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January 2000: CenturiesCheck out these interdisciplinary teaching ideas, TV programs, and online resources developed each month around a specific theme. Return next month for more ideas!
My Generation
To make students more aware of how long a century is, ask students to list members of their families who were born in this past century. Students might create family trees to display in school, or create a chart or database on the computer. A free downloadable America 1900 Family Tree Builder may be found at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/sfeature/index.html.
Social scientists usually define a generation as lasting about 20 years; how closely do students' own family trees match this time frame? How many generations are there in any century?
Introduce students to the names for different twentieth century generations (the Lost Generation, the G.I. Generation, the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennial) and ask them to identify family members born during each generation. (For more information about 20th century generations, visit http://www.fourthturning.com/my_html/body_generations_in_history.html.)
It's the End of the World!
Explore the Frontline Apocalypse! Web site at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/apocalypse/ to learn more about William Miller, John Darby, Hal Lindsey, David Koresh, and other apocalyptic figures. What themes or beliefs do they share?
After conducting apocalyptic research, students might write science fiction stories about an apocalyptic figure, group, or event in the future; alternatively, they might write a newspaper article or interview with an apocalyptic figure in history.
The Holocaust
Anne Frank Exhibit featured at Idaho Historical Museum
"Anne Frank: A History For Today"; is on exhibit at the Idaho State Historical Museum from January 17 through March 5, 2000. The exhibit, from the Anne Frank Center USA in New York, depicts the life story of Anne Frank through a wide selection of family photos and passages from her diary and will be broadened with authentic artifacts from the Holocaust, special exhibits, artifacts, and presentations on historical and current human rights issues in Idaho.
Online Resources: Sites to See
1900 and BeyondAmerican Experience Wayback for Kids: Technology 1900
http://www.pbs.org/amex/kids/American Experience: America 1900
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/The People's Century
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/peoplescentury/index.htmlA Science Odyssey
http://www.pbs.org/aso/Mathline: Calendars, Y2K, and Time
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/concepts/y2k.shtmNOVA: Time Travel
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/time/Idaho PTV and PBS Programs
Don't miss these programs airing in January!
The 20th Century and Beyond - A Nightly Business Report Special
Airs Saturday, January 1 at 6:00/5:00 a.m.
This profile of 20th century change and how business responded, highlights technological innovations in aviation, biotechnology, communications and electronics. Then, the report examines political events.Hands On Crafts for Kids NEW SERIES!
Airs Sunday, January 2 at 11:30/10:30 a.m.
"Traditions" Hosts Jennie McGuffee, David McGuffee and Mike Ross present crafting projects rooted in American history such as: a foam quilt block, brown bag applique, paper weaving, decorated candles and carved apples.American Experience: America 1900
Airs Monday, January 3 at 8:00 p.m.
One hundred years ago, Americans looked forward to the uncertainty of a new century with a mixture of confidence, optimism and anxiety. Following a range of characters from famous public figures to ordinary citizens, this chronicle of a year in the life of America examines the forces of change that would come to shape the 20th century.Frontline: Apocalypse!
Airs Tuesday, January 4 at 9:00 p.m.
From Waco and Littleton to Y2K and global warming, at the end of one century and the beginning of another, we are bombarded by visions of the apocalypse. From the team that created "From Jesus to Christ," this two-hour Frontline special journeys back more than 2500 years to unravel the origins of the Book of Revelation and how its apocalyptic expectations have shaped our history and our world.American Visions The Age of Anxiety
Airs Tuesday, January 4 at 10:00 p.m.
A survey of the last twenty-five years of American art and how it reflects the nation's anxieties. In particular, how the confidence and promise of the early 1960s were shaken by the divisiveness of the Vietnam War.New Hampshire Presidential Primary Debates
Airs Wednesday, January 5 at 7:00 p.m.
"The Democrats" Democratic candidates in the New Hampshire Presidential Primary debate live.New Hampshire Presidential Primary Debates
Airs Thursday January 6 at 7:00/8:00 p.m. MT/PT
"The GOP" Republican candidates in the New Hampshire Presidential Primary debate live.
Outdoor Idaho "Idaho Recollections"
Airs Thursday January 6 at 8:00/7:00 p.m. MT/PT
This look at Idaho's past includes the first trip down the Bruneau River, early water skiers and a Hell's Canyon jaunt.Dialogue "Legislature 2000 Preview"
Airs Thursday January 6 at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT
Host Joan Cartan-Hansen and her guests look at the upcoming session. (LIVE Call-In )Digital Divide
Airing Sundays January 9 at 10:00/9:00 p.m., January 16 and 23 at 10:30/9:30 p.m., and January 30 at 10:00/9:00 p.m.
Digital Divide examines how the rapid proliferation of computers in the latter part of the 20th century affects young people and asks the question: is everyone participating equally in the digital revolution? Through engaging portraits of students and interviews with their parents, teachers and technology experts, the series explores why some children are falling behind in the information age. See what Outreach efforts are being made in Idaho regarding Digital Divide!Idaho Governor's State of the State Address
Airs Monday January 10 at 7:00 p.m.
Gov. Dirk Kempthorne delivers his second State of the State address to a joint session of the Idaho Legislature.The American Experience "Eleanor Roosevelt"
Airs Monday January 10 at 8:00 p.m.
The woman who becomes the nation's conscience, survives a painful childhood and a difficult marriage to be one of the most admired women in America.Girl's Hoops
Airs Tuesday January 11 at 10:30 p.m.
The history of girls' high school basketball in Kentucky is explored from the 1920s to today's fiercely competitive, popular sport.
The Rise and Fall of Impressionism
Airs Wednesday January 12 at 9:00 p.m.
(S)(CC) Through their works, the program examines the interplay of Manet, Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot and Cassatt - who knew each other socially and professionally. Perry Wolff narrates.Idaho Governor's State of the Budget Address
Airs Wednesday January 12 at 10:00 p.m.
Gov. Dirk Kempthorne outlines fiscal priorities to start the new century in his annual address to a joint session of the Idaho Legislature.Dialogue: Digital Divide
Airs January 13 at 8:30/7:30
Join us as we explore the Digital Divide issue in Idaho with guests David Bolt, producer of the national DIGITAL DIVIDE series and Kristi Franz, an elementary teacher from Pullman, Wash., featured in the series' first episode.Idaho Reports This Week
Airs Friday January 14 at 8:00 p.m.
Idaho Public Television's weekly coverage of the Idaho Legislature begins.National Desk The Picking of the President: The Parties Are Over
Airs Friday January 14 at 8:30 p.m.
Reporter and host Mara Liasson, National Public Radio's White House correspondent, traces the presidential nomination process from the smoke-filled rooms of the past to oday's open primaries.Frontline "The Killer at Thurston High"
Airs Tuesday January 18 at 9:00 p.m.
In Springfield, Ore., Kip Kinkel, 15, murders his mother and father and opens fire in his high school cafeteria. This profile seeks to unravel the puzzle of the likeable boy from a middle-class family.Wonders of the African World: Black Kingdoms of the Nile
Airs Wednesday January 19 at 10:00 p.m.
Henry Louis Gates embarks on an epic journey of discovery through Egypt and Sudan. His journey begins at the pyramids of Giza; then he heads south to Aswan, where many contemporary Nubians have moved since the Aswan dam flooded their homeland, and to the stunning temple of Abu Simbel. From Khartoum, he travels north to the spectacular ruins of Meroe and Musawwarat. A journey across the desert brings him to Jebel Barkal, once the capital of Nubian kings who conquered the whole of Egypt. His final destination is Kerma, a site dominated by the 4,000-year-old remains of the vast temple of Nubia's earliest capital city. Archaeologist Charles Bonnet, who has been excavating Kerma for more than 30 years, believes its origins date back 5,000 years.Culture Shock: Born to Trouble: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The shock of the Nude: Manet's Olympia
Airs Wednesday January 26 at 8:00 p.m.
Culture Shock tells the story of classic works of art - in literature, music, film and painting - that have been controversial in the last two centuries, and explores their present-day relevance. Culture Shock takes viewers into the heart of the debate about the role of the arts in society and explores the power of new forms of art to enthrall and challenge.The American Experience "Nixon's China Game"
Airs Monday January 31 at 8:00 p.m.
After a quarter-century of mutual antagonism, President Richard Nixon travels to Beijing in 1972. Recently declassified records and eyewitnesses help re-create the events leading to the historic journey.Remembering Anne Frank
Airs Monday January 31 at 10:00 p.m.
Miep Gies, the woman credited with discovering the girl's diary, tells the story of Anne Frank. The only living witness, Gies goes to her former workplace and points out the bookcase that covered the entrance to the Franks' hiding place.Anne Frank Exhibit featured at Idaho Historical Museum
"Anne Frank: A History For Today"; is on exhibit at the Idaho State Historical Museum from January 17 through March 5, 2000. The exhibit, from the Anne Frank Center USA in New York, depicts the life story of Anne Frank through a wide selection of family photos and passages from her diary and will be broadened with authentic artifacts from the Holocaust, special exhibits, artifacts, and presentations on historical and current human rights issues in Idaho.
