3-2-1 Contact
1980 · TV series
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 165 episodes
- 1.01Noisy/Quiet: Production and Processing of SoundRate
- 1.02Noisy/Quiet: The EarRate
- 1.03Noisy/Quiet: How People & Animals Use SoundRate
- 1.04Noisy/Quiet: MusicRate
- 1.05Noisy/Quiet: Range of VibrationsRate
- 1.06Hot/Cold: People's TemperaturesRate
- 1.07Hot/Cold: Animal and Plant AdaptationsRate
- 1.08Hot/Cold: Properties of Matter and ChangesRate
- 1.09Hot/Cold: Heat and WorkRate
- 1.10Hot Cold: Temperatures on Earth/In SpaceRate
- 1.11Fast/Slow: Speed Up, Slow DownRate
- 1.12Fast/Slow: Rhythms of NatureRate
- 1.13Fast/Slow: LifetimesRate
- 1.14Fast/Slow: Speed and RacingRate
- 1.15Fast/Slow: Time and Time AgainRate
- 1.16Food/Fuel: Animal FoodRate
- 1.17Food/Fuel: Human FoodRate
- 1.18Food/Fuel: Growing and Processing FoodRate
- 1.19Food/Fuel: Fueling MachinesRate
- 1.20Food/Fuel: The Sun Makes Everything GoRate
- 1.21Crowded/Uncrowded: Human CrowdingRate
- 1.22Crowded/Uncrowded: Optimum Populations in NatureRate
- 1.23Crowded/Uncrowded: Contrasts in Densities of MaterialsRate
- 1.24Crowded/Uncrowded: Liquids & SolidsRate
- 1.25Crowded/Uncrowded: Human Survival/Controlling DensitiesRate
- 1.26Light/Dark: The SunRate
- 1.27Light/Dark: Adaptation of Plants/AnimalsRate
- 1.28Light/Dark: Electromagnetic SpectrumRate
- 1.29Light/Dark: The EyeRate
- 1.30Light/Dark: Light SourcesRate
- 1.31Big/Small: Animal Sizes/ScalingRate
- 1.32Big/Small: Animal HabitatsRate
- 1.33Big/Small: DinosaursRate
- 1.34Big/Small: Volume & EfficiencyRate
- 1.35Big/Small: How Big is Big?Rate
- 1.36Near/Far: Seeing Isn't AlwaysRate
- 1.37Near/Far: Mapping and Navigating Near HomeRate
- 1.38Near/Far: Mapping and Navigating Over EarthRate
- 1.39Near/Far: Space TravelRate
- 1.40Near/Far: Knowing Where You AreRate
- 1.41Growth/Decay: Sex and SeedsRate
- 1.42Growth/Decay: Human GrowthRate
- 1.43Growth/Decay: DecayRate
- 1.44Growth/Decay: Human Cultures/Land FormsRate
- 1.45Growth/Decay: Cycles Upon CyclesRate
- 1.46Communication: Human CommunicationRate
- 1.47Communication: Animal CommunicationRate
- 1.48Communication: Machinery of CommunicationRate
- 1.49Communication: With Other SpeciesRate
- 1.50Communication: FeedbackRate
- 1.51Forces: Forces and MotionRate
- 1.52Forces: Forces and FieldsRate
- 1.53Forces: Buoyancy and GravityRate
- 1.54Forces: Forces and MachinesRate
- 1.55Forces: A Spectacle of ForcesRate
- 1.56Order/Disorder: Regular PatternsRate
- 1.57Order/Disorder: The Body - An Ordered SystemRate
- 1.58Order/Disorder: Social OrderRate
- 1.59Order/Disorder: DisorderedRate
- 1.60Order/Disorder: Sum of Its PartsRate
- 1.61Surfaces: ProtectionRate
- 1.62Surfaces: Shapes and Functions at the SurfaceRate
- 1.63Surfaces: Surface Tension and BubblesRate
- 1.64Surfaces: Surface of the EarthRate
- 1.65Surfaces: The Atmosphere-Skin of the EarthRate
Season 240 episodes
- 2.01Flight: Flying AnimalsRate
- 2.02Flight: Air ResistanceRate
- 2.03Flight: LiftRate
- 2.04Flight: ThrustRate
- 2.05Flight: AccelerationRate
- 2.06Sports: Training AnalysisRate
- 2.07Sports: Time, Rate, MeasurementRate
- 2.08Sports: Energy TransferRate
- 2.09Sports: Impact AnalysisRate
- 2.10Sports: CoordinationRate
- 2.11Survival: BreathingRate
- 2.12Survival: TemperatureRate
- 2.13Survival: ProtectionRate
- 2.14Survival: EnergyRate
- 2.15Survival: TeamworkRate
- 2.16Babies: The Code of LifeRate
- 2.17Babies: Growth and DevelopmentRate
- 2.18Babies: BehaviorRate
- 2.19Babies: ColonizationRate
- 2.20Babies: ChangeRate
- 2.21Building: MaterialsRate
- 2.22Building: One of a KindRate
- 2.23Building: Standard PartsRate
- 2.24Building: ModularRate
- 2.25Building: CommunicationRate
- 2.26Shapes: Shapes in NatureRate
- 2.27Shapes: Shapes and GravityRate
- 2.28Shapes: StreamliningRate
- 2.29Shapes: Form and FunctionRate
- 2.30Shapes: CluesRate
- 2.31Water: 3 Phases - Gas, Liquid, SolidRate
- 2.32Water: Medium for LifeRate
- 2.33Water: Water and PeopleRate
- 2.34Water: DistributionRate
- 2.35Water: Water in the BodyRate
- 2.36Senses: Taste and SmellRate
- 2.37Senses: SightRate
- 2.38Senses: HearingRate
- 2.39Senses: TouchRate
- 2.40Senses: Special SensorsRate
Season 320 episodes
- 3.01Space: WeightlessRate
- 3.02Space: Getting ThereRate
- 3.03Space: Living ThereRate
- 3.04Space: Working ThereRate
- 3.05Space: Anybody Out There?Rate
- 3.06Measurement: How Long? How Far?Rate
- 3.07Measurement: What's the Area? What's the Volume?Rate
- 3.08Measurement: How Many? How Much?Rate
- 3.09Measurement: How Heavy? How Dense?Rate
- 3.10Measurement: How Fast? How Slow?Rate
- 3.11Earth: Earth is ChangeRate
- 3.12Earth: MapsRate
- 3.13Earth: ClimateRate
- 3.14Earth: Flora and FaunaRate
- 3.15Earth: Building ModelsRate
- 3.16Electricity: What is It?Rate
- 3.17Electricity: Electricity and MagnetismRate
- 3.18Electricity: Where Do We Get It?Rate
- 3.19Electricity: Electricity Runs in a CircuitRate
- 3.20Electricity: You Are ElectricRate
Season 420 episodes
- 4.01Tropics: RubberRate
- 4.02Tropics: MetalsRate
- 4.03Tropics: RiceRate
- 4.04Tropics: Working Animals - Monkeys and ElephantsRate
- 4.05Tropics: Endangered AnimalsRate
- 4.06Light: From the Sun to Your EyesRate
- 4.07Light: ColorRate
- 4.08Light: EyesRate
- 4.09Light: How Animals SeeRate
- 4.10Light: Bending and BouncingRate
- 4.11Farms: Sheep and Pigs - Selective BreedingRate
- 4.12Farms: Plants and Pigs - Plant ProductionRate
- 4.13Farms: HybridsRate
- 4.14Farms: Cows and Pigs - Animal ProductsRate
- 4.15Farms: Chickens and Pigs - Animal ProductionRate
- 4.16Stuff: MetalsRate
- 4.17Stuff: ClayRate
- 4.18Stuff: Shaping ItRate
- 4.19Stuff: Feathers and RubberRate
- 4.20Stuff: Using ItRate
Season 520 episodes
- 5.01Signals: LingoRate
- 5.02Signals: Talking Birds, Talking RoomsRate
- 5.03Signals: Looking for Visual CluesRate
- 5.04Signals: Getting Them AroundRate
- 5.05Signals: Cracking CodesRate
- 5.06Oceans: On the SeaRate
- 5.07Oceans: In the SeaRate
- 5.08Oceans: From the SeaRate
- 5.09Oceans: By the SeaRate
- 5.10Oceans: Of the SeaRate
- 5.11Motion: What's Up?Rate
- 5.12Motion: BonesRate
- 5.13Motion: SmashingRate
- 5.14Motion: Getting a GripRate
- 5.15Motion: Heave Ho!Rate
- 5.16Eating: Tooth DetectivesRate
- 5.17Eating: Picky EatersRate
- 5.18Eating: Zoo FoodRate
- 5.19Eating: Down the HatchRate
- 5.20Eating: LeftoversRate
Season 630 episodes
- 6.01Japan: Precious Oysters, Rare SalamandersRate
- 6.02Japan: Landslide!Rate
- 6.03Japan: Paper and KitesRate
- 6.04Japan: Earthquake!Rate
- 6.05Japan: Judo and ComputersRate
- 6.06Detectives: Skin and Bone DetectivesRate
- 6.07Detectives: Tool and Trash DetectivesRate
- 6.08Detectives: Wildlife DetectivesRate
- 6.09Detectives: Dinosaur DetectivesRate
- 6.10Detectives: Pattern DetectivesRate
- 6.11Architecture: Raising the Big TopRate
- 6.12Architecture: HomeRate
- 6.13Architecture: Stack It UpRate
- 6.14Architecture: Made to FitRate
- 6.15Architecture: Light But StrongRate
- 6.16Mammals: Rats and BatsRate
- 6.17Mammals: Keeping WarmRate
- 6.18Mammals: Live Birth, Warm MilkRate
- 6.19Mammals: Mammals at PlayRate
- 6.20Big Mammals: The High Cost of LivingRate
- 6.21Modeling: Things on WheelsRate
- 6.22Modeling: Through Ice and AirRate
- 6.23Modeling: The EarthRate
- 6.24Modeling: Knees and Small ThingsRate
- 6.25Modeling: SpacesRate
- 6.26In the Air: Finding Your WayRate
- 6.27In the Air: Drifting with the WindRate
- 6.28In the Air: Born to FlyRate
- 6.29In the Air: Fat Things That FlyRate
- 6.30In the Air: Unbelievable Flying ObjectsRate
Season 730 episodes
- 7.01Antarctica: Getting ThereRate
- 7.02Antarctica: Getting AroundRate
- 7.03Antarctica: Life on the EdgeRate
- 7.04Antarctica: Life Under the IceRate
- 7.05Antarctica: The Desert ContinentRate
- 7.06Your Body: TwinsRate
- 7.07Your Body: Having a BabyRate
- 7.08Your Body: SleepRate
- 7.09Your Body: SpinningRate
- 7.10Your Body: Your HealthRate
- 7.11Australia: Platypus & EchidnaRate
- 7.12Australia: Moths & BeetlesRate
- 7.13Australia: Emu & KookaburraRate
- 7.14Australia: KoalasRate
- 7.15Australia: KangaroosRate
- 7.16Structures: Bubble, BubbleRate
- 7.17Structures: Pipes and ReedsRate
- 7.18Structures: Chaos and ComputersRate
- 7.19Structures: Running RobotsRate
- 7.20Structures: Suspended in AirRate
- 7.21Greece: The Journey BeginsRate
- 7.22Greece: Under the AshRate
- 7.23Greece: Before HistoryRate
- 7.24Greece: Sheep & CheeseRate
- 7.25Greece: The ParthenonRate
- 7.26Island: Parrot FishRate
- 7.27Island: LizardsRate
- 7.28Island: CoralRate
- 7.29Island: FlamingosRate
- 7.30Island: ConchRate
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