Dr. Shini Somara introduces physics and the concept of motion in a straight line, or one dimension. She defines key terms such as time, position, velocity, and acceleration then provides real-world scenarios involving these concepts to make them more concrete.
Jackie, Matt, and Inez set out to prove that Hacker doesn't deserve to be the ruler of Cyberspace. They try to find a counterexample to his statement that "you can always make a triangle out of any three rods." After some experimentation, they discover that one long rod and two short rods do not connect and therefore do not make a triangle. They present their findings during the debate.
After eating dinner, Chuck illustrates to Wilson their slim chances of being rescued. He calculates the area that the rescue team would have to potentially search to find them: approximately 502,000 square miles.
Tracy helps Calvin with his geometry homework by drawing large triangles on the side of his house. He uses basketball examples to help Calvin remember the different types of triangles.