Assignment Discovery Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• 1984; War of the Worlds
• 1995-1996
• 20th Century Painters: Masters of Color

  Profiles of artists Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso.

• 8th Amendment: The Death Penalty

  Capital punishment.

• 9/11 Backlash: Being Muslim in America

  The struggle of Muslims in the United States after Sept. 11.

• 9/11: The Flight That Fought Back

  The story of United Airlines Flight 93.

• Abolishing Slavery in America

  Significant events lead to the abolition of slavery.

• The Actinide Series

  The benefits of nuclear energy.

• Adam Smith: From Mags to Riches/Behind the Looking Glass

  The magazine industry; the making of television documentaries.

• Adam Smith's Money World: China's Bull Market; Made in China

  China as an economic superpower.

• Adapting to the World

  How organisms develop in the ocean; survival and reproduction of plants; adaptation of insects; evolution of dogs.

• Addiction/Body Story: Trauma

  Drugs and alcohol have damaging effects; healing.

• Advocating for Better Health

  Teenagers face health dangers in their communities.

• Afghanistan: 12 Years of Violence/Great Books: All Quiet on the Western Front

  Afghanistan: the Soviet invasion, civil war, rise of the Taliban; Erich Maria Remarque's 'All Quiet on the Western Front.'

• Afghanistan: 12 Years of Violence; Israel and Palestine

  The history of Afghanistan; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

• Africa: Economics and Change

  Farmers in Africa help their communities obtain employment and financial security.

• Africa: Shaped by the Past

  Egypt's rich ancient civilization; apartheid.

• Africa Today

  Life in Ethiopia; education in Tanzania; AIDS devastates Africa's families.

• AIDS: A Changing Epidemic
• AIDS: Ending the Epidemic; Women in Sports
• Akhenaten

  The rebel pharaoh; the mystery of Tutankhamen.

• Alexander the Great/Suleyman the Magnificent
• Alkali Metals

  The properties of alkali metals.

• Alkaline Earth Metals

  The properties of alkaline earth metals.

• All Quiet on the Western Front/Catch-22
• All-Star Fitness

  Six Hollywood stars try to get back in shape.

• Alphabet

  The world of words.

• Amazing Destinations: Caribbean and Mexico; In Search of Maya
• Amazing Destinations: Peru and Brazil/Caribbean and Mexico

  Peru; Brazil; the Caribbean; Mexico.

• Amazing Destinations: Peru and Brazil; Treasures of South America
• America at War: Charge and Defeat

  Pickett's charge; Custer's last stand.

• America History: Rise of the 20th Century

  Inventions and innovations of the 20th century.

• American Beginnings

  Early inhabitants of North America.

• American History: A Nation Is Born

  The first 100 years of U.S. history.

• American History: Marching Into the Future

  America's ability to overcome wars, depressions and droughts and continue to move forward.

• American History: Rise of the 20th Century

  Inventions and innovations of the 20th century.

• America's Economy: Sorrow and Hope

  The Great Depression.

• America's Prairie: Where the Sky Began
• The Amish; Sami Herders

  The life of the Amish; a nomadic Norwegian family.

• Ancient Inventions: City Life
• Ancient Rome: Expansion and Conquest
• Ancient Rome: Fall of an Empire
• Ancient Rome: Prosperity and Decline
• Ancient Rome: Rise to Power

  Life under the rule of decadent Etruscan kings leads to revolt and the establishment of the Republic of Rome.

• Ancient Rome: Struggles for Power
• Antarctica: Planet of Ice
• Apartheid's Last Stand
• Apes to Man
• Aquatic Habits: Chesapeake Bay/Everglades
• Asia: Tradition and Culture

  Samurai warriors; mile-high building; geography and culture of Australia.

• Asia's Expansion: Treasures and Travels

  China's Golden Age and the rise of the Ming Dynasty.

• Asia's Global Influence

  Kublai Khan; deforestation and desertification; Hong Kong.

• At the Western Frontier

  The people who settled the American West.

• Autobiography of Malcom X; Don Quixote
• The Aztecs

  Aztecs.

• A Baby's World

  The human ability to speak.

• A Baby's World: In the Beginning: First Steps

  A newborn's sight; the infant's struggle to sit, crawl, stand, walk and run.

• A Baby's World: Taking Hold; Word of Mouth

  Infants' ability to coordinate; acquisition of language.

• A Baby's World: The Thinker; You and Me

  Learning to think; babies developing the first close attachments.

• Bacteria

  Bacteria, although sometimes helpful, are becoming immune to antibiotics.

• Battling Beyond U.S. Borders

  The evolving relationship between the U.S. and Latin America.

• Beauty in Mathematics: Understanding Odds
• Behind Enemy Lines: Coordinating Conjunctions

  Coordinating conjunctions, quotation marks, apostrophes and double negatives.

• Beyond 2000

  New fabric; hydrogen-powered BMW; space hotel.

• The Big Wet

  In Australia animals adapt to monsoon-caused climate and landscape changes.

• Biomes: Adapting to Deserts and Other Ecosystems

  Crocodiles; creatures of the Mongolian steppe.

• Biomes: Arctic Changes

  Arctic wildlife adapts to global climate changes.

• Biomes: Coastlines and Seas

  Land and sea battle to claim the shoreline; squid and octopus adapt.

• Biomes: Extreme Climate

  Global climate change affects the Arctic ecosystem's natural cycles.

• Biomes: Forests and Seeds

  Structures of seeds; wonders of a temperate forest in Japan.

• Biomes: Freshwater, Seawater

  Characteristics of ocean waves; tsunamis; East Asian animals.

• Biomes: Islands and Evolution

  Galapagos Islands; Sulawesi; Java; Anak Krakatau.

• Biomes: Land of the Inuit

  The Inuit have lived in the Arctic for thousands of years.

• Biomes: The Threat of the Sea

  The threat of global warming makes the Arctic particularly vulnerable to rising sea-levels.

• Biomes: Wild Arctic

  Climate change affects Arctic wildlife's ecosystem.

• The Birth of the Earth; Ancient Oceans
• Black Holes: The Ultimate Abyss
• The Black Mummy Mystery
• Blue Planet: Seas of Life: Coral Seas

  Coral reefs are the rain forests of the sea.

• Blue Planet: Seas of Life: Frozen Seas

  Birds, whales, seals and polar bears live on the edges of frozen seas.

• Blue Planet: Seas of Life: Open Ocean

  Life forms of the deep.

• Blue Planet: Seas of Life: Seasonal Seas

  The world's temperate sea is the richest of all habitats.

• Blue Planet: Seas of Life: Tidal Seas

  Tides govern marine life.

• Body by Design: Form and Function
• Body Story: Allergies; Infancy
• Body Story: Germs; Metabolism
• Body Story: Puberty
• Body Story: The Flu; Heart Attack
• Body Story: Trauma; Broken Bones
• Body Systems: Surviving Extremes

  High altitude, zero gravity and water pressure take their toll on body systems.

• The Brain: Our Universe Within

  The brain.

• The Brain: Our Universe Within: Evolution

  The anatomical evolution of the brain.

• The Brain: Our Universe Within: Perception

  The brain must interpret information sent to it from five senses.

• The Brain: Our Universe Within: The Miraculous Mind

  The brain's capacity to grow.

• Bridges: Design and Function
• A Brief History of Israel and the Arab/Palestinian Conflict; The World

  The conflict between Arabs and Jews; the empire of Islam.

• Bucks, Banks and Business: Bucks; Banks

  The history of money; banking.

• Bucks, Banks and Business: Trade Around the World; How to Make Money

  The Federal Reserve; stories of entrepreneurs.

• Byzantium
• Careers in Film

  The spectrum of careers available in films.

• Careers in Song and Dance

  Opportunities in the performing arts.

• Careers in Television

  Creating TV shows.

• Careers in Visual Arts

  Career opportunities as an artist, designer or photographer.

• Careers on Stage and on Air

  Artists make careers as cabaret singers, circus performers and directors.

• Cells/ An Inside Look: The Flu
• Cheetah: The Winning Streak/Ivory Wars
• Chesapeake -- Living Off the Land; Saguaro -- Sentinel of the Desert

  The fate of the Chesapeake Bay; the Saguaro Desert.

• Christmas and the Civil War

  Christmas becomes a national holiday.

• City Life in Europe

  Soccer in Europe; Paris; London.

• The Civil War: A Nation Divided

  Life in the United States during the Civil War.

• Civilizations: Abuse of Power

  Julius Caesar's downfall.

• Civilizations: Expansion & Conquest

  Russia's Peter the Great.

• Civilizations: Fall of Power

  The history of Rome and the Great Wall of China.

• Civilizations: Leadership

  Machiavelli's book 'The Prince.'

• Civilizations: Rise to Power

  Profiles of Roman and Byzantine empires.

• Cleopatra's Palace
• The Clone Age
• Coasts
• Cold Case: Adverbs

  Adverbs, spelling errors and capitalization.

• Cold War Into Guerrilla War

  Movement of nuclear weapons to Cuba; women in the Soviet space program; the Berlin Wall.

• Collapse: Failure by Design; Discover Magazine: Engineering Secrets
• Colonial America

  Jamestown; the Salem witch trials.

• Commander in Chief: Bill Clinton

  President William Clinton.

• Commander in Chief: George H. Bush

  President George H. W. Bush amasses an army to face down a desert tyrant.

• Commander in Chief: Richard Nixon

  President Richard Nixon.

• Computation

  Simple and complex computation using rational expressions.

• Concepts in Advanced Algebra

  How ancient civilizations in the Indus Valley relied on math.

• Concepts in Algebra

  The uses of variable expressions.

• Concepts in Algebra: Ratios and Proportions

  Practical uses of ratios and proportions.

• Concepts in Business Mathematics: Economics and Finance

  Practical uses for algebraic functions in business.

• Concepts in Geometry

  The role of math in architecture.

• Concepts in Geometry and Measurement: Coordinate Geometry

  Using coordinates for navigation, archaeology and space exploration.

• Concepts in Number Theory

  Planetary orbits, circadian rhythms, time dilation, intergalactic wormholes and other phenomena affect time.

• Concepts in Precalculus I: Trigonometry

  Practical uses for trigonometry.

• Concepts in Precalculus II: Limits, Infinity and Probability

  Zeno's paradoxes and joint probability in sporting events.

• Conquistadors: Francisco Pizarro

  Conquistador Francisco Pizarro journeys high into the Andes Mountains.

• Conquistadors: Hernan Cortes

  Conquistador Hernan Cortes leads his men to the imperial capital of the Aztec empire.

• Conquistadors: Inca Rebellion

  Incas rebel after Spaniards led by Francisco Pizarro invade.

• Contentious Years; Watergate

  The Eisenhower presidency; the Watergate scandal.

• Cracking the Ocean Code

  Genome pioneer J. Craig Venter searches the oceans for new life forms.

• Creatures of the Skies; When Dinosaurs Ruled
• Crime and Punishment
• Crime and Punishment/Lord of the Flies
• Cronkite Report: Headlines & Sound Bites: Is That the Way It Is?

  Media's role and responsibility to the public interest.

• The Cronkite Report: Headlines and Soundbites

  Walter Cronkite takes an unsentimental look at the media.

• The Cronkite Report: Lessons for the Future

  Innovative educators; improving the educational system; educational opportunities.

• The Cronkite Report: Outer Space -- Can We Afford to Go?

  Astronauts and other experts describe what the United States is doing in space.

• Cronkite Report: The Uninvited: Immigrants at the Gate

  International migration.

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

  The Cuban missile crisis.

• Cuckoo's Nest/Alice in Wonderland

  One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'; 'Alice in Wonderland.

• Culture Clash: New World Meets Old

  The physical and cultural development of humans from hunter-gatherers to the first great civilizations.

• Daimyo; Haiku

  Interaction of martial tradition and civilian arts; short poetry of Japan.

• Dangerous Earth

  Dinosaur extinction; terrains; Japan earthquake; tsunamis.

• Dangerous Years

  President Eisenhower and the cold war; the Reagan legacy.

• Dangers to Your Health

  Teens face safety issues at home and at school.

• Darwin

  Darwin's theory of natural selection.

• Darwin's Origin of Species
• Dealing With Life's Changes

  Teenagers face changes at home and at school.

• Death of a Nation

  Yugoslavia separates into warring factions.

• Depression/Headaches

  Symptoms of and treatments for depression; what happens in the brain when a head aches.

• Deserts
• Designer Babies
• Destination: Mars

  Mars.

• Destiny Determined: Power and Ritual in Asia

  The Great Wall of China; the Silk Road; Samurai sword-making; Japanese ritual.

• Discover Magazine: Brain Stormers
• Discover Magazine: Chemical Detectives; Archaeological Detectives
• Discover Magazine: Earliest Immigrants/How Biased Are You?
• Discover Magazine: Forensic Detectives; Science Detectives
• Discover Magazine: Lost in Time
• Discover Magazine: New Dinosaurs

  Experts analyze fossils to explain hunting, eating and mating habits of dinosaurs.

• Discover Magazine: Size and Scale
• Discover Magazine: The Earliest Immigrants; Real Story of Jamestown

  Men find a skull in a river; graves in historic Jamestown, Va., tell the story of diplomat John Smith.

• Discover Magazine: The Earliest Immigrants/Sky Watchers
• Discover Magazine: The Solar System

  Space telescopes; manned space exploration.

• Discovering Language Arts: A Novel Idea

  Analyzing external and internal conflicts and underlying themes within novels.

• Discovering Language Arts: A Wealth of Information

  Literary genres; symbolism.

• Discovering Language Arts: Facing the Facts

  Historical facts about the Salem witch trials.

• Discovering Language Arts: Grammatically Correct

  Lessons in the English language.

• Discovering Language Arts: Right Before Your Eyes

  The use of propaganda, stereotypes and advertising strategies to influence an audience.

• Discovering Language Arts: State Your Purpose

  Techniques writers use to compile facts about teen depression; presenting a position paper.

• Discovering Language Arts: The Moral of the Story

  Comprehension techniques; identifying the author's purpose.

• Discovering Language Arts: The Write Stuff

  Resumes; avoiding plagiarism.

• Discovering Language Arts: We Proudly Present

  Improving listening and speaking skills.

• Discovering Language Arts: Writing With Style

  Writing a narrative; sentence structure.

• Discovery Magazine: Living Fossils
• Discovery Magazine: The Real Story of Jamestown; Who Killed Lincoln?

  John Smith; Jamestown; forensic investigation of Abraham Lincoln's death.

• The Diversity of Plants: Part 1

  The diversity of the plant kingdom.

• The Diversity of Plants: Part 2

  The basic taxonomic classifications of plants.

• Documentary Television; Great Books

  Making a television documentary; 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.'

• Documentary Television; Masters of Illusion

  Television production; perspective and development of visual tools.

• Dracula/Frankenstein: The Making of a Monster
• Drive It Right

  Safe driving for teens.

• Earthquakes: Seismic Sleuths

  Geologists and engineers explain the challenges of forecasting earthquakes.

• Earth's Catastrophic Past
• East Meets West: Americans on the Move

  Events drive Americans westward.

• Eating Your Future

  Healthy foods for a healthy lifestyle.

• Economics USA

  The banking system and the federal deficit.

• Eisenhower and the Cold War; The Reagan Legacy: Star Wars

  Gen. Eisenhower is an adept negotiator; Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union the 'evil empire.'

• Electricity's Attraction

  The discovery of magnetism and how it works; the science of electricity; how electric currents work; how electricity and magnetism are used on theme-park rides.

• The Elements

  The evolution of chemistry.

• Elements of Biology: Biomes

  The world's major biomes.

• Elements of Biology: Cells

  Cell structure.

• Elements of Biology: Ecosystems, Organisms and Their Environment

  The relationship between plants and animals in nature.

• Elements of Biology: Evolution

  Darwin's theory of evolution.

• Elements of Biology: Genetics

  The importance of DNA in an organism.

• Elements of Biology: Matter and Energy

  The organization of matter and energy in living systems.

• Elements of Chemistry: Acids and Bases

  The properties of acids and bases.

• Elements of Chemistry: Atoms: The Building Blocks of Matter

  The fundamental building-blocks of matter.

• Elements of Chemistry: Compounds and Reactions

  Chemical reactions.

• Elements of Chemistry: Solids, Liquids and Gases

  The roles of temperature and pressure in determining the state of an element; gas laws; the characteristics of liquids and solids.

• Elements of Chemistry: The Periodic Table

  The periodic table of elements.

• Elements of Chemistry: When Carbon Combines

  The unusual properties of carbon; the crucial roles it plays.

• Elements of Physics: Energy and Work

  Longitudinal and transverse waves; wave-particle duality.

• Elements of Physics: Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

  The field of optics includes refraction, reflection and the behavior of light.

• Elements of Physics: Matter

  The common characteristics of atoms; how atoms combine to form elements.

• Elements of Physics: Modern Physics and Cosmology

  Einstein's theories of relativity give insight into black holes and the universe's origins.

• Elements of Physics: Motion, Force and Gravity

  Newton's three laws of motion; the four fundamental forces of the universe.

• Elements of Physics: Wave Phenomena

  Various wave phenomena.

• Ellen's Story

  Ellen, 50, learns to read.

• Emperors of Antarctica

  Survival characteristics of emperor penguins; ill-fated 1911 expedition.

• Empires of Early Africa

  The birth and growth of Egyptian civilization.

• Enduring Influence: Rome, Greece and Byzantium

  Greece's influence on the cultures of the ancient world.

• An Era in Innovation

  History of flight; potential future of air travel.

• Erosion: Landslide!
• Europe and Asia: Horse Warriors/Spartan Warriors/Viding Warriors
• European Tour: History and Tradition

  Ancient Rome; home of the pope.

• Evolution's Next Step
• Exodus: History Writ Large

  The Book of Exodus.

• Exploring the Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

  The tales of 19th-century Danish author Hans Christian Andersen.

• Fault Line: San Francisco
• Female Pharaohs

  The reign of Hatshepsut.

• The Feudal System: Castles at War

  The Christian Church and European kings gain power after the fall of Rome.

• Fighting 20th Century Tyranny

  Reformers in India help the Dalits improve lives; people in Uzbekistan struggle to survive in a harsh environment.

• Finite Oceans/Three Gorges Dam
• First Moon; Small Happiness

  Chinese dragon dancing; women's roles in the Chinese culture.

• Flight Over the Equator

  Ecuador; Indonesia; Kenya; Brazil; Singapore.

• Flood; The Grand Canyon: Our Geological Past
• Flying the Space Shuttle

  An in-depth view of a space shuttle mission.

• Forced to Flee: Famine and Plague

  Irish famine; bubonic plague.

• Forces in Motion/Air Forces/Understanding Bridges
• Forensic Detectives: Archaeology at Work

  China's first dynasty; Earth's magnetic poles.

• Forensic Detectives: Chemistry at Work

  Scientists study sand found in balloon bombs; dogs sniff out arson; how fireworks brighten the night sky.

• Forensic Detectives: Mysteries and Solutions

  Scientists find thousands of skeletons in a mass grave.

• Forensics: Who Killed the Iceman?

  Hikers discover a 5,300-year-old frozen mummy.

• Foundations of American Government

  Certain ideals lead to the establishment of the United States.

• Free at Last

  The civil-rights movement.

• Freedom Fighters

  The personal journeys of Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr.

• Fresh Water
• Frogs: Facts and Folklore; Insects: Facts and Folklore
• From the Great War to the Great Depression

  The events that shaped the United States during the early 1900s.

• Future Body
• The Future of the Milky Way

  The Milky Way galaxy.

• Galileo

  Galileo's views on the universe landed him in jail.

• The Gene Hunters

  The Human Genome Diversity Project.

• Genes and Intellect
• Genes and Personality
• Gladiators: Rome's Violent Past

  Roman gladiators devastate wildlife.

• Gladiators: The Brutal Truth

  Gladiators.

• Goals 2000
• Goals 2000: Satellite Town Meeting

  Mobilizing a community to meet national education goals.

• Goals 2000: Satellite Town Meeting

  Connecting families and schools; building partnerships that work.

• Goals 2000 Satellite Town Meeting

  Town meetings of the Department of Education.

• Goals 2000 Satellite Town Meeting

  Math and science; education for the 21st century.

• Goals 2000 Satellite Town Meeting
• Goals 2000 Satellite Town Meeting

  Families/communities prepare children for success in school.

• Goals 2000: Satellite Town Meeting

  Learning On-Line: Using technology to connect children, parents and schools.

• Goals 2000: Satellite Town Meeting; Spirits of the Rainforest

  The Manu Biosphere Reserve in Peru.

• Goals 2000 Satellite Town Meetings of the Department of Education

  Teaching and learning in a diverse classroom; high standards and accountability.

• Goals 2000 Satellite Town Meetings of the Department of Education

  Children need a disciplined and drug-free learning environment.

• Grapes of Wrath; Red Badge of Courage
• Graphing Equations

  How slope measures change in a linear relationship; how to use a graphic calculator to find a slope.

• Great Books

  Frankenstein'; 'Le Morte D'Arthur.

• Great Books

  The Art of War.

• Great Books: Alice in Wonderland; War of the Worlds

  Dramatic recreations of two well-known books.

• Great Books: Catch 22/Cyberspace

  Author Joseph Heller discusses 'Catch 22'; people interact via computers in cyberspace.

• Great Books: Dante's Inferno/Kafka's Metamorphosis

  Dante Alighieri's 'The Inferno' becomes a defining vision of hell; a man awakens as a huge insect in Franz Kafka's surreal 'Metamorphosis.'

• Great Books: Homer's Odyssey/Plato's Republic

  Homer's 'Odyssey' symbolizes the archetypical journey through life; Plato's 'Republic,' a philosophical book of ideas.

• Great Books: Moby Dick/From Fact to Fiction: Moby Dick

  Herman Melville's 'Moby Dick' tells of Captain Ahab's obsession with a great whale.

• Great Books: Scarlet Letter/Rediscovering America With David Hartman: Salem Witch Trials

  Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Scarlet Letter'; Puritans of Salem blame witches for evil.

• Great Books: Tales of Edgar Allan Poe/Wuthering Heights

  Edgar Allan Poe sees personal tragedy; Emily Bronte creates the character Heathcliff, the archetype for the modern anti-hero.

• Great Books: The Book of Genesis; The Book of Exodus

  The fundamental roots of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

• Great Books: The Right Stuff/The Jungle

  The Right Stuff'; 'The Jungle.

• The Great Dinosaur Hunt

  Clues to the evolution and extinction of the dinosaurs.

• Great Egyptians
• Great Gatsby; Madame Bovary
• The Great Wall of China
• The Great Wall of China

  A photographer's passion for the Great Wall of China drives him to uncover thousands of forgotten miles of the 2,000-year-old monument.

• Greatest Inventions With Bill Nye: Communication

  The invention of the alphabet.

• Greatest Inventions With Bill Nye: Energy

  Energy's sources and the technology used to distribute it around the world.

• Greatest Inventions With Bill Nye: Engineering and Architecture

  Innovations in engineering and architecture.

• Greatest Inventions With Bill Nye: Exploration From Sea to Space

  Inventions help people to have a better understanding of the world.

• Greatest Inventions With Bill Nye: Math, Business and Industry

  The many innovations of modern commerce.

• Greatest Inventions With Bill Nye: Scientific Advances in Our Homes

  The technology of the house and home.

• Greatest Inventions With Bill Nye: The Science of Materials

  The history of some of the most common materials.

• Greatest Inventions With Bill Nye: Transportation

  The history of transportation.

• Gulliver's Travels/The Odyssey

  Gulliver's Travels'; 'The Odyssey.

• Hack Attack

  The problems of computer crimes.

• The Halogens

  The importance of chlorine and fluorine.

• Hans Christian Andersen and the Elements of a Story

  Author Hans Christian Andersen.

• Hatshepsut: The Queen Who Would Be King
• Health and Self Image

  The media influences teenagers.

• Heart of Darkness/Lord of the Flies
• Heavens Above

  Humans search for meaning in the stars.

• Hidden History of Egypt With Terry Jones/Hidden History of Ancient Rome

  Hieroglyphs and papyrus; daily life in the ancient world.

• Hidden Worlds

  Microscopic organisms and animals adapt to minimal oxygen and sunlight.

• Historical Heroes

  American astronauts; life in post-Revolutionary France.

• History of Medicine: Innovations in Adult Care

  Innovations in cardiovascular disease, organ transplants and diabetes.

• History of Medicine: Innovations in Elder Care

  The development of the pacemaker and the treatment of cancer.

• History of Medicine: Innovations in Obstetrics and Pediatrics

  Innovations in obstetrics and pediatrics.

• History of Medicine: Innovations in Surgery and Reproductive Health

  Innovations in surgery and reproductive health.

• Holocaust Heroes

  The last days of Anne Frank.

• The Holocaust: In Memory of Millions
• How the West Was Lost: Trail of Tears

  Cherokees are forced to resettle in what is now Oklahoma.

• Hubble: Secrets From Space
• Human Genome
• Humans: Who Are We?
• Ice Age: Extreme Climate

  The cyclical changes of the Earth's climate.

• Iceberg!; Yosemite: Diverse Habitats
• If We Had No Moon

  The moon's effects on the planet's weather, gravitational pull, rotation and living creatures.

• Impressionism and Beyond

  Impressionist artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

• In Black and White

  Gloria Naylor; August Wilson.

• In Care of Nature: Cheetah; Rhinoceros

  Scientist Laurie Marker-Kraus talks about the American cheetah; Clive Walker, founder of the Rhino and Elephant Foundation.

• In Search of the Edge; Media Only

  The flat-earth theory; 1992 Republican National Convention.

• In the Company of Whales
• In the Company of Whales, Part 1

  Research Scientist Dr. Roger Payne reveals some of his observations on the behavior of whales.

• In the Company of Whales, Part 2

  Dr. Roger Payne reveals the escalating impact of marine pollutants on whales.

• Inequalities and Functions

  Linear and nonlinear inequalities with one and two variables; factoring quantity and resource constraints to resolve linear programming problems.

• Innovations in War and Civilization: Gunpowder

  The invention of guns; firearms affect societies.

• Innovations in War and Civilization: Horse Power

  Humans use horses in combat throughout history.

• Innovations in War and Civilization: Iron

  Several inventions developed during the Industrial Revolution change the face of warfare.

• Innovations in War and Civilization: Revolution: Freedom of Thought

  Revolutions in military deployment and in political thought affect Europe and the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries.

• The Insect World
• An Inside Look: Broken Bones/Heart Attack
• Inside Story: Your Body, Your Health

  How food breaks down in the digestive tract; sickle-cell anemia; addictions.

• Inside the Pyramids

  Designing the pyramids of Egypt.

• Inside the Space Station

  International Space Station.

• The Interpretation of Dreams/The Republic
• Intimate Universe: Brain Power
• Intimate Universe: Building a Baby
• Intimate Universe: First Steps
• Intimate Universe: Life Story
• Intimate Universe: Raging Teens
• Invention

  Engineering artist Chuck Hoberman; Heimlich maneuver; modified pipe-organ; noise reduction; radar; auto designer William Towns.

• Invention

  Disclavier piano; first hand-held camera; colored cotton resists pests.

• Invention 49; 45

  Recycled fabrics; sustainable architecture; gas turbine engine; English inventor Dyson.

• Invention: Elements/Seeing the Light/Energy Efficiency
• Invention: Leonardo's Legacy

  Art and inventions of Leonardo da Vinci.

• Invention: Making Modern Images

  The 'steadicam'; didgeridoo; IMAX; James Ossi's artwork.

• Invention: Recycling/Champions of the Land
• Investigating Planetary Life

  The search for life on other planets.

• The Invisible Force
• Islam: History, Society and Civilization

  Islam; Suleiman helps to make his empire the richest in the world.

• Islam; Ren

  The fundamentals of Islam; the Dalai Lama.

• Islands
• Israel and Palestine: The Fight for Peace

  Border disputes, refugees, settlers, terrorism and distrust prevent Israel and Palestine from compromise.

• Jellyfish; Horseshoe Crab; The Ultimate Guide: Octopus
• Jerusalem: City of Heaven

  Jerusalem affects Western civilization.

• Jerusalem: History of the Holy Land

  Jerusalem is host to much religious and political turmoil.

• Jesus and the Rise of Christianity

  Leaders consider Jesus a rebel figure in his roles as healer, activist and exorcist.

• Johnson Tapes: Uncivil Liberties
• Junkyard Wars: Air Movers

  Builders use concepts of physics and engineering to construct mechanical street sweepers and hovercrafts.

• Junkyard Wars: Cool Cars

  Teams use principles of physics and engineering to build off-road vehicles.

• Junkyard Wars: Mechanical Monsters

  Manufacturers use concepts of physics and engineering to build monster trucks; cars resist gravity.

• Junkyard Wars: Wild Machines

  Teams use aerodynamic principles to build flying machines.

• Junkyard Wars: Wild Watercraft

  Teams use properties of physics, engineering and construction to build engine-powered boats and white-water rafts.

• Karen Blixen: A European Life in Africa

  Author Karen Blixen operates a Kenyan coffee plantation and writes under the penname Isak Dinesen.

• The Know Zone: Bionic Humans/Weather Tech

  Medical engineering; artificial limbs; reversing brain damage; weather sciences; satellites; tornadoes.

• The Know Zone: Lasers/Skyscrapers

  The many uses of laser technology; the skyscraper industry.

• The Korean War

  The first full-scale exercise of President Truman's policy of containment becomes the 'forgotten war.'

• The Lanthanide Series

  The properties of lanthanum.

• Last of the Czars
• Le Morte d'Arthur: The Legend of the King/Frankenstein
• Le Morte d'Arthur: The Legend of the King/Frankenstein

  Le Morte d'Arthur'; 'Frankenstein.

• The Legacy of the Roman Empire

  The Roman Empire; lives of the Roman soldiers.

• Lewis and Clark: A Scientific Journey

  Explorers Lewis and Clark.

• Life on Mars
• Liftoff to Learning: Space Basics; Newton in Space; Go for EVA
• Lightning; Tidal Wave
• Lines and Quadratics

  Quadric regression and properties for determining heights and roots; practical applications of the irrational number pi.

• Living in South Africa

  The dynamics of change.

• Loch Ness Monster: Fact or Fiction
• Logarithms and Statistics

  Logarithmic functions and their use in astronomy and other sciences; graphing logarithmic functions and their inverses.

• Lost Empires of Asia and Russia

  China's first great dynasty; great Indian leader; czarist Russia.

• The Making of the Leopard Son
• Mammoth Revealed
• Mandela's Fight for Freedom: Behind Bars
• Maps
• Masters of Illusion; Great Books

  Developing visual tools that create illusion; H.G. Well's 'The War of the Worlds.'

• Mathematics: A Measured Approach

  Intermediate concepts in measurement.

• Mathematics: Computation 1

  Intermediate concepts in computation.

• Mathematics: Computation 2

  Intermediate concepts in number theory and computation.

• Mathematics: Concepts in Algebra

  The basic concepts of algebra.

• Mathematics: Data and Analysis

  Basic concepts in statistics and data collection.

• Mathematics: Exploring Algebra 1

  Intermediate concepts in algebra.

• Mathematics: Exploring Algebra 2

  Intermediate concepts in algebra.

• Mathematics: Exploring Geometry

  Intermediate concepts in geometry.

• Mathematics: Finding Solutions

  Basic strategies for solving problems.

• Mathematics: Geometry Part 1

  Basic geometric concepts and constructions.

• Mathematics: Geometry Part 2

  Basic geometric concepts and constructions.

• Mathematics: Intermediate Probability

  The nature and use of mathematics.

• Mathematics: Intermediate Problem Solving

  Mathematical problem solving skills.

• Mathematics: Measuring Up

  The basic concepts of measurement.

• Mathematics: Multiples and Types of Numbers

  Elementary students learn advanced properties and concepts of numbers.

• Mathematics: Number Theory

  Intermediate concepts in number theory.

• Mathematics: Numbers and Measuring

  The basic procedures of computation.

• Mathematics: Probability

  Introduction of probability concepts and dependent and independent events.

• Mathematics: Problem Solving and Reasoning

  The basic concepts about the general nature and uses of mathematics.

• Mathematics: Reasoning Skills

  Functions for solving systems of linear and quadratic equations.

• Mathematics: Shapes and Patterns

  The basic properties and concepts of geometry.

• Mathematics: Taking Chances

  The basic concepts of probability.

• Mathematics: Understanding Data

  Intermediate concepts in statistics and data analysis.

• Mathematics: Working the Parts

  Basic concepts of arithmetic: multiplication, division and fractions.

• Measure for Measure: Lengths and Heights

  Accurate measurement is essential to scientific practice.

• Measure for Measure: Temperature; Wonders of the Universe: To the Edge
• Measure for Measure: Time and Temperature

  The death of a star; dinosaur extinction.

• Measure for Measure: Weight and Energy

  Egyptian pyramids; history of weights; gravity and friction.

• Measure for Measure: Weight/Length
• Measure of Greatness; Nature of Things

  Evolution of sports timing at the Olympics; computers in daily life.

• Mesoamerica: A History of Central America

  The Aztec Empire.

• Metalloids
• The Middle East: Land of Contrasts

  Archaeological and historical sites in Jordan; religions have connections to Jerusalem; Muslims make pilgrimages to Mecca.

• Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle

  Poorly compensated Pullman porters organize the first black trade union in 1925.

• Moby Dick; Dante
• Modern African Art and Artisans

  The work, culture and legacy of African artists.

• Modern-Day America

  From the Reagan Era to Sept. 11, 2001.

• Money: Bucks/Money: Banks

  History of money; role of banks; basic business principles.

• Mountain Barrier/Desert Dwellers
• Movie Magic: Digital Enhancement

  Computer technology and special effects.

• Mummies of Peru: Chiribaya
• The Musculoskeletal System; The Eye: Structure and Function

  Muscles, bones, joints and tendons work in concert; the eye has delicate mechanisms.

• Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom

  The last stronghold of true Tibetan culture today.

• Natural Disasters

  The most dangerous and active volcanoes on Earth.

• Nature of Things: The Living City

  Problems of the urban center.

• Neanderthal
• Never Too Thin
• The Nile River
• Nile: River of Gods

  Inhabitants of the land around the Nile show its cultural significance.

• Nile: River of Gods
• The Noble Gases

  Practical applications of noble gases.

• Nonmetals

  The building blocks of life.

• Normandy: The Great Crusade
• Normandy: The Great Crusade
• Normandy: The Great Crusade

  Interviews, news reels and file footage profile the landing at Omaha Beach.

• Nuclear Crossroads: Bombing of Bikini Atoll

  During the Cold War, tropical paradise Bikini Atoll becomes a testing ground for atomic bombs.

• Nursing: Pediatrics/Obstetrics
• Nutrition and Food Science

  The history and science of food.

• Ocean Planet: Finite Oceans

  Roger Payne discusses the deterioration of the world's oceans.

• Ocean Planet: The Last Hunters

  Fishermen learn the advantages of herding and tending animals rather than tracking and hunting them.

• On Jupiter
• On the Gulf: Coastlines in Danger

  Scientists, engineers and environmentalists face challenges in protecting the Gulf Coast.

• Once There Was a Forest
• One Giant Leap

  The 25th anniversary of the first walk on the moon; interviews with Buzz Aldrin, Gunther Wendt.

• Operation Iraqi Freedom

  Profile of Arkansas' National Guard troops in Iraq.

• Other Metals

  The properties and uses of aluminum, indium, tin, lead and other metals.

• Our Time in Hell: The Korean War

  Veterans of the Korean War tell their stories.

• Out of Africa: The Real Eve

  DNA evidence suggests that humans may all have come from one genetic mother.

• Overcoming Eating Disorders

  Eating disorders.

• Overcoming Obstacles

  Teens with disabilities and health conditions achieve their goals.

• Pacific Origins: The Remarkable Chinese/Equinox: Bamboo

  Chinese culture and technology; bamboo uses.

• Paleoworld: Rise of the Predators; Flight of the Pterosaurs

  The evolution of the predator; the ancient seas.

• Panic in Peru: Pronouns

  Pronouns, adjectives and verbs.

• Parthenon: Design and Architecture

  The building techniques of the ancient Greeks.

• Pearl Harbor

  Survivors tell of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

• People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe

  Two decades of a family of chimpanzees.

• Peter the Great/Napoleon
• The Physics of Motion

  Friction; potential energy; gravity; acceleration; speed; distance.

• Planet of Life: The Insect World
• Planets
• Polar Expeditions

  Explorers challenge nature and themselves to travel to the ends of the earth.

• Politics and Leadership

  Machiavelli; Alexander; Napoleon.

• Pope John Paul II: Triumph Over Communism

  Pope John Paul II resists Nazis and communists.

• A Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien

  Setting the standards for the fantasy genre.

• Portraits of Power: American Presidents

  Certain presidents help define America.

• The Posse in Australia: Punctuation

  Punctuation, root words and nouns.

• Power Builders: Leaders and Cities

  Europe's feudal system; Peter the Great builds St. Petersburg.

• Power of Dreams
• The Power of Dreams: The Creative Spark

  Exploring the significance of dreams.

• Practical Guide to the Universe: The Planets Next Door; Asteroid!

  Examine Mercury, Venus, and Mars; Tom Selleck explains the components that make up asteroids.

• Praying for Rain; Pushing People

  Zimbabwe's success against drought.

• Prescribing Beauty

  Plastic surgery.

• Pressure and Stress

  Stress plays a role in a teenager's life.

• Pride and Prejudice/The Scarlet Letter
• Private Life of Plants: Birds and Bees

  Plants use ingenious methods to entice animals to carry their pollen.

• The Private Life of Plants: Branching Out
• Private Life of Plants: It's a Jungle Out There

  Plants adapt to harsh environments.

• Private Life of Plants: Living Together

  Algae; jellyfish; the Great Barrier Reef.

• Private Life of Plants: Plant Politics

  Plants in Britain's woodlands and in the Australian bush thrive on disaster.

• Private Life of Plants: Putting Down Roots

  Time-lapse photography documents the complex, daily life of plants.

• Private Life of Plants: The Roots
• Probability and Data Analysis

  Solving probability problems; using a graphing calculator's random number generator to verify predictions.

• Profiles of Freedom/Destination America
• The Promised Land: Any Place but Here

  Chicago becomes a beacon of freedom for Southern blacks after the Civil War.

• The Promised Land: Anyplace but Here

  Sharecropping; Jim Crow laws; segregation; lynching in the South.

• The Promised Land: More Angry Than Afraid

  Chicago blacks struggle for identity in the late 1960s and early '70s.

• The Promised Land: More Angry Than Afraid

  Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society seeks to alleviate black poverty and precedes Black Power.

• The Promised Land: Standing at the Crossroads

  Rural people blend into Chicago's culture.

• The Promised Land: Standing at the Crossroads

  Chicago's South Side experiences both jazz music and teenage gangs.

• The Promised Land: Sweet Home Chicago

  The great migration north to Chicago; 1944-1955.

• The Promised Land: Sweet Home Chicago

  Black people who migrated from the South find work in Chicago's munition factories.

• The Promised Land: The Walls of Jericho

  Harold Washington, Chicago's first black mayor.

• The Promised Land: The Walls of Jericho

  Harold Washington becomes Chicago's first black mayor.

• Properties of Matter; The Phenomenon of Sound
• Queen of the Elephants

  The life of a female mahout; culture links Indian people and the elephant.

• A Question of Race
• The Race for the Poles

  Few individuals are brave enough to venture to the Earth's geographical axes.

• Race to Save the Planet: Only One Atmosphere

  Explore the environmental state of the Earth; host Meryl Streep.

• Racial Inequality: Remnants of a Troubled Time

  The long fight for justice and equal rights in America.

• Raging Planet: Lightning/Avalanche
• Raising the Mammoth

  A wooly mammoth is perfectly preserved in Siberia.

• Ramses the Great
• Rational Number Concepts

  The use of mathematical equations to predict outcomes.

• The Real Bionic Man

  Bionic ears, eyes, legs and arms.

• The Real Cleopatra
• The Real Cleopatra

  Cleopatra.

• The Real Eve

  DNA reconstruction details the origins of the human race; narrator Danny Glover.

• The Real Thomas Jefferson/Bill of Rights

  Thomas Jefferson devises a monetary system, fights for religious freedom and argues for publicly funded education.

• Reality Matters: Cruel Schools; Body Image; Sexual Pressures
• Reality Matters: Smoking; Drugs; Sports
• Recovering From Bad Eating

  Gastric bypass surgery.

• Red Badge of Courage/Lord of the Flies
• Rediscovering America: Klondike Fever
• Rediscovering America: Thomas Jefferson

  A portrait of Thomas Jefferson.

• Rediscovering America With David Hartman: Champions of the Land

  The American Conservation Movement; promoting nature; John Muir; Aldo Leopold; Rachel Carson.

• Rediscovering America With David Hartman: The Salem Witch Trials

  David Hartman gives insight into the witch trials and persecutions in Salem, Mass.

• Reform at All Costs

  Pharaoh Akhenaten revolutionizes Egyptian art and culture.

• Rembrandt: His Life and Times

  Seventeenth-century artist Rembrandt van Rijn.

• Resolving Kennedy's Legacy

  The unsolved history behind JFK's assassination.

• The Revolutionary War

  The causes and battles of the Revolutionary War.

• The Revolutionary War: Declarations of Independence/Victory or Death

  Rebellion leads to the Declaration of Independence; Washington crosses the Delaware.

• The Revolutionary War: Rebels and Redcoats; Declarations of Independence
• The Revolutionary War: The Hudson Valley Campaign/Winter at Valley Forge

  Gen. Burgoyne's march; Washington's army endures a brutal winter.

• The Revolutionary War: The Price of Loyalty/Dark Days

  Washington punishes the Indians; the South's partisans and Loyalists fight.

• The Revolutionary War: The Redcoats Are Coming/Washington Takes Command

  The war for U.S. independence; Gen. George Washington.

• The Revolutionary War: The South Regained/A Harvest of Victory

  Nathanael Greene splits his army; maneuvers leading to Cornwallis' surrender.

• Right to Privacy?/2nd Amendment: The Right to Bear Arms

  Surveillance cameras; militias; gun control.

• The Road to Brown

  The African-American struggle for full legal equality under the U.S. Constitution.

• Road to Revolution

  The events that caused the American Revolution.

• Robbie the Robot
• Rocks/Grand Canyon/Yosemite
• Roger Kennedy's Rediscovering America

  The frontier; Ghost towns: Stories from the great American gold rush.

• The Roots of Religion

  Theologians try to prove that Mesopotamia was the setting for the book of Genesis.

• The Rosenberg File: Case Closed

  Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed as spies in the 1950s.

• Satellite Technology/Discover Magazine: Science Mysteries

  Satellites; Vinland map; geologist believes a cure for cancer can be found in a cave.

• Savage Sun
• Science of Lance Armstrong

  Lance Armstrong is physically suitable for the sport of bicycle racing.

• Science of Structures: Building a House

  Building a home.

• Science of Super Sight; Roller Coaster Physics
• Secrets From Space

  The capabilities and imperfections of science.

• A Sense for Technology

  Bats' sonar; cochlear implants; how light is seen; genetic eye conditions.

• Shape of the Land; Raging Rapids; The Power of Water
• Skyscrapers: Art and Architecture
• Slavery, Society and Apartheid

  Slavery in North and South America; slave revolt.

• Snakes & Bears
• Sneferu: King of the Pyramids
• Social Activism in the United States

  The political and social causes of the '60s and '70s.

• Sons of Derry
• The Space Shuttle

  People who help make shuttle launches successful.

• The Space Shuttle, Part 1

  People devote their lives to the space program.

• The Space Shuttle, Part 2

  People devote their lives to the space program.

• Spartan Warriors/Viking Warriors/Conquerors: Alexander the Great

  Spartans; Vikings; Alexander the Great.

• Spirits of the Rainforest

  Plants and animals show the timeless diversity of the Manu Biosphere Reserve in Peru.

• A Star Is Born

  The solar system.

• Stargazers
• Statistics and Data Analysis in Sports

  Baseball statisticians predict a player's true value to his team.

• Strong Chemistry

  Elements; periodic table; compounds and composites; diamonds.

• Summer Productions Media Literacy; Great Books
• Temperate Forests
• Test Tube Babies; Genes and Body Image
• Through the Lens

  Cells; DNA; genetic study.

• Tobacco Wars
• Toward Civilization

  Prehistoric humans.

• Transistion Metals II

  Chromium, niobium and silver.

• Transition Metals

  The melting points and magnetic properties of transition metals.

• Transition Metals III

  The properties of vanadium and zirconium.

• Travelers: Asia

  Festivals of Asia.

• Travelers: Mexico and Belize; Caracas and Venezuela
• Travelers: South America

  Celebrations of South America.

• Troubled Leadership

  The scandalous reign of Suleiman the Magnificent.

• Tunnels: Underground Connectors
• Turmoil in 20th Century Europe

  Ukrainians struggle to survive the effects of a 1986 nuclear accident; the Berlin Wall.

• Two Seconds to Midnight

  Our planetary evolution.

• The Ultimate Guide

  Dogs and Big Cats

• The Ultimate Guide

  Elephants and Great Apes

• The Ultimate Guide: Birds of Prey
• The Ultimate Guide: Crocodiles/Snakes
• Ultimate Guide: Dogs & Big Cats
• The Ultimate Guide: Dogs/Great Apes
• Ultimate Guide: Elephants & Great Apes
• Ultimate Guide: Mummies
• Ultimate Guide: Sharks & Whales
• Ultimate Guide: Snakes & Bears
• Ultimate Guide: The Human Body
• The Ultimate Guide: The Human Body

  Physiology; fighting a flu virus; how cancer cells grow.

• Understanding Bacteria

  Harmful bacteria; helpful bacteria.

• Understanding: Cars/Heat and Temperature
• Understanding Cities
• Understanding: Computing

  Buddhist monks in southern India use computers.

• Understanding: Electricity

  Electromagnetic waves transmit images of live events; electricity; magnetism.

• Understanding Extraterrestrials

  Extraterrestrials.

• Understanding: Fire
• Understanding: Magnetism

  The discovery of magnetism; how it affects people.

• Understanding: Oceans
• Understanding Television
• Understanding: The Amazing Brain
• Understanding: The Power of Genes

  Twins; biotechnology; trainers prepare golden retrievers to become independence and rescue dogs.

• Understanding: Time; Roller Coaster Physics
• Understanding Time/Understanding Bridges
• Understanding: Uncertainty
• Understanding -- Viruses

  Concepts basic to science and engineering; efficient, economical life forms.

• Understanding: Viruses

  Viruses are among the most efficient and economical life forms.

• Understanding Viruses

  Understanding viruses.

• Understanding: Volcanoes

  The basics of science; predicting volcanic eruptions.

• Understanding Weather
• Underwater Forensics

  Titanic's final moments; scientists explore the ocean floor to unlock the mystery of the Portland.

• Unearthing South America and Ancient Sky Watchers
• Universe 2001: Planets
• Unsafe Waters

  Oceans; Titanic; water pollution.

• The Ups and Downs of Technology

  Roller coasters rely on the laws of physics to entertain people; engineering practices can cause and prevent fires, sinking ships, and collapsing buildings; how electricity is generated.

• Urban Growth in America

  Industrialization leads to rapid growth of cities.

• Victory on the Fourth

  A 19th-century painting depicts stories of Independence Day and the battle of Gettysburg.

• Viking Discoveries

  Vikings influence world history and other cultures.

• Viking Voyages

  Vikings.

• Viruses and Illness

  Viruses; the immune system.

• Voices and Visions: Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper

  Langston Hughes discusses the effect of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance on his poetry.

• Volcano; Yellowstone: Volcanic Legacy
• War of the Worlds/ Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War'

  War of the Worlds'/ 'The Art of War.

• Water: Friend and Foe

  Toxic materials affect water resources; water conservation; how hurricanes develop and the damage they cause; how the motion of water can change physical geography.

• Water: To the Last Drop
• Water: To the Last Drop
• Watergate

  Burglary of the Democratic National Headquarters leads to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon.

• Weather on Mars; Weather on Jupiter

  Weather on other planets.

• Weight Control; Digestive System

  Overweight; eating disorders; intestines.

• When Civilizations End

  China's Forbidden City; Chiribaya Indians.

• When Dinosaurs Roamed America
• When Dinosaurs Ruled: Africa
• When Dinosaurs Ruled: Argentina
• When Dinosaurs Ruled: Australia
• Wonders of the Universe: Home Star/Cosmic Catastrophes

  Inner workings of the sun; craters; asteroids; the moon; Uranus.

• The Wonders of Weather

  The forces that create the earth's dramatic weather.

• World War I and Its Aftermath

  Czarist Russia; causes of World War I; trench warfare.

• World War II

  The Holocaust; concentration camps; Hitler's underground bunker.

• World War II: Cause and Consequences

  The impact of World War II on the U.S.

• World War II: The Pacific

  Battles in the Pacific theater during World War II; the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

• Wrestling the Mississippi
• Your Genes: Your Future

  Scientists attempt to prevent disease by manipulating the human genome; obesity; nicotine, alcohol and depression.

• Zimbabwe: The Lost City of Africa/In Search of the Maya