
3-2-1 Contact (1980) : 2x26
Overview
Miguel and Paco start the week in the back of a pick-up truck, riding through San Diego Wild Animal Park. They see the prehensile tongue of a giraffe up close. A worker explains how giraffes evolved to its long-necked self. Kathy and Robin go to Magi, a 3-d computer animation studio. Christine Chang, a computer scientist, shows how masic shapes turn into complicated animal shapes. Back at the Wild Animal Park, Miguel and Paco see how an elephant's trunk can pick up things. FILM INSERT: Basic shapes are all over the world. ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO: The Way It Was shows how the continents were together millions of years ago. BIOGRAPHY: Botanist Elma González reflects on her life and her inspiration for studying the cells of plants. FILM INSERT: Basic shapes are all over the universe. Back at the Wild Animal Park, Miguel and Paco emcounter a Bactrian camel. An expert explains that animal families are determined by the similarities of different animals. THE BLOODHOUND GANG: ""The Case of the Ma
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2 - 1Survival: Breathing October 31, 1983
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2 - 2Survival: Temperature November 01, 1983
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2 - 3Survival: Protection November 02, 1983
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2 - 4Survival: Energy November 03, 1983
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2 - 5Survival: Teamwork November 04, 1983
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2 - 6Sports: Training Analysis October 24, 1983
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2 - 7Sports: Time, Rate, Measurement October 25, 1983
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2 - 8Sports: Energy Transfer October 26, 1983
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2 - 9Sports: Impact Analysis October 27, 1983
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2 - 10Sports: Coordination October 28, 1983
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2 - 11Flight: Flying Animals October 17, 1983
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2 - 12Flight: Air Resistance October 18, 1983
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2 - 14Flight: Thrust October 20, 1983
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2 - 15Flight: Acceleration October 21, 1983
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2 - 16Babies: The Code of Life November 07, 1983
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2 - 17Babies: Growth and Development November 08, 1983
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2 - 18Babies: Behavior November 09, 1983
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2 - 19Babies: Colonization November 10, 1983
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2 - 20Babies: Change November 11, 1983
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2 - 21Senses: Taste and Smell December 05, 1983
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2 - 22Senses: Sight December 06, 1983
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2 - 23Senses: Hearing December 07, 1983
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2 - 24Senses: Touch December 08, 1983
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2 - 25Senses: Special Sensors December 09, 1983
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2 - 26Shapes in Nature November 21, 1983
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2 - 27Shapes and Gravity November 22, 1983
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2 - 28Shapes: Streamlining November 23, 1983
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2 - 29Shapes: Form and Function November 24, 1983
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2 - 30Shapes: Clues November 25, 1983
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2 - 31Water: 3 Phases – Gas, Liquid, Solid November 28, 1983
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2 - 32Water: Medium for Life November 29, 1983
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2 - 33Water and People November 30, 1983
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2 - 34Water: Distribution December 01, 1983
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2 - 35Water in the Body December 02, 1983
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2 - 36Building: Materials November 14, 1983
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2 - 37Building: One of a Kind November 15, 1983
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2 - 38Building: Standard Parts November 16, 1983
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2 - 39Building: Modular November 17, 1983
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2 - 40Building: Communication November 18, 1983