Monday, June 9
8-9 p.m. E/P

History Channel

Subjects: Science

Elementary, Middle and High School

"Modern Marvels: Super Hot"

Way beyond just plain hot is a super hot world of extreme temperatures. This documentary reports on Pyroman, a life-size mannequin, get exposed to over 1,000 degrees F. See how steel workers suit up to beat refinery heat. And at Underwriters Laboratories, malfunctioning blow dryers and coffee makers melt into a hot bubbling mush. At a friction lab to see airline and race-car brakes reach extreme temperatures of over 2,000 degrees F. Geologists take lava samples from the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. If that's not hot enough, journey into a fusion facility in San Diego, California, where scientists heat plasma to over 200 million degrees F in hopes of someday creating an inexhaustible power source.

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

PBS

Subjects: Science

Middle and High School

"Newton's Dark Secrets"

Often hailed as both the first modern scientist and the last of the ancient magicians, Isaac Newton reduced nature's chaos to a single set of mathematical laws. More than three centuries later, those laws still govern the way we analyze and forecast the motions of everything from roller coasters to comets. Besides his fundamental breakthroughs in physics, optics and calculus, Newton poured vast energy into fruitless explorations of alchemy and religion. With lively period re-creations of key moments in his career and replications of his experiments in optics and alchemy, this documentary explores how Newton became the giant upon whose shoulders all later scientists found a place to stand. TV-G

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

Wednesday, June 11
8-9 p.m. E/P

PBS

Subjects: Science

Middle and High School

"Modern Marvels: Gold Mines"

This state-of-the-art documentary introduces viewers to the rewards of first-person, hands-on astronomy. Written, produced and narrated by award-winning filmmaker, journalist and best-selling author Timothy Ferris, the program is based on Ferris' popular book, "Seeing in the Dark". The program features high-definition astrophotography and introduces men and women, both professionals and amateurs, who have seen and captured phenomenal images within and beyond our solar system and galaxy. TV-G; (On some stations this program airs June 12 at 9 p.m. E/P)

Log on http://www.pbs.org/seeinginthedark

Thursday, June 12
8-9 p.m. E/P

Discovery Channel

Subjects: Science

Middle and High School

"Human Body: Pushing the Limits: Sight"

Sight is the king of the senses. More than 80% of what we know of the world comes through our eyes. Without sight we're lost. This documentary shows our body's vision system in living color from the inside out. Rated TV-14

Thursday, June 12
9-10 p.m. E/P

National Geographic Channel

Subjects: Science and Technology

Middle and High School

"Ultimate Factories"

More than a courier, UPS is a transportation network of huge proportions. It can ship almost anything across the world in less than 48 hours. And it's not just packages - a ton of live lobsters from Maine to Los Angeles; whale sharks from China to the Atlanta Aquarium; or wedding cakes hand-carried from Paris to your door. UPS tackles logistics and distribution via air, sea and ground. The company commands a squadron of 268jetliners, making it the ninth largest airline in the world, and a delivery fleet of nearly 94,000 package vans, tractors and motorcycles. UPS operates with military precision, using cutting-edge aircraft tracking and delivery-monitoring technology, from handheld Wi-Fi trackers to supercomputers. As seen in this documentary, the heart of the company's operations is the UPS Worldport in Louisville, Ky. - a virtual city under one roof - a two-story, 4 million-square-foot facility that covers 600 acres and can sort 304,000 packages per hour, totaling an incomprehensible 250 million packages each year at Worldport alone, with 4 billion worldwide per year! The facility precisely sorts and navigates packages through 170 miles of conveyors, moving packages at a blistering 15 feet per second.

Friday, June 13
9-10 p.m. E/P

PBS

Subjects: US History and Economics

Middle and High School

"Washington Week/Bill Moyer's Journal/Now On PBS"

This is a broadcast of 3 of PBS's flagship current affairs programs. This time they will be analyzing prospects for the final two leading Presidential candidates, including economic and military aspects. (The order in which these programs are aired varies from city to city. It's worth watching all three this week, regardless of which is first, because particularly rich content is expected. Check also the shows' websites here below)

Log on http://www.pbs.org/washingtonweek, http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/index-flash.html, http://www.pbs.org/now

Saturday, June 14
3:30-6 p.m. E/P

Sundance Channel

Subjects: Wold History

Middle and High School

"Mary, Queen Of Scots"

Two icons of British cinema and theater -- Glenda Jackson and Vanessa Redgrave -- play Queen Elizabeth I of England and Mary of Scotland in this dramatization of the 16th century's great battle of the monarchs. Delving into the personal and political lives of the feuding royal cousins and their quarter-century rivalry for the throne of England, it earned five Oscar? nominations, including Best Actress (Redgrave)

Log on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067402/