Real Science! V
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Information |
Curricular
Areas:
Science, Guidance, Careers |
| Length:
13/30-Minute Programs, CC |
| Grade
Levels: 5-10 |
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The
programs of this fifth Real Science! series, like the third and
fourth series, are ten minutes longer than those in the first two
series. Once again each episode takes students into the working
world of science. Scientists demonstrate what they do for a living
and describe how students would prepare for a similar career. Each
program includes both action tips and curriculum advice.
Episode Descriptions
1
Conservation Close-up (Marine Veterinarian and Art Conservator)—
This episode features an interview with Judy Ozoni from the
National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., and veterinarian Greg
Bossart from the Miami Seaquarium, who is helping conserve the gentle,
endangered manatee.
2 It's a Wild Life (Wildlife Biologists)— This program
includes a hair-raising boat ride through the Everglades in search
of the diamondback terrapin and a hike in the Salinas Dunes of Central
California in pursuit of the black, legless lizard.
3 Generations of Science (Zoo Biologist and Anthropologist)—
Scientists explore past and future generations to see how science
is changing modern-day zookeeping and captive breeding programs.
Also find out how the dead actually do tell tales and what anthropologists
are learning from the remains of an important African American burial
ground in New York City that dates from the late 18th century.
4 Competitive Edge (Design Engineers)— Can science give
athletes a competitive edge? An insider's tour of Taylor Made Golf
in Carlsbad, CA, reveals the amazing amount of scientific research
behind today's newer and better golf clubs. Then, at Nike's biomechanics
lab in Oregon, discover how researchers can measure how a body responds
to physical stress.
5 Rocks and Shocks (Mechanical Engineer and Geologist) —
This program checks out the grueling computer-created stress-tests
that shock absorbers must go through before they ever make it onto
a mountain bike. Then, a visit to the Smithsonian Institution's
national Museum of Natural History reveals the techniques that geologists
use to analyze new rock specimens and a tour of the newly renovated
Hall of Gems and Minerals.
6 Forest Through the Trees (Tree Physiologist and Biologist)
— This episode offers new insights into trees—some
of the oldest living things on earth. High above the banks of the
Columbia River Gorge, scientists are using new and revolutionary
ways to study treetops in the forest canopy. Then take a cruise
up the Sacramento River to look at efforts to restore, preserve
and maintain one of the last truly wild stretches of this California
waterway.
7 Storm Patrol (Meteorology and Civil Engineering) — Brave
an El Niño storm in a high-tech truck equipped with a mobile
Doppler weather radar and learn how meteorologists use the truck's
equipment to chart storms and make weather forecasts. Then witness
the after-effects of a flood on the Sacramento River Delta and learn
about the techniques engineers use to repair damaged levees.
8 A Fish Tale (Marine Biologist and Aquarist) — What
is it like to spend a day in the field with a marine biologist?
Find out in this episode which starts off on California's Monterey
Coast to learn how the giant tunas unique muscle structure enables
it to swim more than 40 miles an hour. The it's tide-pooling and
snorkeling in Cape Cod in search of specimens for the aquarium at
the Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
9 Powered Up (Mechanical Engineer and Electrical Engineer) —
At the launch pad at Vandenburg Air Force Base a rocket crew prepares
to launch an iridium satellite on a Delta Rocket. Then hop into
the driver's seat to test drive alternately fueled vehicles.
10 From the Ground Up (Construction Engineer and Exhibit Designer)
— Learn why the framework of construction starts with team
work and planning. First, take an in-progress tour of the remodeling
of the Oakland Coliseum Arena. Next, learn how exhibits are designed
and developed at the Tech Museum of Innovation, a high-tech museum
located in the heart of Silicon Valley featuring technology of today
and tomorrow.
11 Hiking to Work (Botanist and Wildlife Technician) —
You literally hike to work when you work in the forest! Join a botanist
to look at the reforestation and recovery of Mount St. Helens nearly
twenty years after the mount's devastating volcanic eruption in
1980. Then it is and all-days night searching for and recording
what bears get into at Yosemite National Park.
12 G-Force (Automotive Engineer and Mechanical Engineer) —
Go to the Indianapolis Speedway during race week to find out how
science is changing the world of speed racing and increasing the
speed, safety and optimum performance of race cars. Then at NASA
Ames Research Center learn what space and beetles are telling us
about the effects of microgravity.
13 Floating Cities (Air Traffic Controller) — This program
goes out on an ocean-going adventure aboard the Navy's largest vessels.
Discover how Naval air traffic controllers use science and engineering
to guide supersonic jets in for landings on the U.S.S. Carl Vinson
despite constantly changing weather, air and sea conditions.
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