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Science Trek Season 26 Episodes

24 Episodes 2024 - 2025

Episode 1

Force and Motion: Force Makes the World Move

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?

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Episode 2

Force and Motion: Force and Motion Rule!

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.

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Episode 3

The Earth: The Earth Uncovered

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.

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Episode 4

The Earth: Finding Thunder Eggs

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.

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Episode 5

Five Senses: Unlocking Your Senses

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.

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Episode 6

Five Senses: It's All in Your Head

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.

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Episode 7

Bears: The Bear Truth

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.

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Episode 8

Bears: Grizzly, the Bear in a Coat

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.

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Episode 9

Earthquakes: A Whole Lot of Shaking Going On

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.

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Episode 10

Earthquakes: Seismographs, Pizza, and Football

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.

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Episode 11

States of Matter: What's the State of Things?

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.

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Episode 12

States of Matter: Rethinking Chips

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.

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Episode 13

Flight: Let's Fly

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

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Episode 14

Flight: Hurricane Hunters

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.

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Episode 15

Soil: The Dirt on Soil

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.

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Episode 16

Soil: Soil Competition

Sat, Apr 5, 20255 mins

You don't have to be in college to learn how to be a soil scientist.

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Episode 17

Deserts: Not Just Sand | Science Trek

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.

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Episode 18

Deserts: Cacti, Bees and the Sonoran Desert

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.

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Episode 19

Dinosaurs: Dinosaur Basics

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.

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Episode 20

Dinosaurs: Dinosaurs in Idaho

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.

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Episode 21

Weather: Blame the Sun

Sun, Jul 6, 20254 mins

What is responsible for the weather?

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Episode 22

Weather: Meteorologists at Work

Sat, Jul 5, 20255 mins

How do meteorologists forecast the weather?

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Episode 23

Sewage: After the Flush

Sun, Jan 5, 20256 mins

What happens after you flush?

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Episode 24

Sewage: Sewage Through the Ages

Sat, Jan 4, 20256 mins

What shouldn't you put down the drain or flush away?

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