Eureka! (TV series)

Not to be confused with Eureka (TV series).
Eureka!

Opening title
Genre Animation
Written by David Stansfield
Denise Boiteau
Voices of Billy Van
Luba Goy
Country of origin Canada
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 30 (List of episodes)
Broadcast
Original channel TVOntario
Original run 1 September 1981 – 1 January 2007

Eureka! was a Canadian educational television series which was produced and broadcast by TVOntario in 1980. The series was narrated by Billy Van, and featured a series of animated vignettes which taught physics lessons to children.

Eureka! was also broadcast on some PBS stations in the United States.

Contents

Synopsis

Eureka! is a series of humorous animated shorts that illustrate concepts in physics. Each program takes a simple and direct approach to the subject matter; while the basic concepts are explained in a voice-over, cartoon characters and a variety of animated objects demonstrate the principles on the screen. Constant review and reinforcement make the message clear; as a result, the study of physics becomes easy and accessible - even to viewers without a solid background in the subject.

Production

Animation - Grafilm Productions Inc.

Design - Joe Meluck

Educational Consultants - John Kuropatwa, Paul Henshall, Bryan Kaufman, Ernie McFarland, Michael Broschart

Unit Manager - Vickie Gilchrist

Production Assistant - George Pyron

List of episodes

30 episodes were produced. All of the episodes are five minutes in length.

Unit 1: Force and Energy

  1. Inertia
  2. Mass
  3. Speed
  4. Acceleration I
  5. Acceleration II
  6. Gravity
  7. Weight vs Mass
  8. Work
  9. Kinetic Energy
  10. Potential Energy

Unit 2: Simple Machines

  1. The Inclined Plane
  2. The Lever
  3. Mechanical Advantage and Friction
  4. The Screw and the Wheel
  5. The Pulley

Unit 3: Heat and Temperature

  1. Molecules in Solids
  2. Molecules in Liquids
  3. Evaporation and Condensation
  4. Expansion and Contraction
  5. Measuring Temperature
  6. Temperature vs Heat

Unit 4: The Conduction of Heat

  1. Atoms
  2. Electrons
  3. Conduction

Unit 5: The Convection of Heat

  1. Volume and Density
  2. Buoyancy
  3. Convection

Unit 6: The Radiation of Heat

  1. Heat as Energy
  2. Radiation Waves
  3. The Radiation Spectrum

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