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The Science Alliance was an educational television show which was produced and broadcast by TVOntario in 1981-82. The hosts were Rex Hagon and Judy Haladay. The typical episode would feature the hosts demonstrating various aspect of the subject of the episode. In addition, a largely unseen narrator named Bryant would interrupt at pertinent points with a vignette called "Bryant's Giants of Science" which would tell the story of a figure in the history of science and their contribution to scientific knowledge.
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Season 1
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- 1. MagnetsNow viewing15m""Magnets"" is Bryant's first word, leading to a legend on the discovery of magnetism. The Science Alliance finds four magnetic materials: iron, steel, nickel, and cobalt. Rex demonstrates the electromagnet and shows how to test what materials let magnetism pass through.
- 2. Electricity15m
- 3. Matter15mWhat does Rex have in common with grape juice and the air in a tire? They represent three states of matter. Rex, along with grape juice and tires, get involved in two of the demonstrations in this program. Bryant's Giants of Science salutes Archimedes for his way to easily determine the volume of objects.
- 4. Energy15mWe can't see energy, but we can observe what energy does. Rex and Judy show that energy exists in anything that that lights up, heats up, moves, or grows.
- 5. Machines15m
- 6. Heat15mBryant tells the story of Benjamin Thompson, who first discovered heat as energy. Members of The Science Alliance help demonstrate that heat can make matter expand, and that heat travels by conduction, convection, and radiation.
- 7. Air15mWith location footage taped at the Ontario Science Centre and CN Tower, Rex and Judy show what air is made of, what work air can do, and what pressure it can exert.
- 8. Sound15mBryant's cousin Patrick sings a song to answer two of the five questions. Rex and Judy weigh in with their demonstrations on sound and sound vibrations.
- 9. Light15m
- 10. Water15mOne of Bryant's stories discusses the elements of water (hydrogen and oxygen, described much differently back in the 18th Century). Rex and Judy demonstrate (among other things) how water is cleaned, and how it can do work.
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The Science Alliance has 1 season and 10 episodes.
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Yes, The Science Alliance is an ongoing series.