3-2-1 Contact
tv show
223 total episodes
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7 seasons
First Aired January 14, 1980
Overview
3-2-1 Contact is an American science educational television show that aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988, and an adjoining children's magazine. The show, a production of the Children's Television Workshop, teaches scientific principles and their applications. Dr. Edward G. Atkins, who was responsible for much of the scientific content of the show, felt that the TV program wouldn't replace a classroom but would open the viewers to ask questions about the scientific purpose of things.
Big/Small: How Big is Big?
Season 1 - Episode 60 - 1h 30m
Air Date
February 29, 1980
Overview
REHASHED FROM THE PREVIOUS FOUR EPISODES: Trini is convinced she has discovered a dinosaur bone. A visit to a American Museum of Natural History shows that she actually has the femur of a horse. Marc visits Miami Seaquarium to see whales trained. At the Bronx Zoo, Lisa goes on the rounds with a young veterinarian feeding baby animals.Fresh items for end of week: Model train built to one-eighth scale. Film insert: New York pizzeria owner bakes the largest pizza ever made (80 feet). ANIMATIONS: The need for a standardized measuring system; a pizza baker's dilemma with a trio of customers.