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Science Trek

Human Body

The human body is an amazing thing. It is made up of various systems that work together to keep us breathing, eating, thinking, growing and playing. Find out more about everything from the brain in your head to the bones in your feet.

Five Senses: Sense-sational Discovery

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How do our five senses work? (5m 20s)

Five Senses: It's All in Your Head

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You understand the world through your brain. (6m 38s)

Blood: It's Blood

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Why is blood so important to your health? (6m 21s)

Blood: Your Body's Report Card

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Learn about the role medical professional have in caring for your blood. (5m 40s)

Digestive System: Go Inside The Digestive System

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What goes on inside your digestive system? (7m 7s)

Digestive System: Cow Stomach Investigation

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How is a cow’s stomach different from a human’s? (6m 40s)

Sleep: The Mystery of Sleep

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What is sleep? (5m 6s)

Skin: Skin Deep

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Learn how your skin helps maintain your health and keeps you in touch with the world. (4m 53s)

Skin: Animal Skin

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Animal skin can have superhero like properties. (7m 20s)

Skeletons: Skeletons Uncovered

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Your skeleton is more than a collection of bones. Find out how your skeletal system works. (4m 3s)

Skeletons: Just How Do They Know It’s A Dinosaur?

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Paleontologists study skeletons to learn about ancient species. (6m 12s)

Viruses: What is a Virus?

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Viruses play a big role in disease. But how? (6m 33s)

Viruses: Antibodies To The Rescue

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Antibodies are your body’s way of fighting disease. (6m 26s)

Eyes: Seeing is Believing

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Learn how your eyes work. (4m 10s)

Hearing: How Your Ears Work

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How do your ears work? (4m 36s)

Heredity: Who are you?

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Find out more about the science of genetics. (5m 55s)

Heredity: Genetic Detectives

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What is genetic counseling? (6m 4s)

The Brain: What's Inside Your Head

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Find out what's inside your skull. (4m 17s)

The Heart: Heart Basics

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Learn more about your heart. (4m 48s)

The Heart: Blood Basics

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Learn more about the blood your heart pumps. (6m 43s)

Sleep

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What is sleep? Find out what happens when you go to bed and close your eyes. (28m 48s)

Digestive System

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It takes about 24 hours for food to make its way through your digestive system. (28m 48s)

Five Senses

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You learn about the world through your five senses. Find out how in this Science Trek. (28m 48s)

Blood

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Blood keeps you alive in more ways than one. Find out how in the Science Trek show. (28m 48s)

Muscles

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Your muscles give your body shape and movement. Find out more about the muscular system. (28m 48s)

D4K: Nutrition

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Watch the “Nutrition Challenge” and learn more about eating right on this D4K. (28m 49s)

D4K: Nervous System

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Learn how the nervous system works. (28m 49s)

D4K: Skeletons

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Your body is made up of 206 different bones. Find out more about your skeletal system. (28m 43s)

D4K: Sports Physiology

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Learn how scientists can improve an athlete’s performance and help prevent injuries. (28m 49s)

D4K: The Brain Show

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Your brain is as powerful as it is mysterious. (28m 52s)

D4K: Body Waste

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A complex set of glands, organs, and processes help remove waste materials from our bodies (28m 47s)

D4K: Teeth

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Why do good teeth and good health go together? (28m 49s)

D4K: Hearing

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What is the connection between your ears and being able to stand upright? (28m 49s)

D4K: Viruses

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How do viruses make you sick? (28m 48s)

D4K: The Heart

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Why is the heart one of the most amazing “machines” in the world? (29m 5s)

D4K: Eyes

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Why do they call it an eye ball? (28m 54s)

D4K: Skin

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Beauty may be only skin deep, but your skin does more than make you pretty. Find out. (28m 49s)

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