Grade levels: Senior High (10-12)

Pack your bags for another look at the week’s best stories in this one-hour special. “The Future Is Now” will also feature cutting-edge television technology from Japan’s broadcaster NHK. From Super High Definition TV – which takes HDTV a step further- to 3D animation technology that will allow sports presenters to hold the 3D image of a star pitcher in the palm of their hands.

National Olympic Stadiums – At the center of Beijing, the National Olympic Stadium and National Swimming Centre will be the architectural yin and yang of the 2008 Olympic site. Manned Space – The amazing achievements of the Chinese space program continue to grow. Terra Cotta Warriors – Emperor Qin’s Terra Cotta Warriors are one of China’s biggest tourist attractions and one of the world’s most prized archeological discoveries. Also in this episode: the construction of the record-breaking eight-kilometre-long Sutong Bridge crossing the Yangtze River; increasing the endangered panda population with a little passion; the physics of Ping Pong.