NC State University/College of Engineering

What does engineering, electromagnetic fields and credit cards have in common? Riley discovers just how credit cards work today at NC State University School of Engineering.

6.P.1.2 Explain the relationship among visible light, the electromagnetic spectrum, and sight

7.P.2.3 Recognize that energy can be transferred from one system to another when two objects push or pull on each other over a distance (work) and electrical circuits require a complete loop through which an electrical current can pass.

EX.8.P.2.2 Describe the results of applying electrical energy

Flight 7 Studios

What are sound waves? What is the difference between how an acoustic guitar and an electric guitar amplify sound? Today JT visits a recording studio and raps his way through learning about sound.

6.P.1 Understand the properties of waves and the wavelike property of energy in earthquakes, light and sound waves.

Science of Baseball

What does force and gravity have to do with baseball? Today Tim visits the Coastal Plains Baseball League to find out how pitchers use science from the mound.

NC.6.SP.5 Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context.

7.P.1 Understand motion, the effects of forces on motion and the graphical representations of motion.

NC.7.SP.1 Understand that statistics can be used to gain information about a population

NC.8.SP.1 Construct a graph or table from given categorical data and compare data categorized in the graph or table.

Schiele Planetarium

How does an Electical Engineer become an astronaut? Join Hailey as she talks to Joan Higginbotham about her experience as an astronaut and some of the benefits of space exploration.

6.E.1.3 Summarize space exploration and the understandings gained from them