Rough Science: Series 6 (2005)
3h 0min
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- Synopsis:
"Rough Science 6" Pack includes the 6 full programmes from the series.
Power
This is the first in the new series of Rough Science, at their high altitude base in the Rocky Mountains, the team attempt to make the old mill a little more hospitable - they've got to supply the rickety old building with gas and electricity. In just three days they have to use natural resources to generate their own power and produce their own gas.
SafetyFor this programme the team are tackling two environmental hazards: fire and pollution. Fire is a major hazard here and the challenge is to build a carbon-dioxide fire extinguisher. The basis of the extinguisher is a simple reaction of baking soda plus acid, which fizzes up to create the gas they want. They have to find a way to clean up the polluted water flowing out of an old mine.
Mountains
The Rough Science base this year sits on the slopes of a magnificent mountain - Mount Kendall. In this Programme, the challenge they have, is the task of getting to know the peak very well - working out how high it is and how much it weighs - not just the part we can see sticking up above the Mill, but the root of the mountain too, right down to the bottom of the crust. There's a lot of maths to combine with some canny field geology to pull this one off - in a unique collaboration of botany and geology.
Clean
In this programme, the teams challenge is to get themselves and their clothes clean. They have to build a washing machine from scratch, it's a task that stretches their ingenuity to the limit. The solution is a top-loader made from a bucket, a bicycle wheel, some tennis balls and an old power drill. They also go in search of a plant that will provide the washing soap.
Mine
The Rough Science team have a daring challenge ahead. They must find a way to detect radioactive rocks and flammable gases. They explore a wet dark mine using the gas detector and a reliable light source. They decide to make a cloud chamber using a jam jar. They hope to see the trail of destruction caused by radioactive particles. Will the cloud chamber manage to detect radioactive rocks?
Photograph
The Rough Science team face their ultimate challenge. They must take a memento of the mill and send it, by air, along a valley to Kate. They decide to take a silver-nitrate photograph while the other scientists hope to make hydrogen balloons to send the image. They hope that some of the rock taken from the mine they explored will contain enough silver for their photograph- Actors:
- Kate Humble, Mike Bullivant, Hermione Cockburn, Jonathan Hare, Ellen McCallie
- Directors:
- Finola Lang, Christopher Riley
- Studio:
- Open University Worldwide
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Documentaries, TV Reality Programming
