Episode Outlines:

  1.  Episode 1: Gravity

• Intro music and title
• Captain science finds Susie feeling down because her ice cream fell
• He explains that gravity is a force that pulls things to towards the Earth.
• Susie asks about astronauts and why they float
• Captain science continues to explain the difference between mass and weight
• Susie feels better as Captain Science tells her that “we can’t change gravity but more ice cream that’s not a problem.”
• Credits

 

2. Episode 2: Buoyancy

• Intro music and title
• Captain science finds Bob watching other kids playing in the water because he can’t swim very well
• Captain science explains about buoyancy
• Bob wants to know how to measure buoyant force
• Captain science explains the two ways to measure buoyant force.
• Bob feels better about getting in the water and jumps on an inner tube
• Credits

 

3. Episode 3: Friction

• Intro music and title
• Captain science finds Raul having trouble moving his grandmother’s couch
• He explains about the force of friction that stops motion
• Raul asks why some things do move
• Captain science explains about balanced and unbalanced forces
• Raul is still concerned about the couch
• Captain science explains about different types of friction
• Raul and the captain move the couch using rolling friction and grandma is very happy
• Credits

4. Episode 4: Newton’s first Law

• Intro music and title
• Captain science finds Susie getting frustrated trying to bowl on her lawn
• Captain science explains about Newton’s first law and outside forces.
• Susie asks about seatbelts and how they work.
• Captain science gives several examples of Newton’s first law in action
• Susie and the Captain decide to go down to the bowling lanes.
• Credits

 

5. Episode 5: Newton’s second Law

• Intro music and title
• Captain science finds nurse Alejandra trying to push a patient in a wheel chair.
• Captain science explains about Newton’s second law and its applications
• Nurse Alejandra asks if this could help her improve her golf game to impress the doctors
• Captain science explains Newton’s second law in terms of playing golf, driving versus putting. (putting a plug in for the high school’s golf team)
• The nurse, the patient, and the captain decide to get some jello in the cafeteria