Producers: Apartment 11 Productions

Synopsis: Harrison’s little sister decided to “improve” Harrison’s show by mixing up all the clips – and adding sparkly dancing unicorns. Now Harrison has to put his show clips back in order. As he goes through them, he notices that his sister picked clips that show how weird and surprising science is. Maybe she arranged them well after all (except for the sparkly unicorns, of course!).

Synopsis: As Harrison prepares for his school science fair, he realizes that science is all around us. Highlights from this past season, including questions about the sun, plants, teeth and spiders, help prove his point.

The Big Question: “How come humans don’t have scales?”

Synopsis: Harrison investigates the stuff that holds us in: skin. With help from a special-effects make-up artist, he finds out the science behind scabs and bruises, and even learns how to make cool fish-monster scales.

My Great Challenge: Are parts of our skin more sensitive than others? Blindfolded challengers have to identify mystery objects rubbed against their foot, leg, and hands.

In the Field: Harrison goes to the beach with a skin scientist to test how sunscreen can protect UV-sensitive Frisbees from turning purple.

The Big Question: “How can you break things with a karate chop?”

Synopsis: Harrison is on a quest to break a karate board with his bare hand, but first he’ll need some expert help – from a materials engineer and a karate master – to understand the science behind why things break. Hiii-yaaa!

My Great Challenge: Kids compete in an egg-drop challenge, to see what kind of padding materials can protect a raw egg when it’s dropped from a great height.

In the Field: Harrison has a dynamite time at a rock quarry when an expert helps him blow up rocks with real explosives!

Synopsis: The final show of the first season brings together highlights of the previous fifteen episodes. The most amazing experts, incredible experiments, and entertaining animals – and the funniest bloopers – all come together to help Harrison’s first season go out with a big bang!

The Big Question: “Why when I build my castle tall, it always falls down?”

Synopsis: Structures are things that we build, that make life easier, like a house or a bridge. Harrison finds out how animals have been building structures for millions of years, as well as the best way to build structures, to keep them strong and sturdy, and realizes that humans could learn a lot from beavers.

My Great Challenge: Two teams of challengers build a bridge over dino-valley with marshmallows and pasta. Who will cross first, and who will be dino-dinner?

In the Field: Harrison visits some really cool tree houses, and discovers that tension can be very relaxing.

The Big Question: “Why do we have to eat?”

Synopsis: We have to eat, because our parents make us! But seriously, Harrison learns how good, healthy food helps us grow big and strong and smart, why foods taste different between boys and girls, and which junk foods disguise themselves to pretend that they’re healthy.

My Great Challenge: How well do you know what’s in your food? Harrison surprises some challengers as they try to guess how much fat and sugar are in their favourite foods.

In the Field: Yummy?? Bacon-flavoured popcorn is on the menu, washed down with onion soda. Harrison visits a company that makes flavours and creates some weird ones to share.

The Big Question: “Why can’t everything be solar powered?”

Synopsis: Harrison takes a close look at the biggest star in our solar system – the sun, and learns that everything DOES run (at least indirectly) on solar power. Without the sun, we wouldn’t… we couldn’t, even be here!

My Great Challenge: Before watches were invented, people used the sun as a clock. Harrison puts two challengers to the test to see if they can tell the time the ancient way.

In the Field: Harrison takes a solar-powered boat cruise with its inventor.

The Big Question: “What would happen if you never cut your fingernails? Would they grow forever?”

Synopsis: Every living creature that is born grows up. But HOW do they grow, and WHY do they stop growing? Harrison finds out if girls grow faster than boys and if you can make yourself grow taller. He also uncovers the real difference between humans and other creatures, and how scientists are working to make us more like salamanders.

My Great Challenge: “Are you my Mommy?” Challengers race to match up photos of baby animals to their grown-up parents.

In the Field: Harrison sees his future! The Vancouver Film School turns Harrison into an 80-year-old man!

The Big Question: “Why isn’t magic real?”

Synopsis: Magic IS real – sort of. Nature creates its very own magic, turning gases to liquids, liquids to solids, and solids into gas. Harrison’s attic is full of magic today with instant ice cream, a flying guinea pig and a magician who makes water appear from nowhere!

My Great Challenge: Challengers have to race to stay dry while standing on a liquid. Or is it a solid?

In the Field: Harrison is airborne when he finds out how hot air balloons can fly.