Sunday, Apr. 6
8-10 p.m. E/P

History Channel

Subjects: US History

Elementary, Middle and High School

"King"

This is a documentary about one of the most important figures in American history. The program commemorates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 40th anniversary of his assassination. It covers his remarkable journey for civil rights: from his key leadership role in the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, through his rise as a world figure, to his assassination in Memphis in 1968 at age 39. Conversations with his close confidants including Andrew Young, John Lewis, Harry Belafonte, together with rare interviews with family members provide a rich portrait of his life, capturing his doubts and challenges alongside his victories and triumphs. With his roots in theology, Dr. King developed an inspirational speaking style that mobilized Americans to fight against racial injustice and segregation. From the bus boycotts of the 195os through the historic 1963 March on Washington where he delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, Dr. King became a key catalyst for change, driving the campaign for civil rights onto the national scene. Tom Brokaw hosts. Program repeats Saturday, April 12, 7-9 p.m. E/P

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Sunday, Apr. 6
8-10 p.m. E/P

Discovery Channel

Subjects: World History and Geography

Middle and High School

"Egypt's Ten Greatest Discoveries"

In collecting material for this documentary Dr Zahi Hawass and a team of leading archaeologists have selected the ten most important discoveries in Egypt. From major battles, to mega-construction, the discoveries uncover the amazing stories of the lives of kings, queens and ordinary people. TV-PG

Monday, Apr. 7
7-8 p.m. E/P

History Channel

Subjects: Science and Technology

Elementary, Middle and High School

"Modern Marvels - Welding"

It was a science first conjured amid the fiery ovens of ancient blacksmiths; today more than 50% of all U.S. products require some form of welding. Whether via electricity, flammable gases, sonic waves, or sometimes just raw explosive power, welding creates powerful bonds between metal unmatched by any other joining process. From high atop emerging 60-story towers on the Las Vegas strip to oil platforms hundreds of feet below the ocean, discover how welders forge the backbone of civilization. Learn about exciting new applications: how sound waves create bulletproof welds for contemporary body armor; the technologies behind robotic welding systems; and the knee-rattling impact of an explosion weld, the most powerful method of all.

Monday, Apr. 7
9-10 p.m. E/P

PBS

Subjects: US History and Technology

Middle and High School

"AMERICAN EXPERIENCE 'Amelia Earhart'"

This is a biographical documentary about Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and the first to cross the North American continent alone. Her exploits as an aviator, her beauty and intelligence, her independence and charm made her a national heroine. Seemingly invincible, Earhart tirelessly traveled and lectured, a champion of aviation and equal opportunity for women. But her cheering public didn't know the cost of her courage. The record-breaking flights, the aerial exhibitions and races, the interviews to support her favorite causes, the endless speeches and promotional commitments, together with household responsibilities, health problems and financial worries, combined to push Earhart to the point of exhaustion. In 1937, she set out to accomplish yet another first: to circle the earth along the equator on an east-west flight. Friends warned that her preparations were hurried, even careless. When her plane disappeared without a trace, the "First Lady of the Air" was instantly transformed into an American legend. TV-PG

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Tuesday, Apr. 8
8-9 p.m. E/P

History Channel

Subjects: Science and Technology

Elementary, Middle and High School

"The Universe - Colonizing Space"

Space colonization is no longer the fodder of science fiction, it is becoming a reality. Examine the efforts underway to establish a human colony on Mars, including how they plan to grow food, recycle wastewater and introduce greenhouse gases to revive the red planet and make it more habitable for humans. Cutting-edge computer graphics are used to bring the universe down to earth to show what life would belike on Mars, and to imagine what kind of life forms might evolve in alien atmospheres.

Tuesday, Apr. 8
9-10 p.m. E/P

PBS

Subjects: Science and Health

Middle and High School

"FRONTLINE 'The Medicated Child'"

With more than four million children - some starting as young as two years old - now on behavior modifying medications, this documentary investigates controversial practice of medicating kids. Are the drugs safe? How soon can you detect mental illness in a child? Is medication really the answer? As the debate grows more fierce, the program confronts psychiatrists, researchers and big kharma about the risks and benefits of prescription drugs for troubled children.

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Wednesday, Apr. 9
9-10:30 p.m. E/P

PBS

Subjects: English and US History

Middle and High School

"AMERICAN MASTERS 'Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun'"

This is a documentary about writer, cultural anthropologist, chronicler of folk roots and ethnic traditions, daughter of former slaves, Zora Neale Hurston. She was one of the most celebrated - and most controversial - figures of the Harlem Renaissance, the creatively expansive era in the 1920s when "the Negro was in vogue." She attained unique success in all areas, but her words and her conclusions were often mired in contention - she was called everything from flamboyant to outrageous, unpredictable to bodacious. She collaborated with Langston Hughes, was criticized by Richard Wright and ultimately died a pauper's death in total obscurity. Now considered a lioness of African-American literature, she was resurrected by Alice Walker; such works as Dust Tracks on a Road and Their Eyes Were Watching God are essential reading today. TV-PG

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Wednesday, Apr. 9
10-11 p.m. E/P

National Geographic Channel

Subjects: Science and Technology

Elementary, Middle and High School

"Inside Straight Edge"

In today's world, the pressures of being young can be overwhelming. Eighty percent of high schoolers have tried alcohol; seventy percent have smoked cigarettes; and almost half have used some sort of illegal drug. But there is one group taking a stand. They call themselves Straight Edge and they are a movement built around three simple rules: don't drink, don't smoke and don't do drugs. In schools and neighborhoods around America, Straight Edge has become something more: a community, a way of life. But to some, it has also become a militant-styled menace. This documentary goes Inside Straight Edge to examine this youth movement gone "clean." But not all is as it seems, and some members of this movement are developing a dark reputation as a violent gang, capable of malicious beatings and even murder. Narrated by Sonic Youth band member Thurston Moore, the program asks, Is Straight Edge a safe refuge or a militant subculture that feels justified in committing violence to disseminate its beliefs?

Thursday, Apr. 10
7-8 p.m. E/P

History Channel

Subjects: Science and Technology

Elementary, Middle and High School

"Modern Marvels - Dams"

They block the force of a river, produce enough electricity to power cities, move water over hundreds of miles and irrigate fertile valleys. Dams prevent floods and produce "green" energy. This documentary visits a hydroelectric dam, the most technologically advanced type of dam, and a dam in Brazil that is five times the size of the Hoover Dam. At the Utah State University Water Research Laboratory Hydraulics Lab in Logan, Utah, we watch a model of a dam crumble beneath tons of water and discuss how future dam failures can be averted. We will learn how dams adversely affect river systems and as a result, there are many proponents of dam removal.

Friday, Apr. 11
9-10 p.m. E/P

CNBC Channel

Subjects: Science and Technology

Middle and High School

"Business Nation: Oil Sands"

In this documentary CNBC reporter Trish Reagan investigates oil sands. There's a major oil boom going on, but it's not in the sweltering heat of Texas or the dry desert of Saudi Arabia. It's in the frozen Canadian tundra, outside a small town called Fort McMurray, Alberta. The Canadian province of Alberta holds the second largest oil reserve in the world 175 billion barrels, more than Iran and Libya combined. And Canada has become the single largest source for American oil , surpassing Saudi Arabia.

Saturday, Apr. 12
9-11 p.m. E/P

Lifetime Channel

Subjects: English and US History

Middle and High School

"The Memory Keeper's Daughter"

This is a movie based on The New York Times best-selling novel, "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards. The birth of a child should be the happiest moment in a couple's life. But when a doctor's wife has twins, one of whom has Down syndrome, this physician makes the difficult decision to send one of his babies away. An attending nurse discovers his plan and intervenes, putting into motion events that will haunt the doc, his wife and his son for the next 20 years. This movie features Dermot Mulroney ("The Wedding Date"), Gretchen Mol ("3:10 to Yuma") and two-time Oscar nominee Emily Watson ("Angela's Ashes?). TV Rated PG.

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