Measure for Measure: Time and Temperature
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Features different systems of measurement and their value to science in five separate segments. Stardust Elements: Looks at the life cycles of stars and explains how the death of a star seeds the universe with all the elements of the periodic table. End of Dinosaurs: Debates several scientific theories about why and how dinosaurs became extinct. Earthly Thermometers: Demonstrates how the Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin scales measure the same thing in different ways and why we need precise measurements of temperature. Frozen in Time: Pieces together the past of a 5,300-year-old man whose body was preserved in ice in the Italian Alps. Hurricanes Take the Heat: Follows researchers who study how hurricanes form and try to predict where the next one will strike.
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Runtime: 55 minutes 25 seconds
- Topic: Science
- Subtopic: Earth Sciences, Prehistoric Life, Space Sciences, Weather
- Grade/Interest Level: 6 - 12
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- Release Year: 2004
- Producer/Distributor: Discovery School
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