Hey, scientists, it'’s
Me--sid.
I want to know what happens to
All the dirty water when it goes
Down the drain, so my friends
And I are going to visit a
Science center and discover how
Water all over the earth is
Connected.
Come explore with me, sid the
Science kid, coming up next.
Hey, is this thing on? Ha ha!
♪ 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?
Do you think I could fly?
The world is spinning
And I want to know why
I got a lot of questions
And big ideas, I'’m... ♪
[Captioning made possible by
The jim henson company]
Mm! Mm mm.
Pbbt! Ahh. Ah. Whew. Ah.
Excuse me.
I was just brushing my teeth.
Ha ha! Hmm.
You know, I just thought of
Something.
There'’s a lot of water and
Toothpaste going down that
Drain, but where does it go?
Does the dirty, toothpastey
Water just goes down under the
Bathroom floor?
Eh, I guess that'’s it.
Or maybe it goes under the house
And into the ground.
Yeah. Or maybe this toothpaste
Water goes to another place,
Like the kitchen sink.
Yeah. That'’s probably how it
Works.
Hmm. Oh, hey, wait. No.
Does that mean that my family
Will be drinking the same dirty,
Icky bathroom sink water maybe
Today?
Ew. Ech!
Ok. Now I just got to know.
Where does the water in the sink
Go?
[Echoing]
Sid! Breakfast time.
Ooh, breakfast time.
Coming, mom. Breakfast time!
Good morning, mom. Hi, zekey.
Hi, sid.
Ah. Oh, hi, dad.
Oh, whoa, dad, that water, don'’t
Use it.
[Robotic voice] danger, danger.
Step away from the sink.
I repeat, step away from the
Sink.
Sid, I'’m about to get a glass
Of the best drink in the whole
World--nice, refreshing water.
[Normal voice] oh, yeah, but
The problem is, dad, the water
You were going to drink is the
Same dirty toothpaste water from
When I brushed my teeth.
Oh, actually, sid, every time
Any of us turn on a faucet in
The bathroom or in the kitchen
Or in the bathtub, it'’s all
Clean water.
What? Really?
Yep.
But where does all the clean
Water come from?
Ah, good question, sid.
The clean water comes from the
Pipes.
Huh?
Here. Take a look at this.
Blammo.
Oh, wow, look.
There are pipes down here.
Uh-huh. There are pipes
Underneath all houses that bring
Water right up into the faucets
In our sinks and bathtubs.
Now, these pipes right here
Bring the clean water in, and
This one drains out the dirty,
Old water.
The dirty water goes down the
Pipe, and that brings it to a
Special place to get cleaned.
Wow, but now I'’m wondering,
Where does all the water come
From in the beginning?
I must investigate more at
School.
And speaking of school, we
Don'’t want to be late, so
Breakfast time.
Oh, right, mom. Um...
[Robotic voice] beep.
Dad, you may now drink the
Water.
Bloop bloop.
Oh, and may I please have my own
Glass of clean, fresh water?
Bloop bloop blee blop.
[Robotic voice] yes.
One glass of fresh, clean water
From the sink, coming right
Up, son.
Boop.
[Normal voice] ♪ I love my mom
My mom is cool
But now it'’s time
For having fun at school, yeah ♪
Ha ha ha!
Hi.
Mwah.
♪ I'’m looking for my friends
I'’m looking for you
There'’s gabriela ♪
♪ Watch what I can do
Yeah, ha ha!
Ready, set, 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! Yeah.
I'’m a rock star.
Gerald in the house.
Cool.
♪ I'’m looking for my friends
I'’m looking for you
Hey, there'’s may ♪
May I show you how I groove?
All right. Whoo hoo!
So cool.
Groovy.
♪ 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.
You got me.
[Laughter]
♪ Da da da da da
Yeah!
♪ We'’re looking
For our friends
And look what we found
We found each other
Friends ♪
It'’s time to "ask the kid
Experts" with your host--sid.
Hello, and welcome to "ask the
Kid experts."
Today I have a very important
Question for the experts--where
Does water come from when you
Turn on the faucet?
Expert gerald?
Well, water is from the
Ocean.
You see, it has so much water in
It, so that'’s where water
Is from.
Ok. On to expert may.
Where do you think water comes
From?
Oh, well, one time, my family
Had a picnic near a park near a
Lake, and there was a lot of
Water in the lake, so I think
That water comes from the lakes.
Lakes. I like it.
Thank you, expert may.
You'’re welcome.
Here'’s my answer.
Huh?
What?
What are we looking at,
Expert gabriela?
The sky.
That'’s where rain comes from.
I know because my brother and I
Like to catch rain in cups.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, right. I forgot.
Of course.
There'’s lots of water in rain
Storms.
Good answer, expert gabriela.
Thank you, sid.
And there you have it.
The kid experts say that when
You turn on the faucet, all that
Water comes from the ocean,
Lakes, and rain, all good
Answers.
Class, we'’re going on a field
Trip to the science center.
Ooh, we'’re going to a science
Center with teacher susie.
Let'’s go. Yay! Science center.
Whoo hoo! Ha!
So, scientists, is there
Anything you really want to
Explore at the science center
Today?
Ooh, we were talking about
Where the water comes from when
You turn on the faucet.
Yeah, and I said it comes
From oceans.
I think water comes from
Rain.
And I told sid that water
Comes from lakes.
Well, scientists, those are
All sources of water, and the
Science center is the perfect
Place to investigate water.
Are you ready to get on the bus?
Yeah! Ha ha!
Ha ha! Yay!
Ha!
♪ 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 ♪
[Imitates airplane]
Hey, you'’re a scientist.
You can go to a science
Center, too.
♪ Field trip
To the science center ♪
Ha ha ha! Yay!
Welcome to the science
Center.
I love coming to the science
Center.
Ok, scientists.
Here in the exploration room,
There are some really
Interesting pictures that will
Help you discover where our
Water comes from, so go explore.
Oh, sid, sid, let'’s go look
At that picture.
Oh, hey, may, let'’s look at
The big picture over there.
Come on.
Ok.
Oh, look.
There'’s rain falling.
Oh, yeah, and it'’s snowing on
That mountain.
Hmm, I guess that means that
Water comes from rain and snow.
Yeah, ooh, let'’s go tell
Gerald and may.
Oh, yeah. Guess what?
Hey, guys, guys, we looked at
That big picture over there, and
We think water comes from rain
And snow.
Oh, well, yeah, but we found
Out that water comes from lakes
And rivers and oceans.
Yeah, and because they'’re all
Full of water.
Look.
Great exploring, scientists,
And guess what?
You'’re all right.
Water comes from lakes, rivers,
Oceans, and water also comes
From rain and melted snow, and
There is even water that flows
Under the ground.
Really?
Underground water?
Really?
Some streams and rivers flow
Underground and then come back
Up.
Most of that water is also
Rainwater.
There'’s so much water on our
Earth.
You'’re right, may.
Follow me, scientists.
I want to show you something
Else you might find interesting.
Ok.
Come on. Let'’s go. Ha ha ha!
Here we have...
Ooh, it'’s a map of the earth.
Yeah.
What are the little, blue
Spots?
Oh, those are lakes.
And what about that long
Line?
That'’s a really long river.
Oh, oh, and these are the
Oceans, right?
You got it.
Wow, the whole earth is
Covered in water.
Look at that.
Wow, now I see why there'’s
Always lots of water to drink
When we turn on the sink.
Well, even though our earth
Has lots of water, we actually
Can'’t drink all of it.
We can'’t?
How much of it can we drink?
May, if you push that button,
We can find out.
Ok. There.
Ooh.
Wow.
Ah, the area highlighted is
The fresh water, which is the
Only water we can actually use
And drink.
Well, that'’s the only fresh
Water on the earth?
Well, how about all the other
Water?
Yeah, like all the water in
The ocean.
Yes. There'’s lots of water in
Our oceans, but you can'’t take a
Bath in it or brush your teeth
In it or drink it.
Oh. Oh, yeah, because ocean
Water got in my mouth once.
Yuck! It'’s really salty.
And that'’s exactly why we
Can'’t use it.
Well, I know what water we
Can use--the fresh water that
Comes out of our sinks at home.
It tastes great.
Yeah, and I like to drink
Water, too, but if we all have
To share the fresh water, I
Guess we better not waste it.
So, where does all this fresh
Water come from?
Good question, gabriela.
The water flows from
Mountaintops, down into streams,
And into rivers and lakes.
They'’re all connected and part
Of a water system.
Water system.
Let'’s go investigate.
Coming through. Come on.
Ok.
Ok.
This is the sand table,
Where you can create your own
Water systems.
Wow, we get to play
With sand.
It'’s huge.
You can scoop out a river
That flows into a lake or make a
Tiny, winding creek.
Oh, oh, and we can work
Together to make a mountain out
Of sand.
Yes, and then you can make a
Path for a water stream to flow
Down the mountain.
And when you'’re ready to fill
Up your lakes, rivers, and
Streams, you can add...
Water!
Right. You can pretend that
This water is rain falling from
The sky.
Ok. Time to begin the water
Investigation.
Yay! Hey, you'’re a scientist.
You can try this at a science
Center, too.
It'’s time for the water
Investigation.
This pond is part of a water
System where plants and animals
Live, like this turtle.
Now you'’re going to make your
Own water system with lakes and
Rivers and streams right over
Here in this big sand table.
First, try working as a team to
Build a big sand mountain.
Then we'’ll pour water on top, to
See how it flows down your
Mountain, just like real rain
Water.
Keep building your mountain.
Make it nice and tall.
Good job.
Now let'’s pour some water on top
Of the mountain and pretend like
It'’s rain.
Observe the way the water flows
Down the mountain, just like a
River.
Hey, you created a water system,
Just like where the turtle
Lives.
Ok. The rain has stopped.
Now smooth out the sand and try
Making an even bigger water
System.
Start with a long river, and
Then connect it to a big lake,
Where all the water can collect.
Are you ready to add water?
Here it comes.
Look. The water is rushing down
Your river, going around the
Turn, and now it'’s filling up
The lake just like a real water
System.
Now you can see how all water is
Connected.
Great job investigating,
Scientists.
Ha ha ha!
Tasty.
Mmm, good lunch.
Now I'’m full.
Ooh, like a big lake full of
Rain water?
Yeah, yeah. I'’m big, full
Lake gerald.
Oh, I loved making a lake at
The sand table.
Hey, we'’re all fresh water
Experts now.
Let'’s say all the ways we know
How not to waste water.
Ok. I'’ll go.
Turn off the faucet after you
Take a drink so water doesn'’t
Keep dripping in your sink.
Ok, ok. I have a rhyme, too.
If a faucet is leaking, here'’s
What to do.
Tell an adult, and they'’ll fix
It and say, "thank you."
Ok. Here'’s mine.
Don'’t fill the bathtub all the
Way to the tippy-top.
Before the water spills over,
You just have to stop.
Good one.
Ok. My turn.
Don'’t flush the toilet over and
Over and over and over and over
And over and over.
Gerald, that wasn'’t a rhyme.
Yeah. You'’re right, but it's
Still a good way to not waste
Water.
Hey, scientists, if you
Finished your lunch, we still
Have time to explore some more
Of the science center.
Ok.
All right.
Cool.
So clean up the table and
Follow me.
Ok.
Let'’s play pretend.
We'’re on a big rowboat rowing
Through different water systems.
Oh, good idea.
Everybody on the boat.
Ok.
Getting on the boat.
Here we are.
Let'’s start rowing. Ha!
And row. And row.
We'’re rowing down a small stream
On a mountain.
Yeah, but watch out because
We'’re now on a river, and it's
Going faster.
Oh, hey, hey, look.
It'’s snowing.
It'’s raining on our heads.
Oh, no!
The river is going the
Other way.
Oh, no! Turn this way.
Turn this way. Waah!
Ah, now it'’s nice and calm.
We can row slowly.
[Sighs]
Except we have to look out for
The waterfall!
Waah!
Splash. Splash. Ha ha ha!
Oh, let'’s row our boat over
To teacher susie.
Ok. Turn the boat around.
Here we go.
Ok. Turn it around.
Turn, turn, paddle, turn.
And rowing.
♪ Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily
Merrily, merrily
Life is but a water system ♪
Good rowing.
I like how you all play with the
New ideas you learned.
Hey, who wants to hear a song
About water systems?
We do.
Let'’s follow a drop of water
Through a water system all the
Way to the sink in your home.
Yeah.
Microphone, please.
Oh.
♪ I love to drink
Cool, clear water
Not a drop should ever be wasted
I stand at my sink
And pour a drink
Of the greatest drink
I'’ve ever tasted
It'’s better than
Any juice or soda
So clean and crystal clear
And now I'’m gonna tell you how
The water made its journey
To get here
Well, some water
Evaporates on a lake
Rises up to a cloud
What a journey it will take
The cloud floats up so very high
The water turns to snow
And starts falling from the sky
Snowing on the mountaintops
The water'’s traveled far
Then it melts into a river
And the river then delivers
That water to a place
Called a reservoir
From there it'’s piped
To a plant
The next stop on its ride
Where they filter out
The dirt
And it'’s cleaned and purified
That sparkling water is piped
Into the faucet in your sink
Freshly purified and cleaned
And ready for you to drink
Mm!
As you might have suspected
The water cycle'’s connected
I love to drink
Cool, clear water
Not a drop should ever be wasted
I stand at my sink
And pour a drink
Of the greatest drink
I'’ve ever tasted ♪
[Cheering]
Thank you.
That was great.
Wow, it takes a lot of work
To get clean water into our
Homes.
Yeah. I'’ll remember that
Whenever I take a drink of
Water.
I like the way you'’re
Thinking, scientists.
Ok. Let'’s get back on the bus
And head to school.
It'’s almost time to go home.
Follow me.
Yay!
Here we go.
♪ Going back to school
Ha ha ha!
Oh, who'’s back from the science
Center?
I am, grandma.
Bye, sid.
Bye, sid.
Bye. Ha ha!
Oh, ho ho! Mm-mm!
Okey dokey. Let'’s roll.
Yeah. Let'’s roll.
Whoo! Ha ha ha!
Backseat driving with
Grandma.
Yeah!
Oh, yeah! All righty, sid.
Tell me about your trip to the
Science center.
Oh, grandma, it was the
Greatest.
We learned about water and where
It comes from.
Ooh, where it comes from?
Oh, that'’s exciting.
So what'’d you learn?
Well, I learned that fresh
Water comes from snow, rain,
Lakes, and rivers and then comes
Through pipes right into houses.
Pipes? Oh, we are so lucky we
Have pipes that bring water into
Our homes, but listen to this.
A long time ago, there weren'’t
Pipes that did that.
It'’s true.
Before houses had pipes
Bringing water in, people poured
Buckets of water to fill up
Sinks and bathtubs.
They had to get the water from
The outside.
Whoo hoo!
What a way to take a bath, huh?
Some people even poured a bucket
Of water on their heads for a
Shower.
Watch out.
Then scientists and inventors
Made pipes that brought water
Into a house, and everything
Changed.
Soon water was flowing through
Pipes into sinks and bathtubs,
And people could do dishes and
Take warm baths and brush their
Teeth from fresh clean water
Coming in from pipes.
Hurray for indoor plumbing.
Wow, I can'’t believe people
Couldn'’t just turn on the faucet
And take a bath way back then.
Yeah. That'’s the way it was.
Hey, grandma, let'’s cheer for
Pipes.
Hip-hip...
Hooray for pipes.
And hip-hip hooray for
Grandma because she knows
Everything.
♪ I learned something cool
Something cool today
I know it upside down
And inside out
I learned all about... ♪
Ha ha ha!
♪ Water
Whoo hoo! Ha ha!
Scientist in the house. Yeah.
[Applause]
Ooh, hey, mom, guess what.
Today we learned we can only use
A teeny part of the water that'’s
In the world, so we have to try
To not waste water.
You'’re right, sid.
You know, there'’s a way you can
Save water every time you brush
Your teeth.
There is?
Absolutely, honey.
Hey, do you want to do an
At-home-with-mom investigation?
Yeah. Sure do.
Ok. Follow me.
Oh, great.
[Hums]
Ok. I'’m ready to brush my teeth,
Mom.
Well, actually, you'’re just
Going to pretend to brush your
Teeth.
Oh.
Take your pretend toothbrush...
Ok.
And put some pretend
Toothpaste on it.
All righty.
[Imitates squirting]
Ok. Ha ha ha!
Now pretend to brush your teeth,
But first, I'’ll plug the drain,
And I'’ll turn the water on and
Let it run the whole time
You'’re brushing.
The whole time?
It'’s ok to have the water on
This one time since it'’s a
Science investigation.
Oh, right.
Ok. Go.
And sid is brushing his teeth,
Oh, brushing so well, brush,
Brush, brush, brush.
Brush them all.
Brush the molars and the front
Incisors and the canines.
Now how about a big pretend
Spit?
[Imitates splash]
Ha ha ha!
Let'’s see how much water
You used.
Ok. Oh, wow.
The sink is full.
Hmm, we wasted so much water.
Ok. Now I'’ll unplug the
Drain, let the water go down,
And we'’ll try it again.
This time, I'’ll plug the
Drain again and only turn on the
Water when you need it.
Go ahead and pretend to wet your
Toothbrush.
Ok.
[Imitate running water]
And now brush away.
Ok.
And sid the brusher is
Brushing his teeth better than
Ever.
Brush, brush, brush, brush, up
And down, in the front, in back,
And all around, and--ok, sid--
Pretend spit.
[Imitates splash]
Now the water goes on just
Long enough to clean the pretend
Toothbrush.
Ok.
[Hums]
Wow, this time, we hardly used
Any water.
Hey, now I get it, mom.
Oh, I'’ll never leave the water
On again when I'’m brushing my
Teeth.
I'’ll just use the water I need.
Me, too. Ok.
Let'’s go have a pretend snack.
Yeah, pretend--
Pretend?
Just joking, sid.
Would you like a real yummy,
Yummy, yummy snack?
Yes. I would.
Ok. Let'’s go.
Pretend snack.
You'’re funny, mom.
Ha ha!
You know, it'’s great dr.
Beaks.
You should have been there.
Ooh, hi. What a great day.
I went on the best field trip
Ever to a science center.
Yeah. We did a fun water
Investigation, and I learned
That we can'’t waste water
Because our earth doesn'’t have a
Whole lot of fresh
Drinking water, but our earth
Does have a whole bunch of salty
Ocean water, so I was thinking
About ocean water and fresh
Water and--
Ok. I'’ve got it.
Here'’s my super duper ooper
Shmooper big idea.
I'’m going to invent the super
Duper fresh water machine.
It'’s a giant machine with lots
Of tubes going in and out and up
And down and all around, and
With my super duper fresh water
Machine, I can ride around on
The ocean, and slurp up lots of
Water...
[Slurping]
And then I'’ll take all the salt
Out of the water so it'’s nice
And clean for drinking.
Mm, ok. Time to head back to
Land and bring all this yummy
Water to everyone who needs it.
Here you go.
It'’s clean, delicious, fresh
Water, and it'’s good for you.
Drink up, everybody.
"Mm-mm." "Yum, yum, yum."
"Agua, agua."
"Mm, thanks, sid."
You'’re welcome.
Hurray for my super duper fresh
Water machine.
And that'’s my super duper ooper
Shmooper big idea.
[Applause]
Ha ha! Hey, I'’m going to keep
Looking for ways to not waste
Water because I am sid the
Science kid, and remember, keep
Asking lots and lots of
Questions.
See you later, water-saving
Scientists.
Hmm, actually, all this talk
About water is making me
Thirsty.
Hey, mom, mom, can I please have
A glass of fresh clean water?
Be sure to check out another
Episode full of amazing science.
My friends and I will
Investigate how to keep our air
And water clean, discover how to
Make less trash, and protect our
Habitats.
See you next time on "sid the
Science kid."
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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.