Wonder Why? Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Agriculture

  A young girl learns about agriculture.

• Air

  Find out how much air there is in the world.

• Amphibians

  Discover facts about frogs and other amphibians.

• Amusement Park Science
• Animals

  Whale watching; a study of animal behavior.

• Birds

  A visit to the San Diego Zoo uncovers facts on avian and flight.

• Chemistry

  Discover how chemistry affects your daily life.

• Clothes

  A visit to a textile factory; what animals wear; silkworms.

• Coal Mining
• Coastlines

  Host Richard Zurawski explores varied coastlines.

• Colour

  Reenact Isaac Newton's light and color experiments; a visit to Walt Disney World.

• Computers and Robotics

  See how robots are used at Walt Disney World and a General Motors plant in Ontario.

• Deserts

  Learn about plant and animal life at Arizona's Sonora Desert Museum.

• Dirt

  Co-hosts embark on a scavenger hunt to find out how dirt is formed.

• Electricity

  Visit a power plant to see how electricity is generated; how people existed before electricity.

• Energy

  Host Richard Zurawski investigates where energy comes from and how we use it.

• Explosions
• Fire
• Fish

  Visit a salmon hatchery in Nova Scotia to learn how the world's largest population lives.

• Flight

  The history of flight; a hot-air balloon ride.

• Food

  Learn how dependent your body is on food for daily activity.

• Forests

  Why people, other plants and animals depend on forests.

• Gravity

  Visit the Bay of Fundy at high tide; view black holes at Boston's Hayden Planetarium.

• Homes

  The wide variety and history of homes.

• Hot & Cold

  Thermodynamics; how to make a thermometer.

• Human Body

  Host Richard Zurawski 'bones up' on the human body.

• Ice
• Insects

  A visit to the Insectarium de Montreal; the role of insects in daily life.

• Language
• Light

  How light travels; a study of the eye and how it works.

• Magic

  A series of experiments and a visit to a magicians club teaches children about magic.

• Magnets
• Mammals

  Journey to the San Diego Zoo to learn about mammals.

• Measurement
• Metals

  The role of metal in everyday life; recycling metals.

• Moon
• Music

  A youngster gets the facts on learning to play a musical instrument.

• Navigation
• Numbers

  Host Richard Zurawski pays a visit to 'Numberland.'

• Oceans

  Diversity of ocean life; how the oceans affect climate.

• Paint
• Paper

  Visit a pulp and paper mill to see how paper is made.

• The Past

  Explore life as it was 100 years ago; fossils.

• Photography

  An enthusiast learns about the world of photography.

• Plants

  How plants contribute to everyday life; learn about pollination.

• Plastics

  A visit to a New York State toy factory; plastic molecule construction.

• Pollution

  Wade through garbage dumps and recycling plants; search for buried treasure.

• Reptiles

  Visit the Florida Everglades, Busch Gardens and the Nova Scotia Museum to study reptiles.

• Rivers

  Discover facts about the great rivers of the world.

• Senses

  How we perceive the world through the five senses.

• Shapes

  Host Richard Zurawski examines shapes.

• Ships

  Sail in a famous racing schooner; visit a container ship and a submarine.

• Sleep

  Host Richard Zurawski examines the importance of sleep.

• Soap

  Co-hosts make their own soap.

• Sound

  What causes sound and how it travels; principles of hearing.

• Space

  Learn about the expanse of space; visit a space camp.

• Sports

  Choosing a sport that's right for you.

• Storms

  Visit an Ottawa wind tunnel; the Hurricane Control Center in Coral Gables, Fla.

• Television
• Time

  How time zones affect travel; sun dials and atomic clocks.

• Transportation

  Aboard a Viking ship; flying school; diesel locomotives.

• Volcanoes

  Journey to Mount St. Helen's, Washington to learn about volcanoes.

• Water

  Richard Zurawski and his co-host learn about water.

• Weather

  How weather affects the way we live; weather changes across Canada.

• Wheels