Hey, scientists! It'’s me,
Sid! I'’m curious. How do you
Know if things on the computer
Are true? So gabriela'’s mom is
Coming to school to teach us how
To do our own research.
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?
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]
Ha ha! Good morning,
Everybody! Ha ha ha! Ah, good
Morning, dr. Beaks. Hello,
Arnie! Ha ha! Good morning,
Ignatz. Woo! Ha ha! Hi,
Backyard. Good morning,
Tree house. And good morning,
Sun, and good morning, uh, moon?
Huh? Huh! The moon is still in
The sky. Hey, I thought it went
Like this: daytime--sun in the
Sky, nighttime--moon in the sky,
But there'’s the moon right in
The sky, in the daytime, and
It'’s glowing during the day.
Wow. What'’s inside the moon that
Makes it shine so bright? Hmm.
I just got to know, what stuff
Is inside the moon?
["Moon" echoes]
Sid! Breakfast time!
Oh, boy. Ha! I'’m going to
Find out about you, moon.
Breakfast tiiiiiiiime!
Uh, dad, mom.
Hey, sid.
Something'’s wrong with the
Moon. It'’s daytime and the moon
Is still up in the sky, and it'’s
Glowing.
The moon? Well, the moon is
Always up there, buddy. We just
Can'’t always see it.
Oh, it is?
Yep.
Oh, well, but I got to find
Out what'’s inside the moon
Because something'’s making it
Glow.
Sid, sweetie, let'’s
Investigate. Maybe we can find
The answer on the computer.
Oh. Ok.
Ok, here we go. It says here
That the moon is made of rock.
Oh, rock. Hmm, interesting.
Well, those don'’t glow.
Look at this.
This silly web site says the
Moon is made of glowing green
Cheese. Ha ha ha! How funny.
Green cheese, huh? Ha! Now,
That is funny. Ha ha!
[Gasps] I smell burning
Pancakes!
Huh? Oh! The stove!
Pancakes, pancakes.
Hmm. Oh, wow! Did you hear
That? The moon is made of rock
And it'’s also made of glowing
Green cheese. Ha! Well, after
Breakfast, I'’ve got to tell my
Friends at school.
♪ 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! 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! I'’m a rock star!
Yeah! Ha ha! Huzzah!
Cool!
♪ I'’m looking for my friends
I'’m looking for you
Hey, there'’s may ♪
Ha ha! May I show you how I
Groove? [Giggling]
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!
Ha ha! You got me!
[All humming]
Yeah!
♪ We'’re looking for our friends
And look what we found
We found each other
Friends! ♪
Ha ha!
Now it'’s time for science
News you can use. Hello, it'’s
Me, sid. I got to tell all my
Friends what I saw on the
Computer. Ha! Oh, hey, may!
I have big, big news to tell
You. Come on down.
Oh, ok. Here I come. Hey! Ok,
What'’s the big news?
Well--
Who has big shoes?
No, big news!
Oh. Ha ha ha ha!
Ok, my big news is, the moon
Is made of rock and glowing
Green cheese!
Wow! I never knew that.
Oh, no wonder I get hungry
When I look at the moon. Ha ha!
I love cheese. Ha ha! Oh, wait.
Um, sid, are you sure that'’s
True?
Well, my mom and I saw it on
The computer together, so--
Hey! Hey, we should tell
Gabriela.
Ooh, yeah. Hey, gabriela!
Hey, gabriela!
I'’m here.
Guess what! The moon is made
Out of rock and glowing green
Cheese.
Yeah.
Yeah, I saw it on the
Computer.
Yeah.
Hmm. My mom is a scientist,
And she uses the computer a lot,
And I don'’t know if that's true.
Oh. Hmm.
Everybody, rug time!
That'’s teacher susie! Ha ha!
Come on.
♪ 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! ♪
Squeak squeak squeak!
Squeak squeak squeak! Ha ha!
Squeak squeak, munch munch!
Ha ha ha ha!
Ha ha!
I am a mouse, eating the
Green cheese on the moon.
Munch munch, squeak squeak!
Ha ha ha!
Well, moon mouse, welcome
To planet earth. Wouldn'’t it be
Funny if the moon really was
Made of green cheese?
Well, it'’s not? Uh, well,
Then why can you see it glowing
During the day?
Yeah.
Well, the moon is always in
The sky. You just can'’t always
See it. This morning, you saw a
Reflection of the bright sun on
The moon.
But sid and his mom saw that
The moon is made out of glowing
Green cheese on the computer.
Oh, I see. Well, scientists,
Not everything you see on the
Computer is correct.
[All gasp]
The computer can be wrong?
The computer'’s a great source
Of useful information, but there
Are also jokes and made-up
Stories on the computer.
I'’m so confused. How do we
Know what'’s true?
Well, lucky for us, we have a
Special guest today who uses the
Computer to get lots of good
Information. Gabriela, would you
Like to introduce our guest?
Yes, I would. Sid, may I
Borrow your microphone?
Uh, yeah, sure. Here you go.
Thank you. Ok. Today'’s
Special guest is dr. Rosalinda
Cordova. She'’s really smart and
She'’s a scientist, and she's a
Marine biologist and she'’s my
Mom!
["Mom" echoes]
Yay! Ha ha ha!
Gracias, gabriela. Hello, my
Scientist friends. It'’s so great
To see you again.
Hello, rosalinda. Please,
Come join us.
Well, as gabriela said, I'’m a
Marine biologist, so I study
Living things that live in
Water, and I spend most of my
Time doing research on whales.
Whoa! Awesome!
Wait, wait. What does
"Research" mean?
[Gasps] buena pregunta.
Great question. Research is the
Way scientists investigate and
Find information about new
Things.
Oh! Ha ha!
Here is one way I do
Research--at the library. I can
Read books about whales.
Oh, yeah, because I go to the
Library for story time.
Oh. Well, listening to other
People is another way to do
Research. It'’s important to
Learn from other scientists and
Ask lots of questions.
Hmm. Yeah.
And here'’s another way I do
Research.
Wow! Ha ha!
My mom gets to swim really
Close to whales.
Yes, I do. Making
Observations is very important
When you do research. Ok, here'’s
One more way to do research.
Oh. But, well, computers are
Not always right.
Oh, that'’s true, gerald, but
A computer can be a terrific
Science tool if you know how to
Use it.
Hey, are there any scientists
Here who might like to try doing
Some research?
Ooh, I would, I would!
Great! Grab your journals
And let'’s go to the super fab
Lab.
Maravilloso.
Come on.
Yay!
I love my journal.
[All giggle]
Ok.
There.
Super fab lab! Investigate,
Explore, discover! Ah!
Today, we'’re going to do a
Special super fab lab
Investigation. Dr. Cordova'’s
Going to give you your very own
Research project.
Yay!
That'’s right. Let's divide
You into research teams. Ok,
May and sid, you'’ll be one team
Of research scientists...
Great!
And, gerald and gabriela,
You'’ll be another team.
Awesome! Ha ha ha!
Um, hey, dr. Cordova, I know
What we can research. We can
Find out how to fly to the moon!
Yeah, great idea, sid. Then
We can see that it'’s not made
Out of green cheese.
Yeah.
Well, unfortunately, we can'’t
Travel to the moon, but I do
Know a fun research project we
Can do right here on earth.
Ooh, what is it?
You can try finding as many
Living things as you can in the
Classroom and on the playground.
All right. Oh, but wait. How
Do we know if something is a
Living thing or not?
Good question, may. We
Definitely have to figure that
Out before we start.
Hmm. Ooh! Hey, lots of living
Things move and breathe.
Oh, and they eat, too.
Yeah.
Very good. And living things
Need water.
Ok, research teams. Grab your
Journals so you can make a list
Of all the living things
You find.
Yay! Hey, you'’re a scientist.
You can try this, too. Ha ha!
Let'’s research all the living
Things we can find around the
School. A book is one way to do
Research. Will we find a
Starfish or a turtle? Well,
Let'’s go outside and
Investigate. Exploring and
Making observations is another
Way to do research. You'’ve found
A tree. It grows and it needs
Water and nutrients, so it'’s
Definitely a living thing.
This leaf fell off the tree, so
It'’s no longer a living thing.
Keep on exploring.
Oh, your teacher brought out the
Class pet. It'’s a hermit crab.
That'’s a living thing. You
Discovered the flowers. Those
Are living things, too.
Remember to draw pictures of
What you find in your journals.
You'’ve found another tree.
This one is much smaller than
The other tree, but it'’s still a
Living thing. Look up there. A
Beehive! It'’s a home for bees,
And those are living things, but
The beehive isn'’t a living
Thing. What else did you find?
Clouds. They move, but are they
Living things? Let'’s find out.
A grownup can help you do
Research on a computer. The
Science center web site says
That clouds aren'’t living
Things. It'’s time to share your
Research with everyone. You
Found flowers and a hermit crab
And trees, and we discovered
That clouds are not living
Things. Great job, research
Scientists!
Ooh. Hey! Hey, hey, look over
There. Ha ha! Manny the praying
Mantis. He'’s a living thing.
Yeah, manny. I'’ll draw manny
The praying mantis in our
Journal. Ok.
See any living things out
Here?
Um, hmm. Uh...
[Bird chirping]
Oh! Bird!
Oh! A living thing. I'’m
Drawing it on my page.
Ha ha! Ok. Um, tomato plant!
Oh! Living thing. Got it.
Ha! Um...ant.
Yep. Living thing.
Ha ha! This is so fun. Ha ha!
Um, let'’s see, uh--oh! Cloud!
Oh, wait a second. No, that'’s
Not a living thing.
Well, wait. I think clouds
Are living things. They move,
And living things move.
Well, yeah, but, well, they
Aren'’t animals or plants,
Are they?
Hmm, no. I guess we should
Make a list of "maybe" things.
Ha ha! Good idea! Yeah, I'’ll
Draw it in my journal.
Ok.
Ok.
Hmm. Let'’s see here. Is
Dr. Cordova a living thing?
Ha ha!
Can she move?
Hmm. Um, yes.
And she can talk.
Oh, yeah. Well, then I think
Dr. Cordova is a living thing.
Hooray!
Ha ha!
Time to switch places,
Everyone.
Oh.
Sid and may, come outside
With me.
Great! Ok.
Yay!
Hmm. Say, researcher may...
Yep?
Do you think that this tree
Is a living thing?
Oh. Oh, oh, sid! I have a
Whole page in my journal about
Trees. I'’ll find it.
Oh, ok. Ooh, there it is.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Here'’s a
Tree when it'’s a baby and you
Have to put dirt on it.
Yes, so it can get nutrients,
And then put water on it.
Yeah, and sunshine, and
That'’s how it grows.
Yeah. Hmm. Well, then, this
Tree is a living thing. Good
Job, researcher may.
[Giggles] thank you.
This is a great time to use
The computer as a science tool.
Ok.
So, what question should we
Research?
Well, we want to know if a
Cloud is a living thing.
Ok. This is a web site from
The science center, so we know
It has good information.
Oh.
It says that a cloud is made
Up of tiny droplets of water.
Does that sound like a living
Thing?
No, not really.
You'’re right.
Ok, then I'’m going to draw a
Big red "x" through the cloud
On our maybe page. Not a living
Thing.
Ok, scientists, let'’s meet on
The rug to share your research.
Ok.
Come on.
Yay!
Ok, this is one of the most
Important parts of doing
Research--sharing your
Discoveries.
Yeah.
May, sid, would you like to
Go first?
Oh, ok. Mm-hmm.
Come on, sid. Ok. Ahem.
Hello, scientists. I am may.
Ha ha!
And I am sid.
Hi.
We did research and found
These living things: a tree...
Ta-da.
Our pet praying mantis...
That'’s manny.
And dr. Cordova.
Voila.
Thank you.
Que interesante.
Very interesting.
Great job, scientists.
Yeah!
Ok, team gerald and gabriela,
Your turn.
Ok! Ha ha ha!
Hello, scientists. We found
Lots of living things, too:
Ants, a bird, and a tomato
Plant.
Yes, yes, scientists. We
Didn'’t know if clouds were a
Living thing, so we wrote it in
Our maybe list. Then, we used
The computer to find out that
Clouds are not alive. Thank you.
Ha ha ha!
Well, I think both teams did
A fantastic job. This has been
So much fun. I wish I didn'’t
Have to go back to work.
Oh, we loved having you as
Our special guest. What do you
Say to dr. Cordova?
Thank you!
You'’re very welcome.
Hasta luego. See you later.
Bye!
Bye-bye!
Good-bye!
I think working as a team
Made researching even more fun.
I'’m glad to hear that. In
Fact, it reminds me of a little
Song.
Oh, it'’s song time.
Let'’s go!
Yay!
Awesome!
Bee boop boop! And now...
It'’s time--boo boop!
Doot doot! For susie...
Brrr! To sing! Boop boop boop
Boop! [Imitates crackling radio]
Go, susie!
Thank you. Thank you. You
Know, scientists can accomplish
Lots of things when they work
Together as a team, just like
You guys did today.
Yeah.
In fact, it took a whole team
Of scientists to send an
Astronaut to the moon!
Ooh, do we get to hear about
How astronauts went to the moon?
Oh, yes. Check this out,
Scientists.
♪ Putting a man on the moon
Took more than one man
It took , men and women
Working hand in hand
Cool scientists and engineers
Worked together years and years
It took a team
To get us to the moon
To the moon
It took collaboration
To the moon
We needed tons of information
Yeah, it took a team
To get us to the moon
Every detail of that trip
Had to be well-planned
Some learned how
To build the rocket
How to fly and how to land
Before they took that giant leap
They asked what to eat
And where to sleep
It took a team
To get us to the moon
To the moon
It took collaboration
To the moon
We needed tons of information
Yeah, it took a team
To get us to the moon
Some designed the lunar lander
Some the rocket ship
They researched
What the astronauts
Would wear on that trip
They put in lots
And lots of study
With many a scientific buddy
It took a team
To get us to the moon
To the moon
It took collaboration
To the moon
We needed tons of information
Yeah, it took a team
To get us to the moon ♪
Hooray!
Yay!
Thank you!
Ha ha!
Hey, I bet I know one other
Thing they researched on the
Moon.
What'’s that, sid?
They learned that the moon is
Made of rock and not glowing
Green cheese.
Ha ha ha ha! You'’re right.
Ok, my research scientists, time
To go home. Follow me!
♪ To the moon
Boop boop boop boop!
Ok, , , , right.
Now where'’s my sid?
Ooh, right here, grandma.
Oh. [Chuckles] oh.
[Both grunt]
Now, okey-doke. Let'’s roll.
Let'’s roll!
Woo hoo! Ha ha!
♪ Backseat driving
With grandma ♪
Ha ha ha! Ok, kiddo. Tell me
About your day.
Well, gabriela'’s mom taught
Us how to do research, and we
Researched all the living things
At our school.
Oh, that'’s impressive.
Ha ha! It was fun, but I
Really wish we could go to the
Moon and do research.
Oh, I'’ve done research about
The moon.
[Gasps] really?
Yes, really. When I was a
Little girl, I did research to
See how the moon looked
Different in the sky on
Different nights, and I didn'’t
Have to travel to the moon
To do it.
I bet you used the computer,
Right?
Oh, no. This was before
Families had computers in their
Homes. I used good,
Old-fashioned research. For
Straight nights, I looked at the
Moon through my telescope, and
Each night, I drew a picture of
The moon. First, I could see
Only a little sliver of the
Moon, then a half-moon, and
Finally, I saw a big, bright
Full moon! By the end of my
Research, I knew all about the
Different shapes of the moon in
The sky.
Wow! Ha! Hooray for research.
Hooray!
My grandma knows everything
About everything. Ha ha!
♪ I learned something cool
Something cool today
I know it upside down
And inside out
I learned all about...
Ha ha ha ha!
Research! ♪
Ha ha! Scientist in the house!
Yeah.
[Click, canned applause]
Hi, dad!
Oh, hey, sid.
I learned so much today about
Research. We worked in teams and
Learned how scientists can do
Amazing things when they work
Together.
Wow. That sounds like a
Great day.
Yeah.
Boy, I sure wish a team of
Scientists could help me decide
What to make for dinner.
Oh. Huh. Well, hey, maybe we
Can do research to find the
Answer.
Oh. First we need to make
Some observations. Let'’s look in
The refrigerator to see what
Food we have.
Okey-dokie. Let'’s see what
We got.
All righty.
There'’s lots of things in
Here: broccoli and peas,
Spinach--
Hello, everyone!
Hi, mom. Hi, zekey. We'’re
Doing research to help dad make
Dinner.
Yep.
We have lots of vegetables.
Ooh, I love fresh vegetables.
Mm-hmm, and I like pasta. Um,
Dad, do you have any?
Yeah, I sure do. I just, uh,
Need a recipe.
Um, you could do research at
The library. And look! Ha ha! We
Have a whole bunch of cookbooks.
Hmm! It'’s like our own little
Library right here.
Ah, perfect. I'’ll find us a
Good recipe for pasta with lots
Of vegetables. Problem solved.
Thank you, scientist sid.
Ha ha! You are welcome! Heh
Heh! Research saved the day.
Yay!
Hey, moon! Now I know that
You are not made of green
Cheese. You'’re made of rock! Ha!
I learned that by doing
Research. Heh heh! You know, one
Of the best parts of doing
Research is working in a team,
And you can do amazing things
When you research as a team.
Hey. That gives me an idea. Ok,
I'’ve got it! Here's my super
Duper uper schmooper big idea!
I'’m going to start a superhero
Research team with my friends.
We'’ll be team super
Researchers. Gabriela will be
Super observation girl, and
Gerald will be library research
Man. May will be talk to other
Scientists girl, and I will be
The mighty question guy because
I like asking questions. Let'’s
Say someone needs to know the
Best way to cut a sheep'’s hair.
Team super researchers will
Swoop down and find the answer.
Gabriela will observe the sheep,
Gerald will research sheep
Books, may will talk to sheep
Experts, and I will ask the
Sheep how he likes his hair cut.
"I like fluffy curls and not
Too short."
You got it, sheep! Go, team
Super researchers! And that'’s
My super duper uper schmooper
Big idea! Yay!
[Click, canned applause]
Woo hoo! Ha ha! Ah! Whew! Big
Day. Hmm. I will now do some
Very important research on
Sleeping. Ha ha! What'’s the best
Way to fall asleep? Um, lying on
My back or my side? Hmm. Head on
The pillow or feet on the
Pillow? Well, I'’m going to find
Out because I am sid the
Researching science kid!
["Science kid" echoes]
And remember, keep asking lots
And lots of questions. Ha ha!
See you later, scientists.
Be sure to check out another
Episode of "sid the science
Kid." We'’ll discover different
Ways to use a computer,
Investigate how things fly, and
Explore how to solve a problem
By engineering a solution. We'’re
Investigating all kinds of
Technology on "sid the science
Kid."
03x24 - The Big Cheese!
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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.