in danger of completely disappearing, taking
with it some of nature's most important secrets to producing
food and cleansing the atmosphere. Join Lyle Lovett for a look
at the last remaining stretch of the United States' tallgrass
prairie. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)



NOW With Bill Moyers
TV> PBSOL>
Middle / High School
Friday, March 26, 2004
8:00 - 9:00 PM
Join Bill Moyers and NPR reporters for documentary reporting,
in-depth interviews and articulate commentary. (CC, Stereo, 1
year)

Download "Journeying to Create" -- a lesson plan that looks at
the concept of where creativity comes from by focusing on the
impact of inward and outward journeys.

http://www.pbs.org/now


Lost Liners
"Episode 1"
TV> PBSOL>
Elementary / Middle / High School
Follow world renowned underwater explorer Bob Ballard on his
quest to locate the underwater resting places of the world's
most notorious and not-so-notorious ocean liners. This episode
explores the Titanic's final resting place at the bottom of the
Atlantic. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)
http://www.pbs.org/lostliners


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PBS KIDS ARE READY TO LEARN
American Experience - WayBack
"The Future"
PBSOL>
Elementary School

Go back to the future with this award-winning U.S. history Web
site for kids. Take an interactive quiz exploring career
options. Keep an open mind -- your future career may not even
exist yet! Plus, download recipes for slime and silly putty.
And find out what kids in the 1950s predicted about the future.

http://www.pbskids.org/wayback/future/index.html


 >From the Start: A Ready to Learn Resource for PreK-2 Educators
"Recommended Books and Links"
PBSOL>
Preschool / Elementary School

Discover books and Web sites you can use in the classroom to
enhance your study of your neighborhood and community.

http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/prek2/booksandlinks/index.shtm


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OPPORTUNITIES
Join the P.O.V. Advisory Board
Profdev>
Middle / High School

PBS's longest-running nonfiction film series celebrated 16
years on the air last year. Based on enthusiastic feedback from
educators, P.O.V. is making educational use one of their
priorities. P.O.V. is recruiting teachers to join the P.O.V.
Education Advisory Board. Please e-mail triley@xxxxxxx if you
are interested in participating.

http://www.pbs.org/pov/classroom.php


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BLYTHE BENNETT'S RECOMMENDED SITE OF THE WEEK
The Authentic History Center
"Teaching Diversity with Multimedia"
WWW>
Middle / High School

This special section of the Authentic History Center provides
primary source ads, toys and other cultural artifacts that
demonstrate how racial prejudice and intolerance toward people
who are different from the mainstream. Read essays by a
sociology professor related to stereotypes and see what you
think -- are these artifacts racist?

http://www.authentichistory.com/diversity/


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