- Description
The experiences of
the crew of a converted French trawler teach science and mathematics skills. Throughout the voyage, an oceanographer, marine
biologist, teenage assistants, a deaf college student, and the captain’s grandson
construct hypotheses, make observations and measurements, and collect and analyze date.
See also "Second Voyage of the Mimi." (24/15) |
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- Episodes
1. In “All
Aboard,” crewmembers meet and load the Mimi for the voyage. (14:40)
2. “Planet Ocean” takes C.T. Granville (Ben Affleck, in one of his earliest
acting roles) to the New England Aquarium to learn how marine biologists explore the ocean
and how the ocean affects our lives. (14:19)
3. In “Setting Sail,” the crew sights whales and collects data for analysis.
(14:33)
4. “Whale Watch” goes to the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies to learn
about whale research. (14:18)
5. “On the Shoals” features an electric failure that requires the crew’s
skills in navigating, map and chart reading, sonar, radio, beacons, and triangulation.
(14:41)
6. “Mapping the Blue Part” goes to the Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of
Columbia University to learn how the ocean floor is mapped. (14:09)
7. In “Counting Whales,” the crew learns how to conduct a whale census using a
computer. (14:43)
8. “Whale Bones” goes to the National Museum of Natural History to learn about
fossil records, evolution, field research methods, and the natural history of whales.
(14:04)
9. “Going Fishing” shows how researchers correlate whales’ feeding behavior
with temperature data. (14:41)
10. “Scraping the Bottom” goes to the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory to
see how many varieties of sea life contribute to basic research. (14:16)
11. “Home Movies” features crewmembers viewing rare footage of humpback whales
with calves; they hear whale songs and learn about humpback migration patterns from a film
about a Caribbean research expedition. (14:40)
12. “Songs in the Sea” visits the workshop of a whale song expert who uses
hydrophones and a spectrum analyzer. (14:08)
13. In “Fastening On,” the crew visits a whaling museum and tags a whale with a
transmitter to track its movements. (14:37)
14. “Hands Full of Words” visits a student at the only liberal arts college
founded for deaf students, Gallaudet College in Washington, D.C. (14:23)
15. In “Tracking the Whale,” the Mimi is caught in a storm and disabled. (14:39)
16. “The World’s Worst Weather” goes to the weather station atop Mount
Washington in New Hampshire. (14:12)
17. In “Shipwrecked,” the Mimi, damaged by a storm, is beached on an island, and
the captain’s life is in jeopardy from hypothermia. (14:24)
18. “Goose Bumps” goes to the U.S. Army Environmental Research Laboratory to
study the effects of extreme weather conditions on humans. (14:12)
19. “Making Dew” shows how the crew overcomes a life threatening challenge by
devising a solar still for drinking water. (14:41)
20. “Water, Water Everywhere” visits a physicist who is working to purify
seawater to solve a drinking water shortage on Long Island and also discusses his ethical
dilemma regarding working on nuclear weapons. (14:20)
21. “The Feast” takes the crew foraging on the island, where they find an
abundance of food. (14:20)
22. “A New Alchemy” goes to the New Alchemy Institute to learn about food
chains, ecosystems, self-sufficiency, and benign technology. (14:06)
23. In “Rolling Home,” crewmembers decide to rescue themselves. (14:41)
24. “Boat Shop” visits a school for boat builders. (14:17)
25. In “Separate Ways,” crewmembers review their accomplishments and depart.
(14:41)
26. “A Sailor and a Scientist” visits the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
to learn about magnetic force. (14:15) |
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