Wednesday, Oct. 31
8-9 p.m. E/P

History Channel

Subjects: Economics and Science

Middle and High School

"Modern Marvels: Candy"

Watching this documentary tonight might be a healthier idea than trick-or-treating. The topic is something that pulls, stretches, bubbles, hardens, crunches, and melts! We eat about 7-billion tons of it yearly. Candy-making evolved from a handmade operation to high-tech mass production. Nowhere is that more apparent than at Hershey's. On a tour of their newest production facility, we learn how they process the cocoa bean. At See's Candy, we see how they make their famous boxed chocolates--on a slightly smaller scale than Hershey's. We get a sweet history lesson at Schimpff's Confectionery, where they still use small kettles, natural flavors, and hand-operated equipment. Then, we visit Jelly Belly, purveyors of the original gourmet jellybean. Saltwater-taffy pullers hypnotize us on our sweet-tooth tour; we gaze at extruders making miles of licorice rope; and watch as nostalgia candy bars Abba-Zaba and Big Hunk get packaged. And in this sugary hour, we digest the latest sensations--gourmet chocolates and scorpion on a stick. TV-PG.

Thursday, Nov. 1
9-10 p.m. E/P ? check local listings

PBS

Subjects: US History

Middle and High School

"New Way Of The Warrior"

This documentary examines the visceral nature of war and the bravery of Native American veterans who served in the United States military during the wars of the 20th century, and explores the paradox of these veterans who chose to fight for a country that considered them outside the American mainstream. Their stories are told against the backdrop of positive and negative themes familiar to Native Americans - the warrior ethic, prejudice, forced assimilation, poverty, cultural pride, redemptive acts and healing - through the prism of what it means to be "ogichidaa," or one who protects and follows the ways of the warrior. TV-PG

Log on http://www.pbs.org/previews/wayofthewarrior

Friday, Nov. 2
4-5 p.m. E/P

Discovery Science Channel

Subjects: Science and Geography

Elementary, Middle and High School

"Solar Science Heaven's Above"

This documentary combines a geography and astronomy lesson and travels the globe in search of clues that unlock the mysteries of the heavens. At Stonehenge, Ireland's New Grange, Egypt's great pyramids and Mexico's Chichen Itsa, astronomers reveal fantastic celestial alignments. TV-G

Saturday, Nov. 3
7-8 p.m. E/P

Discovery Science Channel

Subjects: Science

Middle and High School

"Einstein's Beautiful Equation"

This documentary shows how scientific genius can change the world. But at what price? Albert Einstein's theory E=mc2 ultimately led to creation of a weapon of mass destruction. He considered the atomic bomb his biggest blunder and spent years promoting disarmament and peace. TV-G