HEC-TV Live! - Science

We joined the Challenger Learning Center St. Louis to be a part of history as Orion, NASA’s new spacecraft designed to take humans into deep space, was scheduled for its first test flight. Experts answered questions about manned and unmanned space flight, NASA’s future missions to Mars and other deep space destinations, and other space-related topics.

Thousands and thousands of gallons of water and waste travel through your city’s sewer system every day. Have you ever wondered what it takes to design, engineer and maintain that system? What it takes to make sure your city’s wastewater meets environmental standards? What is the science behind the various wastewater treatment options used by cities today? Find out as you view this program.

Investigate the physics that makes a difference between a strike, a spare, and a gutter ball. Explore the sport and science of bowling through the lens of Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. We look at important terms such as friction, force, gravity, mass, momentum, inertia, and velocity and see how they play out as the bowling ball is released and tracks down the lane to contact with the pins. We investigate how bowling technology utilizes the science of physics to enhance the success of both the recreational bowler and the professional. And as, always, we incorporate audience questions throughout the program. To obtain more details about the program including related curriculum standards, program objectives and agenda, pre and post program learning activities, and additional video and web resources related to the program, click on the Program Materials link on the right side of this page.

This program builds on our Part 1 program from last year. In Part 1, available on our website at http://www.hectv.org/video/3709/the-science-behind-the-new-mississippi-river-bridge-2/, we focused on the foundation work to build the bridge’s piers in the river and create the two cable-stayed towers. In Part 2, the focus is on the bridge’s cable-stayed design and building the road and deck surfaces. Why was a cable-stayed design chosen? How do the towers and cables work together to handle the seismic and physical forces at work on the bridge? How is the bridge deck and road surface put in place? How is the bridge connected to the roads used for access and egress? Learn answers to these questions and more as you hear from engineers, designers and constructors who are built this new bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis. To find a more detailed program description, a time-coded program agenda, program objectives, related national curriculum standards, pre and post-program learning activities, and other additional resources related to the program, click on the Program Materials link on the right side of this page.

Be part of the mission to rendezvous with Comet Encke. Along the way, use your scientific, problem-solving and decision-making skills to deal with unexpected and highly unpredictable objects in the Solar System that may come your way. To find a more detailed program description, a time-coded program agenda, program objectives, related national curriculum standards, pre and post-program learning activities, and other additional resources, follow on this Program Materials link, http://www.hectv.org/teachers/curriculum/hec-tv-live/rendezvous-with-a-comet-october-23-2013/.

Be part of the mission to rendezvous with Comet Encke. Along the way, use your scientific, problem-solving and decision-making skills to deal with unexpected and highly unpredictable objects in the Solar System that may come your way. To find a more detailed program description, a time-coded program agenda, program objectives, related national curriculum standards, pre and post-program learning activities, and other additional resources, follow on this Program Materials link, http://www.hectv.org/teachers/curriculum/hec-tv-live/rendezvous-with-a-comet-october-23-2013/.

Produced by Ladue Horton Watkins High School Students Samantha Well and Lillian Donahue with editing by media production teacher Don Goble, this bonus feature for HEC-TV LIVE! The Science Behind Weather Forecasting, gives viewers an up close tour of the FOX 2 Weather Center. Meteorologist, Chris Higgins explains the tools of the trade pertinent to weather forecasting.

We’ve probably all watched a TV weatherperson and wondered just what they do to create the forecast. What equipment do they use? What kind of training do they need? How do they determine when conditions are ripe for certain types of storms, whether temperatures will rise or fall, whether or not they should break into programs to provide a breaking weather alert? What is the science behind a weather forecasting? We interact with St. Louis’ KTVI Fox2 meteorologist Chris Higgins to take a tour of his weather studio and find out what goes into creating a forecast. The program will focus on two very different spring days of St. Louis weather—one beautiful and one where conditions produced dangerous storms and tornadoes. 1 pm

We’ve probably all watched a TV weatherperson and wondered just what they do to create the forecast. What equipment do they use? What kind of training do they need? How do they determine when conditions are ripe for certain types of storms, whether temperatures will rise or fall, whether or not they should break into programs to provide a breaking weather alert? What is the science behind a weather forecasting? We interact with St. Louis’ KTVI Fox2 meteorologist Chris Higgins to take a tour of his weather studio and find out what goes into creating a forecast. The program will focus on two very different spring days of St. Louis weather—one beautiful and one where conditions produced dangerous storms and tornadoes. 10 am

You have watched endless episodes of CSI and other police procedural TV programs, but what’s it really like to be a professional crime scene investigator? Find out as you and your students help solve a burglary as you ask questions of and interact with St. Louis County Police detectives and crime scene investigators. Detectives and crime scene investigators will demonstrate examples of the science behind the investigative process as evidence is analyzed and witnesses are questioned. Students will participate in the process as they make judgments about the evidence presented and individuals questioned. By the end of the program, we’ll have solved the crime and learned new details about the science behind a criminal investigation.

You have watched endless episodes of CSI and other police procedural TV programs, but what’s it really like to be a professional crime scene investigator? Find out as you and your students help solve a burglary as you ask questions of and interact with St. Louis County Police detectives and crime scene investigators. Detectives and crime scene investigators will demonstrate examples of the science behind the investigative process as evidence is analyzed and witnesses are questioned. Students will participate in the process as they make judgments about the evidence presented and individuals questioned. By the end of the program, we’ll have solved the crime and learned new details about the science behind a criminal investigation.

Go behind the scenes and learn what it takes to construct a new bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri.

Go behind the scenes and learn what it takes to construct a new bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri. 10 am

Want to know what it's like to put on a live TV show? Want a behind the scenes look at the equipment and technology? Want to ask questions of producers, camera people, directors, sound and lighting technicians? Then join us for this "inside look."

Students will learn about the importance of watersheds and what we can do to protect them as they participate in a lab activity to test stream water for macro invertebrates and water quality at the Little Creek Nature Area in Florissant, MO.

Students will learn about the importance of watersheds and what we can do to protect them as they participate in a lab activity to test stream water for macro invertebrates and water quality at the Little Creek Nature Area in Florissant, MO.

Want to know what it's like to put on a live TV show? Want a behind the scenes look at the equipment and technology? Want to ask questions of producers, camera people, directors, sound and lighting technicians? Then join us for this "inside look." 1 pm

Want to know what it's like to put on a live TV show? Want a behind the scenes look at the equipment and technology? Want to ask questions of producers, camera people, directors, sound and lighting technicians? Then join us for this "inside look." 10 am

Go behind the scenes at the St. Louis University Earthquake Center to investigate how and why earthquakes occur, how they're measured, and new design procedures being created to address the damage they do.

Go behind the scenes at the St. Louis University Earthquake Center to investigate how and why earthquakes occur, how they're measured, and new design procedures being created to address the damage they do.

Go behind the scenes at the St. Louis University Earthquake Center to investigate how and why earthquakes occur, how they're measured, and new design procedures being created to address the damage they do.

Go behind the scenes at the St. Louis University Earthquake Center to investigate how and why earthquakes occur, how they're measured, and new design procedures being created to address the damage they do.

Got trash? Sure you do; we all do. Go green with us as we explore how our trash is recovered and recycled to be used again in new forms. We'll also learn ways each of us can go greener and help reduce our impact on the environment by developing strategies that "reduce, reuse, and recover.

Got trash? Sure you do; we all do. Go green with us as we explore how our trash is recovered and recycled to be used again in new forms. We'll also learn ways each of us can go greener and help reduce our impact on the environment by developing strategies that "reduce, reuse, and recover.

Got trash? Sure you do; we all do. Go green with us as we explore how our trash is recovered and recycled to be used again in new forms. We’ll also learn ways each of us can go greener and help reduce our impact on the environment by developing strategies that “reduce, reuse, and recover.”

Got trash? Sure you do; we all do. Go green with us as we explore how our trash is recovered and recycled to be used again in new forms. We’ll also learn ways each of us can go greener and help reduce our impact on the environment by developing strategies that “reduce, reuse, and recover.”

Join us from Melvin Price Lock and Dam at Alton, Illinois to learn how dams operate to help river transportation run, river wildlife thrive, and the river system to be maintained.

Take a tour of the St. Louis Science Center exhibit. Learn about the impact of your carbon print, global warming and the new technologies used now to conserve energy.

Take a tour of the St. Louis Science Center exhibit. Learn about the impact of your carbon print, global warming and the new technologies used now to conserve energy.

Take a tour of the St. Louis Science Center exhibit. Learn about the impact of your carbon print, global warming and the new technologies used now to conserve energy.

Take a tour of the St. Louis Science Center exhibit. Learn about the impact of your carbon print, global warming and the new technologies used now to conserve energy.

This is an exciting program about how fire fighters train to fight fires. See the latest advances in thermal imaging technology. Learn what it takes to work inside a burning and smoke-filled building. Tour a fire truck and find out how they are designed from the ground up for the specific fire district that is buying it. Hear students ask fire fighters about the training they go through; the skills they need, and what it means to do their very important job. The program includes excerpts from both live and pre-taped training sessions, a live tour of a fire truck, and, of course, questions and comments from students.

This is an exciting program about how fire fighters train to fight fires. See the latest advances in thermal imaging technology. Learn what it takes to work inside a burning and smoke-filled building. Tour a fire truck and find out how they are designed from the ground up for the specific fire district that is buying it. Hear students ask fire fighters about the training they go through; the skills they need, and what it means to do their very important job. The program includes excerpts from both live and pre-taped training sessions, a live tour of a fire truck, and, of course, questions and comments from students.

This is an exciting program about how fire fighters train to fight fires. See the latest advances in thermal imaging technology. Learn what it takes to work inside a burning and smoke-filled building. Tour a fire truck and find out how they are designed from the ground up for the specific fire district that is buying it. Hear students ask fire fighters about the training they go through; the skills they need, and what it means to do their very important job. The program includes excerpts from both live and pre-taped training sessions, a live tour of a fire truck, and, of course, questions and comments from students.

This is an exciting program about how fire fighters train to fight fires. See the latest advances in thermal imaging technology. Learn what it takes to work inside a burning and smoke-filled building. Tour a fire truck and find out how they are designed from the ground up for the specific fire district that is buying it. Hear students ask fire fighters about the training they go through; the skills they need, and what it means to do their very important job. The program includes excerpts from both live and pre-taped training sessions, a live tour of a fire truck, and, of course, questions and comments from students.

Since the beginning of his existence man has been fascinated with flight. The desire to take to the sky and soar like an eagle has inspired hundreds of thousands of inventors, aviators, and adventurers. For this program, we invite you and your students to join us to learn what it takes to pilot a motorless flying machine, to glide, to soar. Students will interact with glider pilot Mel Burkhart to ask their questions about the basics of flight; explore the scientific concepts of drag, thrust, gravity and lift; tour his glider; and see how a sailplane operates. The program will include video of the glider in flight from both the pilot’s perspective and the ground.

Since the beginning of his existence man has been fascinated with flight. The desire to take to the sky and soar like an eagle has inspired hundreds of thousands of inventors, aviators, and adventurers. For this program, we invite you and your students to join us to learn what it takes to pilot a motorless flying machine, to glide, to soar. Students will interact with glider pilot Mel Burkhart to ask their questions about the basics of flight; explore the scientific concepts of drag, thrust, gravity and lift; tour his glider; and see how a sailplane operates. The program will include video of the glider in flight from both the pilot’s perspective and the ground.

Since the beginning of his existence man has been fascinated with flight. The desire to take to the sky and soar like an eagle has inspired hundreds of thousands of inventors, aviators, and adventurers. For this program, we invite you and your students to join us to learn what it takes to pilot a motorless flying machine, to glide, to soar. Students will interact with glider pilot Mel Burkhart to ask their questions about the basics of flight; explore the scientific concepts of drag, thrust, gravity and lift; tour his glider; and see how a sailplane operates. The program will include video of the glider in flight from both the pilot’s perspective and the ground.

Since the beginning of his existence man has been fascinated with flight. The desire to take to the sky and soar like an eagle has inspired hundreds of thousands of inventors, aviators, and adventurers. For this program, we invite you and your students to join us to learn what it takes to pilot a motorless flying machine, to glide, to soar. Students will interact with glider pilot Mel Burkhart to ask their questions about the basics of flight; explore the scientific concepts of drag, thrust, gravity and lift; tour his glider; and see how a sailplane operates. The program will include video of the glider in flight from both the pilot’s perspective and the ground.