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| 101 Baseball |
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| In Physics of Baseball Cheston and
Jessica visit the McWane Center and the Physics of Sports exhibit.
Through demonstrations, the assistance of Todd Jones and the
Detroit Tigers, the teens explore the forces that come into
play at home plate. |
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| 102 Waves |
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| Cheston has been invited to play
guitar in a recording studio with members of his favorite band.
Jessica goes along to see what a recording session is like.
Together they discover that different instruments create different
sound waves, technology can manipulate those waves, and the
music they love is a product of physics! |
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| 103 Dance |
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| In Physics of Dance, Jessica directs
Cheston in rehearsals for a school performance of "The Fantastics."
Cheston is dreaming about losing his balance during the performance
and falling. Jessica wakes him up, so he will get to rehearsal
on time. Jessica keeps reminding Cheston how physics will improve
his balance and dancing ability. The teens take the viewer for
a visit to the Alabama School of Fine Arts Dance Department,
where foremost authority on physics and dance, Dr. Ken Laws
of Dickinson College, Carlisle Pennsylvania, is teaching class.
The hosts discover that physics is not passe in the world of
dance! |
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| 104 Racing |
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| In Physics of Racing, Jessica and
Cheston meet veteran NASCAR driver Bobby Allison at the Talladega
International Motorsports Hall of Fame, and later learn the
role of physics in car racing from NASCAR driver Lyndon Amick.
Physics is not only applied to the aerodynamics of racing faster,
but to the safety of all drivers. |
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