DragonflyTV
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| Created by | Twin Cities Public Television |
| Starring | Eric Artell, Michael Brandon Battle, and Mariko Nakasone |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 72 |
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| Running time | 30 Minutes |
| Production company(s) | Telco Productions |
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PBS Kids (January 19, 2002–October 10, 2004) PBS Kids Go! (October 11, 2004–May 30, 2010) Broadcast syndication |
| Original release | January 19, 2002 – December 20, 2008 |
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DragonflyTV is an Emmy Award winning science education television series produced by Twin Cities Public Television, broadcast on most PBS stations. Seasons 1-4 were co-hosted by Michael Brandon Battle and Mariko Nakasone. Seasons 5-7 were hosted by Eric Artell and are produced in partnership with science museums. DragonflyTV was created in collaboration with Project Dragonfly at Miami University, which founded Dragonfly magazine, the first national magazine to feature children's investigations and discoveries. DragonflyTV pioneered a "real kids, real science" approach to children's science television and led to the development of the award winning SciGirls television series.
Teams of DFTV’s kid scientists demonstrate different approaches to investigations – experimental, engineering, and observational.
Tianna and Sammy investigate weightlessness in space by watching what happens to their favorite toys in a free-fall “drop box.” Young astronomers T.J. and Trey trek the Arizona desert to learn what infra-red imaging can reveal about the Martian landscape. Megan, Monica, Jenny and Emilia create miniature weather monitors and launch them on their model rockets to learn what it takes to successfully record data on a distant planet.
Kid engineers Bob and Brennan fine-tune the number of tire studs required to speed a bike across a frozen lake. Karl engineers a robot, modifying and testing its “weapons” for the greatest competitive edge.
Young chemists explore the formulations of make-up like lip gloss and lotion to determine the most marketable new products. Kalia and Caroline use forensic research methods to gather evidence at a birthday party “crime scene.”
Mickey and her new friends observe the world’s fastest cats at the Cheetah Conservation Fund site in Namibia, Africa.
What's Nano? Ebony and Jasmine catch the Amazing Nano Brothers Juggling Show at the Museum of Science (http://www.mos.org) in Boston. The show gets them thinking, "How big is a billion? And how small is a billionth?" They search Boston for examples of a billion, then visit laboratories at Harvard University to find examples of nanoscale objects on their quest to "see" a nanometer.
Hockey Sticks Nicholas and Jordan love hockey. They know that carbon nanotubes are used in some hockey sticks, but aren't sure how the tiny structures change the equipment. They head to Boston's Museum of Science (http://www.mos.org) to learn more about carbon nanotubes. Then, they put their sticks to the test on the ice. Finally, with help from scientists at Harvard University, they compare the tensile strength of the sticks and use powerful microscopes to "see" carbon nanotubes.
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