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A group of teens interested in starting a babysitting business learn the basic physical, mental, and social characteristics of child development while touring a child care center at a local college.

Learn the fundamentals of writing and performing "spoken word" poetry by watching slam champions as they perform their work, share their inspiration, and describe writing techniques for this format.

What will it mean when most of us can afford to have the information in our DNA, all six billion chemical letters of it, read, stored and available for analysis? This program reveals that we stand on the verge of such a revolution. Meet a cancer patient who appears to have cheated death and a cystic fibrosis sufferer breathing easily because scientists have been able to pinpoint and neutralize the genetic abnormalities underlying their conditions.

In 1962 a girl dances her way to a local television music show's top spot, but the jealous reigning princess won't stand for it.

Teaches the fundamentals of writing and performing "spoken word" poetry through footage of slam champions as they perform their work, share their inspiration, and describe their use of language form and poetic device, the editing process, and other related topics.

Documents the experiences of students and townspeople in Charleston, Mississippi, as they planned and held an integrated prom for high schoolers, which was paid for by actor Morgan Freeman; and explores attitudes of racial intolerance that still persist in the early twenty-first century.

Examines the forces involved in a bicycle's braking, a pitcher's curveball, and an airplane's liftoff, discussing several concepts including acceleration, friction, terminal velocity, and balanced and unbalanced forces.

Addresses the question of how violence in the media affects individuals and society as a whole.

Callers to an etiquette hotline receive answers to their questions about table manners, covering napkins, fork and knife use, posture, different kinds of foods, removal of unwanted food from one's mouth, paying a restaurant bill, and other related topics.

Discusses the safety knowledge baby-sitters should possess, presenting scenarios in which young male and female sitters face challenges regarding safety, as well as responsibility and honoring commitments.