Learn all about sound. What is sound? Hoes does sound move? What are the characteristics of sound waves? How do we perceive sound? What is echolocation? The answers to all of this are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video. On-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce important concepts and make learning fun. Written by an educator and curriculum writer.
Grade levels: Upper Elementary (4-6)
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Earth and Our Solar System
Learn all about Earth and our solar system. What is the Milky Way? What comprises our solar system? What role does gravity play in our solar system and Milky Way Galaxy? What are the characteristics of the inner and outer planets? The answers to all of this are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video. On-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce important concepts and make learning fun. Written by an educator and curriculum writer.
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Earth’s Materials And Systems
This program explores the characteristics of Earth’s four systems: Geosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere and Atmosphere. Understand how the Earth’s systems interact with each other. Detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting video, as well as on-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
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All About the Moon
Learn all about the Moon. How long does it take for the Moon to orbit the Earth? What causes the Moon to shine? What causes the phases of the Moon? What are the phases of the Moon? What is the Moon’s effect on ocean tides? The answers to all of these questions are covered with detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting video, as well as on-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment to reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
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Investigations
The Big Question: “What clues do detectives need to figure out a crime?”
Synopsis: Someone took a bite out of Harrison’s cheese sandwich! Who was this nefarious nabber? To find out, Harrison brings in a detective and a forensics expert to collect fingerprints, DNA evidence, and other clues.
My Great Challenge: How reliable is eyewitness testimony? To find out, challengers watch a video of a “crime,” and then Harrison and the detective quiz them about how much they remember.
In the Field: Harrison visits the world’s cutest crime fighters: police dogs! To test how they can sniff out a criminal, Harrison hides while the dogs follow their noses to find him.
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Rocks
The Big Question: “When you squish a piece of coal, how does it turn into a diamond?”
Synopsis: Harrison wants to find out if he can really make gems from charcoal or gold from lead. A geologist guest shows him that other kinds of rocks are cool too, especially meteorites. Rocks rock!
My Great Challenge: Challengers pan for gold in a stream, just like old-time miners. But watch out for fool’s gold!
In the Field: Harrison rappels down into a cave to see how stalactites and stalagmites are formed.
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Tails
The Big Question: “Why don’t humans have tails?”
Synopsis: Harrison’s computer says that people do have tails. How is that possible?! To find out more about tails, Harrison invites animal experts who bring over a live kangaroo, skunk, marten, and snapping turtle. Turns out, different animals use their tails for different purposes.
My Great Challenge: Does a rabbit’s short tail make it harder to catch? To find out, challengers put on both long and short tails, and then have to run for their lives as “carnivores” try to catch them by the tail.
In the Field: Harrison visits a paleontologist at the natural history museum. By comparing vertebrate skeletons, Harrison discovers that tails – including our tailbones – are evolutionary adaptations.
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Robots
The Big Question: “When will I have my own personal robot?”
Synopsis: Harrison and a cheeky humanoid robot named Nao 1337 compete to see whether humans are better than robots. Along the way, Harrison discovers robots that’ll do everything from vacuum your room to play chess against grandmasters.
My Great Challenge: Kids from a champion robotics club strut their stuff as they compete to see who has the best robot.
In the Field: Harrison visits a tetraplegic who can do amazing things with her robotic arms.
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Water
The Big Question: “Will water ever go extinct?”
Synopsis: Harrison’s water is shut off today because of a water main break, so he’s extra interested in how water is formed, and how we can conserve it.
My Great Challenge: In some countries, kids have to carry water from a well instead of getting it from a sink. Our challengers compete to see how much of their daily water they can carry before time’s up.
In the Field: Harrison goes to fire-fighter training, where he puts out real fires with water.
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Reptiles
The Big Question: “Do dragons exist?”
Synopsis: To find out where dragon legends could have come from, Harrison goes on a quest to find the biggest, dragon-iest reptiles in the world.
My Great Challenge: How can snakes move without legs? To find out, challengers squeeze into “snake suits,” then race to wriggle their way to the finish line.
In the Field: At a reptile zoo, Harrison handles real-life crocodiles and meets a cousin of the fearsome Komodo dragon.