Near/Far: Mapping and Navigating Near Home

Name: Near/Far: Mapping and Navigating Near Home
Genre: Kids
Released: March 4, 1980
Cast: Tish Rabe, Glenn Scarpelli, Nan-Lynn Nelson, Leon W. Grant, Marcelino Sanchez

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Near/Far: Mapping and Navigating Near Home

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PBS | Air Date: March 4, 1980

Starring: Tish Rabe, Glenn Scarpelli, Nan-Lynn Nelson, Leon W. Grant, Marcelino Sanchez, Hank Martin, Liz Moses, Kelly Pease, Ginny Ortiz, Damaris Carbaugh, Al Dana, Ruth Sherman

Summary: Marc visits a researcher determining how bees communicate. Then, in a segment previously used in Light/Dark: The Eye, Marc watches a visually-impaired boy navigate around his neighborhood.THE BLOODHOUND GANG: "The Case of Princess Tomorrow, Part Two." (Recycled from Episode 3 – for the only time in the series) All of Princess Tomorrow'sMarc visits a researcher determining how bees communicate. Then, in a segment previously used in Light/Dark: The Eye, Marc watches a visually-impaired boy navigate around his neighborhood.THE BLOODHOUND GANG: "The Case of Princess Tomorrow, Part Two." (Recycled from Episode 3 – for the only time in the series) All of Princess Tomorrow's predictions appear to have come true. This prompts the gamblers to fork over money to Professor Diablo to get predictions on the next horse race. (Concludes in next episode.)… Expand

Genre(s): Kids

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E65. Crowded/Uncrowded: Human Survival/Controlling Densities
Air Date: February 15, 1980
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S1:E64. Crowded/Uncrowded: Down Among the Atoms (Liquids & Solids)
Air Date: February 14, 1980
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S1:E63. Crowded/Uncrowded: Contrasts in Densities of Materials
Air Date: February 13, 1980

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  Air Date: October 12, 1987
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 22, 1986
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 1985
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 22, 1984
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 31, 1983
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 14, 1980
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  S1:E65. Crowded/Uncrowded: Human Survival/Controlling Densities
  Air Date: February 15, 1980
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  S1:E64. Crowded/Uncrowded: Down Among the Atoms (Liquids & Solids)
  Air Date: February 14, 1980
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  S1:E63. Crowded/Uncrowded: Contrasts in Densities of Materials
  Air Date: February 13, 1980
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  S1:E62. Crowded/Uncrowded: Optimum Populations in Nature
  Air Date: February 12, 1980
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  S1:E61. Crowded/Uncrowded: Human Crowding
  Air Date: February 11, 1980
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  S1:E60. Big/Small: How Big is Big?
  Air Date: February 29, 1980
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  S1:E59. Big/Small: Volume & Efficiency
  Air Date: February 28, 1980
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  S1:E58. Big/Small: Dinoaurs
  Air Date: February 27, 1980
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  S1:E57. Big/Small: Animal Habitats
  Air Date: February 26, 1980
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  S1:E56. Big/Small: Animal Sizes/Scaling
  Air Date: February 25, 1980
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  S1:E55. Surfaces: The Atmosphere—Skin of the Earth
  Air Date: April 11, 1980
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  S1:E54. Surfaces: Surface of the Earth
  Air Date: April 10, 1980
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  S1:E53. Surfaces: Surface Tension and Bubbles
  Air Date: April 9, 1980
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  S1:E52. Surfaces: Shapes and Functions at the Surface
  Air Date: April 8, 1980
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  S1:E51. Surfaces: Protection
  Air Date: April 7, 1980
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  S1:E50. Order/Disorder: Sum of Its Parts
  Air Date: April 4, 1980
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  S1:E49. Order/Disorder: Disordered
  Air Date: April 3, 1980
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  S1:E48. Order/Disorder: Social Order
  Air Date: April 2, 1980
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  S1:E47. Order/Disorder: The Body – An Ordered System
  Air Date: April 1, 1980
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  S1:E46. Order/Disorder: Regular Patterns
  Air Date: March 31, 1980
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  S1:E45. Near/Far: Knowing Where You Are
  Air Date: March 7, 1980
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  S1:E44. Near/Far: Space Travel
  Air Date: March 6, 1980
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  S1:E43. Near/Far: Mapping and Navigating Over Earth
  Air Date: March 5, 1980
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  S1:E42. Near/Far: Mapping and Navigating Near Home
  Air Date: March 4, 1980
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  S1:E41. Near/Far: Seeing Isn't Always Believing
  Air Date: March 3, 1980
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  S1:E40. Light/Dark: Light Sources
  Air Date: February 22, 1980
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  S1:E39. Light/Dark: The Eye
  Air Date: February 21, 1980
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  S1:E38. Light/Dark: Electromagnetic Spectrum
  Air Date: February 20, 1980
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  S1:E37. Light/Dark: Adaptation of Plants/Animals
  Air Date: February 19, 1980
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  S1:E36. Light/Dark: The Sun
  Air Date: February 18, 1980
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  S1:E35. Hot/Cold: Temperatures on Earth/In Space
  Air Date: January 25, 1980
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  S1:E34. Hot/Cold: Heat and Work
  Air Date: January 24, 1980
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  S1:E33. Hot/Cold: How Hot or Cold Can It Get?
  Air Date: January 23, 1980
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  S1:E32. Hot/Cold: Animal and Plant Adaptations
  Air Date: January 22, 1980
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  S1:E31. Hot/Cold: People's Temperatures
  Air Date: January 21, 1980
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  S1:E30. Food/Fuel: The Sun Makes Everything Go
  Air Date: February 8, 1980
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  S1:E29. Food/Fuel: Fueling Machines
  Air Date: February 7, 1980
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  S1:E28. Food/Fuel: Growing and Processing Food
  Air Date: February 6, 1980
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  S1:E27. Food/Fuel: Human Food
  Air Date: February 5, 1980
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  S1:E26. Food/Fuel: Animal Food
  Air Date: February 4, 1980
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  S1:E25. Communication: Feedback
  Air Date: March 21, 1980
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  S1:E24. Communication with Other Species
  Air Date: March 20, 1980
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  S1:E23. Communication: Machinery of Communication
  Air Date: March 19, 1980
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  S1:E22. Communication: Animal Communication
  Air Date: March 18, 1980
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  S1:E21. Communication: Human Communication
  Air Date: March 17, 1980
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  S1:E20. Fast/Slow: Time and Time Again
  Air Date: February 1, 1980
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  S1:E19. Fast/Slow: Speed and Racing
  Air Date: February 7, 1980
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  S1:E18. Fast/Slow: Lifetimes
  Air Date: January 30, 1980
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  S1:E17. Fast/Slow: Rhythms of Nature
  Air Date: January 29, 1980
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  S1:E16. Fast/Slow: Speed Up, Slow Down
  Air Date: January 28, 1980
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  S1:E15. Growth/Decay: Cycles Upon Cycles
  Air Date: March 14, 1980
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  S1:E14. Growth/Decay: Human Cultures/Land Forms
  Air Date: March 13, 1980
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  S1:E13. Growth/Decay: Decay
  Air Date: March 12, 1980
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  S1:E12. Growth/Decay: Human Growth
  Air Date: March 11, 1980
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  S1:E11. Growth/Decay: Sex and Seeds
  Air Date: March 10, 1980
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  S1:E10. Forces: A Spectacle of Forces
  Air Date: March 28, 1980
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  S1:E9. Forces and Machines
  Air Date: March 27, 1980
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  S1:E8. Forces: Buoyancy and Gravity
  Air Date: March 26, 1980
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  S1:E7. Forces and Fields
  Air Date: March 25, 1980
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  S1:E6. Forces and Motion
  Air Date: March 24, 1980
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  S1:E5. Noisy/Quiet: Range of Vibration
  Air Date: January 18, 1980
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  S1:E4. Noisy/Quiet: Music
  Air Date: January 17, 1980
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  S1:E3. Noisy/Quiet: How People & Animals Use Sound
  Air Date: January 16, 1980
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  S1:E2. Noisy/Quiet: The Ear
  Air Date: January 15, 1980
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  S1:E1. Noisy/Quiet: Production & Processing of Sound
  Air Date: January 14, 1980