[ISTATALK-L] Science on PBS

[bpoelker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Nature
"The Best of Nature -- 25 Years"
TV> PBSOL> MARC>
Middle / High School
Sunday, January 14, 2007
8 - 9:30 pm
This 90-minute program, hosted by Lynn Sherr, features great moments  
from the first 25 years of "Nature." Also included is a tribute to the  
series' creator and host George Page, who died in 2006. (CC, Stereo,  
DVI, 1 year)


Watch our online video of series executive producer, Fred Kaufman,  
reflecting on 25 years of "Nature." Plus, log on to  
washingtonpost.com/liveonline to chat with host Lynn Sherr and  
producer Fred Kaufman on Jan. 16.

http://www.pbs.org/nature/
NOVA
"Arctic Passage 'Prisoners of the Ice'"
TV> PBSOL>
Middle / High School
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
8 - 9:00 pm
In 1845, two Royal Navy ships and 129 men led by Sir John Franklin set  
sail from London on an elaborately prepared expedition to conquer the  
elusive Arctic route and were never heard from again. Follow a team of  
historians and forensic scientists as they search for the truth behind  
the Franklin mystery. (CC, Stereo, DVI, 1 year)


Take our online quiz on Inuit snow shelters and find out if you know  
enough to build one yourself.

http://www.pbs.org/nova/arctic
22nd Century
TV> PBSOL>
High School
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
8 - 9:00 pm
Many scientists and futurists believe we are on the verge of a  
technological revolution that will look like a page ripped directly  
from a scifi novel. "22nd Century" dives head-first into this brave  
new world. In this pilot episode learn about the intriguing theory  
that proposes that in the future our brains will be wired up so that  
we can communicate with the world effortlessly and instantly. (CC,  
Stereo, DVI, 1 year)


Watch the pilot program online and then tell us what you think.

http://www.pbs.org/22ndcentury


Brian Poelker
Distinguished Colleague Illinois Science Teachers Association
bpoelker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.sdworkshops.org/brianpoelker.htm
http://www.primepresentations.com/biopoelker.thtml

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