Big/Small: Volume & Efficiency

At an aquarium, Lisa and Trini learn about volume. Marc and Lisa head out to see a supertanker. Trini stakes her case about oil spills. This includes an extension of Trini's visit to the salt marsh in Episode 57. As a final gesture, Marc and Lisa remind Trini just how many common items come from oil.Film insert: how a school bus compares to a car in transporting kids.ANIMATION: Cubes illustrate volume; the vast volume of a supertanker.THE BLOODHOUND GANG: ""The Case of the 264-Pound Burglar, Part Two."" (Recycled from Episode 7) Vikki reveals that the weight card reading 264 pounds, was designed to throw them off the scent. They discover the real culprits, both of whom faked the weight card in preparation for the heist.

Release Date: 1980-01-14
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
TMDb: 6.5/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 30

Other episodes for this season

Noisy/Quiet: Production & Processing of Sound
Episode 1 - Noisy/Quiet: Production &...
Noisy/Quiet: The Ear
Episode 2 - Noisy/Quiet: The Ear
Noisy/Quiet: How People & Animals Use Sound
Episode 3 - Noisy/Quiet: How People &...
Noisy/Quiet: Music
Episode 4 - Noisy/Quiet: Music
Noisy/Quiet: Range of Vibration
Episode 5 - Noisy/Quiet: Range of Vib...
Forces and Motion
Episode 6 - Forces and Motion
Forces and Fields
Episode 7 - Forces and Fields
Forces: Buoyancy and Gravity
Episode 8 - Forces: Buoyancy and Grav...
Forces and Machines
Episode 9 - Forces and Machines
Forces: A Spectacle of Forces
Episode 10 - Forces: A Spectacle of Fo...
Growth/Decay: Sex and Seeds
Episode 11 - Growth/Decay: Sex and See...
Growth/Decay: Human Growth
Episode 12 - Growth/Decay: Human Growt...
Growth/Decay: Decay
Episode 13 - Growth/Decay: Decay
Growth/Decay: Human Cultures/Land Forms
Episode 14 - Growth/Decay: Human Cultu...
Growth/Decay: Cycles Upon Cycles
Episode 15 - Growth/Decay: Cycles Upon...
Fast/Slow: Speed Up, Slow Down
Episode 16 - Fast/Slow: Speed Up, Slow...
Fast/Slow: Rhythms of Nature
Episode 17 - Fast/Slow: Rhythms of Nat...
Fast/Slow: Lifetimes
Episode 18 - Fast/Slow: Lifetimes
Fast/Slow: Speed and Racing
Episode 19 - Fast/Slow: Speed and Raci...
Fast/Slow: Time and Time Again
Episode 20 - Fast/Slow: Time and Time...
Communication: Human Communication
Episode 21 - Communication: Human Comm...
Communication: Animal Communication
Episode 22 - Communication: Animal Com...
Communication: Machinery of Communication
Episode 23 - Communication: Machinery...
Communication with Other Species
Episode 24 - Communication with Other...
Communication: Feedback
Episode 25 - Communication: Feedback
Food/Fuel: Animal Food
Episode 26 - Food/Fuel: Animal Food
Food/Fuel: Human Food
Episode 27 - Food/Fuel: Human Food
Food/Fuel: Growing and Processing Food
Episode 28 - Food/Fuel: Growing and Pr...
Food/Fuel: Fueling Machines
Episode 29 - Food/Fuel: Fueling Machin...
Food/Fuel: The Sun Makes Everything Go
Episode 30 - Food/Fuel: The Sun Makes...
Hot/Cold: People's Temperatures
Episode 31 - Hot/Cold: People's Temper...
Hot/Cold: Animal and Plant Adaptations
Episode 32 - Hot/Cold: Animal and Plan...
Hot/Cold: How Hot or Cold Can It Get?
Episode 33 - Hot/Cold: How Hot or Cold...
Hot/Cold: Heat and Work
Episode 34 - Hot/Cold: Heat and Work
Hot/Cold: Temperatures on Earth/In Space
Episode 35 - Hot/Cold: Temperatures on...
Light/Dark: The Sun
Episode 36 - Light/Dark: The Sun
Light/Dark: Electromagnetic Spectrum
Episode 38 - Light/Dark: Electromagnet...
Light/Dark: The Eye
Episode 39 - Light/Dark: The Eye
Light/Dark: Light Sources
Episode 40 - Light/Dark: Light Sources
Near/Far: Seeing Isn't Always Believing
Episode 41 - Near/Far: Seeing Isn't Al...
Near/Far: Mapping and Navigating Near Home
Episode 42 - Near/Far: Mapping and Nav...
Near/Far: Mapping and Navigating Over Earth
Episode 43 - Near/Far: Mapping and Nav...
Near/Far: Space Travel
Episode 44 - Near/Far: Space Travel
Near/Far: Knowing Where You Are
Episode 45 - Near/Far: Knowing Where Y...
Order/Disorder: Regular Patterns
Episode 46 - Order/Disorder: Regular P...
Order/Disorder: The Body – An Ordered System
Episode 47 - Order/Disorder: The Body...
Order/Disorder: Social Order
Episode 48 - Order/Disorder: Social Or...
Order/Disorder: Disordered
Episode 49 - Order/Disorder: Disordere...
Order/Disorder: Sum of Its Parts
Episode 50 - Order/Disorder: Sum of It...
Surfaces: Protection
Episode 51 - Surfaces: Protection
Surfaces: Shapes and Functions at the Surface
Episode 52 - Surfaces: Shapes and Func...
Surfaces: Surface Tension and Bubbles
Episode 53 - Surfaces: Surface Tension...
Surfaces: Surface of the Earth
Episode 54 - Surfaces: Surface of the...
Surfaces: The Atmosphere
Episode 55 - Surfaces: The Atmosphere
Big/Small: Animal Sizes/Scaling
Episode 56 - Big/Small: Animal Sizes/S...
Big/Small: Animal Habitats
Episode 57 - Big/Small: Animal Habitat...
Big/Small: Dinoaurs
Episode 58 - Big/Small: Dinoaurs
Big/Small: Volume & Efficiency
Episode 59 - Big/Small: Volume & Efficiency
Big/Small: How Big is Big?
Episode 60 - Big/Small: How Big is Big...
Crowded/Uncrowded: Human Crowding
Episode 61 - Crowded/Uncrowded: Human...
Crowded/Uncrowded: Optimum Populations in Nature
Episode 62 - Crowded/Uncrowded: Optimu...
Crowded/Uncrowded: Contrasts in Densities of Materials
Episode 63 - Crowded/Uncrowded: Contra...
Crowded/Uncrowded: Down Among the Atoms (Liquids & Solids)
Episode 64 - Crowded/Uncrowded: Down A...
Crowded/Uncrowded: Human Survival/Controlling Densities
Episode 65 - Crowded/Uncrowded: Human...