Uncle Norm has one million seconds to complete a top secret assignment. Not only that—he has to fit it all on a tiny piece of paper. An astronomer comes to the rescue to teach him about big numbers, star charts and the power of zero. One million seconds might be longer than Uncle Norm thought, but will he have time to finish the job?

The Gist: This episode is about the enormity and magnitude of large numbers. The role of zero as a place holder for large numbers such as one million, one billion and one trillion is presented and the notion of exponential growth is introduced through the act of paper-folding.