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24 Episodes 2024 - 2025
Episode 1
Sun, Sep 1, 20246 mins
Forces like gravity, inertia, and momentum affect everything. Sir Isaac Newton developed his laws of motion to explain how these forces act. What are these laws? And why do roller coasters and bumper cars illustrate Newton's laws?
Episode 2
Sun, Sep 1, 20246 mins
Nowhere are Newton's laws of force and motion more important than in space exploration. Let's see how force and motion help us travel the universe.
Episode 3
Tue, Oct 1, 2024
The Earth is our home, but it is made up of many complex systems all working in balance to keep the planet and us alive. Find out what makes the third planet from the Sun so special.
Episode 4
Tue, Oct 1, 20245 mins
Geologists are scientists that study the Earth's many rock layers. Join in on the hunt for jasper, a semiprecious stone, and thunder eggs and how they tell the story of volcanoes.
Episode 5
Fri, Nov 1, 20245 mins
How do we interact with the world? We use our five senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching. But how do they all work? Find out how your body helps you explore the world.
Episode 6
Fri, Nov 1, 20247 mins
While you use your eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin for your five senses, it is really your brain that runs the show. Meet a neurosurgeon and learn how your brain helps you interpret your world.
Episode 7
Sun, Dec 1, 20247 mins
There are eight kinds of bears in the world. Brown bears, like the grizzly, and black bears are the most common in the United States. Find out more about this apex species, one essential to its ecosystem, and why so many are endangered.
Episode 8
Sun, Dec 1, 20246 mins
Grizzly bears can have different colors of fur, but they are most known for the hump at their shoulders. The average male grizzly weighs up to 700 pounds while females top out at 400 pounds. Learn more about the Rototillers of the Rockies.
Episode 9
Mon, Jan 6, 20255 mins
The Earth averages about 55 earthquakes each day. But what exactly is an earthquake? Find out more about this geological event, its impact on the Earth, and on all of us.
Episode 10
Mon, Jan 20, 20255 mins
Scientists use lots of different tools to study earthquakes. One of the most important is the seismograph. See how students learn about earthquakes, seismographs, and what happens to the ground during a football game.
Episode 11
Mon, Feb 3, 20254 mins
Matter is all around us. Everything that has weight and takes up space is matter. Matter exists mostly in four basic states: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. And it all has to do with atoms.
Episode 12
Mon, Feb 17, 20255 mins
Scientists care about the state of matter so they can explain why things happen or how to develop new uses. Meet a material scientist and learn how he and his colleagues use the states of matter to create new semiconductors.
Episode 13
Mon, Mar 3, 20254 mins
Humans have long wanted to fly. First, we studied the birds. Then, we learn about the forces it takes for a powered plane to take to the sky. Learn more about the development of the science of flight and watch Will learn how to fly a plane
Episode 14
Mon, Mar 17, 20256 mins
Hurricanes are some of nature's most destructive forces. Scientists study hurricanes by taking observations, and the best place to do that is from inside the storm.
Episode 15
Sun, Apr 6, 20255 mins
Soil is more than just dirt. Without soil, there would be no life on Earth. Find out more about this important part of our environment.
Episode 16
Sat, Apr 5, 20255 mins
You don't have to be in college to learn how to be a soil scientist.
Episode 17
Mon, May 5, 20256 mins
A desert is one of the Earth's biomes with a specific climate and its own types of plants and animals. About one-fifth of the Earth's land surface is classified as desert, and they are found on every continent.
Episode 18
Mon, May 19, 20256 mins
The Saguaro National Park is found in the Sonoran Desert. This Park is home to the largest species of cacti. Find out more about this interesting desert and the scientists studying there at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.
Episode 19
Fri, Jun 6, 20256 mins
Dinosaurs once dominated the Earth. Find out more about these creatures and learn how folks at the Museum of Idaho put together the traveling version of "Sue," the largest, best-preserved, and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex ever found.
Episode 20
Thu, Jun 5, 20256 mins
Scientists once thought there were no dinosaur bones to be found in Idaho, but that is no longer true. Join the Science Trek team on a hunt for an Idaho dinosaur.
Episode 21
Sun, Jul 6, 20254 mins
What is responsible for the weather?
Episode 22
Sat, Jul 5, 20255 mins
How do meteorologists forecast the weather?
Episode 23
Sun, Jan 5, 20256 mins
What happens after you flush?
Episode 24
Sat, Jan 4, 20256 mins
What shouldn't you put down the drain or flush away?