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Series   SCIENCE CONCEPTS IN CONTEXT
Program Length   14:45
Grades    5-9
Taping Rights   School Yr (Sept-Jun)
Series Description
'Science Concepts in Context (SciC)' organizes programs by Earth, Life, Physical and Space science. Each concept is explored in a program featuring exciting real-world contexts and the work of contemporary researchers-diverse in ethnicity and balanced in gender-who serve as on-camera presenters.

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Episode#	Episode Title
1	Sun and Seasons, Day and Night
2	Jet Streams and Ocean Currents
3	The Greenhouse Effect
4	The Water, Carbon and Other Cycles
5	Photosynthesis: From Chemistry to Life
6	Food Webs
7	Adaptation and Natural Selection
8	Life in Extreme Environments
9	Light, Optics, Mirrors and Telescopes
10	The Electromagnetic Spectrum
11	Force and Motion
12	Convection, Conduction and Radiation
13	Gravity: Mass, Weight and Motion
14	Objects in the Sky
15	Fusion and Fission: Atoms and Energy
16	How We Explore Space