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Chapter 4:  Resources

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#1001, Solar Powered Cars

Using the energy it takes to run a hair dryer, this solar powered car travels 200 miles at speeds of 50 to 65 mph.

#1010, Electricity from the Wind

The natural force of the wind is harnessed by mathematics and physics to generate clean electricity.

#1018, Solar Power Plants

Concentrated solar energy creates heat that drives steam through a turbine to produce electricity cleanly and efficiently.

#1019, Making Sparks: Where Energy Comes From

When you turn on your lights, you are plugging into a power grid which is fed by fossil fuel, nuclear and hydroelectric power plants.

#1020, Making Sparks: Photovoltaics

Sunlight can be converted directly into electricity with a device made of one of Earth's most plentiful elements.

#1021, Making Sparks: How it Works

Solar panels are a practical source of electricity for an individual or a nation.

#1022, Off the Grid: Culture Shock

Most people in the world don't have access to electricity.

#1023, Off the Grid: The Solar Solution

For people in remote locations without access to a power grid, solar panels can provide a solution to their energy problems.

#1024, Off the Grid: Delivering Energy

Engineers from Sandia Laboratories install a solar panel in a small roadside store in Honduras.

#2010, Forest Rangers

Forest rangers describe some of the techniques used to keep hundreds of thousands of acres of trees healthy.

#5001, Water Supply

The water that comes out of your tap has traveled a long way to get there.

#5002, Tunnel Number 3

Go deep underground with an engineer as she works to ensure a continuous water supply for millions of people.

Chapter 15: Weather

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#3002, Tornado Chase

Tornado-chasing meteorologists do research in the path of  the storm’s edge as they strive to better understand tornadoes  for more accurate, faster forecasting.

Chapter 17: Ocean Motion

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#2004, Life Under the Ocean

A marine biologist studies the jellyfish-like animals living at 3,000 feet below the surface, where it is cold, dark and quiet.

#2012, Voyage of the Ventana 2

The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute's Ventana robot has a multitude of capabilities.

#2013, Voyage of the Ventana 3

It takes detailed planning and preparation to succeed in a mission of ocean research.

#2014, Voyage of the Ventana 4

A highly skilled pilot and an oceanographer dive into the canyons of Monterey Bay without leaving the control room of their ship.

#2015, Voyage of the Ventana 5

The underwater research robot Ventana helps an oceanographer to investigate what happens to all of the carbon dioxide that is released into Earth's atmosphere.

Chapter 19: The Solar System

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#3004, Space Weather

With solar flares 200,000 miles across releasing the equivalent of all the energy ever produced on the Earth at one time, space weather forecasters will become an important feature on the future news.

#3001, Searching for Water on Mars

If we can find water on Mars, then astronauts won't have to take it with them.  But how do you find the water before you send a manned mission?

Chapter 20: Stars and Galaxies

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#3005-3008, Eyes on the Universe Series

Astronomers think of telescopes as "bigger eyes" that allow them to look, not only deep into space, but back into time.