Season 5
(1997)
Cast
Episodes
Forensics 0.0
September 19, 1997
Forensic scientists try to find out the who, what, when, where, and why of events in the past – crimes. Most forensic s…
Space Exploration 0.0
September 26, 1997
Space is hard to explore, because it’s really, really big. Most things in space are so far away that people we build sp…
Genes 0.0
October 17, 1997
The color of your eyes, the shape of your nose, and the straightness (or curliness) of your hair depend on your genes. …
Architecture 0.0
October 24, 1997
Towers, teepees, castles, and condominiums – some kind of planning goes into all buildings, no matter how big or small.…
Farming 0.0
October 31, 1997
Before food gets into your kitchen, before it even gets to the store, it’s on a farm. Almost everything we eat is grown…
Life Cycles 0.0
November 14, 1997
My, how you’ve grown! The popular exclamation from your Auntie may be no great revelation, but growing bigger is a part…
Do-It-Yourself Science 0.0
November 21, 1997
Do-it-yourself science involves a question, observations, a hypothesis, and experimentation. You have probably come up …
Atoms & Molecules 0.0
November 28, 1997
Atoms are reeeeally small. They are so small that you can’t see them with just your eye. It takes as many as 10 million…
Ocean Exploration 0.0
December 5, 1997
Ocean exploration is a tricky, risky business since humans can’t naturally survive under the ocean. Ocean explorers are…
Lakes & Ponds 0.0
February 21, 1998
What do you get when you have a big hole in the ground and some water? Lakes and ponds. All lakes and ponds have one th…
Smell 0.0
February 28, 1998
How do noses work? Objects give off tiny amounts of tiny molecules into the air. When just a few of these molecules get…
Caves 0.0
April 25, 1998
Caves come in all different shapes and sizes depending on how they were formed. Spelunkers (people who explore caves) h…
Fluids 0.0
May 2, 1998
Fluids are cool; they ooze and swoosh. Whatever container you put a fluid in, that fluid will take the same shape. Milk…
Erosion 0.0
May 9, 1998
Dirt, sand, and rock from the Earth’s surface gets blown, sliced, torn, swallowed and distributed all over the world. W…
Comets & Meteors 0.0
May 16, 1998
Outer space is full of stuff. We’re not just talking about planets and moons. There are some bits and pieces, too small…
Storms 0.0
May 23, 1998
Storms are big, loud, and often accompanied by rain, snow, sleet, or hail. Where do these wild, dangerous, and necessar…
Measurement 0.0
May 30, 1998
Did you know that the Concorde moves 300,000 times faster than a land snail? Or that a giant redwood can be as tall as …
Patterns 0.0
June 6, 1998
Every time you look at something, hear something, touch something, smell something, or taste something, your brain coll…
Science of Music 0.0
June 13, 1998
Music is the art and science of expressing ideas and feelings through sound. A sad song can say more about how someone …
Motion 0.0
June 20, 1998
Things can appear to be moving, when they really aren’t. Sometimes an object might seem to be at rest, even when it is …