♪ Wherever I go ♪
♪ I see things that I want to
know ♪
♪ Wherever I am ♪
♪ I find things I want to
understand ♪
♪ Go and explore ♪
♪ Listen and see ♪
♪ Just follow your curiosity ♪
♪ Elinor Wonders Why ♪
♪ Why do birds sing? ♪
♪ And how do they fly? ♪
♪ Elinor Wonders Why ♪
♪ Why do ants march? ♪
♪ And where do they hide? ♪
♪ There's so much to learn ♪
♪ Wherever you turn ♪
♪ Just listen and see ♪
♪ And follow your curiosity ♪
♪ Elinor Wonders Why ♪
♪ Ask a question ♪
♪ What will you find? ♪
♪ Elinor Wonders Why ♪
♪ Just listen and see ♪
♪ Come and wonder with me ♪
[Bird singing]
ELINOR: "Speed Racer".
[Bird singing]
Hi, Elinor.
Morning, Dad.
[Bird singing]
Good morning, little bird.
[Humming]
♪ We're building a car,
we're building a car ♪
♪ Yes, we are! ♪
♪ Yes, we are! ♪
♪ We're gonna go far! ♪
♪ In our car! ♪
[Laughing]
Ah!
Wow!
Our car looks amazing!
It sure does, Ari!
And those are some cool
decorations, Olive.
Thanks!
Ooh!
That looks great, kids!
What are you going to call
your new car?
Umm...
The Rabbit Racer?
The Batmobile?
[Chuckling]
The Elephant in the Vroom-vroom!
[Giggling]
My dad likes silly jokes.
Yeah, my dad does that, too.
They're called dad jokes.
Do you think it'll go fast,
Mr. Rabbit?
Yeah, I want it to go super
fast!
I want to feel the wind in my
ears!
Shoom!
Well, there's only one way to
find out.
Are you going to take it for a
ride?
Yup!
We're going to ride it down the
little hill near here.
Okay!
Have fun, kids!
Don't worry, Mr. Rabbit.
We'll be extra careful!
Dads also like being extra
careful.
C'mon Ari, just a little
more.
Oh, this is a big hill.
Almost there, think happy
thoughts.
[Straining]
[Sighing]
That was hard work.
Okay, we're ready for our
first test.
Don't forget to buckle your
helmet!
Ready?
Ready!
Set?
Set!
BOTH: Three!
Two!
One!
Go!
Whee!
[Horn honking]
Coming through!
Whoa.
Hi, Camilla!
Hi, Elinor!
Hold on.
Whoa!
Your car is amazing!
Thanks!
It's brand new.
I got it for my birthday.
I call it The Camilla
Convertible!
Cool.
Your car is so fast, Camilla!
I love the yellow colour.
And look, it has a racing
stripe.
And a cup holder!
KIDS: Wow.
[Slurping]
Your car is nice, too,
Elinor.
Thanks, Camilla.
We made it ourselves!
But it's not going as fast as
yours.
I wonder how can we make our car
go faster?
Hmm...
Both of our cars have the same
wheels.
And we both went down the same
hill.
I wonder why Camilla's car is
faster than ours?
I know!
Maybe if we paint our car yellow
and draw a stripe on it like
Camilla's, our car will go
faster!
That is a great idea!
Let's take it back to your
house and make some changes.
Bye, Camilla!
Bye.
Okay, let's paint the car
yellow.
And add a stripe!
♪
There!
Very nice!
But why did you repaint your
car?
Well, Camilla has a fast car
and it's yellow.
With a racing stripe, just
like this!
We thought if we made our car
the same colour as hers, our car
might go faster too.
Oh, O-okay!
And now, to test it.
Bye, Dad!
[Chuckling]
Bye, kids.
[Straining]
This is a big hill.
[Bird singing]
Huh?
Whoa!
That bird is so fast!
I can't wait to see how fast we
go!
Yeah!
C'mon.
[Straining]
[Sighing]
Phew.
Ooh...
I have a good feeling
about this!
Our car looks so fast!
Ready?
Set!
BOTH: Go!
Whee!
[Honking]
Whee!
Aw, it didn't go faster.
What happened?
Hmm...
Painting our car yellow with a
racing stripe didn't make our
car go faster.
I really thought that would
help.
What else can we try?
Hmm...
Maybe it's the cup holder.
Her car has one but ours
doesn't.
[Slurping]
Let's put a cup holder in our
car.
Let's go!
♪
There, now our car has a cup
holder too.
I bet that's gonna make it
faster.
Let's go try it out.
Ooh.
Hi, little fishies!
Whoa, those are some fast fish!
I have a really good feeling
about this.
Our car looks super fast.
Woo-hoo!
Ready!
Set!
BOTH: Go!
Whee!
[Honking]
Whee!
Huh.
It still didn't go faster.
Adding a cup holder didn't
make the car go faster.
Hmm...
What else is different about our
car?
Wait a minute, I notice
something!
Our car is boxy, like this.
And Camilla's car is kind of
shaped like this.
Oh!
I see the difference.
You're right!
We need to change the shape of
our car.
C'mon, let's go back to my yard.
Okay, let's change the shape
of our car.
Are we sure this is going to
work?
Maybe we should think about
other things that move fast,
just to be sure.
[Birds singing]
Birds!
Birds are really fast!
[Birds singing]
Hmm...
Oh, oh, and fish!
Fish are super fast, too!
Wait a second.
Look!
They're all sort of the same
shape.
OLIVE: Camilla's car, the
bird, and the fish - they're all
pointy in the front and round in
the middle.
And they're all fast!
Oh, yes, that's called being
"streamlined."
It means it's easier for the air
to go around you, instead of
pushing you back.
So, things that are streamlined
can move through the air faster,
but boxy things get slowed down.
KIDS: Cool!
Whoa, that is so interesting!
Let's do it!
Let's make the shape of our car
streamlined!
♪ If a car is painted slick ♪
♪ But it's boxy like a brick ♪
♪ Then it just
won't go that quick! ♪
♪ So, with scissors
and some tape ♪
♪ We're gonna change its shape ♪
♪ 'Cause we learned
and now we know... ♪
♪ That pointy shapes
help you go! ♪
♪ Pointy shapes
help... you... go! ♪
Yeah!
Woo-hoo!
Now, it's a lot pointier.
It's like a bird car!
[Gasping]
You could call it...
The Chicken Coupe.
[Giggling]
[Giggling]
That's another dad joke.
A-cha-cha!
Hmm...
[All laughing]
Okay, let's go try it!
Go get 'em, kids.
[Wind gusting]
Ready?
Set?
BOTH: Go!
[Both laughing]
Yeah!
You did it, Elinor!
Now, the car you made is just as
fast as mine!
Yep, all because of its
pointy shape, which we learned
from nature.
It's streamlined!
Like a bird or a fish!
OLIVE: That was awesome!
ARI: You were so fast!
I wanna go next!
So cool!
Woo-hoo, zoom!
[Laughing]
ELINOR: Woo-hoo!
[All laughing]
So much fun!
Woo-hoo!
C'mon, let's go race!
[Ari trumpeting]
Let's sing a song about
speed.
Who knows what the word "speed"
means?
Speed is how fast or slow
something moves.
I can move fast!
You sure are fast, but you
might want to come back to hear
the song!
♪ Have you ever watched
a train rolling down the track ♪
♪ And looked at the shape
of its nose? ♪
♪ Scientist Eiji Nakatsu did
and this is how the story goes ♪
♪ Eiji helped design a
b*llet train ♪
♪ For people in Japan to ride ♪
♪ He looked for ideas
to make it better ♪
♪ By watching
the birds outside ♪
♪ He saw the diving
kingfisher bird ♪
♪ Its long and pointy beak ♪
♪ He decided to change
the b*llet train's nose ♪
♪ To be shaped like
a kingfisher beak ♪
♪ He got to choo-choo-choose
the shape of the train ♪
♪ And make the train
better than before ♪
♪ So, he used, used, used
the shape of a bird ♪
♪ And the train went
faster than before ♪
Once more!
♪ He got to choo-choo-choose
the shape of the train ♪
♪ And make the train
better than before ♪
♪ So, he used, used, used
the shape of a bird ♪
♪ And the train went
faster than before ♪
Whoa!
That song makes me want to go
fast!
Let's all go fast!
Follow me!
[All cheering and whooping]
Let's go!
ELINOR: "One of these Goats".
[Playful giggling]
CHILD: Yeah!
♪
[Kids cheering and whooping]
Do you see him yet?
Not sure.
We've never met him, so we don't
know what he looks like.
Good point.
What did Ms. Mole say?
She said we're going to have
a substitute teacher named
Mr. Hamster.
Hello there.
[Gasping]
That must be him.
Let's go meet him.
Hi!
Are you our substitute teacher?
That's me!
I'm Mr. Hamster.
We thought so.
Well, now that you know who I
am, I'd like to get to know who
you are.
I'm Elinor.
I like to learn all kinds of
things.
I think nature is so
interesting.
I ask a lot of questions.
I don't think you can ask too
many questions.
What do you think?
[Chuckling]
Well, I think it's very nice
to meet you, Elinor.
I'm Olive.
I like reading, especially my
nature book.
See?
[Gasping]
I have the same book!
It's nice to meet you too,
Olive.
And you are--
[Stammering]
Where did you go?
Over here!
I'm Ari.
And I can hang upside-down!
Hi, Ari.
[Giggling]
Whoa!
Ta-da!
[Giggling]
Bravo, bravo!
[Giggling]
Well, thanks for introducing
yourselves.
When you're new like me, it can
be hard to get to know everyone
and remember their names!
That's so interesting!
I've never thought about that.
How can you remember who's who?
Uh, well, umm...
I try to look closely and notice
what makes each of you
different.
For instance, you, Elinor, have
long white ears and like to ask
questions.
And you, Olive, have a lovely
long trunk and like to read your
nature book.
And Ari, you have wings and like
to hang upside down!
[Giggling]
Well, you can ask us if you
need any help remembering the
other kids in the class.
Oh, mm-hmm.
Yes, yes, yes.
Good morning, everyone.
I'll be your substitute teacher
while Ms. Mole is away.
My name is Mr. Hamster, and I
hope to get to know each of you
by the end of the day.
Hello there.
[Stammering]
Why don't I start with you two?
Hi, I'm Mary.
And I'm Lizzie.
BOTH: And we're the Goat
Twins.
Oh, well!
It's twice as nice to meet you.
They're identical twins.
That means they look exactly the
same.
But even though they're
identical, it's easy to tell
them apart.
Mary always wears a green dress.
And Lizzie always wears a
blue dress.
[Kids gasping]
Not today!
I got my green dress dirty.
So, she had to wear a blue
one.
So, today...
BOTH: We're super-duper
identical!
Hmm...
Oh, dear.
Oh, well...
[Chuckling nervously]
I'm going to do my best to learn
to tell you apart by the end of
the day.
Uh-oh.
Well, class, I have an idea.
I know an activity we can do
with paper and crayon, and when
we're done, you'll notice one
way that everyone is different
from each other.
Okay, done!
Ha!
I drew around you with the
crayon, and the shape looks
exactly like you, Elinor.
And this shape looks exactly
like you.
Very nice, Elinor and Olive.
That's called an outline.
See, everyone can tell who you
are because you're all a
different shape.
Uh-oh.
Hmm...
Is that Mary?
Uh, no, no.
Or is that Lizzie?
[Laughing]
Everybody else might be
different from each other.
BOTH: But we're exactly the
same.
Oh.
Um...
[Chuckling nervously]
Oh, no.
Let's help Mr. Hamster.
There must be some way that Mary
and Lizzie are different, so he
can tell them apart.
But they have the same
coloured eyes, the same coloured
hair, the same everything!
They're the same!
So, how do we tell them
apart?
Hmm...
[Gasping]
Look, a butterfly.
Huh!
And there's another one.
Look how colourful they are.
Butterflies are so cool.
Look at that.
They're the same.
They're identical, like the
Goat Twins.
Hmm...
Are they identical?
They're the same colours -
yellow and black.
And they both have spots on
their wings.
Hmm...
I wonder.
Do you have your magnifying
glass, Olive?
Sure do.
Thanks.
Huh!
That's so interesting!
One butterfly has smaller spots
than the other.
Oh...
So, they aren't identical.
No.
They just look identical at
first, until we looked more
closely and noticed that they
were different.
Hmm...
Are you thinking what I'm
thinking?
I don't know.
What are you thinking that I'm
not thinking?
If we want to tell Mary and
Lizzie apart, we have to look
more closely.
Yes, and see if there's some
way they're different.
Grab your notebook, Olive.
We need more observations!
Hmm...
Hi, Mary.
Hi, Lizzie.
Nope.
[Giggling]
She's Lizzie.
And she's Mary.
Wouldn't it be great if we
could find a way to tell you
apart?
You think you can?
How are you going to do that?
By looking more closely, like
Mr. Hamster said.
Maybe we'll see something
that we missed before.
Is it okay if we watch you
while you play?
BOTH: Sure!
Ready, Olive?
Ready.
This is Mary and...
this is Lizzie.
Okay.
Oh, they both have barrettes in
their hair.
And both barrettes are blue
with dots on them.
Wait a second.
Let's look more closely.
Huh.
Lizzie's barrette is blue with
dots.
And Mary's...
ARI: Is blue with stars!
They're different!
OLIVE: There!
Yes!
We just started looking closer
and we already found one
difference.
We need more observations!
♪
[Giggling]
[Gasping]
[Giggling]
♪
[Gasping]
[Gasping]
♪
Cool!
We looked more closely and we
found three ways the Goat Twins
are different from each other -
their barrettes, their hooves,
and the size of their horns.
We did it!
Celebration dance!
Woop, woop, woop, woop!
I like to dance.
Not me.
I'd rather watch Mary than
dance.
Look at her go!
Mary likes to dance.
And Lizzie doesn't.
That makes four ways you're
different!
I can't wait to tell
Mr. Hamster!
Mr. Hamster, you were right!
Everyone is different!
A-ha!
How did you figure it out?
By observing the Goat Twins.
They look like they're
identical.
But if you look more closely,
you can find differences.
See?
♪ One of these goats
is not like the other ♪
♪ Nobody's exactly the same ♪
♪ You can be a lot like
your sister or brother ♪
♪ But never be
exactly the same ♪
♪ 'Cause everyone's unique
in their own special way ♪
♪ And you have to look close
to see it ♪
♪ Just take a closer peek
at what they do and say ♪
♪ And you'll notice,
I guarantee it! ♪
♪ 'Cause each one of us
is not like the other ♪
♪ Nobody's exactly the same ♪
♪ Nobody's exactly the same! ♪
[All cheering]
That was-- that was
wonderful!
And that was nice dancing, Mary!
And great watching, Lizzie.
[Gasping]
BOTH: You could tell us
apart!
Of course!
You know how?
By looking more closely!
KIDS: Because nobody's
exactly the same!
[All cheering and laughing]
♪
01x10 - Speed Racer/One of these Goats
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The exploration-themed show encourages children to follow their curiosity, ask questions when they don't understand, and find answers using science inquiry skills.
The exploration-themed show encourages children to follow their curiosity, ask questions when they don't understand, and find answers using science inquiry skills.