WNED PBS to Launch Digital Science Program “Compact Science”

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March 23, 2021

Media Contact: Dallas Taylor

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WNED PBS to Launch Digital Science Program “Compact Science”

WNED PBS launches “Compact Science,” a production in association with the Buffalo Museum of Science, March 30. Explore the wonders of science in this digital series of short videos that reveal the mysteries of science with engaging, fun demonstrations and explanations. New episodes will be released every other Tuesday at noon beginning March 30 through May 25 on a YouTube page dedicated to “Compact Science.”

Full videos for “Compact Science” will also be available at wned.org/compactscience, along with instructions for the viewer challenge experiments that can be performed at home or in a classroom. Viewers will be able to upload videos or photos of their own experiments with the opportunity for their content to be added to the website.

Geared towards children (grade K-6), their families, and anyone with a curiosity of the world around them, “Compact Science” episodes frame a scientific concept with a signature regional connection that celebrates the science and history of the Western New York and Southern Ontario region. Journey to Niagara Falls to explore geology, discover the chemistry at work in sponge candy, learn how density is the key to lake-effect snow, investigate the role of friction through the sport of curling, and more. 

Each episode is hosted by Sarajane Gomlak-Green, director of Buffalo Museum of Science Programs & Experiences. Follow along as her engaging and curious style leads us on a journey of our world through the lens of science.

“Compact Science” is funded by The Joy Family Foundation.

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