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Science is cool

Volume 1

CD 1
CD 2
CD 3
CD 4

CD #1: Programs 1-13
Broadcast August 2002 – February 2003

Each episode begins with a pre-show introduction.

Track	Program Title	Scientific Concepts	Materials	Time	Transcript
1	Balancing a Ruler	Balance with Gravity	Ruler or yardstick	5:11	Transcript
2	Noisy Paper	Sound Waves	2 pieces of notebook or computer paper	5:32	Transcript
3	Troublesome Cork	Water with Surface Tension	2 drinking glasses, water, teaspoon, cork	5:03	Transcript
4	Invisible Shield	Air Pressure	A cooking-size pot with water, marker, clear drinking glass (plastic or glass), some newspaper	5:21	Transcript
5	Trombone Straw	Sound	Glass of water, drinking straw, scissors	6:00	Transcript
6	Amazing Bottom Checker	Inertia with Momentum	9 quarters, 1 marker	7:48	Transcript
7	Funny Faces	Light Reflections	Mirror, big shiny spoon, foil	6:37	Transcript
8	Sound makes Salt Dance	Sound Waves	2 containers with large mouths like coffee cans, plastic food wrap, rubber band, salt, wooden spoon	5:44	Transcript
9	Hawk and the Sparrows	Surface Tension	Dinner plate, water, baby powder, bar of soap	5:41	Transcript
10	Rubbing Hands	Friction	Lotion	5:11	Transcript
11	Attack of the Straws! (with Jason Mullins)	Inertia with Momentum	Potato, drinking straw.	6:06	Transcript
12	Water’s Great Escape	Capillary Action	2 bowls, water, 2 paper towels	5:38	Transcript
13	Pinhole Projector	Light Waves	Plastic cup, thumbtack, wax paper, scissors, rubber band, lamp that gives off bright light	7:26	Transcript

CD #2: Programs 19-29
Broadcasts May 2003 – September 2003

Each episode begins with a pre-show introduction.

Track	Program Title	Scientific Concepts	Materials	Time	Transcript
1 & 2	Straw Sounds \| part 2	Sound Waves with Pitch	Drinking straw, scissors	7:14	Transcript
3 & 4	Cornstarch Quicksand \| part 2	Viscosity	Bowl, measuring cup, cornstarch, water, spoon	6:28	Transcript
5 & 6	Inertia with a Spool of Thread \| part 2	Inertia with Gravity	Piece of cardboard, scissors, tape, plastic bowl, spool of thread	8:11	Transcript
7 & 8	Toothpick Surface Tension \| part 2	Surface Tension	2 bowls of water, toothpicks, sugar, dishwashing liquid	5:39	Transcript
9 & 10	Thunder in a Bag \| part 2	Air Pressure	Paper bag	4:57	Transcript
11 & 12	Pop Bottle Air Pressure \| part 2	Air Pressure	Glass bottle like a pop bottle, straw, paper	6:43	Transcript
13 & 14	NASA Popsicles \| part 2	Crystallization	Homemade Kool-Aid popsicles	4:48	Transcript
15 & 16	Cutlery Tunes \| part 2	Sound Travel	Silverware, spoon, knife, fork, string, scissors	7:09	Transcript
17 & 18	Amazing Middle Checker \| part 2	Inertia	Stack of quarters, butter knife	5:24	Transcript
19 & 20	Burping Nickels \| part 2	Air Pressure with Temperature	Pop bottle, nickel, vegetable oil	7:57	Transcript
21 & 22	Coanda Effect \| part 2	Air Flow	Candle, lighter, oatmeal box	7:37	Transcript

CD #3: Programs 28-36
Broadcasts September 2003 – March 2004

Each episode begins with a pre-show introduction.

Track	Program Title	Scientific Concepts	Materials	Time	Transcript
1 & 2	Burping Nickel \| Part 2	Air Pressure with Temperature	Glass bottle, vegetable oil, coin	7:57	Transcript
3 & 4	Coanda Effect \| Part 2	Air Flow	Candle, lighter, oatmeal box	7:36	Transcript
5 & 6	Balloon Blowup \| Part 2	Air with Carbon Dioxide	Glass bottle, balloon, vinegar, baking soda, funnel	8:33	Transcript
7 & 8	Balloon Something \| Part 2	Air with Sound Waves	Helium balloon	6:05	Transcript
9 & 10	Black Hole \| Part 2	Astronomy with Air Pressure	Plastic soda bottle with cap, hot water	6:41	Transcript
11 & 12	How touchy are you? \| Part 2	Nervous System with Sense of Touch	Cardboard, ruler, scissors, pencil	9:30	Transcript
13 & 14	Lunar Phases \| Part 2	Astronomy with Light	Bright lamp with no shade, small ball or round piece of fruit	10:01	Transcript
15 & 16	Bathroom Scale \| Part 2	Weight with Air Pressure and Newton’s 3rd Law	Bathroom scale, canned food	6:56	Transcript
17 & 18	Static Electricity of Tape \| Part 2	Static Electricity	Scotch tape, paper	9:55	Transcript

CD #4: Programs 36-43
Broadcast March 2004 – July 2004

Each episode begins with a pre-show introduction.

Track	Program Title	Scientific Concepts	Materials	Time	Transcript
1 & 2	Static Electricity of Tape \| Part 2	Static Electricity	Scotch tape, paper	9:57	Transcript
3 & 4	Quicksand Cornstarch \| Part 2	Viscosity	Cornstarch, water, measuring cup, spoon, bowl	8:40	Transcript
5 & 6	Floating Flavor \| Part 2	Buoyancy	Can of regular soda, can of diet soda	7:51	Transcript
7 & 8	Trombone Straw \| Part 2	Sound	Glass of water, drinking straw, scissors	7:17	Transcript
9 & 10	Coriolis Force \| Part 2	Wind Direction	Marble, turntable	10:44	Transcript
11 & 12	Magnus Effect \| Part 2	Curve Balls	Baseball, wide rubber band, string, scissors, edge of table	9:42	Transcript
13 & 14	Anti-Stretching Workout \| Part 2	Balance	Your arms and a wall	6:57	Transcript
15 & 16	Air Currents and Wind \| Part 2	Air Currents	Baby powder, lamp	7:00	Transcript