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This series discusses recent developments in science. Each episode addresses a current topic or experiment being explored in the scientific community.

Two people in a lab. One is pouring liquid into a beaker. Caption: So let's see what happens here.
Spot on Science
Episode 1
3 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Diagram of two planets, one wearing a scarf, one obscured by gas vapors. Caption: Most of these are ice giants or gas giants
Spot on Science
Episode 2
2 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Digital illustration of a human head in profile with a brain visible inside. An arrow pointing to a dot in the brain is labeled, "Amygdala."
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Episode 3
3 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Extreme closeup of a hand holding up a black water bug.
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Episode 4
4 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Orange line chart with a Y axis labeled, "Activity" and X axis labeled, "Age." Green line begins about three-quarters of the way up the Y axis, rising slightly at 19, and then gradually descending toward 60.
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Episode 5
3 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Venn diagram with a red circle on the left labeled, "Causes harm" and a blue circle on the right labeled, "Not from here." An arrow labeled "Invasive Species" points to a purple area where circles overlap.
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Episode 6
5 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Deep etched image of a piece of shale against a turquoise background. Title card reads, "Shale. From the late Devonian period about 420 million years ago. Formed from bottom of prehistoric sea."
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Episode 7
4 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Long shot of a marsh with the sun peeking through clouds in the distance. Title card reads, "Marsh."
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Episode 8
4 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Digital illustration of an open granola bar next to a nutrition label with the sugar content circled in red.
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Episode 9
3 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Digital illustration of a colored map of North America. 4 white lines converge to form an arrow pointing a southern Mexico. Title card reads, "Monarch east fall migration."
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Episode 10
4 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Split screen of a deer standing in a snow flurry on left and a fox sitting in the snow on right. Text at bottom reads, "Winter coats."
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Episode 11
2 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a slice of pumpkin pie with a dollop of whipped cream. A fork rests on the side of the pie plate.
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Episode 12
2 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Men in hard hats and yellow vests sort through a long bin of recyclables in a warehouse setting.
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Episode 13
3 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Spacecraft blasts off between lattice towers at night. N, A, S, A logo appears at the bottom of image.
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Episode 14
3 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a crested gecko resting on a pair of hands. Title bar reads, "Crested geckos are native to the island country of New Caledonia, which is northeast of Australia."
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Episode 15
4 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white image of a woman leaning over and peering into lab equipment. A man stands behind her.
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Episode 16
4 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Spot on Science: Catching Zzz's
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Episode 17
4 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Spot on Science: Stressin' Out
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Episode 18
5 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Spot on Science: Why Do Kids Bully?
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Episode 19
3 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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