"Animation"
Using the Museum's extensive collection of animated programs, the class will examine a variety of different styles and techniques.  Students discuss the freedom and creativity that animation offers artists and learn about the role of authors, animators, actors, editors, and musicians in bringing artists' visions and authors' stories to life in one of television's most colorful and engaging forms.  Following the presentation, students participate in an activity that explores the elements of animation.  This 60 minute program is designed for grades K - 12.

"Around the World"
What is life like in other parts of the world?  What types of trees grow there?  What kinds of music do they play?  Where do people live?  Students will explore these questions, consider how the natural environment and the local customs shape and influence people’s lives, and compare their own experiences to those of children around the world.  Students are encouraged to bring in objects that come from another country to present to the class.  This 60 minute program is designed for grades 1 - 4.  Supplemental website.

"The Civil Rights Movement & Television"
What is the Civil Rights Movement?  Why is it important to all Americans?  What role did television play in the struggle for equal rights?  Students will examine television’s important role in the Civil Rights Movement, as both observer and participant.  The program is also supplemented with a web site specifically created to provide pre and post visit activities for the students.  This 90 minute program is designed for grades 5 and up.

"The Fine Art of Persuasion:  Television & Advertising"
What is advertising, what is its goal, what are its methods?  How do images and sounds combine to make a point or sell a product and how have these methods changed over time?  Through careful analysis, students will discover the techniques that have been developed to capture the attention of the viewer and promote a product or idea.  This 60 minute program is designed for grades 3 - 12.

"Fractured Fairy Tales"
The Rocky and Bullwinkle show always included Fractured Fairy Tales, traditional stories that were mixed and altered with wacky results.  Through watching these hilarious fairy tales and selections from other modern tales, students will learn about the components of a story and how to change an old story to make it their own exciting concoction!  This 60 minute program is designed for grades K - 5.

"Muppets and Puppets"
This class opens a window to the delightful world of puppets on television.  Focusing on the work of Jim Henson, the Muppets, and other unique programs from the Museum's collection, this class explores many aspects of puppet making, puppetry, and character development.  This 60 minute program is designed for grades K - 5.

"Planet Earth"
How are we a part of the environmental problem?  How can we be part of the solution?  What role does and can television have in the global environmental crisis?  What role can students play in improving the environment?  Students will explore these questions and the impact of television in the environmental movement.  This program is supplemented with the Planet Earth website specifically created to provide pre and post visit activities for the student’s video conferencing on the topic.  Designed for grades 3 and up.

"The Race for Space"
Where were you when a man walked on the moon?  Or when Sputnik orbited the Earth?  Do you remember the impact television coverage made on such events?  This program takes a look at the twenty-year competition for technological supremacy between the Soviets, with the launch of Sputnik, and the United States, with the Apollo 11 moonwalk.  Using news coverage, documentaries, comedy, drama, and even advertisement students can connect with a period of time when space travel caught the world’s popular imagination.  This 90 minute program is designed for grades 7 and up.

"Surprise, Suspense, and Twist Endings:  A Look at Hitchcock on Television"
Ticking clocks, creepy ghosts, strange situations, and the unexpected!  What scares you?  Students will be asked to confront their own fears by viewing excerpts from the television work of Alfred Hitchcock, while they learn the secrets of great television mysteries.  This 60 minute program is designed for grades 5 and up.

Customized programs are also available to fit the needs of the instructor and students.