Seasons & Episodes
Noisy/Quiet: Production & Processing of Sound
A sixty-second tease introduces the cast and previews some of their scientific adventures. This is followed by a four-m
Noisy/Quiet: The Ear
Same 60-second tease as in first episode precedes an invasion of noises into Marc's world. Knowing that ""noise annoys,
Noisy/Quiet: How People & Animals Use Sound
Lisa goes to Hawaii to see how dolphins use sonar. Another segment sees sonar of bats. Trini sees an ultrasound appara
Noisy/Quiet: Music
Dizzy Gillespie shows off his jazz talents. Trini checks out the behind-the-scenes work at a Kiss concert. The Bloodho
Noisy/Quiet: Range of Vibration
Lisa, Marc, and Trini are given a puzzle. They hear a bell ring and, as instructed, put the bell in a closed jar and ta
Forces and Motion
Trini becomes concerned when and where a hurricane is projected to strike. Marc visits Six Flags Great America to learn
Forces and Fields
Hurricane Rufus is turning inland, heading toward the workshop. This prompts Trini to give a brief description of a hur
Forces: Buoyancy and Gravity
Hurricane Rufus is now abutting the workshop. Trini prepares herself with a lifeboat. She proves to Marc and Lisa that
Forces and Machines
Hurricane Rufus strikes the workshop. Calmer discussion of the Earth's forces are seen at a circus, in the paths of sat
Forces: A Spectacle of Forces
REHASHED FROM THE PREVIOUS FOUR EPISODES: Roller coaster design; stuntman; orbiting satellites. Also: what forces prope
Growth/Decay: Sex and Seeds
Marc learns about the growth of corn and pigs at the Bakers Akers farm. Trini sits in on an expectant mother's ultrasou
Growth/Decay: Human Growth
Lisa arrives at a hospital to see treatment for a premature baby. Trini and others at Staten Island discuss adolescent
Growth/Decay: Decay
Lisa ventures into a sewage treatment plant in Chicago.Film inserts: Msima Spring in Kenya houses a massive food chain,
Growth/Decay: Human Cultures/Land Forms
Lisa sees a volcano that is almost ready to erupt. Marc demonstrates a model volcano. Trini joins a group of young arc
Growth/Decay: Cycles Upon Cycles
REHASHED FROM THE PREVIOUS FOUR EPISODES: Lisa sees a volcano that is almost ready to erupt. Marc learns about the growt
Fast/Slow: Speed Up, Slow Down
Trini and Lisa stage a surprise birthday party for Marc. It revolves around a tape recording which Marc must play at va
Fast/Slow: Rhythms of Nature
Lisa gets some instructions on rhythms from a professional drummer and witnesses the wicked tides at the Bay of Fundy.
Fast/Slow: Lifetimes
Recycled from Episode 12: Lisa arrives at a hospital to see treatment for a premature baby.A make-up artist transforms M
Fast/Slow: Speed and Racing
Marc and Lisa give Trini a psychological boost prior to Field Day. Lisa checks out a professional motorcycle racer (fil
Fast/Slow: Time and Time Again
REHASHED FROM THE PREVIOUS FOUR EPISODES: Lisa checks out a professional motorcycle racer (filmed Oct. 1979) and witness
Communication: Human Communication
Marc and Lisa discover too late that Trini is stranded in the desert with an empty gas tank, setting the stage for three
Communication: Animal Communication
Trini is still lost in the desert, despite several attempts to get messages across. Marc illustrates his expertise on b
Communication: Machinery of Communication
After two days and contact, Marc sends out the Goodyear Blimp for Trini. Marc visits Bell Laboratories to see a compute
Communication with Other Species
Trini returns from the desert. She gets in her first segment of the week, visiting the University of Tennessee, where a
Communication: Feedback
Trini recounts her attempts to send distress signals from the desert. Lisa and Marc remind her that her messages had to
Food/Fuel: Animal Food
Trini decides to bring a pet to the workshop, but she didn't count on a friend bringing a wolf. At the Bronx Zoo, Lisa g
Food/Fuel: Human Food
Marc illustrates the truth about calories while baking a pizza. A group of school kids at Staten Island learn about nut
Food/Fuel: Growing and Processing Food
Lisa, Marc, and Trini have been invited to a canoe trek in Maine. They have difficulty at first trying to decide what f
Food/Fuel: Fueling Machines
True fuel is discussed in this episode, first with the 1980 phenomenon ""gasohol"" and with real gasoline at a motorcycl
Food/Fuel: The Sun Makes Everything Go
RECYCLED FROM THE PREVIOUS FOUR EPISODES: Gasohol, Baker's Akers, baking bread. Another sequence believed to be in this
Hot/Cold: People's Temperatures
Trini has been standing in the freezing cold, threatening to become almost as sick as Marc. Lisa gives a demonstration
Hot/Cold: Animal and Plant Adaptations
The desert and polar regions demonstrate how plants and animals react to extreme heat or cold. The Bloodhound Gang unlo
Hot/Cold: How Hot or Cold Can It Get?
Marc and Trini relate temperature to each other as they make ice cream and candied apples respectively. Lisa demonstrat
Hot/Cold: Heat and Work
Lisa is bitter over her cold. As Marc and Trini try to warm her spirits, Lisa thinks back to her visits with the motorcy
Hot/Cold: Temperatures on Earth/In Space
A solar astronomer explains how the sun produces the seasons. He tells Marc that the sun is closer to Earth in winter t
Light/Dark: The Sun
Marc wants to set up a model solar system. To simulate the sun, he and the others get the largest light bulb they can b
Light/Dark: Electromagnetic Spectrum
Trini follows the crew that sets up the lighting on a Kiss concert (recorded during their 1979 tour). At the workshop,
Light/Dark: The Eye
Everyone celebrates Trini's birthday with a piñata. Marc visits a visually-impaired boy navigating around his school
Light/Dark: Light Sources
Marc proposes to burn a hole through a piece of cardboard using a magnifying glass and the sun. It doesn't harm the car
Near/Far: Seeing Isn't Always Believing
Lisa and Trini enter an Eames Room to play tricks on Marc. Marc gets an up-close look at things through a scanning elec
Near/Far: Mapping and Navigating Near Home
Marc visits a researcher determining how bees communicate. Then, in a segment previously used in Light/Dark: The Eye, Ma
Near/Far: Mapping and Navigating Over Earth
For the bulk of the show, a guest at the workshop is Willis Brown, a transcontinental pilot who discusses air travel. Tr
Near/Far: Space Travel
This program goes to Houston to observe the space shuttle. The Bloodhound Gang has to stop a swindle in ""The Case of t
Near/Far: Knowing Where You Are
RECYCLED FROM THE PREVIOUS FOUR EPISODES: Marc sees a sailing ship chart its return course and observes how a blind boy
Order/Disorder: Regular Patterns
Lisa is looking for a quilt design, which she can't quite place. Trini suggests that Lisa use a computer to create a ne
Order/Disorder: The Body – An Ordered System
A student of neuropharmacology visits the workshop to discuss the order of the human body and all its systems. Marc obs
Order/Disorder: Social Order
Animals keep a semblance of order, whether they are bees in a hive or people in the Kalahari Desert searching for melons
Order/Disorder: Disordered
Marc, Lisa, and Trini become helter-skelter at the beginning, but they calm down and devise plans. In the process, Lisa
Order/Disorder: Sum of Its Parts
A composer visits the workshop to discuss writing music. Marc sees the specialized work of honey bees. Trini gets the
Surfaces: Protection
Clothes are humans' number-one source of protecting the skin. Trini finds out what clothing works best when climbing a
Surfaces: Shapes and Functions at the Surface
Field locations include cacti in the Arizona desert, a Zamboni, and a scanning electron microscope. The Bloodhound Gang
Surfaces: Surface Tension and Bubbles
Lisa rides a hot-air balloon and gets tips from a glassblower on making goblets. A film insert discusses bubbles and ho
Surfaces: Surface of the Earth
A geologist appears in the workshop for a discussion on the three types of Earth rock. In Hawaii, Lisa sees a volcano a
Surfaces: The Atmosphere
Big/Small: Animal Sizes/Scaling
At the Bronx Zoo, Lisa goes on the rounds with a young veterinarian feeding baby animals. Marc visits Miami Seaquarium
Big/Small: Animal Habitats
Everyone is perplexed when they find bugs living on just about everything. Trini examines a salt marsh. (Continues in
Big/Small: Dinoaurs
Trini is convinced she has discovered a dinosaur bone. A visit to a American Museum of Natural History shows that she a
Big/Small: Volume & Efficiency
At an aquarium, Lisa and Trini learn about volume. Marc and Lisa head out to see a supertanker. Trini stakes her case
Big/Small: How Big is Big?
REHASHED FROM THE PREVIOUS FOUR EPISODES: Trini is convinced she has discovered a dinosaur bone. A visit to a American
Crowded/Uncrowded: Human Crowding
The workshop welcomes a guest to discuss the human psyche of crowding.Film inserts: Building a skyscraper; the Gui peopl
Crowded/Uncrowded: Optimum Populations in Nature
A wildlife expert visits the workshop to extoll on the impact humans have had on animals such as the wolf. FILM INSERT:
Crowded/Uncrowded: Contrasts in Densities of Materials
Trini pilots around New York City in the Goodyear blimp. Lisa gets to ride a hot-air balloon. The Bloodhound Gang gets
Crowded/Uncrowded: Down Among the Atoms (Liquids & Solids)
Marc adds too much food coloring to the frosting on a birthday cake for his sister, starting a discussion of molecular d
Crowded/Uncrowded: Human Survival/Controlling Densities
REHASHED FROM PREVIOUS FOUR EPISODES: Lisa rides a hot-air balloon. FILM INSERT: The elephant struggles for survival in
Survival: Breathing
A computer program introduces the names of the new cast. Robin surprises Miguel and Kathy with a used car, but all thre
Survival: Temperature
Robin goes on a survival trek in the mountains of Wyoming.In Part Two of the New York City Marathon story, Lauren explai
Survival: Protection
Miguel, Robin, and Kathy help epidemological detectives in their investigation on a food poisoning case. Jackie searche
Survival: Energy
Paco attempts to surprise the others by preparing bread–and ends up surprising himself. In The Bloodhound Gang,
Survival: Teamwork
Miguel, Robin, and Kathy have a computer game in waiting for a contest. Can they get anything done by splitting the res
Sports: Training Analysis
Before Miguel can put together a training program for his friends, they spend the day organizing the closet. Miguel and
Sports: Time, Rate, Measurement
Robin helps Kathy and Miguel to coordinate their schedule of errands, splitting the duties among themselves to get every
Sports: Energy Transfer
Carol Lewis (Carl's brother) and her trainer illustrate the mechanics of the long jump. Kathy witnesses a pole-vaulter
Sports: Impact Analysis
Kathy is downstairs, exercising while waiting for Miguel to return. Miguel is with Judy Clarke, who discusses the desig
Sports: Coordination
Robin sees two synchronized swimmers in perfect coordination. The Biography segment features a neurologist discussing p
Flight: Flying Animals
Miguel invites Kathy and Robin to Lincoln Park Airport, where he is taking flying lessons. After a brief discussion of t
Flight: Air Resistance
Miguel, Robin, and Kathy join the crew of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as they inflate balloons. Robin takes her
Flight: Thrust
Miguel has entered himself and Robin in a boomerang-throwing competition. But neither knows how to throw a boomerang pr
Flight: Acceleration
Kathy brings a telescope to talk about the changing constellations in the night sky. In the process, Kathy discusses Ne
Babies: The Code of Life
Paco is trying to find out what DNA is. Not everyone has the complete answer until somebody calls the wrong number repe
Babies: Growth and Development
Miguel has had it up to his ears with duplicates. He goes to a florist to get the perfect orchid for his mother's birth
Babies: Behavior
While Miguel, Robin, and Kathy go off on a picnic, Paco is left to examine Miguel's ants. He then has to scramble for t
Babies: Colonization
Robin visits Mount St. Helens two years after its historic 1980 eruption to see where plant life in the area is attempti
Babies: Change
Paco sets up a school report on his walk on the beach. He teams up with a chimpanzee and a biologist who studies animal
Senses: Taste and Smell
Miguel, Robin, and Kathy are prepared for a fishing campout. On their way back from fishing, Kathy discovers she has lo
Senses: Sight
Main Concept: In order for us to see, the eye must convert light energy to electrical energy, which is interpreted by th
Senses: Hearing
The kids assemble glasses with varying water amounts for a musical scale. In the process, Paco learns that certain freq
Senses: Touch
Paco surprises everyone with a gecko as his present for Robin's birthday. We meet a neurologist who studies the sense o
Senses: Special Sensors
After a close call, Miguel, Robin and Kathy drill themselves (and the basement) in case of fire. The Bloodhound Gang, e
Shapes in Nature
Miguel and Paco start the week in the back of a pick-up truck, riding through San Diego Wild Animal Park. They see the p
Shapes and Gravity
From the San Diego Wild Animal Park, Miguel and Paco observe elephants flipping dust and dirt on their backs. An evolut
Shapes: Streamlining
Miguel and Robin attach a speedometer on a bicycle so they and Paco can see how fast Paco can really ride his bike. Jac
Shapes: Form and Function
Miguel is chopping wood because he wants to play the violin. He asks Robin to take the wood to Carlene Hutchins, who ma
Shapes: Clues
Robin has her hands full trying to develop pictures in the makeshift darkroom set up in the basement. In the field, Rob
Water: 3 Phases – Gas, Liquid, Solid
Robin is ready to ski down a mountain. Miguel and Kathy, who have never skied before, spend their time witnessing a sno
Water: Medium for Life
A dry tour of the solar system shows no substantial water on the other planets. Back on Earth, water contains just abou
Water and People
Miguel helps Robin complete a homework project before heading to a harbor on the Hudson River. He and Kathy are worried
Water: Distribution
Miguel discovers a leak in the water pipes and tries valiantly to fix it. Kathy discusses Lake Mead and Hoover Dam, whi
Water in the Body
Paco, Kathy and Robin set up an aquarium to surprise Miguel. Two scientists from different fields lead Robin to study b
Building: Materials
Jackie gets an up-close look at the Teflon roof of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Bloodhound Gang is called to i
Building: One of a Kind
Leonardo da Vinci's vision of a spring-driven car is put to the test in the ""Olympics of the Mind,"" where youngsters t
Building: Standard Parts
Among the field visits in this program is an automobile assembly line. The Bloodhound Gang gets involved in ""The Case
Building: Modular
Paco envisions the concept of modular components. Among the sites visited is a video-games manufacturer. The Bloodhoun
Building: Communication
Broadway Video provided production facilities for 3-2-1 Contact for six seasons. In this episode, editors at Broadway V
Space: Weightless
Almost all the kids use their own ways to change the force of gravity. Paco rides a fast-rising elevator. Kathy takes
Space: Getting There
Projected into this episode: Miguel launches a model rocket in Allentown. The Bloodhound Gang begins to pick up clues i
Space: Living There
Paco entices Kathy into a pretend space mission launching from the basement. The Bloodhound Gang solves ""The Case of t
Space: Working There
Main Concept: Astronauts get special training to function in the weightlessness of space. Preview: Astronaut Sally Ride
Space: Anybody Out There?
How would you communicate with extra-terrestrials? It's being tried out at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.
Measurement: How Long? How Far?
Paco enlists Miguel and the others to determine the length of string wound into a worn baseball. Mount Rushmore heads t
Measurement: What's the Area? What's the Volume?
Miguel, Robin and Kathy begin by discussing how much paint would be needed to cover the walls in a room. Headlining the
Measurement: How Heavy? How Dense?
Miguel helps Paco weigh his dog. Kathy gets a pointer on how to pan for gold. In ""The Bloodhound Gang,"" a mann claim
Measurement: How Many? How Much?
Miguel, Robin, and Kathy are in the midst of conducting a survey on how people try to cure their hiccups. The Bloodhoun
Measurement: How Fast? How Slow?
Paco and the others stage a race between a snail, a turtle, a worm, and a millipede. Robin sees a biologist studying an
Earth is Change
Miguel has set up something in his basement that works like a seismograph. But it's not as sensitive as the real thing.
Earth: Maps
Among the highlights of this episode: Mapping techniques are put to work at Grant's Pass, Oregon and in the orienteering
Earth: Climate
Robin finds a lot of varying climates in Hawaii. Miguel steps into a Costa Rican rain forest. The Bloodhound Gang begi
Earth: Flora and Fauna
Robin and Kathy have several plants in their basement as part of a ""Flora and Fauna"" shop. It attracts some interest,
Earth: Building Models
Paco convinces Miguel and Robin to try and protect their sand castle from the rising tide. The Bloodhound Gang unravels
Electricity: What is It?
Coming out of a thunderstorm, the kids huddle in the basement to talk about lightning. In the field, Miguel finds out w
Electricity and Magnetism
Robin, Kathy, and Miguel go to a junkyard in search of a car. When they see a crane use an electromagnet to pick up and
Electricity: Where Do We Get It?
Not all ways of generating electricity are ""conventional."" Kathy goes to a dairy farm that produces its electricity f
Electricity Runs in a Circuit
A blackout grips the entire city at a critical time for Miguel, Robin, and Kathy. The Bloodhound Gang makes quick work
Electricity: You Are Electric
During his check-up, Paco learns that the cells of all living things generate small electric charges. Miguel learns the
Tropics: Rubber
Paco introduces the tropics and points out that Miguel is in Malaysia. Miguel and Anitha see how rubber is tapped from
Tropics: Metals
People use the word ""tin"" without really understanding it. Miguel goes to various sites in Malaysia see tin being ext
Tropics: Rice
Miguel sees Malaysian rice, from planting to harvesting.
Tropics: Working Animals ￃﾢ￢ﾂﾬ￢ﾀﾜ Monkeys and Elephants
Miguel learns firsthand how elephants and monkeys can help humans in their tasks. Paco gives a little monologue on dome
Tropics: Endangered Animals
Miguel takes a day-long observation of an orangutan rehabilitation center in Malaysia.
Light: From the Sun; To Your Eyes
Light is observed through lenses such a telescope and the eye. The Bloodhound Gang is confronted with ""The Case of the
Light: Color
Kathy learns that there is more color in a green leaf than meets the eye. At the Exploratorium, Robin discovers what dr
Light: Eyes
Darlene Librero dissects a cow's eye before a class of intermediate-schoolers. Later we get to hear about Librero's sci
Light: How Animals See
Mary gets her eyes examined. Technically, it's the second straight show on the eye, but not just the human eye. Visual
Light: Bending and Bouncing
Diego and Robin start the day on a ship off the California coast, observing the individual patterns of a lighthouse's be
Farms: Sheep and Pigs ￃﾢ￢ﾂﾬ￢ﾀﾜ Selective Breeding
MMiguel and Robin spend most of the day watchiing and learning from a sheep shearer. Paco and Mary anchor ""Pig News,""
Farms: Plants and Pigs – Plant Production
Mass population puts heavy demands on growing and producing plans. This program looks at some advances in agriculture.
Farms: Hybrids
A mutt is a hybrid, as Paco and Miguel discover. Much of this show is set in the Animal Emergency Room at a veterinaria
Farms: Cows and Pigs ￃﾢ￢ﾂﾬ￢ﾀﾜ Animal Products
Much of this show is set in a modern dairy. Cows give milk, and that milk is turned into other foods. The Bloodhound G
Farms: Chickens and Pigs ￃﾢ￢ﾂﾬ￢ﾀﾜ Animal Production
Kathy talks with none other than Frank Perdue about his high-yield poultry farm. The Bloodhound Gang unmasks ""The Case
Stuff: Metals
Robin, Miguel, and Kathy observe different facets of the Statue of Liberty's restoration.
Stuff: Clay
Paco gets the low-down on making a coffee cup out of clay. Kathy discovers how clay is used to make toilets. The Bloo
Stuff: Shaping It
Heat It, Beat It is the music video that sums up this episode. We see the bending of glass and (in a scene recycled fro
Stuff: Feathers and Rubber
In ""Part 1,"" a makeup man gets Miguel in his chair to make a monster mask. For ""Part 2,"" Kathy goes on a mission wi
Stuff: Using It
Schoolchildren design egg containers that prevent the egg from breaking when dropped. Miguel sees a plane that is light
Signals: Lingo
This week sees the new hosts of 3-2-1 Contact gather at the Blue Sky Café in Montclair, New Jersey. David Quinn and
Signals: Talking Birds, Talking Rooms
Debra sees an anthropologist understanding a parrot's simple form of English. Chantal enters a hospital room that respo
Signals: Looking for Visual Clues
French-born David says his dog obeys human speech, but it's clear he is signaling the commands to the dog. Mary goes to
Signals: Getting Them Around
Debra sees how quickly USA Today uses satellites to send information for printing in the next day's paper. David does a
Signals: Cracking Codes
The final visit to the Blue Sky Café finds the hosts mystified. How does Maxine the waitress know what everyone want
Oceans: On the Sea
Todd gets to see, on the shore and in a lab, the motion of waves in the ocean. There are no still waters out there. Th
Oceans: In the Sea
Adventures include: placing artificial reefs off the coast of Florida; moving two whales from one pool to another.
Oceans: From the Sea
There are a lot of things in the seas, such as salt and kelp. This program talks of humans surviving on sea voyages, di
Oceans: By the Sea
Oceanographer Jill Yager takes up much of this program with her studies around an island, followed by another installmen
Oceans: Of the Sea
Along with some previously-broadcast bits from earlier in the week, this program includes a visit to Penguin Encounter a
Motion: What's Up?
The show begins at ""Maggie's Machine Shop,"" where Maggie discusses pulleys. In Barre, Vermont, we see how granite is
Motion: Bones
David rides a bicycle with a skeleton at a Paris science museum. Robin visits veterinary radiologists in action. At Ca
Motion: Smashing
Robin, Paco, and Mary learn about the illusion of impact in stunts. In Vitry sur Seine (near Paris), Chantal visits a c
Motion: Getting a Grip
Friction is emphasized in demonstrations with snakes, TGV trains, and ice-gliding boats.
Motion: Heave Ho!
Leverage is discussed at sea, in a French village, and at Maggie's Mechanical Shop.
Eating: Tooth Detectives
David's dental visit anchors a discussion on teethkinds of teeth and their uses.
Eating: Picky Eaters
The natural world is full of fussy eaters. In this program, the flea, koala bear and panda bear are singled out for the
Eating: Zoo Food
The bulk of this show is set in the San Diego Wild Animal Park, where certain meals are arranged for the animals. The B
Eating: Down the Hatch
David polls people about digestion, without success. Todd discovers what digestion means to the body. The Bloodhound G
Eating: Leftovers
An online stat page says this episode ""explores the ways in which food is processed by the body for energy and building
Japan: Precious Oysters, Rare Salamanders
David and Kaori visit the Mikimoto Pearl Farm and see the 100-year process of culturing pearls. David and Kanae Nishio g
Japan: Landslide!
Impeding Japanese throughout is the erosion of Mmighty .t Fuji. David sees what steps are being guarded to help the Jap
Japan: Paper and Kites
David and Kaori visit the Furutas, whose family has been making paper by hand for two centuries. They follow the Furutas
Japan: Earthquake!
David and Kaori get a glimpse of architects designing buildings that can resist the force of some natural disasters.
Japan: Judo and Computers
How would you like to write your messages in a strictly-ordered way, knowing that one mistake could change the meaning o
Detectives: Skin and Bone Detectives
Archaeologists are seen trying to demystify the Mayans, Egyptian mummies, and a prehistoric cave where flint was mined.
Detectives: Tool and Trash Detectives
There are ""archaeologists"" in Arizona that are analyzing modern humans from samples of their trash! It's a far cry fr
Detectives: Wildlife Detectives
This show observes owls in the wild and the ecosystems in a salt marsh.
Detectives: Dinosaur Detectives
In the centerpiece of this episode, a museum moves a large dinosaur exhibit into place.
Detectives: Pattern Detectives
Can you tell a pattern when you see it? A combination of new and recycled material shows all sorts of patterns in natur
Architecture: Raising the Big Top
Basic architecture can be whittled down to beams and a sheet. This is seen through circus tents, the Hubert H. Humphrey
Architecture: Home
The frame is vitally important to anything architectural. We see how animals make their perfectly-designed shelters, ho
Architecture: Stack It Up
How do you build the world's largest Gothic cathedral? It all comes down to using marble cut in certain ways. The arch
Architecture: Made to Fit
There is a branch of architectural science called ergonomics, which states how things are built to fit certain people.
Architecture: Light But Strong
The shape and composition of architectural materials can prove vital for various reasons. The I-beam and the triangle b
Mammals: Rats and Bats
Hard to believe mice and rats are mammals, as are bats. But this program shows why rodents are classified this way.
Mammals: Keeping Warm
Fur and hair are mammals' chief arsenal to stay warm. But what about sea otters?
Mammals: Live Birth, Warm Milk
This show witnesses the births of elephant seals and wildebeests. Also seen are young black bears and kangaroos.
Mammals at Play
Play is an important part of growing, as we see from watching babboons, chimpanzees, sheep dogs and even kids playing.
Big Mammals: The High Cost of Living
There is a price ecosystems pay when big animals are confined. This program shows the elephant, the rhinoceros and the
Modeling: Things on Wheels
Models are used to test ideas before they become large-scale. A class of intermediate-school students go through modeli
Modeling: Through Ice and Air
Models observed in this episode include those of Canadian ice shields, fast bicycles, and modern airplanes.
Modeling: The Earth
Surveyors are seen at work, as are schoolkids who devise a map of their own neighborhood.
Modeling: Knees and Small Things
Models are shown in museums and in the medical world.
Modeling: Spaces
Much of this program focuses on a zoo's constructing an uncannily accurate rain forest for its animals.
In the Air: Finding Your Way
Built largely on material recycled from Season 1, this episode includes insight on how pigeons and bats negotiate their
In the Air: Drifting with the Wind
Main Concept: Variances in wind currents can be used to create different forms of transportation such as soaring, glidin
In the Air: Born to Fly
Jan Carter, Entymologist at the Cincinatti Zoo and Botanical Garden teaches us about the life cycles of the butterfly.
In the Air: Fat Things That Fly
Hopey finds a hibernating ground for ladybugs. David observes beetles at the Royal Ontario Museum. Todd gets fooled by
In the Air: Unbelievable Flying Objects
David visits Aerovironment Inc. where they are building a full scale Pterodactyl model that has been designed based on t
Antarctica: Getting There
Debra learns that getting to Antarctica from the United States is no easy task, but seeing Emperor penguins makes the tr
Antarctica: Getting Around
Travel at the bottom of the world is difficult and dangerous, as Debra discovers by climbing out of a crevasse, flying t
Antarctica: Life On The Edge
Most of Antarctica has such a harsh climate that almost nothing can live there, but Debra finds one place where penguins
Antarctica: Life Under The Ice
In the icy waters surrounding Antarctica is a wealth of sea life, including jellyfish and a kind of fish that has antifr
Antarctica: The Desert Continent
Debra reviews (for the last time) her plane journey to Antarctica. She defines a desert (of which Antarctica is the lar
Your Body: Twins
Stephanie Yu is at a twins convention. Balancing this is a filmed sequence on twins from England. The Bloodhound Gang
Your Body: Having a Baby
This show follows an expectant mother at ultrasound and other key moments that lead up to the birth of a new child.
Your Body: Sleep
David and Stephanie submit themselves to a sleep chamber to help in a scientific study of sleep. The Bloodhound Gang re
Your Body: Spinning
Dancers can't afford to be dizzy, which we see prior to discussions of the inner ear. The Bloodhound Gang solves ""The
Your Body: Your Health
Todd compares health care in New York City and Kenya where doctors and nurses may have to travel long distances to reach
Australia: Platypus & Echidna
In an element common to all five shows of Australia week, David gives an explanation on how Australian animals evolved s
Australia: Moths & Beetles
There are strange animals in Australia with even stranger eating habits. Get a glimpse of what David discovers about mo
Australia: Emu & Kookaburra
Both the emu and kookaburra are indigenous to Australia. David gets to see them both after reviewing how Australian ani
Australia: Koalas
Koalas are one of the most recognized species unique to Australia. David Quinn koalas in their natural environment: the
Australia: Kangaroos
G'day, mate! David discovers the life of the kangaroo, and helps take a survey of them.
Structures: Bubble, Bubble
Hopey and Todd see a bubble show and meet the man behind it to learn more on bubles. Included is a simple mixture for s
Structures: Pipes and Reeds
There is surprising strength in a tube because it is hollow. We see how tubes are used in bicycles, organs, and roofs.
Structures: Chaos and Computers
Stephanie Yu discusses snow crystals and their patterns, or ""habits.""
Structures: Running Robots
Just what are robots, and what are they meant to do? Miguel finds out the truth in a sequence recycled from 1983. The
Structures: Suspended in Air
Todd introduces bungie jumping the way it began. It talks about the strength of ropes.
Greece: The Journey Begins
Hopey begins her week in Greece by checking out an island formed by volcanoes.
Greece: Under The Ash
What is the truth about cities buried in volcanic ash? Hopey finds out a few things about the ancient cities of Io, Anc
Greece: Before History
Hopey continues her observations with archaeologists in the ancient city of Akrotiri.
Greece: Sheep & Cheese
Hopey sees the old and new ways sheep's milk becomes cheese. The Bloodhound Gang is trapped in ""The Case of the Thing
Greece: The Parthenon
Hopey finds engineers trying to keep The Parthenon standing, but it's not without catches. The Bloodhound Gang breaks t
Island: Parrot Fish
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