3-2-1 Classroom Contact

Season 1

Welcome to the 3-2-1 Classroom Contact guide at TV Tome.

One year before it was removed from PBS, 3-2-1 Contact had some of its most enduring sequences re-edited for classroom use. The result was 3-2-1 Classroom Contact, a little-known production of the Children's Television Workshop (as it was then called).

Dominating the new series of 30 shows was Stephanie Yu, the only cast holdover from the original 3-2-1 Contact. She handled most of the links, introduced a great many bits from the old show, and generally acted as "sole survivor" of the legendary science series from the 1980s.

All original airdates listed are based on airings as seen on WVIZ in Cleveland.

Where to Watch 3-2-1 Classroom Contact • Season 1

30 Episodes

  • Getting to the South Pole: Antarctica
    E1
    Getting to the South Pole: Antarctica
  • They're Habit Forming: Crystals
    E2
    They're Habit Forming: Crystals
  • Earth is Change: Erosion
    E3
    Earth is Change: Erosion
  • Remains to be Seen: Fossils
    E4
    Remains to be Seen: Fossils
  • 3-D Sea: Ocean Environments
    E5
    3-D Sea: Ocean Environments
  • Too Hot to Handle: Volcanoes
    E6
    Too Hot to Handle: Volcanoes
  • Go with the Flow: The Water Cycle
    E7
    Go with the Flow: The Water Cycle
  • Eye of the Beholder: Animal Vision
    E8
    Eye of the Beholder: Animal VisionStephanie Yu shows to Z Wright a series of unusual cameras that simulate the way animals see.
  • Living on the Edge: Antarctic Animals
    E9
    Living on the Edge: Antarctic Animals
  • Life Down Under: Australian Mammals
    E10
    Life Down Under: Australian Mammals
  • The Shocking Truth: Bioelectricity
    E11
    The Shocking Truth: Bioelectricity
  • The Order of Things: Classification
    E12
    The Order of Things: ClassificationBoth Stephanie Yu and Z Wright challenge each other with classification quizzes. Features the ""feather detective"" sequence from 3-2-1 Contact Episode 144.
  • The Inside Story: Digestion
    E13
    The Inside Story: DigestionStephanie demonstrates the digestive process by dissolving three food items in various solutions. Features the ""lost"" sequence from 3-2-1 Contact Episode 164, in which a group of kids examine a pig's digestive system.
  • Winging It: Flying Animals
    E14
    Winging It: Flying AnimalsStephanie shows how different wings suit different animals. Features the ""Different Wings for Different Things"" and ""Raptor Rehab"" sequences from 3-2-1 Contact Episode 76.
  • Eat and be Eaten: Food Chains
    E15
    Eat and be Eaten: Food Chains
  • How Do They Know That? Innate & Learned Behavior
    E16
    How Do They Know That? Innate & Learned BehaviorStephanie sees a mouse learn its way through a maze. It proves that there is a lot more behavioral traits an animal must learn than one would think. Features the orangutan rehabilitation sequence from 3-2-1 Contact episode called Tropics: Endangered Animals.
  • Living in Groups: Social Behavior
    E17
    Living in Groups: Social BehaviorStarting an ant farm isn't as easy as Stephanie thinks. Includes the bee sequence from 3-2-1 Contact Episode 22.
  • Learning New Tricks: Training Animals
    E18
    Learning New Tricks: Training AnimalsStephanie shows that there is more to animal behavior. Humans can teach animals to do many things. Features the monkey-training sequence from 3-2-1 Contact Episode 83.
  • Air is There: Air is Matter
    E19
    Air is There: Air is Matter
  • Getting a Grip: Friction
    E20
    Getting a Grip: Friction
  • More Power to You: Generating Electricity
    E21
    More Power to You: Generating Electricity
  • Measuring G's: Gravity and Weightlessness
    E22
    Measuring G's: Gravity and Weightlessness
  • Living Color: Light and Color
    E23
    Living Color: Light and Color
  • Play Ball!: Motion and Forces
    E24
    Play Ball!: Motion and Forces
  • Facts of Light: Refraction
    E25
    Facts of Light: Refraction
  • Bubble-ology: Surface Tension
    E26
    Bubble-ology: Surface Tension
  • How Do You Know: Collect the Data
    E27
    How Do You Know: Collect the Data
  • How Do You Know? Dig It Up!
    E28
    How Do You Know? Dig It Up!
  • How Do You Know? Experiment!
    E29
    How Do You Know? Experiment!
  • How Do You Know? Make a Model
    E30
    How Do You Know? Make a Model
  • Stephanie YuSelf
  • Z. WrightSelf

 

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