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Curious Crew

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Rob Stephenson and inquisitive kids take a hands-on approach to scientific exploration.

Episodes:

• Skeletal System

  Broken bones, tendon tricks, acidic exoskeletons and more! Explore the human skeletal system including bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, and joints; and how it stores calcium and phosphorous and produces blood cells. STEM Challenge: Making a no-hands crutch. Curious About Careers: Orthopedic surgeon and baseball team physician Julie Dodds on her career in sports medicine.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Mar 20th, 2025 at 1:30 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:26:46
  Usage rights:	10/28/2020 to 8/18/2027

• Color Guard Science

  Raise your flags and learn all about physics! Wind is only one reason why flags wave. Dr. Rob and the Crew explore the flags and the physics of motion with the help of Michigan State University's Spartan Marching Band Color Guard. Stem Challenge: Design Small Swing Flag. Curious About Careers: Civil Engineer, Tula Ngasala.

  Next Airing:	Sun, Mar 23rd, 2025 at 7:00 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:26:45
  Usage rights:	10/10/2024 to 10/9/2029

• Rockets

  Multi-staging balloons, water bottles, air rockets and more! Explore how rockets can lift off the ground through an imbalance of forces. STEM Challenge: Designing a water bottle rocket. Curious About Careers: Astrophysicist Shannon Schmoll at Abrams Planetarium and technology manager Mary Palkovich.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Mar 27th, 2025 at 1:30 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:26:45
  Usage rights:	10/28/2020 to 8/18/2027

• Materials Science

  Become mindful of matter with the Crew as they explore Materials Science! Dr. Rob and the Crew investigate atomic structures, melting points, and properties of polymers and how they form the unique qualities of all materials around us. Stem Challenge: Making Reinforced Cement. Curious About Careers: Packaging Engineer and Consultant, Camille Corr Chism.

  Next Airing:	Sun, Mar 30th, 2025 at 7:00 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:26:45
  Usage rights:	10/17/2024 to 10/16/2029

• Candy Chemistry

  Buoyant candy, marshmallow melee and more! Candy and science? It's funny to think that candy is related to science, but it's true! STEM Challenge: Making sugar stained glass. Curious About Careers: Audiologist Brooke Tudor explains how to properly test and care for our hearing.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Apr 3rd, 2025 at 1:30 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:26:45
  Usage rights:	10/28/2020 to 8/18/2027

• Newton's First Law of Motion

  Keep on moving - or not! Discover Newton's First Law of Motion! Dr. Rob and the Crew use bowling balls, beads, and bottles to investigate Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion: An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion, unless acted upon by unbalanced forces. Stem Challenge: Make a Whacky Stack Toy. Curious About Careers: Curious About Careers Host, Genesis.

  Next Airing:	Sun, Apr 6th, 2025 at 7:00 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:26:45
  Usage rights:	10/24/2024 to 10/23/2029

• Inertia

  Spinning eggs and more! Explore how an object that is still or at rest will stay at rest, while an object in motion will keep moving unless another force acts on it. STEM Challenge: Making 'eggciting' safety restraints. Curious About Careers: Technology coordinator Michelle Massey and pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Apr 10th, 2025 at 1:30 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:26:46
  Usage rights:	10/28/2020 to 8/18/2027

• Electric Batteries

  Human batteries, electric lemon, potato possibilities and more! The Curious Crew learns that batteries are used to change chemical energy into electrical energy. STEM Challenge: Designing a better battery. Curious About Careers: Scientist Tonya Matthews and Nuclear physicist Artemis Spyrou.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Apr 17th, 2025 at 1:30 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:26:45
  Usage rights:	10/28/2020 to 8/18/2027

• Center of Gravity

  Quirky corks, leaning towers, defying gravity and more! The Curious Crew explores different centers of gravity. STEM Challenge: Making a balanced sculpture. Curious About Careers: Physical Therapist Jill Marlan.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Apr 24th, 2025 at 1:30 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:26:46
  Usage rights:	5/23/2018 to 8/18/2027

• Pulleys

  Hoist a grown-up, a tug of war, compound pulleys and more! The Curious Crew hoists Dr. Rob off the ground as they explore how pulleys make physical work easier. STEM Challenge: Design a miniature crane. Curious About Careers: Equine Diagnostician Dr. Stephanie Valberg.

  Next Airing:	Thu, May 1st, 2025 at 1:30 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:26:45
  Usage rights:	5/23/2018 to 8/18/2027

• Kinetic Energy

  Stubborn cans, racing spools, yo-yos and more! The Curious Crew learns when something moves, it has kinetic energy. STEM Challenge: Designing a marble rollercoaster. Curious About Careers: Orthopedic Researcher LeeAnn Kaiser.

  Next Airing:	Thu, May 8th, 2025 at 1:30 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:26:46
  Usage rights:	5/23/2018 to 8/18/2027

• Central Nervous System

  Uncontrollable hands, knee-jerk reflex, reaction times and more! The Curious Crew explores how our body's system of nerves help us make quick decisions. STEM Challenge: Designing a sensory fidget toy. Curious About Careers: Kinesiologist Dr. Janet Hauck.

  Next Airing:	Thu, May 15th, 2025 at 1:30 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:26:46
  Usage rights:	5/23/2018 to 8/18/2027

• Basketball Science

  Lay-up angles, curvy bounce passes, delightful dribbling and more! The Curious Crew learns how simple scientific principals improve the game of basketball. STEM Challenge: Designing a mini-free throw machine. Curious About Careers (2): Ophthalmologist Dr. Sonia Rana and Computer Coder Hillary Lewandowski.

  Next Airing:	Thu, May 22nd, 2025 at 1:30 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:26:46
  Usage rights:	5/23/2018 to 8/18/2027

• Torque

  Candle see-saws, balanced meter sticks, 'getting a grip' and more! The Curious Crew explores how the force of torque helps us turn and leverage things. STEM Challenge: Design a One-Handed Spoon Catapult. Curious About Careers: Robotics Engineer Sid Mosley.

  Next Airing:	Thu, May 29th, 2025 at 1:30 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:26:46
  Usage rights:	5/23/2018 to 8/18/2027

• Sense of Hearing

  Echo location, tympanic membranes, radio teeth and more! The Curious Crew learns how our ears are designed to capture incoming sounds. STEM Challenge: Designing a pair of 'Ear Defenders.' Curious About Careers: Audiologist Dr. Brooke Tudor.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Jun 5th, 2025 at 1:30 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:26:46
  Usage rights:	5/23/2018 to 8/18/2027

• Chocolate Chemistry

  Sliding chocolate, curious cocoa, sweet textures and more! The Curious Crew learns how modern day chocolate chemistry has become one sweet science. STEM Challenge: Designing edible Chocolate Bowls. Curious About Careers: Health Educator Bethany Thayer.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Jun 12th, 2025 at 1:30 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:26:46
  Usage rights:	5/23/2018 to 8/18/2027

• Electrical Circuits

  Human conductivity, electrical resistance, series & parallel circuits and more! The Curious Crew learns how all circuits have three things: a power source, a conductor and a load. STEM Challenge: Designing an Electrical Switch. Curious About Careers: Electrical Engineer Shanelle Foster.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Jun 19th, 2025 at 1:30 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:26:45
  Usage rights:	5/23/2018 to 8/18/2027

• Matter

  Lava lamps, slo-motion balls, clouds in bottles and more! The Curious Crew discovers that solids, liquids and gasses take up space, has mass and are all made of matter. STEM Challenge: Making Sculpting Putty. Curious About Careers: Energy Troubleshooter Adel Pascaris.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Jun 26th, 2025 at 1:30 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:26:46
  Usage rights:	5/23/2018 to 8/18/2027

• Buoyancy

  Sinking stones, aluminum boats, Cartesian diver, scuba action figures, hot air balloons and more! Explore buoyancy, which is an object's ability to float. STEM Challenge: Making a hovering balloon. Curious About Careers: Microbiologist Joan Rose discusses the workings of a water research lab.

  Length:	00:26:46
  Usage rights:	10/28/2020 to 8/18/2027

• Cycling Science

  Take a "spin" and explore Cycling science! From stability and steering to gears and wheels, learn the physics behind bicycles, including those one-wheeled wonders, unicycles! Stem Challenge: Spoke Decorations Curious About Careers: Bike Fitter, Laura Harris.

  Length:	00:26:45
  Usage rights:	9/19/2024 to 9/18/2029

• Drone Science

  Get a birds-eye view of Drone Science! Dr. Rob and the Crew take flight in the studio to learn the physics of how drones hover and all their unique uses! Stem Challenge: Making Mini Drones. Curious About Careers: Drone Pilot and Videographer, Kara Murphy.

  Length:	00:26:45
  Usage rights:	9/26/2024 to 9/25/2029

• Falling Objects

  We know "what goes up must come down." But WHY? Drop in to learn about the gravitational forces like acceleration and air resistance that push and pull Falling Objects! Stem Challenge: Plastic Parachutes Curious About Careers: Hot Air Balloon Pilot, Dawn McKenzie.

  Length:	00:26:45
  Usage rights:	9/5/2024 to 9/4/2029

• Football Science

  Football bounce and flight, sticky fingers and more! Explore how a football's shape makes it more difficult to predict how it will bounce, while that shape helps its gyroscopic motion when thrown or kicked. STEM Challenge: Designing a water balloon helmet. Curious About Careers: Biomechanical engineer Tamara Reid Bush explains the movement of the human body.

  Length:	00:26:45
  Usage rights:	10/28/2020 to 8/18/2027

• Fossils

  Fabulous Fossil Formations! The Crew goes back in time and has fun with fossils, discovering how they were formed millions and BILLIONS of years ago! Stem Challenge: Casting Fossil Replicas. Curious About Careers: Anthropologist/Archaeologist, Stacey Camp.

  Length:	00:26:45
  Usage rights:	10/3/2024 to 10/2/2029

• Momentum

  Racing cans, pencil spinners, bowling ball bangers! Explore how whenever something is moving, it has momentum, and the faster it's moving, the more momentum it has. STEM Challenge: Designing a better bobsled. Curious About Careers: Pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha describes what it takes to care for children's health.

  Length:	00:26:46
  Usage rights:	10/28/2020 to 8/18/2027

• Resonance

  Resonant rods, rings and pipes and powerful pendulums! Explore how every object has the potential to vibrate, and those vibrations occur in different wave patterns. Resonance is adding an additional force with a matching frequency the wave. STEM Challenge: Making a membranophone. Curious About Careers: Nuclear physicist Artemis Spyrou explains how an atom-smashing cyclotron works.

  Length:	00:26:45
  Usage rights:	10/28/2020 to 8/18/2027

• Sense of Taste

  Take a snack break with the Crew as they test their tastebuds! Discover how our four other senses impact the sense of taste. STEM Challenge: Making 5 Taste Ketchup Curious About Careers: Food Research and Development Manager, Jade Heslip.

  Length:	00:26:45
  Usage rights:	9/12/2024 to 9/11/2029

• Wheels and Axles

  Difficult doorknobs, funnel races, water wheels and pinwheel power! Explore how a round wheel works together with an axle so that they rotate together. STEM Challenge: Making a rubber band powered wheel and axle. Curious About Careers: Scientist Tonya Matthews gives an interactive tour at Michigan Science Center in Detroit.

  Length:	00:26:45
  Usage rights:	10/28/2020 to 8/18/2027

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