[♪♪]
♪ELINOR: Wherever I go,
♪I see things that
I want to know.♪
♪Wherever I am,♪
♪I find things that
I want to understand.♪
♪Go and explore,
listen and see,♪
♪just follow your
curiosity.♪
♪ALL: Elinor wonders why!♪
♪ELINOR: Why do birds sing
and how do they fly?♪
♪ALL: Elinor wonders why!♪
♪ELINOR: 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.♪
[♪♪]
♪ALL: Elinor wonders why!♪
♪ELINOR: Ask a question,
what will you find?♪
♪ALL: Elinor Wonders Why!♪
♪ELINOR: Just listen and see,
come and wonder with me.♪
[♪♪]
ELINOR: "The Science
of Staying Warm"
[♪♪]
[♪♪]
[sipping sounds]
[♪♪]
KIDS: [laughs]
ELINOR: What a pretty
snowflake!
ELINOR: Hurry, Olive!
It's time to play
in the snoooow!
ARI: Yeah, and I
can't wait to try my...
new super speedy
saucer sled.
Whoa! That's hard to say.
Super speedy saucer sled.
ELINOR: [giggle]
ARI / ELINOR: Super speedy
saucer sled.
Super speedy
saucer sled.
Super speedy
saucer sled!
OLIVE: Okay, I'm ready.
There's no time
like snow time!
[trumpet]
ELINOR: [laughter]
ARI: [laughter]
ELINOR: Yay!
ARI: Alright!
OLIVE'S MOM: Olive, Sweetie.
Aren't you forgetting
something?
OLIVE: Aw Mom, it
takes forever...
to put all those
winter clothes on.
OLIVE'S MOM: True,
it takes more time,
but you know it's
cold outside.
ELINOR: It's okay, Olive.
We'll wait for you.
Right, Ari?
ARI: Huh?
Oh, uh... yeah.
Sure we will!
OLIVE'S MOM: Come,
come now, Olive.
I bet if we work together we
can get you ready...
in two shakes of a
lambs tail.
Ready, set...
OLIVE / OLIVE'S MOM: [trumpet]
ELINOR / ARI: [giggles]
ARI: I love it when
they do that.
[♪♪]
OLIVE: [struggle]
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OLIVE: [struggle]
[♪♪]
ARI: [snoring]
OLIVE: [ahem]
ELINOR / ARI: [yawns]
Huh?
OLIVE: Sorry I took so long.
It's my winter clothes.
There's kind of
a lot of them.
ELINOR: That's okay, Olive.
ARI: You're all
ready now!
Come on!
I have a need for
saucer sled speed!
ELINOR: Yay!
ARI: Woo!
OLIVE: Wait up Elinor.
ELINOR: Olive?
What's wrong?
OLIVE: I...
I have to go to
the bathroom.
ARI: [sigh]
OLIVE: Okay, I'm ready.
ARI: Woo-hoo!
ELINOR: C'mon!
ELINOR: Yay!
ELINOR: [laughs] Oh,
this snow is perfect!
Are you thinking
what I'm thinking?
ELINOR: Snow Birds!
OLIVE: Snow Birds!
ELINOR: [giggling]
OLIVE: [giggling]
ELINOR: Ready to look at our
Snow Birds, Olive?
OLIVE: Ready!
ELINOR: One, two, three!
ELINOR: Oooh...
So pretty!
How's yours, Olive?
OLIVE: [efforts]
Uh... Help?
ELINOR: Huh!
I'm coming Olive!
[effort]
OLIVE: [giggles]
[sigh] My Snow Bird looks
more like a snow-jellyfish!
I wish my winter clothes
weren't so big and puffy.
ARI:Look out below!
ELINOR: [gasp]
OLIVE: Huh?!
ARI: Whoooooaa!
How do you steer
this thing?!
Whoooooaaaa!
ELINOR: Ari!
ARI: [efforts]
I think I'm stuck.
ELINOR: [giggles]
Are you okay?
ARI: I'm okay!
But yeaaaah....
That didn't go
exactly as planned.
I'm gonna try it again.
Wanna come? [giggle]
ELINOR: Come on, Olive.
Let's go sledding!
OLIVE: Wait up, Elinor!
I'm [panting]...
...coming!
Whooooaaa...
[grunts]
[sigh]
ELINOR: Uh oh.
ELINOR: Are you
ok, Olive??
OLIVE: Yeah.
I wish I didn't have to wear
all these winter clothes,
they're so puffy it's
hard to move.
MARY / LIZZIE: [laughter]
OLIVE: Hmmm...
OLIVE: There.
Now I can move.
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Hey!!
OLIVE: Oh yeah?
Well, now it's my
turn, Javier.
Snowball fight!
JAVIER: [giggles]
OLIVE: [giggles]
OLIVE: [giggles]
OLIVE: [shivers]
ELINOR: Hey Olive! Why didn't
you come saucer sledding?
ELINOR: Olive?
OLIVE: Ahh...
Th-that's b-b-better.
ELINOR: You got really
cold out there, Olive.
OLIVE: It's not fair.
How come I have to wear big,
puffy winter clothes...
when I go outside?
ELINOR: Other kids
wear them too.
Look at Bodie.
He's wearing a
full snowsuit.
ROLLIE: [laughter]
ELINOR: And so is Rollie.
OLIVE: Hmm...
OLIVE:But Javier isn't
wearing a thick jacket.
And neither are
Mary or Lizzie.
ELINOR: Some of our friends are
wearing lots of winter clothes,
and some aren't.
That is so interesting!
OLIVE: I wonder
why that is?
ELINOR: I don't know.
Wait, I have an idea.
Let's go back outside
and find out.
OLIVE: Uh, I think
I'll stay inside.
ELINOR: Okay,
you stay here.
We need more observations!
[♪♪]
ELINOR:♪ There's no
time like snow time ♪
♪ When winter time
is here. ♪
♪Sliding, gliding,
snowball fun,♪
♪What a time of year.♪
♪But when the
snow has fallen, ♪
♪And the lake
has froze,♪
♪Different animals
seem to wear,♪
♪ Different kinds
of clothes. ♪
ELINOR: ♪Some wear
cozy snowsuits, ♪
♪ With scarves and
mitts and hats. ♪
ELINOR: ♪Others wear
their normal clothes, ♪
♪ Like goats and beavers
ARI: ♪And bats! Ahhh! ♪
ELINOR / ARI: ♪There's no
time like snow time, ♪
♪when winter
time is here.♪
♪Saucer sledding, so
much fun!♪
♪What a time of year!♪
Woo-hoo!
ELINOR: [sigh]
OLIVE: Well, did
you find anything out?
ELINOR: Yes and no.
Some of us wear lots
of winter clothes.
And some of us wear hardly
any winter clothes at all.
OLIVE: Hmm, I know!
Let's make a chart so we
can see what's the same...
and what's different.
OLIVE: Wearing lots of
winter clothes,
not wearing lots
of winter clothes.
Tell me what everybody
is wearing.
ELINOR: Let's see...
Bodie and Rollie are
wearing full snowsuits.
OLIVE: Bodie and Rollie.
Got it.
ELINOR: Hmm....
ELINOR:Javier, Mary
and Lizzie...
are only wearing scarves
over their normal clothes.
OLIVE: Javier, Marie
and Lizzie.
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OLIVE: Javier, Marie
and Lizzie.
ARI: This saucer sled
is awesome!
But kinda hard to
control.
What are you
guys doing?
ELINOR: We're trying to figure
out why Olive got so cold.
OLIVE: Yeah, some of us need
lots of winter clothes,
and some of us don't!
ARI: Well, you
can put me in the...
not-so-many winter
clothes category.
I like to let
my fur fly free!
ELINOR: But we still
don't know why...
Wait! Fur!
Ari, you have fur!
ARI: You bet I do!
ELINOR: And I have fur too!
ELINOR: And I don't
need winter clothes...
to stay warm in the snow.
OLIVE: But I do!
And I don't have fur.
Look!
ELINOR: That's it!
Our friends that
don't have fur...
need winter clothes
to stay warm.
Like Bodie and Rollie...
OLIVE: And me!
But our friends that
do have fur...
don't need a lot of
winter clothes.
ELINOR: That's amazing!
Having fur keeps you warm.
It's like having your own
built-in snowsuit!
ARI: Yeah!
OLIVE: That's it!
We figured it out!
ELINOR: Yes!!
OLIVE: [giggle]
OLIVE: [sigh] I wish
I had fur like you guys,
so I didn't have to wear
all those wintery clothes.
ARI: Well, I wish I had
a trunk like you,
so I could do that thing that
you and your Mom do.
OLIVE: You mean this?
[trumpets]
ARI: [laughs]
Yeah, I love that.
OLIVE: I guess we're
all just different,
and since I don't
have fur...
I guess I have to wear my
winter clothes to stay warm.
OLIVE: What are
we waiting for?
Let's get outside
before the snow melts!
ELINOR: Yay!
ARI: Wahoo!
OLIVE: [trumpets]
[♪♪]
OLIVE / ELINOR: Whoaa!
OLIVE / ELINOR: [giggles]
ARI: [giggles]
ELINOR: Nice
and warm, Olive?
OLIVE: Yeah!
ARI: Are you
guys sure?
I still don't know how
to steer this thing.
OLIVE: You don't have to.
Follow me!
OLIVE: Woohooo!
OLIVE: [grunts]
See!
My snow clothes keep me warm and
they make a path in the snow!
Come on you guys!
There's no time
like snow time!
ARI / ELINOR: Super
speedy saucer sled.
Super speedy
saucer sled.
Super speedy
saucer sled!
ELINOR: Yay!
[giggles]
ARI: Woohooo!
OLIVE: [giggle]
ARI: [giggle]
I love snow!
ELINOR: [giggle]
OLIVE: [giggle]
[giggles]
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MZ. MOLE: Brrrr!
It's so cold out today!
Let's warm up with a nice cup of
hot cocoa and a story!
KIDS: [cheer]
ARI: Oh yeah!!!
ELINOR: What's today's
story, Mz. Mole?
MZ. MOLE: Today's story is
all about staying warm!
But our story starts in a
very cold place.
Way up in the north,
only a few animals
can stay warm.
The polar bear has
a very thick coat of fur...
to stay warm!
OLIVE: One of my friends
is a polar bear!
When she visits, she doesn't
even wear a jacket outside!
MZ. MOLE: That's right!
MZ. MOLE:Polar bears have thick
coats of fur on their skin...
that let them stay
warm on the ice.
MZ. MOLE:Or even when they
swim in the freezing waters!
ELINOR: Mz. Mole, why are
polar bears always white?
MZ. MOLE: Good question!
Polar bears have white fur so
they can hide in the snow!
ELINOR:You can
hardly see him!
MZ. MOLE:But that's not even
the most amazing thing...
about polar bears!
MZ. MOLE:Do you know what
color a polar bear's skin is...
underneath all that fur?
ARI: Is it white too?
ELINOR: I'm pink under my fur.
MZ. MOLE: If you
look closely,
a polar bear's skin is actually
black underneath the fur!
MZ. MOLE:The thick white fur
keeps them cozy in the snow,
and the black skin underneath
helps them soak up...
the warm light from the sun.
MZ. MOLE: It's a good thing
polar bears have such special...
fur and skin!
You won't find a mole like me
swimming in freezing water!
[laughs]
[♪♪]
ELINOR: "The Seed of an Idea"
ELINOR: [giggle] Hi!
[giggle]
[velcro sound]
ELINOR: Huh?
[velcro sound]
ELINOR: Hmmm.
[velcro sound]
ELINOR: Ooooh.
OLIVE:Hi, Elinor!
You look extra
curious today!
ELINOR: Hi, Olive!
Hi, Ari!
ARI: Good Morning Elinor!
Are you curious to see
something cool?
Check this out!
ARI: I have a new watch!
ELINOR: Ooohh...
OLIVE: He's been showing it to
everyone this morning.
ALL: [giggle]
ARI: My parents
got it for me.
They said it's to help
me stay on track.
Waaatch this!
WATCH ALARM:Time to go
to school!
ELINOR: [giggle]
WATCH ALARM:Eat
your vegetables!
ELINOR: Ohhh.
WATCH ALARM:Put your pants on!
ELINOR: Oh!
ARI: Hey, sometimes
I forget.
ALL: [laughter]
Want to see my
favorite part?
Look at the
watch strap!
[velcro sound]
ELINOR: Wooaaaahhh...
MZ. MOLE: Ok, class,
time to find our places!
ALL: [giggle]
KIDS: Good morning,
Mz. Mole!
MZ. MOLE: Good morning!
Now, where is my book?
MZ. MOLE: Ah ha!
Is this it?
KIDS: No! [giggle]
That's not it!
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KIDS: No! [giggle]
That's not it!
ARI: That's a carrot!
MZ. MOLE: [sniffs]
Oops!
You're right! [giggle]
MZ. MOLE: Hmmm,
here ok.
Now, this must
be my book!
KIDS: No! [giggle]
That's an eraser!
MZ. MOLE: [sniffs]
[sneezes]
KIDS: [laughter]
MZ. MOLE: Hmmm...
Is this my book?! [laughs]
KIDS: Yes!
[laughing]
MZ. MOLE: Now we are
ready for the lesson!
Today we are going to
learn about...
Nature's Ideas...
Ideas... Ideas...
ELINOR: Hmmm...
MZ. MOLE: Nature has solved
a lot of different kinds..
of problems and is full
of useful ideas.
MZ. MOLE: For example...
[velcro sound]
ELINOR: [giggle]
MZ. MOLE: Ahem...
MZ. MOLE: Nature is full of
useful ideas, like...
[velcro sound]
ELINOR: HmmMmm...
[giggles]
MZ. MOLE: Nature is full
of ideas, like...
[velcro sound]
MZ. MOLE:Elinor...
ELINOR: Mz. Mole!!
This strap is sooo cool!
ELINOR: You can open
it and close it...
and open it and
close it.
ELINOR: Most of it is
soft and fuzzy,
except for this
scratchy patch...
ELINOR: which sticks to the
fuzzy part of the strap.
The two parts stick
together like tape,
but they aren't sticky!
KIDS: Oooohhh...
ELINOR: That is
so interesting!
And look!
There's a patch like that
on all sorts of things!
ARI: Whoa! Whoooa, whoooooa!
ELINOR: It keeps
Ashley's boots closed.
ELINOR: It keeps Mehdi's
backpack closed.
ELINOR: And it's
on Javier's coat!
OLIVE: You're right,
it's on everything!
ARI: Oof!
[laughter]
ELINOR: But I never
thought about it before.
I wonder how it works?
MZ. MOLE: Well Elinor...
WATCH ALARM:Time for recess!
Time for recess!
MZ. MOLE: Ah, yes.
Thank you, Ari's watch!
It's time for recess!
KIDS: [cheer]
Yeah, recess!
ELINOR: Hmm....
How does this work?
How does this scratchy patch
stick to the fuzzy side...
without being sticky?
OLIVE: Dun dun dun,
sounds like a mystery.
I'll see if we have
any books about it!
ARI: What about
going to recess?
ELINOR: And look, the patch
also sticks to other things!
ARI: Hey!
ELINOR: [sigh] But it doesn't
stick to everything.
ARI: Huh... that
is interesting.
OLIVE: Well, I found
some fun books,
but none about mysterious
scratchy patches...
that stick to things.
ARI: ...or don't
stick to things!
That's the mystery!
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That's the mystery!
ELINOR: Hmm, I have an idea...
Let's try sticking the patch
to a lot of things,
and see what it does
and doesn't stick to.
Maybe that will tell
us how it works.
OLIVE: I'll write it down!
Sticks to, doesn't stick to.
OLIVE: Ready!
ELINOR: Okay, let's see...
We know it stick to
Ari's sweater.
ELINOR:And we know it
doesn't stick to the chair.
ALL: Hmmm...
ARI: How about the rug?
ELINOR: Rug: yes,
it sticks!
ELINOR: Chalkboard... no!
ELINOR: Olive's trunk...
OLIVE: [giggle] no!
OLIVE: So the patch sticks to
Ari's sweater and the rug,
and... nothing else?
ELINOR: Hmm...
ARI: Le's try some
things outside?
ELINOR: Yeah, good idea!
ARI: We're going outside!
KIDS: [cheer]
Recess! Yay!
[♪♪]
ELINOR: Ooh, let's
try that tree!
KIDS: [giggle]
ELINOR: Tree... no.
KIDS: Hmmm....
ELINOR: We need
more observations!
ELINOR: Let's go!
ALL: [singing] ♪We want
to solve the mystery, ♪
♪of how this sticks
so stickily.♪
♪We're going to try
it here..♪
♪And there..♪
♪And everywhere!♪
♪When I have a question
I don't know,♪
[birds chirping tune]
♪I look for answers
high and low♪
♪We're going to try
the rocks..♪
♪This log...♪
♪And even this frog!♪
♪Into the woods and
under the trees,♪
♪We follow our
curiosity!!♪
OLIVE: Ok, the scratchy patch
sticks to sweaters and rugs,
but not anything else.
ELINOR: Hmm, I don't
see how it works.
Do you guys?
OLIVE: Uh-uh
ARI: Nope. It's such a
sticky mystery!
ARI: Ack! What's this?
Yaaa....
ARI: These seeds
won't come off!
ELINOR: Oh...
OLIVE: [laughs]
ARI: [panting]
ELINOR: Oooohhh...
ARI: Phew! Thanks!
ARI: Hey!
ELINOR: Look, this seed sticks
to Ari's sweater...
just like the
scratchy patch!
It even makes
the same sound!
I wonder...
ARI: Whoa...
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ARI: Whoa...
OLIVE: The seed also sticks to
the fuzzy part of the strap!
ELINOR: What is this
little seed?
ARI: Look at all those little
hooks.
ELINOR: Is that what makes
the seed stick to the sweater?
It looks like
the little hooks...
grab the fuzziness
of the sweater.
ARIL: Hmmm...
ARI: The patch on the strap
also has little hooks!
OLIVE: They're even tinier.
I hadn't seen them before!
ELINOR: Hmm...
Let's take a closer look
at the strap again.
ARI: Oooh, I get it.
ELINOR: That's how it works!
It's the tiny little hooks
that make the patch sticky.
ELINOR: But the hooks need
something fuzzy...
with little loops to
grab on to.
OLIVE: Yeah!
That's why the patch only sticks
to these fuzzy things,
and not to these other
things that aren't fuzzy.
These things don't have little
loops for the hooks to grab!
ARI: We solved
the mystery!
ELINOR: Let's tell
Mz. Mole!
ELINOR: Yay! Yay! Yay!
Let's go!
[giggles]
ELINOR: Yay!
ARI: Woohoo!!
KIDS: [cheering]
ELINOR: Mz. Mole,
we figured it out!
OLIVE: It's the little hooks
on the patch...
ARI: That make the
strap stick together!
ELINOR: But the hooks only stick
to things that are fuzzy...
and have little
loops in them.
ELINOR: The hooks on the patch
grab loops on the fuzzy part...
and stick together!
And then...
skrrrrtch!
MZ. MOLE: [sniffs] My, I smell
some clever little scientists.
I knew you would
figure it out!
ELINOR: We figured it out from
looking at this spiky seed.
MZ. MOLE: Hmmm... yes, that's
the seed in my book.
The strap and the seed
work the same way.
Why do you
think that is?
ARI: [gasp] Did the seed copy
the idea from the watch strap?
OLIVE: I think that
would be silly...
Wouldn't it?
ELINOR: I bet the idea for the
strap came from the seeds!
MZ. MOLE: That's right!
MZ. MOLE: Georges de
Mistral was an inventor...
who lived a long
time ago.
He loved to go for
walks in the woods,
but always came back
with some seeds...
stuck to his
fur and clothes.
ELINOR: It's the same
seeds we found!
MZ. MOLE: That's right!
The seed has little hooks so
it can grab on to things
and grow in
different places.
MZ. MOLE: George wondered if
he could use the same idea...
and make the hooks
and loops himself.
That way, he could get
things to stick together.
ELINOR: Wow.
Nature really does have
some good ideas, Mz. Mole.
I'm glad we went
to explore.
ELINOR / OLIVE: ♪Into the woods
and under the trees, ♪
ELINOR / OLIVE: ♪Into the woods
and under the trees, ♪
♪ We can follow
our curiosity! ♪
MZ. MOLE: [laughter]
Well, I think it's great that
you followed your curiosity...
and figured it
out yourselves!
OLIVE: Ah!
ELINOR: Ah!
ARI: Yeah, you could say we
really stuck with it!
ALL: [laugh]
[♪♪]
[♪♪]
01x04 - The Science of Staying Warm/The Seed of an Idea
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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.