Subject: Science/Careers
Grades: 6-11
Length: 13 episodes @ 30 minutes
Distributors: PMN
Record Rights: Life of Lease
Website: www.realscience.org
Who says science has to be dull? Join hip teen reporters as they pair
up with professionals from various scientific fields to explore careers
in science. Real Science! challenges students perceptions of science and
scientists, encouraging adolescents to pursue activities and courses that
could lead to a career in science or a related field (such as science
writing). The programs feature women and minorities as hosts and as professionals
engaged in challenging scientific careers. Real Science! episodes spotlight
fascinating aspects of scientific jobs and feature scientists on the job.
SERIES 5:
501 Conservation Close-Up: Veterinarian and Art Conservator: Efforts at Florida's Miami Seaquarium aim to save the endangered West Indian manatee. Then it joins art at the National Gallery of Art in Wash DC to conserve treasures.
502 It's a Wild Life: Wildlife Biologists: Scientists board a boat in the Everglades in search of the diamondback terrapin. Then, wildlife biologists explore the Salinas Dunes of Central California in pursuit of the black, leg-less lizard.
503 Generations of Science (Zoo Biologist, Anthropologist): Scientists explore past and future generations. Discover how science is changing modern zoo-keeping and captive breeding programs. Then, find out how the dead actually do tell tales, see what anthropologists are learning from the remains of an important African American burial ground in New York City dating from the late l8th Century. Scientists profiled: Lisa Riggierio, zoo biologist, Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence, Rhode Island; Mark Mack, physical anthropologist, Cobb Laboratory, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
504 Competitive Edge: design engineers: tailor- made golf in Carlsbad, CA turns scientific research into today's more efficient golf clubs. Then, at Nike's biomechanic lab in Oregon, researchers measure how a body responds to physical stress.
505 Rocks and Shocks: mechanical engineer, geologist: mechanical engineers devise computer-created stress tests for mountain bike shock absorbers. Then, at the Smithsonian institution in Wash DC a behind the scenes tour reveals geologists techniques used to analyze new rock specimens. Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the newly renovated Hall of Gems and Minerals.
506 Forest Through the Trees: tree physiologist, biologist: high above the banks of the Colombia River Gorge in Oregon, scientists use new ways to study treetops in the forest canopy. Then, biologists seek to restore the last truly wild stretches of this California waterway.
507 Storm Patrol: meteorology, civil engineering: Scientists in a high-tech truck brave an El Nino storm using mobile Doppler weather radar to help chart storms and make weather forecasts. Then, engineers repair damaged levees after flooding on the Sacramento River Delta and learn about the techniques engineers use to repair damaged levees.
508 A Fish Tale: Marine Biologist, Aquarist: this day in the life of a marine biologist begins on Ca Monterey Coast where scientists seek to learn how the giant tuna's unique muscle structure enables it to swim more than 40 miles per hour. Then, 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.
509 Powered Up: mechanical engineer, electrical engineer: first, a rocket crew prepares to launch an iridium satellite from Vandenburg Air Force Base in California. Then, a mechanical engineer test drives alternatively fueled vehicles.
510 From the Ground UP: construction engineer, exhibit developer: the remodeling of the Oakland Coliseum Arena in CA starts with teamwork between engineers and architects. Then, the vice president of exhibits at the Tech museum of Innovation, a museum located in the heart of Silicon Valley -- featuring the technology of today and tomorrow.
511 Hiking to Work: botanist, wildlife technician: a botanist takes a look at the reforestation and recovery of Mt St Helen's nearly 20 years after the mountains 1980 explosive volcanic eruption. The, a wildlife technician records what bears get into at Yosemite National Park.
512 G-Force: automotive engineer, mechanical engineer: science changes the world of speed racing by increasing speed, safety and performance of race cars. Then, at NASA Ames Research Center in Sunnyvale CA space and learn what space-traveling beetles are telling us about the effects of microgravity.
513 Floating Cities: air traffic controller, mechanical engineer: naval air traffic controllers use science and engineering to guide supersonic jets in for landings on the USS Carl Vinson.