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01.14.19-shot of Colorado mountain stream in segment on Residential Science Education course for Native American kids. A teenage girl v.o.-she feels studying ecology is like the beliefs of her Native American ancestors. Shots of kids in the cafeteria of the program, Director of the program discusses the agenda of getting more Native Americans in scientific fields. Shots of kids discussing their new love of Ecology and Natural Sciences. Shots of a program fieldtrip in Mountainous region of Colorado, kids and teachers hiking on a trail, learning about trees. One girl talks about wanting to study Hydrology to help make better irrigation systems in Arizona, the commitment necessary to be a good scientist. Shots of "Powwow" at program, the v.o. describes the "unity" of the people there as American Indians. The descriptions tend both to lump all American Indians into one group regardless of differences, and to excessively romanticize the Indians' relationship to the land and life forms [some definite "myth of the noble savage" stuff]. 01.19.41-Another goofy intermission segment: Nature Photography, series of stills of Costa Rican wildlife, stop-motion animation of a 35 mm camera. Return to our friendly hosts, who urge all us kids to pick a narrow area of interest and devote ourselves to it, whether it's animals, astronomy, computers "or bugs". Then, develop the interest by finding out "what turns you on most about the world" [this is said way too earnestly to be some kind of sleazy double entendre] 01.21.20-Good shot of a giant TERMITE NEST in segment on an entomologyst studying ants and termites. C/U of TERMITES, C/U of termites tending to a giant QUEEN TERMITE. More footage of TERMITES doing that termite thing. The woman entomologist tells her life stories. Shots of kids at the "Insect Zoo" at the Smithsonian. A zoo worker holds a giant ELEPHANT BEETLE in her hands [about the size of a golf ball]. Shot of ANTS, shot of TERMITES. The entomologists says she was overjoyed to go to the Amazon and find termites that could defeat ants. Shot of a lab container where tiny TERMITES swarm over a much larger ANT. 01.27.02-Our hosts encourage all us kids to get into science. Segment on Ah Bing, developer of BING CHERRIES. The segment continues to tell how Chinese Americans developed lots of new strains of plants and grains. 01.29.02-Our hosts mercifully sign off the program, but get some gratuitous banter in under the credits. Closing credits 01.31.11--OUT