Hey, scientists! It'’s me,
Sid. I want to know why kicking
A ball super hard makes it go
Really fast and really far. So
My friends and I are going to
Visit a science center to
Investigate force. Come explore
With me, sid the science kid,
Coming up next.
Hey, is this thing on?
Heh heh!
♪ Hey, sid
What do you say?
What you want to learn today?
I want to know
Why things happen and how
And I want to know
Everything now
Oh, yeah
How does this thing work?
Why does that stuff change?
How does that do
What it just did?
Hmm.
What'’s up with the sky?
You think I could fly?
The world is spinning
And I want to know why
I got a lot of questions
And big ideas
On "sid the science kid" ♪
[Captioning made possible by
The jim henson company]
Ta-da! Hello! I am the world'’s
Greatest, strongest superhero,
Super sid! Yay! And now I will
Show you my super sid kick.
Ok, super sid kick, go!
[Grunts]
How wah!
Wow! Now that is a super kick.
Look how far it went, all the
Way to the other side of the
Yard. Ha ha! Super sid will now
Fly over to get the ball.
[Scatting]
♪ Super sid flying
Through the air
Super sid has
Really bouncy hair ♪
My super sid kick is so amazing,
I can kick the ball anywhere!
Oh, ooh. Watch this. I can kick
The ball so it lands right in
Front of that tree.
Ok, super sid kick, go!
Oh. No, that went way too far.
Mmm, I thought I could kick the
Ball wherever I wanted to.
Maybe my super sid kick isn'’t
So super. Hmm. I just got to
Know, what'’s wrong with my
Super sid...kick?
["Kick" echoes]
Sid! Breakfast time!
[Sighs]
Coming, mom. Eh...
[Giggles]
Fire!
That'’s right. Fire truck.
You got it, zeke.
Mom, dad, zeke, super sid
Has a super problem.
[Babbles]
Oh? Ok, super sid, we'’re
Listening.
Well, my super sid kick is
Really good for kicking a ball
So it goes really fast and
Really far, but not so good for
Kicking it so it goes just a
Little bit.
Hmm. Interesting, super sid.
Well, how did you kick the ball
When it went really far?
Hmm, well, I kicked it hard
Like this, with a lot of oomph.
Hey, that'’s a great way to
Describe how you kicked the
Ball, with oomph.
And when you were trying to
Kick it just a little bit, how
Did you kick the ball?
Hmm. I guess I also kicked it
With a lot of oomph. Hey, wait
A minute. I guess if I want the
Ball to roll slowly so it
Doesn'’t go too far, I should
Kick it with less oomph.
Oomph. Ha ha ha!
Super sid, I like the way
You'’re thinking. Let's do an
Oomph investigation.
Yeah!
Ok, alice, I'’m going to need
Your help.
Ok.
All right, you go stand
Right over there.
All right. Here I go.
Ok, and sid, let'’s see what
Happens when I push this fire
Truck with lots of oomph, just
Like the first time you kicked
The ball.
Great.
Ahem. Ok.
Ok. Ladies and gentlemen,
Get ready to watch the fire
Truck.
Countdown, please! , , ,
Go!
Wow! It went all the way
Across the floor!
Yeah. Ok, alice. Roll it on
Back to me.
Here it comes.
There we go. Now, how much
Oomph should I use to push the
Fire truck just a little;
Say, to the other side of that
Island over there?
Um, I know. You should use
Just a little oomph.
Ok, sid. Why don'’t you try
It?
Oh. Ok. Ahem. Uh, ladies and
Gentlemen, prepare to launch the
Fire truck again with less
Oomph.
Second countdown, please!
, , , Go!
Go!
Yay! Whoo hoo!
Did it! After breakfast,
Super sid is going to school to
Investigate how something moves
When you give it a little oomph
And a lot of oomph.
Oomph! Ha ha ha ha!
♪ I love my mom
Uh-huh?
My mom is cool
Uh-huh
But now it'’s time
For having fun in school
Yeah! ♪
Ha ha ha!
Hi.
Mm-wah!
♪ I'’m looking for my friends
I'’m looking for you
There'’s gabriela
Watch what I can do
Ha ha! Yeah!
Here we go!
Wow! I'’m looking
For my friends
I'’m looking for you
Hey, there'’s gerald
Yeah! Check out my moves!
Ha ha ha ha! Yeah! Uh! Ha ha ha!
I'’m a dancing machine!
Cool!
I'’m looking for my friends
I'’m looking for you
Hey, there'’s may
May I show you how I groove?
Ha ha ha! Whoo!
Cool! Yeah, yeah, yeah!
We'’re looking for our friends
We'’re looking for you
Hey, there'’s sid
Did you hear the one about
The kid who wanted to know
Everything about everything?
That'’s you!
[All laughing]
We'’re looking for our friends
And look what we found
We found each other
Friends! ♪
[All laughing]
And now it'’s time for sid
The science reporter. Hello.
I am sid the science reporter,
And today I'’m investigating
The way things move,
So I'’m going to need some...
Helpers!
["Helpers" echoes]
Oh, I'’ll help you. I'll do
It.
Me, too!
Great. You can all help me
With my investigation.
Ok! Ha ha! Wait a second.
What do I have to do?
Mmm. You have to sit on the
Swing you'’re already sitting on.
Ha ha ha! Ok, I can do that.
Great. And, may, could you
Please push gerald with a little
Bit of oomph?
Oh! You mean don'’t push him
Too hard.
Yeah.
Ok. I could do that. Here we
Go, gerald.
Ok.
Ok.
Um, I'’m kind of not moving
Very much.
Hmm. Interesting. Ok, now,
Gabriela, could you please push
Gerald really hard, with lots
Of oomph?
Yes, I can do that. I'’m
Really strong.
I know.
Ok, gerald. Ready...
Ready!
Set, go!
Whee! Ha ha ha! I'’m going
Really high! I'’m going to keep
Going! I'’m flying!
Ah. So, when may pushed
Gerald just a little bit, gerald
Moved just a little bit.
Whee!
And when gabriela pushed
Gerald really hard, he moved
A lot.
Ha ha ha ha!
Ha ha. It'’s just like when
Dad and I pushed the fire truck
Across the floor. Hmm.
Class, we'’re going on a field
Trip to a science center!
Wow! We'’re going to a science
Center with teacher susie!
Let'’s go!
Science center? Wow!
So who'’s excited to go to
The science center?
We are!
Oh, I'’m excited, too. There
Are so many things to discover
And explore.
Ooh, can we explore what
Makes things move? Because this
Morning I was pretending to be
Super sid, and when I kicked
The ball with lots of oomph,
The ball went really fast and
Super-duper far.
Oh, what an interesting
Discovery, sid. You know, the
Word scientists use for "oomph"
Is "force."
Oh, force.
So, just like you discovered,
If you use lots of force to move
Something, it moves really fast
And really far.
Ooh! Ooh, yeah! Because we
Were investigating how the swing
Over there moves a lot when you
Push it with lots of--of--wait,
Um, what was that word again?
Force.
Oh, yeah! Force!
What a great investigation.
Well, you'’re all going to love
The science center because it'’s
The perfect place to
Investigate force. Come on.
Let'’s get on the bus.
Yeah! I can'’t wait to go!
♪ Field trip, here we go!
Field trip, move your feet
Field trip
We'’re ready
Get on the bus
And take a seat
Field trip
Teacher susie!
Good times on the way
Field trip
Come on, let'’s go!
We'’ve got a lot to learn today ♪
Ha ha ha!
Hey, you'’re a scientist. You
Can go to a science center, too.
Field trip to the science
Center! Ha ha ha!
Here we go!
Yay!
Whoa.
Wow! Cool!
This is so neat!
Wow! Oh, hey, look at all
These big pictures!
I love this place.
Welcome to the science
Center. This is called the
Exploration room, so let'’s
Explore and investigate force.
Who can tell me about your force
Investigation on the playground?
Ooh! Oh, I can! So, ok, I sat
On the swing like this. Yeah.
And then may pushed me with
A little bit of force.
[Giggles]
Right, and then he moved just
A teeny, tiny bit.
And then I pushed gerald with
Lots of force.
Yeah, and he went really high
In the air.
Yeah, and I went really fast,
Too, like this. I'’m going up!
Whee! I'’m going down! I'm going
Back up! Wow! I'’m going back
Down!
Interesting. So who provided
The force in your investigation?
Um...oh, oh, we did.
Yeah, yeah, we pushed gerald.
Very good, and here at the
Science center, we can do
Another investigation to observe
What happens when we use a
Little or a lot of force.
Are we going to push someone
In a swing?
Nope. Instead of using
Yourselves as the force, we'’re
Going to use that.
[Orchestral fanfare]
Wow! Neat-o!
That'’s really huge.
What do you do with it?
This is called an air cannon.
Oh!
It launches tennis balls like
This one way up into the sky
Out of this...tube. Whoosh!
And here'’s the best part: you
Can pump air into the cannon
With this handle.
Cool!
Neat!
If you pump in a little air,
It creates a little bit of force
And the ball doesn'’t sh**t out
Very fast.
Oh, yeah, so it won'’t go
Very far.
You'’re right, sid. But what
Happens if I pump up the cannon
With lots of air and create
A lot of force?
Oh, I know. The ball will fly
Out really fast and go really
Far into the sky.
Oh! Oh! Like this. Vroom!
That'’s right. Sound like fun?
Yeah!
Ok, let the first
Investigation begin.
Yay!
Hey, you'’re a scientist.
You can try this, too.
It'’s time for the first
Investigation with this giant
Tennis ball air cannon. First,
Load a tennis ball into the air
Cannon. Next, pump up the cannon
Two times. Pumping the cannon
Just a little will create
A little bit of force. Ok, time
To launch the tennis ball.
With just a little bit of force,
The tennis ball traveled this
Far. Now, let'’s try pumping up
The air cannon times, so the
Tennis ball launches with more
Force. Ok, launch that tennis
Ball. Wow! With more force, the
Tennis ball traveled even
Farther.
Now let'’s pump up the air cannon
Times, so the ball launches
With lots of force.
Here it goes. Look at that!
The tennis ball went so far, it
Hit the top of the ceiling and
Fell down! Ok, now let'’s try
Something really fun. You want
To figure out how much force to
Use to launch a tennis ball so
It hits this target. How many
Times do you think we should
Pump up the cannon to reach the
Target? One time? Ok, let'’s
Investigate.
Hmm, it didn'’t go far enough.
Looks like you need more force.
You want to try pumps? Let'’s
Keep investigating. Uh-oh. That
Was too much force. How many
Pumps would create the perfect
Amount of force? Two pumps?
Let'’s try it. Ready, and launch
The ball.
You did it! You hit the target!
Great job, scientists. You'’re
Our force experts.
Mmm. I ate all my lunch. Now
Super sid has lots of energy.
Ha ha ha! Go, super sid!
Yay!
Super sid, can you really
Kick a ball super fast?
Why, yes, I can, gabriela.
Oh, I know what you need--
Your own superhero song.
Yeah!
Come on. Let'’s make up a song
For super sid.
Ok.
Ok, ok.
♪ Super, super sid
He can kick with lots of force
Yes, may, yes, may
I kick with lots of force
To kick a ball slow
You need a little force
To kick a ball fast
You need lots of force
Super, super sid
He can kick with lots of force
Yes, may, yes, may
I kick with lots of force ♪
Yay!
Hey, super sid likes that
Song. Thank you.
[Canned applause]
Great song. Is everybody
Finished with lunch?
Yes.
Well, then, scientists,
Let'’s clean up the table...
Ok.
Because we have time left to
Explore the science center some
More.
Yay!
Hey, super sid has an idea.
We can all be superheroes and
Explore together.
Great idea, super sid!
Ok, follow me.
[All clamoring]
Ok! Super sid wants to hear
Your new superhero names.
I am super go-go gabriela.
I am super mighty may.
And I am gerald, the ham
Sandwich.
What?
Huh?
Oh, yeah. See, I'’m still
Hungry because I didn'’t all my
Lunch.
Ok. Well, super go-go
Gabriela and super mighty may...
Yay!
And gerald the ham sandwich,
Those giant rocks are headed
Right toward earth!
Oh, no!
We must use our super powers
To kick those rocks out of the
Way with lots of force.
Yeah.
Ready your super power kicks.
Ok.
And go!
[All grunting]
Kicking with lots of force!
Take that!
Go! Go!
Oh, no! There'’s one more
Giant rock and it'’s really,
Really big!
We have to kick with lots
And lots and lots of force.
Yeah!
Ready, super power kick?
Ready!
Go!
[All grunting]
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Uh, a little too much force.
Oh, hey, let'’s go tell
Teacher susie about our game.
Hey, susie, susie!
What?
Susie, susie, we were playing
A game where we were
Superheroes.
Yeah, and we used lots of
Force to kick giant space rocks
Out of the way so they didn'’t
Hit the earth.
Oh, so you were like
Superhero soccer players kicking
A giant ball?
Yeah!
Oh, well, then I know the
Perfect song for you. Sid, may I
Borrow your microphone, please?
Oh, sure.
[Rock music playing]
♪ Well, it'’s game time
Yeah!
We'’re kickin' up some fun
It'’s time to play soccer
Come on, everyone!
It'’s game time
Yeah!
We'’ll have a blast, of course
Kickin'’ the ball up
And down the field
With different amounts of force
You use a lot of force
To give that ball a long ride
You use a little force
To kick it slowly to the side
You can use a little force
You can use a lot
To kick it down the field
Use all the force you got!
Well, it'’s game time
Yeah!
We'’re kickin' up some fun
It'’s time to play soccer
Come on, everyone!
Well, it'’s game time
Yeah!
We'’ll have a blast, of course
Kickin'’ the ball up
And down the field
With different amounts of force
When the ball is coming at you
You can change its course
Kick it back the other way
By using force!
Just how far you kick it
That'’s in your control
Just be sure you'’re having fun
In soccer, that'’s the goal!
Well, it'’s game time
Yeah!
We'’re kickin' up some fun
It'’s time to play soccer
Come on, everyone!
Well, it'’s game time
Yeah!
We'’ll have a blast, of course
Kickin'’ the ball up
And down the field
With different amounts of force
Well, it'’s game time
Yeah!
We'’re kickin' up some fun
It'’s time to play soccer
Come on, everyone!
Well, it'’s game time
Yeah!
We'’ll have a blast of course
Kickin'’ the ball up
And down the field
With different amounts of force
Well, it'’s game time! ♪
Yeah!
Susie, susie, I play soccer
All the time, and I never even
Knew I was using force to kick
The ball!
What a great discovery!
I knew the science center would
Be a great place to investigate
Force.
I'’m going to come back here
With my whole family and
Investigate even more!
Yeah! Me, too!
Wow, that'’s a great idea.
Ok, scientists, let'’s get on
The bus and head back to school.
It'’s almost time to go home.
Follow me.
Yay!
♪ Going back to school
Yay! Ha ha ha!
Oh, who'’s back from the
Science center?
I am, grandma!
Bye, sid.
Bye, sid.
Bye!
Oh! Mmm!
Okey-dokey. Let'’s roll.
Yeah, let'’s roll!
Whoo! Ha ha ha ha!
Yay!
Yeah.
[Humming]
Whoo hoo!
♪ Backseat driving
With grandma
With grandma ♪
Whoo! All right, sid. Tell me
About the science center.
It was amazing!
We investigated force. Did you
Know that using lots of force
Makes something move super fast
And really far?
Oh, yeah, I know a thing or
Two about force. I learned about
It while playing my favorite
Game. When I was a little girl,
I was a champion at the game of
Marbles. Whoo hoo! I was good.
Ha ha ha! When you play the
Game, you use your thumb to
Flick a marble so it hits and
Moves another marble out of the
Way. Yeah! And I had a special
Move I called the
Flicker-oozy-doozy. Ooh! I used
My thumb to flick a marble as
Hard as I could, with lots of
Force, and it would send that
Old marble super fast, zoom, and
Smash right into another marble,
Knocking it out of the way.
That'’s the move that made me
A marble champion. That'’s right.
I never lost my marbles. Ha ha
Ha ha! Whoa ho! Grandma'’s funny.
Yes, you are. And, grandma,
Hearing your story gave me a
Great idea.
Oh.
I love soccer and you love
Marbles, so let'’s make up a new
Game that has a little of both
The games we love.
Oh, that'’s a great idea. So
What should we call our new
Game?
Oh, um...how about
Marble-ball?
Oh, I love it! We can play it
In the yard when we get home.
Yeah! I can'’t wait!
Yay! Whoa ho!
Ha ha! My grandma'’s the best.
♪ I learned something cool
Something cool today
I know it upside down
And inside out
I learned all about...
Ha ha ha!
Force ♪
Ha ha! Scientist in the house.
Yeah.
[Canned applause]
Ok, grandma, we'’re all ready to
Play marble-ball.
Whoo hoo!
Ha ha! Now, you have to kick
That ball so it knocks another
Ball out of the way.
Okey-dokey. I'’m ready.
Yay!
Ooh, hi, guys.
Ooh, hi, mom.
Oh, hey, are you playing a
Game of soccer?
No. Actually, it'’s a new game
That grandma and I made up.
It'’s called marble-ball.
Marble-ball?
Oh, yeah. It combines my
Favorite game, marbles, with
Sid'’s favorite game--
Soccer!
What a great idea. Can I
Watch?
Oh, you betcha, alice. I'’m
About to try out a new move.
Ok, looks good. I see ya. I'’m
Coming for you, soccer ball.
I think I'’m going to need lots
Of force for this one.
Ha ha ha!
Ok, I call this the
Kick-a-roozy-doozy! I'’m going
To kick with lots of force.
Here I go! Ha ha ha!
Whoo hoo! Yay!
Grandma, you'’re a
Marble-ball champion!
Hooray for grandma!
Hooray! Ooh. Ha ha!
[Canned applause]
Oh, thank you.
Ah! What a great day!
I took a bus to the science
Center and investigated force.
Ha ha ha! Yeah, I learned that
Using a little bit of force
Makes something move just a
Little bit. Hmm, hmm. But using
A lot of force makes something
Move super fast and really far!
Hey, I just thought of
Something. What if you wanted
To make something move really,
Really, really, really far?
Ok, I'’ve got it! Here's my
Super-duper-uper-schmooper big
Idea! I'’m going to invent the
Best amusement-park ride in the
Whole world. It'’s called the
Fun force rocket ride. It'’s a
Rocket ride that is powered by
Force. It'’ll have a big club,
Kind of like a golf club. Then,
If you want the ride to move
Slowly, then the giant club will
Swing back just a little and
Then, bonk! Into the rocket with
A little bit of force. Boink.
Whee, that'’s fun! But if you
Want to move really far, then
You'’ll need lots of force, so
The giant club will swing all
The way back and then really
Smack into the rocket ship with
Lots of force. Bonk!
Hold on tight. The fun force
Rocket ride will be the best
Ride in the whole world.
Whoo hoo! And that'’s my
Super-duper-uper-schmooper big
Idea! Yay!
[Canned applause]
Ha ha! Ah, hey, dr. Beaks, here
Comes a little bit of force.
Ka-ching. Ok, now here comes a
Whole bunch of force. Ka-ching!
Ha ha ha! Whee! Force is fun,
And I should know because I am
Sid the science kid!
["Science kid" echoes]
And remember, keep asking lots
And lots of questions. See you
Later, scientists. Ok, you ready
For more force, dr. Beaks?
Here'’s a little one. Ka-ching.
Ok. Now a little bit more.
Ka-chung!
[Snickers]
All right. Little one.
Ka-choink! Ka-ching!
Ka-splorp! Ka-blink!
Be sure to check out another
Episode full of amazing science.
My friends and I will explore
The way things move, stop,
Bounce, and slide. See you next
Time on "sid the science kid."
There'’s lots more science fun
To explore online
03x05 - Sid's Super Kick!
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Sid, an "inquisitive youngster" who uses comedy to tackle questions kids have about basic scientific principles and why things work the way they do.
Sid, an "inquisitive youngster" who uses comedy to tackle questions kids have about basic scientific principles and why things work the way they do.