3-2-1 Contact
NR
8.2
1980
3-2-1 Contact is an American science educational television show that aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988, and an adjoining children's magazine. The show, a production of the Children's Television Workshop, teaches scientific principles and their applications. Dr. Edward G. Atkins, who was responsible for much of the scientific content of the show, felt that the TV program wouldn't replace a classroom but would open the viewers to ask questions about the scientific purpose of things.
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Episode 30 : In the Air: Unbelievable Flying Objects
November. 20,1987
David visits Aerovironment Inc. where they are building a full scale Pterodactyl model that has been designed based on the few clues scientists have about the real animal. Then David visits Burt Rutan, designer of the Voyager, the first plane to travel around the world without stopping. There David and Burt discuss the custom airplane designs and experimants Burt has made. This information is supplied by Chuck N. Thank you, Chuck.
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Episode 29 : In the Air: Fat Things That Fly
November. 19,1987
Hopey finds a hibernating ground for ladybugs. David observes beetles at the Royal Ontario Museum. Todd gets fooled by Barbara Reinalda and her softball pitches.REHASHED FROM SEASON 1 (Show 8): Trini takes rides the Goodyear Blimp around New York City.MUSIC VIDEO: Airborne.
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Episode 26 : In the Air: Finding Your Way
November. 16,1987
Built largely on material recycled from Season 1, this episode includes insight on how pigeons and bats negotiate their world. Bats rely on sonar, but as for pigeons and how they navigate, that's a different story.
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Episode 25 : Modeling: Spaces
November. 13,1987
Much of this program focuses on a zoo's constructing an uncannily accurate rain forest for its animals.
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Episode 24 : Modeling: Knees and Small Things
November. 12,1987
Models are shown in museums and in the medical world.
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Episode 23 : Modeling: The Earth
November. 11,1987
Surveyors are seen at work, as are schoolkids who devise a map of their own neighborhood.
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Episode 22 : Modeling: Through Ice and Air
November. 10,1987
Models observed in this episode include those of Canadian ice shields, fast bicycles, and modern airplanes.
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Episode 21 : Modeling: Things on Wheels
November. 09,1987
Models are used to test ideas before they become large-scale. A class of intermediate-school students go through modeling tactics in building a spring-driven car. We also see newsreel clips of models that produced both commonplace items and inventions that didn't pan out.
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Episode 20 : Big Mammals: The High Cost of Living
November. 06,1987
There is a price ecosystems pay when big animals are confined. This program shows the elephant, the rhinoceros and the tapir groping with spatial problems.
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Episode 19 : Mammals at Play
November. 05,1987
Play is an important part of growing, as we see from watching babboons, chimpanzees, sheep dogs and even kids playing.
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Episode 18 : Mammals: Live Birth, Warm Milk
November. 04,1987
This show witnesses the births of elephant seals and wildebeests. Also seen are young black bears and kangaroos.
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Episode 17 : Mammals: Keeping Warm
November. 03,1987
Fur and hair are mammals' chief arsenal to stay warm. But what about sea otters?
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Episode 16 : Mammals: Rats and Bats
November. 02,1987
Hard to believe mice and rats are mammals, as are bats. But this program shows why rodents are classified this way.
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Episode 15 : Architecture: Light But Strong
October. 30,1987
The shape and composition of architectural materials can prove vital for various reasons. The I-beam and the triangle brace are highlighted in this episode.
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Episode 14 : Architecture: Made to Fit
October. 29,1987
There is a branch of architectural science called ergonomics, which states how things are built to fit certain people. David Quinn sees if he can improve the ergonomics of a kitchen.
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Episode 13 : Architecture: Stack It Up
October. 28,1987
How do you build the world's largest Gothic cathedral? It all comes down to using marble cut in certain ways. The arch and the buttress are featured in the ongoing construction of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
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Episode 12 : Architecture: Home
October. 27,1987
The frame is vitally important to anything architectural. We see how animals make their perfectly-designed shelters, how the Japanese can join two boards without glue or nails, and find the traditional Kenya home.
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Episode 11 : Architecture: Raising the Big Top
October. 26,1987
Basic architecture can be whittled down to beams and a sheet. This is seen through circus tents, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and other things.
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Episode 10 : Detectives: Pattern Detectives
October. 23,1987
Can you tell a pattern when you see it? A combination of new and recycled material shows all sorts of patterns in nature.
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Episode 9 : Detectives: Dinosaur Detectives
October. 22,1987
In the centerpiece of this episode, a museum moves a large dinosaur exhibit into place.
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Episode 8 : Detectives: Wildlife Detectives
October. 21,1987
This show observes owls in the wild and the ecosystems in a salt marsh.
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Episode 7 : Detectives: Tool and Trash Detectives
October. 20,1987
There are ""archaeologists"" in Arizona that are analyzing modern humans from samples of their trash! It's a far cry from the tools of ancient man, or so you would think.
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Episode 6 : Detectives: Skin and Bone Detectives
October. 19,1987
Archaeologists are seen trying to demystify the Mayans, Egyptian mummies, and a prehistoric cave where flint was mined.
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Episode 4 : Japan: Earthquake!
October. 15,1987
David and Kaori get a glimpse of architects designing buildings that can resist the force of some natural disasters.
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Episode 3 : Japan: Paper and Kites
October. 14,1987
David and Kaori visit the Furutas, whose family has been making paper by hand for two centuries. They follow the Furutas as they make a batch of fine paper. David, Kaori, and Chizuru Ishizaka join a kite expert and test a kite designed to fly in little wind. This information supplied by Chuck N. Thank you, Chuck.
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Episode 2 : Japan: Landslide!
October. 13,1987
Impeding Japanese throughout is the erosion of Mmighty .t Fuji. David sees what steps are being guarded to help the Japanese society in spite of it. Included is a building where rainstorms and landslides are simulated.
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Episode 1 : Japan: Precious Oysters, Rare Salamanders
October. 12,1987
David and Kaori visit the Mikimoto Pearl Farm and see the 100-year process of culturing pearls. David and Kanae Nishio go wading in a forest stream, hunting for a giant salamander. This information supplied by Chuck N. Thank you, Chuck.
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