A Science Odyssey: Short Trips

Young viewers take an unusual field trip in this collection of six educational segments that demystify various scientific concepts. Learn about standards and judgment in "The Mismeasure of Me"; relive the days when penicillin changed the face of microbiology; see how inventions such as the automobile and the World Wide Web revolutionized industries; debate the existence of extraterrestrial life; and find out what plate tectonics is all about.