LEARN/CREATE (PT)

10:30 am 

Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless  "Delicious Eco-Tourism"  Ever on a quest to learn more about the food he grows and cooks, Rick even vacations with an agenda. This time he's taking us to the mountains to Finca Las Nieves, with its artisanal coffee production and organic gardens. Together we learn about sustainable gardening along with how-to's for amazing vegetarian tamales and sopa de chepil in the kitchens at the Finca. D

11:00 am 

Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish  "Tengo Dudas"  In this episode, Arturo asks Raquel if she would be willing to move to Buenos Aires.G

11:30 am 

Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish  "Asf Fue: I"  This episode begins a four-part review of the entire series and begins with the first segment.G

12:00 pm 

Looking at Learning....Again Part 1  "Idea-Making"  Student idea-making in mathematics is the subject of this workshop. Professor Constance Kamii, who studied under Jean Piaget for 12 years, explains how you can adapt your teaching to help students construct their own mathematical ideas. You will see video of students engaged in. D

1:00 pm 

Unfinished Nation  "Decade of Discord"  Sectional tensions over slavery subside with the Compromise of 1850; resurface as western states seek territorial and then state status. Railroad expansion plans ignite bloodshed in Kansas and Missouri. Parties sectionalized; Whigs disappear, Republicans emerge. Lincoln-Douglas debates foreshadow future Harper's Ferry Raid convinces South they'll never be safe in the Union. Election of 1860 divides country; Abraham Lincoln wins ballot.G

1:30 pm 

Unfinished Nation  "House Divided"  Election of Abraham Lincoln spawns secession of seven states led by South Carolina. Confederate States form provisional government before Lincoln is inaugurated, take over two southern forts. Neither side believes there will be war, but attack on Fort Sumter by Confederate forces signals beginning of conflict. Both sides mobilize quickly. Union has material advantage; Confederates win early battles. Lincoln and Union generals want to minimize damage to South so they can come back into Union. Influence of border states. Confiscation Acts address problem of captured and runaway slaves. War becomes harder with no end in sight.G

2:00 pm 

Discovering Psychology - Updated Edition  "The Developing Child"  Traces the processes and stages of growth and considers the nature vs. nurture debate by showing how developmental psychologists study the relative influence of heredity and environment.G

2:30 pm 

Discovering Psychology - Updated Edition  "Language Development"  Examines the development of language and what psychologists hope to discover about the human mind, society and culture by studying how children use language in social communication.G

3:00 pm 

DragonflyTV  "Sports Science"  Tess, Christina and Alison employ slapshot science to reach their " goal" of finding the most powerful hockey stick. Garrett, Carl and John grab their boots, poles and swimsuits for an afternoon of ski jumping. Crash test smarties: engineers Mike Lowe and Brian Sidwell design kids' bike helmets for optimum safety, durability and style. D

3:30 pm 

Biz Kid$  "Using Your Credit-Crazy Or Compelling?"  Don't live on borrowed time. Join the Biz Kids and you'll see the true cost of purchasing with credit. You'll also have an unsettling look at credit scores and the increasing number of people and places (employers, insurers, colleges, etc. D

4:00 pm 

Wishbone  "Bone of Arc"  This live-action program follows the exploits of Wishbone the dog and his human friends, Joe, David and Samantha through their adventures in their hometown of Oakdale. Wishbone's everyday experiences trigger his imagination and he finds himself in scenes from classic works of literature. In this episode, Samantha becomes the heroine of the boys soccer team while Wishbone becomes her ally. D

4:30 pm 

Cyberchase  "A Crinkle In Time"  Digit and the kids go on a rescue mission to save Slider, searching for their friend all over a mysterious cybersite called Ticktockia. But it's all a big trick by Hacker, and Slider's not even there! And if the CyberSquad doesn't leave soon, they'll be stuck forever. Can they learn enough about gears to escape before the clock strikes 9? Only time will tell! EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE: Watch carefully how two gears mesh and you can discover how their size and number of teeth affects the speed at which each turns. D

5:00 pm 

Knit and Crochet Now!  "Baby Dress-Up"  Learn to work duplicate stitch to embellish a chunky knitted vest with Kristen Nicholas. Ellen Gormely crochets a party dress that will please any little princess. And Brett Bara crochets the Midnight Snowballs scarf using two colors of chunky yarn. D

5:30 pm 

Best of the Joy of Painting  "Autumn Palette"  Venture down a pathway with artist Bob Ross, you'll savor gorgeous fall-time woods and the glory of color!. D

6:00 pm 

Chef John Besh's New Orleans   Shrimp and Chicken Jambalaya, Jen's Wild Berry Cream Pie, and Blueberry Sorbet. D

6:30 pm 

Chef's Life  "Pimp My Grits"  The restaurant gears up for a practice service when the new equipment and new menu will be tested in real time - but nothing is going as planned. One of the big changes to the restaurant's menus is the addition of a section called "Pimp My Grits," where Vivian exalts the lowly, quintessentially Southern ingredient in four distinct ways. D

7:00 pm 

The Woodwright's Shop  "The Troublesome Triangle Stool"  The old triangular stool spells trouble for Peter Follansbee and Roy Underhill as they tackle a trio of terrible turned tenons!. D

7:30 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Greece's Peloponnese"  On the Peloponnese Peninsula, Ricks visits the old port town of Nafplio, time-trips through the ruins of Olympia, and takes center stage at the preserved theater at Epidauros.G

8:00 pm 

Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions  "Santa Fe, New Mexico"  For over 12,000 years, Native Americans have been living in the area around Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Spanish arrived in the 1600s and eventually the two cultures blended together to form one of the most interesting societies in America. In this program, we take a helicopter tour of some of the most beautiful parts of the Southwest, visit the oldest church in the United States, and discover how the native tribes used modern ledger paper to preserve their heroic legends and personal stories. D

8:30 pm 

Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way  "Simple Sweet Notes"  Jacques cuts the cooking time of a whole chicken in half with a pair of shears and a few cuts of his knife for roasted split chicken with a mustard crust.G

9:00 pm 

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated  "Simple & Satisfying Vegetable Mains"  NULL

9:30 pm 

Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking  "Duxbury, MA: Chefs Jeremy Sewall and Barton Seaver and Skip Bennett"  NULL

10:00 pm 

Taste This!  "Big Apple Bbq"  NULL

10:30 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Greece's Peloponnese"  On the Peloponnese Peninsula, Ricks visits the old port town of Nafplio, time-trips through the ruins of Olympia, and takes center stage at the preserved theater at Epidauros.G

11:00 pm 

Great Conversations  "Robert Kagan/Neal Conan"  In an interview recorded in 2004, leading foreign policy scholar Robert Kagan discusses his book Of Paradise and Power, America and Europe in the New World Order with Neal Conan of NPR. D