The series begins with our team of Five Rough Scientists making a dramatic helicopter arrival at their new base - an abandoned silver mine on the edge of Death Valley in the United States. Kate introduces the theme of the series; it's going to be all about space exploration! Each week they will pit their improvisational science skills against a different set of space related challenges. The ultimate aim? To see if our scientists have the right stuff to take on the might of NASA in their own backyard! As usual the scientists have electricity and basic tools at their disposal, plus whatever they can find lying around the mine. Each week they also get a trunk full of extra bits and pieces that may - or may not - help them with that week's challenges.
Episode 1: Rover
Episode 2: Communication
Episode 3: Spacesuit
Episode 4: Impact
Episode 5: Aerial Surveyor
Episode 6: Rocket
Rough Science 4: Death Valley in more depth:
OU on the BBC: Rough Science 4: Death Valley - Rough Science Death Valley: Impact challenge
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Crashing to Earth, meteorites have left behind some huge craters, and it's the team's challenge to calculate just how big the meteor must have been... Read more : OU on the BBC: Rough Science 4: Death Valley - Rough Science Death Valley: Impact challenge
OU on the BBC: Rough Science 4: Death Valley - Director's notes
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Milla Harrison shares her experiences of working on the series from a director's perspective. Read more : OU on the BBC: Rough Science 4: Death Valley - Director's notes
OU on the BBC: Rough Science 4: Death Valley - Producer's Notes
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Series producer Jonathan Renouf describes the difficulties - and rewards - of bringing Rough Science to the screen in the producer's notes. Read more : OU on the BBC: Rough Science 4: Death Valley - Producer's Notes
OU on the BBC: Rough Science 4: Death Valley - Study at the Open University
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OU on the BBC: Rough Science 4: Death Valley - Welcome
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From Kate Humble Read more : OU on the BBC: Rough Science 4: Death Valley - Welcome
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