Hey, scientists, it'’s
Me--sid. I want to investigate
Everything I can about light, so
My friends and I are going to
Explore where light comes from,
What kinds of light you can turn
On and off, and what types of
Energy sources make light. 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?
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]
Here comes the beam of light,
And ignatz grabs for it and
Misses! Passes on to zeke. Aw,
Zekey, are you gonna get it?
Yeah, yeah!
Are you gonna get it?
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Ok, hold on to it. Oh, hi.
Guess what. I just made up a
New, great game to play with
Zeke. It'’s called...light grab!
Grab!
Here'’s how to play. When I
Turn on my flashlight, zeke has
To grab and hold the light.
Light.
Ok, go for it, zekey! Grab
And hold the light.
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
That'’s great, zeke. Great
Job.
Well, it sounds like you boys
Are having fun in here.
Oh, yeah. We are, mom. We'’re
Playing light grab.
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Ha ha! Light grab, huh?
Yeah. It'’s a cool game I just
Invented.
That would be something if we
Really could catch the light.
Yeah.
Breakfast will be ready soon,
Sid.
Oh, ok. Thanks, mom.
That'’s right. That's dr.
Beaks.
I wish I could catch light.
Then I'’d put it in my pocket,
Walk around, and take it out
Whenever I needed it. Hmm.
Light'’s kind of funny, isn't it?
You can see it, you can turn it
Off and on, but you can'’t hold
It. Hmm. I just gotta know.
What'’s the big idea with light?
[Echoing]
Sid, breakfast time!
Oh, great. I'’m so hungry.
Breakfast time!
Morning superslide. Yeah!
Morning. Hey, um, where'’s dad?
Oh, he'’s right over there.
Oh, hey, dad, what you
Looking at in the dryer there?
Oh, hey, sid. I'’m just trying
To fix it. The light isn'’t
Working, so it'’s hard to see in
Here.
Hey, I can help. We can use
My flashlight.
Oh, hey, much better. Wow. We
Can really see now. Thanks, sid.
Yeah. Oh, hey, is it ok if I
Conduct a super quick light
Investigation?
Go for it.
Great. Thanks. I'’m shining my
Flashlight. Now, ladies and
Gentlemen, I'’ll put my hand in
Front of the light, and now I'’m
Blocking the light!
[Bump]
Ooh! Can'’t see. Ouch.
Sorry, dad.
That'’s ok.
But I discovered something.
What did you discover?
Well, after my super quick
Investigation, I know that I
Can'’t grab light, but I can see
It, and I can block it with my
Hand.
Oh, very interesting
Observation, sid. Ok, let'’s get
That light shining back in here.
Ok. Hmm. You know, if I can
See light and block light, there
Have to be all kinds of other
Things I could do with light,
Right?
Sid, you are right, and after
Some breakfast, that sounds like
A great thing to investigate at
School today.
Yes. And by the time I come
Home, I'’ll have a whole list of
Amazing things I can do with
Light.
[Bump]
Ooh! Sid, I can'’t see again.
Sorry again, dad.
Sid, why don'’t you have some
Breakfast, and I'’ll hold the
Flashlight for dad? How'’s that
For a bright idea? Get it?
Flashlight, bright idea?
Ha ha ha!
Good one, alice!
Yeah. That'’s funny, mom.
[Recorded laughter]
♪ I love my mom
Uh-huh
My mom is cool
Uh-huh
But now it'’s time
For having fun in school
Yeah ♪
[Laughs]
Hi!
♪ 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! Yeah!
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?
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-da
Yeah!
♪ We'’re looking for our friends
And look who we found
We found each other
Friends! ♪
[Laughter]
And now it'’s time for
Sid the science reporter!
Hello. I am sid the science
Reporter, and today I'’m asking
Everyone, what'’s your favorite
Light? Ok, let'’s go get some
Answers.
Ooh, hmm. Wow. She'’s good. Hey,
Gabriela, I have a question.
What is your favorite light?
My favorite light is my
Nightlight. It'’s always on, so
If I have to get up in the
Middle of the night, I can see
Where I'’m going. And I love it
Because it'’s shaped like a
Soccer ball.
Cool.
And soccer'’s my favorite
Sport.
Yeah, I know.
♪ Ba doo ba doo
Thanks, gabriela.
Goal!
Wow. That was a good kick.
Let'’s see who else we can ask.
Ooh. Hi, may.
Oh, hi, sid.
That'’s a really great drawing
Of a fish.
Thank you.
I have a question. What is
Your favorite light.
My favorite light. Um...oh, I
Know. It'’s the light in my
Grandpa'’s fish t*nk. He has all
Kinds of fish, and the light
Makes everything shine and glow.
It'’s so beautiful.
Wow. That does sound
Beautiful. Thanks, may.
You'’re welcome.
Hey, gerald.
Oh, hey, sid.
Hey, buddy. I have a
Question.
Ok.
What'’s your favorite light?
That'’s easy, sid. My favorite
Light is from fireworks. Kaboom!
See, last summer I went to this
Big picnic, and there was all
This yummy food and all these
Kind of games to play.
Yeah.
Ok, anyway, when the sky got
Dark, there was a huge fireworks
Show that lit up the whole sky
With all kinds of colors!
Kaboom! Kaboom, kaboom, kaboom!
That'’s so cool. Thanks,
Gerald.
You'’re welcome, sid. Kaboom!
Crash! Boom! Pow!
Ah. And now the results of my
Survey. Gabriela'’s favorite
Light is her soccer-ball night
Light. May loves the light in
Her grandpa'’s fish t*nk. And
Gerald'’s favorite light comes
From fireworks.
Kaboom! Kabang! Kaboom!
Kaboom!
Everybody, rug time!
That'’s teacher susie!
♪ It'’s rug time
Come on in!
Rug time
Take a seat
Rug time
We'’re ready
Everybody move your feet
Rug time
Teacher susie
Good times on the way
Rug time, come on in
We'’ve got a lot to learn today ♪
Kaboom! Kablooey! Kablammo!
Ha ha ha!
Wonder wand power! Gerald,
You are now a cow.
Oh, ok. Moo!
Ha ha ha!
Now you'’re a duck.
Oh. Quack, quack, quack,
Quack, quack.
You'’re a kitty.
Oh, a kitty. Meow. Meow.
Meow. Kablammo!
Oh, kablammo? You sound like
Fireworks.
Yeah. See, um, we were
Talking about light on the
Playground, and my favorite
Light comes from fireworks.
Yeah, and I'’ve been
Investigating all the things you
Can do with light. Like, you can
See it, and you can block it.
And you can turn lights on
And off.
Very interesting
Observations. And you'’re right,
Gabriela. You can turn some
Lights on and off but not all
Lights.
Really?
Well, all light comes from an
Energy source.
Oh. Do you mean like a light
Bulb in a lamp?
Or a flashlight?
Right. Those are both sources
Of light that people have made,
And we can turn those lights on
And off. But what we can'’t turn
On and off are natural energy
Sources--light that nature
Makes.
Oh, I know, like stars in the
Sky.
Exactly. Those make lots of
Light.
Hey, what about lightning?
Yeah. Lightning is another
Natural energy source of light.
Oh, oh, and the sun. Look. It
Lights up the sky.
Mm-hmm. That'’s right, gerald,
But you don'’t want to look
Directly into the sun, because
It'’s a very strong energy
Source, and the stronger the
Energy source, the stronger
Light it makes.
I wonder how many sources of
Light there are in the whole
World.
Hmm, I don'’t know about the
Whole world, but I do know where
We can discover lots of
Different light sources.
In the super fab lab!
That'’s right! Grab your
Journals and let'’s go!
Yay!
Come on, sid!
Super fab lab!
Investigate, explore, discover!
Ah!
Today we'’re going to have a
Light scavenger hunt.
Cool! Yeah! Wait. Uh, what'’s
A light scavenger hunt?
Well, we'’re going to explore
The classroom to discover all
The different sources of light.
You mean we get to be light
Detectives?
Well, yes. That'’s exactly
What I mean. And you light
Detectives can draw pictures in
Your journals of all the light
Sources you find.
Ok.
Oh, oh! I see a source of
Light--the light from the
Ceiling.
Great work, light detective
Gabriela. Keep on exploring the
Classroom.
Hey, you'’re a scientist. You
Can try this, too.
It'’s time for the light
Scavenger hunt. Try to find a
Light source. It can be anything
That gives off light. You found
One! That lamp helps the plant
Grow. These little lights tell
Us the battery charger is
Working. This is a lava lamp. It
Also has a light source. The
Clock has numbers that light up.
The flashlight sh**t out a beam
Of light. Oh, this is another
Kind of flashlight. It has a
Stronger source of light, so it
Makes more light. The computer
Screen is a light source, and
This little light tells us when
These speakers are off and on.
Hey, you found a little light
Source on that key chain. Is
This cell phone a light source?
It is! When you open it, it
Lights up. Is this toy fire
Truck a light source? Wow. It
Has lots of light sources on it.
And the biggest light source of
All--the sun! It lights up the
Whole sky. Ok, draw pictures in
Your journals of the light
Sources you found--the clock,
The toy fire truck, the
Flashlight, and the biggest
Light source of all, the sun.
You all did a great job on our
Light scavenger hunt. How about
You, may? What did you find on
The light scavenger hunt?
Well, I found a flashlight,
But you know what makes a lot of
Light? The computer screen!
Oh, yeah!
That'’s a fantastic
Observation, may.
Thank you.
The computer screen is a
Light source. Ok, light
Detectives. I think it'’s time to
Play with all your new ideas.
Yay!
Yay!
Oh, boy. I can'’t wait to run
Around.
Whoo!
It'’s nice to be outside.
Oh, I know, I know! Hey, how
About if we play a guessing game
About light?
Ok.
Everyone gets a turn to be a
Light source, and we have to
Guess what you are.
Ok.
Sid, you go first.
Oh, great. Um, let'’s see.
What should I be? Hmm...oh, ok.
Guess what I am.
You'’re a rocket ship. Oh, no,
Wait. That'’s not a light source.
Oh, I know! You'’re a lamp.
No, not quite, but here'’s a
Hint. You put me on top of a
Birthday cake.
Oh, I know. You'’re a candle.
Yeah, that'’s right! Good job.
Your turn, gabriela.
Ok.
Ok, guess what light source I
Am.
You'’re a light that's going
On and off.
Very close. I'’m on the street
To tell cars to stop and go.
Oh, I know. You'’re a fish! Ha
Ha ha! I'’m just kidding. You're
A traffic light, right?
Right! Ok, gerald. Your turn.
Oh, good. Yeah, I have a
Really good one. Ok, watch this.
Kablammo! Kaboom! Pow! Crash!
You'’re fireworks.
Yeah. That'’s my favorite
Light source. Hey. Hey, may. You
Go next, ok?
Ok.
Oh, yeah. Go, may.
Ok, guess what I am. You can
Find me way up in the sky. You
Can'’t turn me on or off, and I'm
The biggest, strongest light
Source of all, ever!
Um, you'’re the sun!
Yeah! Hooray for the big,
Bright, warm sun!
Yay!
Let'’s play pretend.
Ok.
Ok, we'’re brave scientists on
A rocket ship, and we'’re
Exploring outer space.
Ooh.
Ok, I'’ll be the captain.
I'’ll be your assistant.
And may and I will be the
Pilots.
Yeah. We'’ll drive the
Rocket ship.
Ok, pilots. Let'’s zoom
Through space.
Captain.
Yes, pilot gabriela?
It'’s too dark to see in
Space. We can'’t see.
Ah, no problem. I will get us
A light source. Assistant sid?
Aye, aye, captain.
Please bring out the ship'’s
Pet cow.
Ah, you'’ve got it. All right,
Come on, cow. Let'’s go. Give us
Some light. Moo. Moo.
Captain gerald, a cow is not
A light source.
Oh, not a light source, hmm?
No.
Assistant sid, please hold up
A banana. That will give off
Plenty of light.
One banana coming right up,
Captain, sir. Ta da.
Wait. A banana isn'’t a light
Source either.
But if a banana isn'’t a
Source of light and a cow isn'’t
A source of light, then how
Can...we possibly see...in
Space?
I don'’t know, captain, but we
Need a source of light.
Pardon me, captain gerald and
Assistant sid. Why don'’t we just
Use our ship'’s headlights?
Oh, right. We have
Headlights. Uh, turn on the
Headlights, please.
Turning on headlights, sir.
There. That'’s much better.
Now we can see everything. Whoa!
Including the giant space rock
That'’s headed right for us!
Oh! Fly this way!
Whoa!
Oh, no! Fly the other way!
Whoa! Ha ha ha!
And now...
It'’s time...
For susie...
To sing!
Go, susie!
Hey, teacher susie, guess
What we'’re doing.
Let me guess. You'’re all
Bright, blinking lights.
Yeah!
We'’re big blinking lights in
A big city. Blink blink blink
Blink.
You know, you could be bright
Lights in the city or in the
Country because there are all
Kinds of light sources
Everywhere.
Cool.
♪ A lamp lights a farmhouse
Window
On a quiet country highway
A firefly sparks here and there
A full moon lights the skyway
On a two-lane road some
Headlights
Can be seen on a couple of cars
There'’s not a lot of lights out
Here
So you really can see the stars
Country lights
And city lights
Each light source helps you
See the sights
See for yourself
On starry nights
Country lights and city lights
The city has a hustle-bustle
Neon lights shine brightly
Incandescent and fluorescent
Lights
Light up the city nightly
It'’s almost as bright as
Daylight
With billboards and traffic
Of course
Lights coming from every
Direction
From many a different light
Source
Country lights
And city lights
Each light source helps you
See the sights
See for yourself
On starry nights
Country lights and city lights ♪
Yay!
Thank you.
Great.
Wow. There are lights in the
Country I never even knew about.
I bet light sources are
Different everywhere, even in
Our homes.
Oh, oh! I'’m gonna do a light
Scavenger hunt with my family
At my house.
That'’s a great idea. Ok,
Light experts, time to go home.
Follow me.
All right!
Blink blink blink.
Blink blink blink.
Now, where'’s my sid?
Oh, right here, grandma!
Oh...ooh.
Mmm.
Now, okey-doke, let'’s roll.
Let'’s roll!
Ha ha ha! Whoo!
Ha ha!
Yeah.
♪ Backseat driving
With grandma
Grandma, woo hoo ♪
Oh, yeah. Right there--the
Lights on the radio.
And that streetlight outside
And the light on that front
Porch.
Ha ha ha! What are you
Looking at, sid?
Energy sources of light.
I'’m finding lots of them
Right here on our car ride home.
Oh, you'’re right.
There are light sources
Everywhere. But you know, we
Didn'’t always have lights to
Help us see.
Really?
Yes, really. A long time ago,
People didn'’t have electric
Lamps to light up their houses
At night, so if they wanted to
See once the sun went down,
They'’d have to light candles or
Lanterns. Scientists tried to
Invent other sources of light,
But nothing worked. Then a
Scientist named thomas edison
Gathered a whole bunch of other
Scientists, and they all worked
Together for a long time. And
Like a good scientist, edison
Never gave up, and finally, good
Old edison and his team figured
It out. They made an electric
Light, and it worked! Ha ha ha!
So scientists invented
Electric lights?
Oh, you bet. Scientists
Invented all kinds of things
That make our lives better and
Brighter.
Wow! Thanks, grandma. My
Grandma knows everything.
♪ I learned something cool
Something cool today
I know it upside down
And inside out
I learned all about...
Light ♪
Ha ha! Scientist in the house.
Yeah!
[Recorded applause]
Ok, remember this morning we
Played light grab?
Yight gab.
I remember, sid. You couldn'’t
Grab the light from flashlights.
Right, but at school I
Learned all about light. I
Learned you need light to see
And you can block it and all
Light comes from an energy
Source, like a flashlight and
Even the sun.
Wow. You learned a lot in
School today.
Yeah. And I have a new game
For us. It'’s called light on,
Light off because that'’s
Something you can do with light
That people make. You can turn
It on and off.
Ah.
That'’s right, zekey. Ok,
Here'’s how you play. When I turn
My room light--the energy
Source--off, you make a funny
Face or do something funny, and
Then when I turn the light back
On, you freeze. Ok, I'’ll go
First. [Clears throat] light
Off, light on. See, and then you
Got to hold the funny face.
Ha ha ha!
Mom, now you try it. Light
Off, light on.
Ah.
Ha ha ha!
Hey, mom, that'’s funny.
This is fun. Who knew we
Could have so much fun with
Light?
Knock knock. I hear laughing.
Are you guys playing some kind
Of game? Can I play?
Sure, dad. Come on in and
Close the door.
Ok.
Ok, here'’s how it works. When
I turn the light off, you make a
Funny face and dance around, and
Then when I turn the light on,
You got to freeze.
Oh, this sounds good. Ok, I'’m
Ready.
Ok, here we go. Lights off,
Lights on.
Lights off, lights on.
Off, on.
Off, on.
Off, on. Where'’s dad?
Right here.
Off, on, off, on.
Ha ha ha!
Mom and dad, you are so
Funny.
I love this game.
Me, too.
Ha. I learned so many cool
Things about light today. Now I
Know that all light comes from
An energy source. Whacha! Some
Energy sources are made by
People. Some are natural, like
The sun. Hmm. Hey, wouldn'’t it
Be great if people could be a
Source of light? Ok, I'’ve got
It. Here'’s my
Super-duper-ooper-schmooper big
Idea. Introducing the amazing
Bright light shirt. You wear it
Just like a t-shirt, but it'’s
Really a light source, and you
Control how much light it gives
Off so when you wear it, you'’re
The light source. For lots of
Light, just turn the dial on
Your shirt to super-bright, and
You can light up your whole
Bedroom at night or even your
Whole backyard. Perfect for
Camp-outs. Or you can turn the
Dial so it gives off just a
Little light, like in your
Closet when you'’re trying to
Find your sneakers. And if
You'’re at a soccer or baseball
Game that goes on till after
Dark and everyone complains
Because it'’s hard to see, with
Your amazing bright light shirt,
You can come to the rescue and
Light up the whole stadium!
You'’ll be a hero in your amazing
Bright light shirt! And that'’s
My super-duper-ooper-schmooper
Big idea! Yay!
[Recorded applause]
Ah. Ok, bye, everybody. Got to
Turn out the lights and go to
Bed. Not turning out that light,
Though. That'’s my rocket ship
Light, my favorite nighttime
Light source of all. Until next
Time, I am sid the science kid
[Echoing]. Now remember, keep
Asking lots and lots of
Questions. See you later,
Scientists.
Be sure to check out another
Episode full of amazing science.
My friends and I will
Investigate darkness, discover
Where light comes from, make
Observations about our shadows,
And explore how rainbows are
Made. See you next time on "sid
The science kid."
There'’s lots more science fun to
03x10 - Let There Be Light!
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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.