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It is possible to watch TV without ever understanding how images can reach homes from distant sites. Science education gets a boost in a series of 30 short programs aimed at students up to the eighth grade level, addressing basic concepts they should know before going on to high school science courses. Host Bob Symes offers an easy-to-understand explanation in The Way Things Work: How Television Works, discussing the technical details of television transmission. He manages to do this in six minutes, leaving no time for student boredom.