#7096, aired 2015-06-22 | HUMAN ENDEAVOR $1200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the California Science Center in Los Angeles.) The Space Shuttle Endeavour is 122 feet long and 78 feet wide, more than 20 feet longer & 50 feet wider than its 18th-century namesake commanded by this intrepid Englishman (Captain) Cook |
#7034, aired 2015-03-26 | SCIENCE MUSEUMS $1200: "Try" to name this final orbital space shuttle built, now on display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles the Endeavour |
#6923, aired 2014-10-22 | ROCKS & MINERALS $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the California Science Center in Los Angeles.) More than 20,000 thermal tiles on the space shuttle Endeavour's underside protected it from the heat of re-entry. Ultra lightweight, they're 90% air & 10% fibers of this sand-based mineral compound silica |
#6871, aired 2014-06-30 | LASTS $1200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue from the California Science Center in Los Angeles.) The Space Shuttle Endeavour's final mission began May 16, 2011; among those watching the launch was this Arizona congresswoman, whose husband, Mark Kelly, was on board as commander (Gabrielle) Giffords |
#6746, aired 2014-01-06 | SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR $200: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the California Science Center in Los Angeles.) In 1993, Endeavour made the first service mission to this malfunctioning project launched three years earlier & gave it what NASA called "a new pair of glasses" the Hubble Space Telescope |
#6746, aired 2014-01-06 | SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the California Science Center in Los Angeles.) In 1998, Endeavour carried the U.S.-built Unity module into orbit, docking it with the Russian-built Zarya module, marking the first step in the assembly of this multi-national structure the ISS (the International Space Station) |
#6746, aired 2014-01-06 | SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the California Science Center in Los Angeles.) On Endeavour's first mission, 3 crew members stood atop the shuttle to capture & repair an out-of-control satellite; the hazardous 8½-hour procedure set a record for the longest EVA--this type of activity extravehicular |
#6746, aired 2014-01-06 | SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the California Science Center in Los Angeles.) Orbiting 200 miles over Russia, in 1998, Endeavour made a flawless docking with this Russian craft whose name meant "peace" to bring it water, supplies, & a new American crew member Mir |
#6746, aired 2014-01-06 | SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR $1000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the California Science Center in Los Angeles.) Flying above war-torn Rwanda in 1994, Endeavour used space-borne imaging radar to penetrate clouds over the Virunga volcano chain in an effort to help researchers track & protect this endangered species the mountain gorilla |
#4746, aired 2005-04-04 | HEALTH MATTERS $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew holds up a piece of gross anatomy in the Body Worlds exhibit at the California Science Center.) The arteries sub-divide into a network of aterials in these organs that filter the waste from the blood kidneys |
#4562, aired 2004-06-08 | "B" FOLKS $1600: (Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from the Titanic artifact exhibit at the California Science Center.) This man, who led the Titanic's discovery, found that the iceberg didn't cut into the hull, but pushed its rivets out Dr. Robert Ballard |
#4502, aired 2004-03-16 | ON THE WATER $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the California Science Center's Titanic Artifact Exhibit.) On a sailing ship, it's the area near the rudder; on passenger ships like the Titanic, it provided the cheapest passage steerage |
#4422, aired 2003-11-25 | '90s MOVIE CHARACTERS $800: (Video of Sofia at the California Science Center Titanic Artifact Exhibit.) In "Titanic", this character, played by Kate Winslet, sweeps down the grand staircase to meet Jack Rose |
#4387, aired 2003-10-07 | HIGH SOCIETY $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the California Science Center's Titanic Artifact Exhibit.) The richest man on the Titanic was John Jacob IV of this family, the builder of a New York City hotel; he didn't survive Astor |
#4373, aired 2003-09-17 | LIFE ON THE TITANIC $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the California Science Center Titanic Artifact Exhibit.) In a third class cabin, the sound of the 29 of these was constant; when they stopped, it meant bad news boilers |
#4373, aired 2003-09-17 | LIFE ON THE TITANIC $1600: (Sofia of the Clue Crew presents from the California Science Center Titanic Artifact Exhibit.) Some of the dishware brought up from the deep bore the logo of this, the Titanic's shipping line White Star |
#4053, aired 2002-03-27 | INSTITUTIONS $800: The Center for Coastal Studies is part of California's Scripps Institution of this science oceanography |
#3921, aired 2001-09-24 | CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER $200: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew does his darndest to topple at an exhibit at the California Science Center.) On the high-wire bike, a weight lowers the rider's center of this, so it's almost impossible to fall! ...Whoa! gravity |
#3921, aired 2001-09-24 | CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew visits Tess, the 50-foot-tall woman at the California Science Center.) As Tess' heart pumps to supply extra oxygen, the lights represent this system that distributes blood the circulatory system |
#3921, aired 2001-09-24 | CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER $600: (Sarah of the Clue Crew picks up some chicks at the California Science Center.) Directional term for the short, fluffy feathers seen on this newly hatched chick down |
#3921, aired 2001-09-24 | CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER $800: (Sofia of the Clue Crew climbs the rock climbing wall at the California Science Center.) A climber who shouts "Give!" to his belayer is asking for more of this--give! line |
#3921, aired 2001-09-24 | CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER $1000: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew shakes things up at the California Science Center.) I'm learning how earthquakes happen, when these continental sections are pushed together or pulled apart tectonic plates |
#3664, aired 2000-07-06 | L.A. AREA MUSEUMS $200: The California Science Center refused to yield this theater to Disney for the new "Fantasia", so Disney built one IMAX Theater |
#1838, aired 1992-09-09 | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES $600: This university in Los Angeles supports a marine science center on Catalina Island USC (the University of Southern California) |
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