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  • Grade Level: Junior High (7-9)-Adult
  • Subjects: Social Studies, Technology
  • Produced By: Exploration Production Inc.
  • Year: 2005
  • Country: Canada
  • Language: English
  • Running Time: 60m
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Day two of Daily Planet Goes to Japan conquers the mysteries of the natural world - from snow to space - then goes high-tech and test-drives the latest in electric cars. Highlights include: Snow fence - At the Nagoaka Institute of Snow and Ice Studies scientists study severe snow and ice disasters. Subaru Telescope - Ivan Semeniuk, Daily Planet's astronomy expert, visits Japan's largest astronomical observatory. Eliica car - Find out what makes the electric Eliica car work. Kobe earthquake - Learn how engineers at Japan's Building Research Institute are using data from the devastating 1995 Kobe earthquake to prevent buildings from collapsing in a future quake. Ai, the counting chimp - Meet the professor who has been working with Ai, a counting chimpanzee for 25 years. The Science of Sake and virtual studio.

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