Monday, February 20
6-7 p.m. E/P

Travel Channel

Subjects: Science and Geography

Elementary, Middle and High School

"Secrets of Niagara Falls"

The processes for tapping energy sources other than oil are in the news this month ??? and will be for a long time to come. This is a documentary about hydro-energy, which is basically about using waterfalls to generate electricity. It also explains the geographical facts on what makes Niagara Falls so unique. How are the raging waters there transformed into clean, sustainable, electrical power for cities and states throughout the region?

Tuesday, February 21
8-9 p.m. E/P

PBS

Subjects: Science

Middle and High School

"NOVA: The Ghost Particle"

The cosmos has a secret ingredient: a swarm of invisible particles that fill every cubic inch of space. Trillions of them zip through our bodies, but we don't notice a thing. Yet without these ghostly, mysterious particles known as neutrinos, the sun wouldn't shine and the elements that make up our world wouldn't exist. This documentary follows the 70-year struggle of scientists to understand them, a tale of atom spies, secret laboratories and mind-bending disappearances. These discoveries have changed scientists??? understanding of what the universe is made of, and could bring us closer than ever to understanding how the universe was first formed.

Log on to follow experiments that led to a surprising breakthrough in physics: http://www.pbs.org/nova/neutrino

Wednesday, February 22
7-8 p.m. E/P

Discovery Channel

Subjects: Science and Geography

Elementary, Middle and High School

"Extreme Engineering: Milau Viaduct"

This documentary is about a place where science and technology have produced beauty. In a remote corner of France, traffic between the south of France and Paris and the north encountered huge bottlenecks. Designers and engineers worked to open the region by building a bridge to leap across a beautiful 1.3-mile wide gorge. The bridge, breathtaking in its own right, made the area even more beautiful. TV-PG

Log on: http://www.abelard.org/france/viaduct-de-millau.asp

Thursday, February 23
10-11 p.m. E/P

History Channel

Subjects: American History

Middle and High School

"Declassified: Radical America"

It could be said that America founded by radicals -- men and women who fought using guerrilla tactics against the established British government. The U.S. still has radical movements, from the Black Panthers and the Weather Underground to the Militia movement and the Aryan Brotherhood. Every decade of American history has its bombings, terrorist attacks, kidnappings, and threats: sometimes from the left and sometimes from the right. This documentary surveys the movements, right and left, that make up Radical America. TV-PG

Friday, February 24
9-9:30 p.m. E/P

PBS

Subjects: Science

Elementary, Middle and High School

"Scientific American Frontiers Hydrogen Hopes"

We are being told that hydrogen may be the fuel of the future, but what will it take to get there from here? How can we create hydrogen from renewable sources like the sun? And how do we store it safely once we???ve got it? Host Alan Alda confronts these questions in this documentary.

To download instructions for a hands-on activity for generating hydrogen through electrolysis log on: http://www.pbs.org/saf/1506

Saturday, February 25
5-7 p.m. E/P

Discovery Channel

Subjects: Science

Elementary, Middle and High School

"Before The Dinosaurs"

The creatures in this documentary may look strange, but they mark the beginning of life as we know it. What are some of the characteristics that helped them survive millions of years ago and ultimately make humans what they are today.

Sunday, February 26
4-8 p.m. ET, 1-5 p.m. PT

TCM - Turner Classic Movies

Subjects: American History

Middle and High School

"Gone With The Wind"

This is the classic, eight-Oscar-winning movie based on Margaret Mitchell's novel of the American Civil war and its aftermath. (She did not participate in writing the script but other notable writers did ??? such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur and John Van Druten.) It's only partly historically accurate about political and social conditions that led to the war and made its aftermath so violent. But it provides a basic introduction to the southern viewpoint. It should be viewed along with the programs airing this month in observance of Black History Month. Available on video.

A study guide for use in U.S. history class is available at Study guide for use in history class http://www.historyinfilm.com/gwtw

Monday, February 27
6-7 p.m. E/P

Sundance Channel

Subjects: American History and Geography

Middle and High School

"In His Own Words: Brian Williams On Hurricane Katrina"

This month, many new details about what happened during the Katrina disaster have come to light. This documentary is an unusual look at what was known ??? but not broadcast ??? back then. It's an in-depth, day-by-day account of NBC News anchor Brian Williams' 5 days in Louisiana following the hit of Hurricane Katrina. Due to the content and time limitations of broadcast network television, some of the footage taken from Katrina's earliest days has not been aired. This documentary gives Williams an opportunity to tell the story on his own terms, without the restrictions associated with network television. The documentary features never-before-seen footage of the destroyed areas and includes Williams' reflections on his experience living at the Superdome when the hurricane hit and on the pandemonium that broke out in the days following the storm. Williams focuses on the communities' reaction to the destruction, the discovery of the forgotten and starving people in the New Orleans Convention Center and his own duties as a responsible journalist. TV-14, Adult Content, Mild Violence.

Tuesday, February 28
8-10 p.m. E/P

PBS

Subjects: Science and World History

Elementary, Middle and High School

"NOVA: Arctic Passage"

This documentary special dramatizes two extraordinary sagas about the quest for the Northwest Passage, the legendary Arctic sea route between the Atlantic and the Pacific that was the prize objective of merchants and adventurers for centuries. The first story, "Prisoners of the Ice," probes the Arctic's most enduring exploration enigma. In 1845, two Royal Navy ships and 129 men led by Sir John Franklin set sail from London to find the elusive Arctic route and were never heard from again. Clues suggest the expedition became icebound, short of food and that the stronger members resorted to murder and cannibalism. Or did their own provisions poison them? Now, 150 years later, a team of historians and forensic scientists journeys to a bleak wilderness on a quest for the truth behind the Franklin mystery. The second story, "Ice Survivors" takes place more than a half-century later when, unsupported by naval ships or any government funding, a 29-year-old Norwegian, Roald Amundsen, set out with improbably slim resources: six men and a tiny, shallow vessel, the Gjoa, which he presumed could slip through channels that endangered larger ships. Caught by the winter ice, Amundsen did what the earlier Franklin crew had been unable or unwilling to do: he turned to the native Inuit to learn their ancient skills of Arctic survival. What they taught him - seal hunting, building igloos and handling dog teams - not only ensured the success of his voyage but were crucial training for his conquest of the South Pole in 1912. The program retraces Amundsen's triumphant voyage, taking viewers to the Canadian Arctic where his name is legendary among the native people. TV-PG

Log on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova