S6 E3 • Japan: Paper and Kites

David and Kaori visit the Furutas, whose family has been making paper by hand for two centuries. They follow the Furutas as they make a batch of fine paper. David, Kaori, and Chizuru Ishizaka join a kite expert and test a kite designed to fly in little wind.

Première diffusion : 14 octobre 1987

S6 E7 • Detectives: Tool and Trash Detectives

There are "archaeologists" in Arizona that are analyzing modern humans from samples of their trash! It's a far cry from the tools of ancient man, or so you would think.

Première diffusion : 20 octobre 1987

S6 E12 • Architecture: Home

The frame is vitally important to anything architectural. We see how animals make their perfectly-designed shelters, how the Japanese can join two boards without glue or nails, and find the traditional Kenya home.

Première diffusion : 27 octobre 1987

S6 E17 • Mammals: Keeping Warm

Fur and hair are mammals' chief arsenal to stay warm. But what about sea otters?

Première diffusion : 3 novembre 1987

S6 E18 • Mammals: Live Birth, Warm Milk

This show witnesses the births of elephant seals and wildebeests. Also seen are young black bears and kangaroos.

Première diffusion : 4 novembre 1987

S6 E19 • Mammals at Play

Play is an important part of growing, as we see from watching babboons, chimpanzees, sheep dogs and even kids playing.

Première diffusion : 5 novembre 1987

S6 E20 • Big Mammals: The High Cost of Living

There is a price ecosystems pay when big animals are confined. This program shows the elephant, the rhinoceros and the tapir groping with spatial problems.

Première diffusion : 6 novembre 1987

S6 E21 • Modeling: Things on Wheels

Models are used to test ideas before they become large-scale. A class of intermediate-school students go through modeling tactics in building a spring-driven car. We also see newsreel clips of models that produced both commonplace items and inventions that didn't pan out.

Première diffusion : 9 novembre 1987

S6 E22 • Modeling: Through Ice and Air

Models observed in this episode include those of Canadian ice shields, fast bicycles, and modern airplanes.

Première diffusion : 10 novembre 1987

S6 E23 • Modeling: The Earth

Surveyors are seen at work, as are schoolkids who devise a map of their own neighborhood.

Première diffusion : 11 novembre 1987

S6 E24 • Modeling: Knees and Small Things

Models are shown in museums and in the medical world.

Première diffusion : 12 novembre 1987

S6 E25 • Modeling: Spaces

Much of this program focuses on a zoo's constructing an uncannily accurate rain forest for its animals.

Première diffusion : 13 novembre 1987

S6 E26 • In the Air: Finding Your Way

Built largely on material recycled from Season 1, this episode includes insight on how pigeons and bats negotiate their world. Bats rely on sonar, but as for pigeons and how they navigate, that's a different story.

Première diffusion : 16 novembre 1987

S6 E27 • In the Air: Drifting with the Wind

Main Concept: Variances in wind currents can be used to create different forms of transportation such as soaring, gliding and hot air balloons. Even inanimate objects like a kite depend on the wind to function properly. Wind power is introduced with Flying Scooters at an amusement park. Hopey learns about the sport of "soaring" by taking a trip in a glider sail plane. Repeat of a sequence from the episode Hot/Cold: Temperatures on Earth/In Space: In the mountains of Colorado, Lisa participates in a balloon race to better understand why a hot-air balloon rises. David visits a local Kite Club in Tokyo where he meets a Japanese "kite doctor," who uses science to improve a kite's performance.

Première diffusion : 17 novembre 1987

S6 E28 • In the Air: Born to Fly

Jan Carter, Entymologist at the Cincinatti Zoo and Botanical Garden teaches us about the life cycles of the butterfly. David speaks with Glen Wiggins, curator at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto Canada, about Dragonflies and their wings and Moths and their Proboscis. Then there's a recycled segment from season 1, Episode 22, where Marc visits a beekeeper. Then back to David and Glen Wiggins about Beetles.

Première diffusion : 18 novembre 1987

S6 E29 • In the Air: Fat Things That Fly

Hopey finds a hibernating ground for ladybugs. David observes beetles at the Royal Ontario Museum. Todd gets fooled by Barbara Reinalda and her softball pitches. REHASHED FROM SEASON 1 (Show 8): Trini takes rides the Goodyear Blimp around New York City. MUSIC VIDEO: Airborne.

Première diffusion : 19 novembre 1987

S6 E30 • In the Air: Unbelievable Flying Objects

David visits Aerovironment Inc. where they are building a full scale Pterodactyl model that has been designed based on the few clues scientists have about the real animal. Then David visits Burt Rutan, designer of the Voyager, the first plane to travel around the world without stopping. There David and Burt discuss the custom airplane designs and experimants Burt has made.

Première diffusion : 20 novembre 1987