Car of the Future
Tuesday, April 22 at 8pm ET/PT on NOVA
Check your local listings as dates and times may vary.


Hello Educators,

In next week's airing of "Car of the Future," NOVA follows NPR Car Talk hosts Tom and Ray Magliozzi as they hit the road to examine options for cleaner, more energy-efficient vehicles. (Subjects covered: physics, energy, technology/engineering)

NOVA is launching its first ever open content Web site with this program. The site contains more than 200 one- to three-minute video clips shot during the making of the film that you and your students can download and use to make your own videos.

A Teachers section will provide you with tips for how to use these clips, ways to help your students create their videos, and ideas for incorporating these clips into your curriculum. Find the open content site at http://www.pbs.org/nova/car/open

We've also set up a PBS Educators' Forum discussion board for this program. We hope you'll visit the board after the program airs to talk with other educators about the show's topics, share discussion themes and activity ideas, and recommend relevant resources. Find the board at: http://discussions.pbs.org/viewforum.pbs?f=185

In the coming weeks:

Apr. 22 — Car of the Future
http://www.pbs.org/nova/car

Apr. 29 — Sinking the Supership (repeat)
http://www.pbs.org/nova/supership

Apr. 15 — A Walk to Beautiful
http://www.pbs.org/nova/beautiful

For a downloadable PDF of the current season schedule visit http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/schedule.html

Regards,
Karen Hartley,Teachers Editor
NOVA Web Site
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/