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When you flip a light switch on and off, you are closing and opening a circuit. A circuit is the path that electricity follows. Play the interactive above to learn more.
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The Eye Wonder team learns about electric cars and why they're important. D.V. visits the School of Engineering at USC to learn about the origin of electric cars, how they work, the differences...
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Charles H. Townes was born in Greenville, South Carolina, July 28, 1915, and grew up on a farm. Townes studied at Furman and Duke Universities, then headed west to Cal Tech. After getting his Ph.D...
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A race around the world . . . in a boat 40 to 60 feet in length . . . ALONE. This event, which began in 1982, occurs every four years and starts in Charleston, South Carolina. The course consists of...
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Students at Laing Middle School followed the progress of the race. They used the Internet to track the skippers. They learned about oceans, stopovers, satellite photography, weather, geography, and...
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The Eye Wonder team investigates Radio Astronomy. D.V. visits an observatory where he learns about the different types of telescopes, and how the radio waves from objects in space are transmitted back...
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The Eye Wonder team takes a look at sailplanes. D.V. goes to Bermuda High Soaring School where he learns that sailplanes work through the energy from towplanes and air. D.V. learns the science behind...
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The Eye Wonder team learns how radio works. D.V. goes to a station and learns about the science and technology necessary to making a broadcast work.
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The Eye Wonder team investigates the forces of physics through a trip to the fair.
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The Eye Wonder team learns how nuclear power operates. D.V. visits Duke Power plant where he sees the necessary equipment and technology in the energy process, and how nuclear fission, or the...