]] Hey, scientists, it's me,
sid. I want to know why I can't
Scratch my ear with my foot. So
my friends and I are going to
Investigate our bodies and
discover how they work. 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've got a lot of questions
and big ideas
I'm sid the science kid ♪
[Dog yawns]
]] hmm. Ruff.
[Imitating dog]
]] Ruff.
]] Ruff.
]] Hmm. Oh, hi. I'm sid. And
this is my grandma's dog,
Filbert. Say hi, filbert.
]] Oh?
]] Yay! See, last night,
grandma let filbert spend the
Night in my room. And now,
we're playing follow the
Leader. Ok, filbert, keep
leading. I'll do whatever you
Do.
]] Ruff.
]] Oh, head to the side? I can
do that.
]] Ruff.
]] Hmm. Chase my pretend tail?
I can do that, too.
Ooh, ok. Scratch my ear with my
foot? No problem. Huh. Um--ah.
Whoa. Um--oh, sorry, I don't
bend that way. This is kind of
Not so easy. Whoa! Ah!
Um--filbert, how did you do
that? Hmm. Well, now, I just
Got to know--why can't I
scratch my ear with my foot?
[Echoes]
]] sid, breakfast time!
]] Oh, boy. Come on, filbert,
it's breakfast time! Whoo-hoo!
Breakfast time! Morning, mom,
and zeke!
]] Good morning, sid.
]] Hi, dad.
]] Hey, sid. Filbert!
]] Ok, I've got to show you
something. Ok, go ahead,
Filbert, do that ear scratch
thing. Huh? Oh. Well, he did it
In my bedroom a second ago. Oh!
There, there, he's doing it!
Look!
]] Oh.
]] Isn't that amazing? I tried
scratching my ear with my foot,
Too, but it's impossible.
]] Oh, I wouldn't say it's
impossible, just a little
Harder for us.
]] Huh?
]] Watch this. Ha. Yup, I saw
grandma doing some yoga moves
Like this. Maybe I can
just--oh. Well, that's not it.
Still trying.
]] Well, let's see, sid, if you
and I can figure out why it's
So hard for us to scratch our
ears with our feet.
]] Whoa!
[Alice gasps]
I'm ok!
]] That's good, honey!
]] No problem.
]] Well, while dad keeps trying
that, let's take a look. Here,
See. This picture shows the way
a dog's bones are connected. Do
You think our bones are
connected the same way?
]] No way. No, we stand up on
two legs and a dog walks on
Legs. Plus, look. Those leg
bones look really bendy.
]] Oh, these right here?
]] Yeah.
]] Hmm, you're right, sid.
]] Huh. Hey, filbert, no wonder
you can scratch your ear with
Your foot.
]] Oh.
]] Well, I can't scratch my ear
with my foot, but I wonder what
I can do with my bones. Hmm.
Ok, after breakfast, I'm going
to investigate bones! Filbert,
I'll see you after school. Give
me a paw.
]] Yeah! Yeah, ok, almost got
it. Just got to--oh, no. No,
Wait, that's not it. Ah!
[Alice chuckles]
]] ♪ I love my mom--
]] uh-huh--
]] My mom is cool--
]] uh-huh--
]] But now it's time
for having fun at school
Yeah! ♪
]] Hi.
]] ♪ I'm looking for my friends
I'm looking for you
There's gabriella
]] watch what I can do
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
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!
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.
♪ We're looking for our friends
and look what we found!
We found each other!
Friends! ♪
[Laughter]
]] And now it's time for the sid
survey. Hello, I'm sid, roving
Reporter with today's survey.
The question--what do the bones
in your body do? And you can
Think about what your bones do,
too. Let's go get some answers.
[Sid hums]
]] I don't know, why?
]] Oh. Hi, gerald. No, it's not
time for jokes yet. I'm doing
My survey.
]] Oh. Sorry. I was just
practicing for good
Laughternoon.
]] Yeah.
]] So, what's your question,
sid?
]] Ok, my question is, what do
the bones in your body do?
]] Oh! Oh, yeah, I know. Well,
you talk on them, and you say,
"Hello, how are you today?"
Ahem.
]] What? Oh--no, no, no, not
phones! Bones! What do bones do?
]] Oh, yeah, bones! Well, the
bones in my body let me do
This. Watch out.
]] Wow! Ok, thanks, gerald.
]] You're welcome.
]] Hi, I'm a mother bird going
to look for worms. Ok.
]] Hello up there, may.
]] Hi, down there, sid!
]] Hey, I have a question. What
do the bones in your body do?
]] Well, I think the bones help
me stand up tall! And if you
Didn't have bones, you'd melt
all the way down to the ground!
]] Wow. Well, that would not be
good.
]] No.
]] Thanks, may.
]] You're welcome. Bye!
]] Bye. Ooh, I got it. Aha!
Hey, gabriella--
]] hello?
]] Hi. Do you know what the
bones in your body do?
]] Oh, good question. Hmm. Oh,
I know. The bones in my legs
Help me kick a soccer ball.
]] Oh.
]] Boom!
]] That's a good answer.
]] Thank you.
]] Thank you. And now the
results of my survey. Gerald
Says the bones in his arm let
him open and close things. May
Says that her bones help her
stand up tall. And gabriella
Says her bones help her kick a
soccer ball. Hmm. Well, maybe
You've thought about what the
bones in your body do, too.
Well, there you have it. I am
sid, roving reporter and bones
Expert.
]] Everybody, rug time.
]] Hey, that's teacher suzie.
]] ♪ It's rug time
come on in
Rug time
take a seat
Rug time--
]] we're ready!
]] Everybody move your feet
rug time--
]] Teacher suzie!
]] Good times on the way
rug time
Come on in!
We've got a lot
to learn today! ♪
]] Hello, everyone.
]] What?
]] Uh--gerald, you usually make
a creative entrance into the
Classroom.
]] Yeah.
]] What? Oh, yeah! I forgot!
Ok--um--everybody, stay right
here, ok?
]] Ok.
]] All right.
]] I am an ice-skating beaver!
]] Oh!
]] With short little leg bones.
[Imitates beaver]
]] come on over here and join
Us, little ice-skating beaver.
]] Ok, here I come!
]] Oh!
]] I'm a beaver!
[Suzie laughs]
]] so, would anyone like to
Share something with the class?
]] Well, I would.
]] Go ahead, sid.
]] Ok. Well, this morning, my
grandma's dog, filbert, was
Scratching his ear with his
foot. And then I tried it, but
It's really hard.
]] Wow. I wonder if I could do
that.
]] Well, I have an idea. How
about if we all try it? Come
On, let's stand up--
]] all right.
]] And try scratching our ear
with our foot.
]] Ok, but it's really tough.
]] I--
]] see that?
]] I can't reach. Oh, oh.
]] Not so easy.
]] Oh, boy. Oh, boy.
]] Well, don't feel bad,
everybody. Because I saw on our
Computer that a dog's bones are
different than ours. So it's
Easier for them to scratch
their ears with their feet.
]] That's a great observation,
sid. Now, let's take a look at
How our bones are put together.
]] Oh, yeah. Hmm.
]] I see that on halloween.
]] Oh, you're right, gabriella.
You do see this on halloween.
It's called a skeleton. And
this is how all our bones are
Attached to each other.
]] Oh, hey, look. If that giant
leg bone right there could bend
In half, then I bet we could
reach our ears with our feet.
]] Oh, man, that's a great
idea! Let's do it!
]] Oh, well, that is a great
idea, but there's just one
Problem. Our bones can't bend
in half. But we can move our
Bones where they're connected
to each other. That's called a
Joint.
]] Oh.
]] Here's a joint, at the knee.
]] Oh.
]] And here's another one at
the elbow.
]] Uh-huh.
]] Yeah. Now, stand up again
and try moving your bones with
Your joints.
]] Ok.
]] Hmm. I'm moving my foot with
my knee joint.
]] Ooh, I got one in my finger.
Wiggle! Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.
]] Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!
]] Yes, our joints let us do
lots of amazing things. Hey,
Where can we investigate how
important our joints and bones
Really are?
]] In the super fab lab!
]] That's right. Grab your
journals and let's go.
]] Oh, yeah!
]] Come on, sid!
[May chuckles]
]] Super fab lab!
Observe, compare, contrast! Wow.
]] Ok, scientists, get ready
for an exciting bones
Investigation!
]] Yay!
]] Now, to find out how
important our joints are, we're
Going to experience what it
would be like if we didn't have
Joints connecting our bones.
]] But we can't just take our
bones and our joints out of our
Bodies.
]] No, we can't do that, but we
can attach these wooden splints
To parts of our bodies. Then we
won't be able to bend any of
Our joints.
]] Ooh! I want to try coloring
without bending any fingers.
]] Well, let's start the bones
investigation so we can all
Make some observations.
]] Yay, groovy!
]] Ok.
]] Hey, you're a scientist. You
can try this, too.
]] It's time for our bones
investigation. Our joints
Connect our bones, and they
allow them to move in lots of
Different directions and do
lots of different things. Let's
Observe what happens when you
can't move your joints. A
Grownup will tape wooden
sticks around your fingers so
They can't bend.
You can still draw, but it's
not easy.
Look at that! When you can't
bend the joints in your
Fingers, it's really hard to
turn the pages of a book.
To put on a hat, you need to
bend your arm bones at the
Joint called an elbow. Let's
discover what happens when you
Can't bend your elbow. Wow,
it's really hard to put on that
Hat. And taking it off is even
harder. You definitely need
Your elbow joint so you can
bend your arm. Your leg bones
Are connected by a joint called
the knee. Your knees allow your
Legs to bend so you can march
around and squat down. Let's
Find out what happens when you
can't bend your knee joints.
Ooh, it's hard to march. And
it's really hard to squat down.
Ok, now let's draw some
observations in your journals.
Think about how hard it was to
move your body when you couldn't
Bend your joints. All right,
scientists, let's see what kind
Of observations you made when
you couldn't use your joints.
Gabriella, would you like to go
first?
]] Sure. I had a splint tied on
to my arm, so I couldn't bend
My elbow at all.
]] Oh.
]] Then I tried putting on a
hat, and I couldn't.
]] Wow. It sounds like it's a
really good thing we have
Joints, so we can bend our arms.
]] Yeah.
]] Ok, sid, may we look at your
journal?
]] Oh, yeah, ok. When I put the
splint on my legs, I tried
Dancing. But you know what? It
was really hard, and I fell
Over.
]] Oh. Well, I'm glad you're ok.
]] Yep, I'm fine.
]] Well, it sounds like all my
scientists learned a lot about
How important our joints are. I
think it's time to go and play
With all your new ideas.
]] Yeah!
]] Playtime.
Step right up. I've got the
most amazing invention, ever.
]] Oh, boy, I like it already.
]] I call it the gerald-bot.
It's a robot that will pick up
your toys, clean your room, and
Make you breakfast.
]] Ooh. Ah. I'll buy it.
]] Wait! Before you buy it, you
got to see the gerald-bot in
Action. I'll just push the on
button. Boop. And here he goes.
]] Hello. I am the gerald-bot.
I can do anything.
]] Can you touch your nose?
]] Yes, the gerald-bot can do
anything.
]] Oh--
]] ah.
]] Cannot bend arms. Cannot
bend arms. Oh.
]] Hmm. Oh. Um--well--yeesh.
Um--who needs to touch your
nose? Tell him to do something
Else.
]] Ok. Can you bend down and
untie your shoelace?
]] Ungh--gerald-bot trying, but
failing. Cannot bend.
Cannot--agh.
]] Pardon me. Excuse me.
]] What?
]] Um--pardon me, but I know
what the problem is with your
Robot. He needs joints. Allow
me. I brought my joint
Put-er on-er tool.
]] Hmm.
[Imitates air wrench]
]] Ah! He's ready. Boop.
]] Oh, boy! The gerald-bot
feels great! I love my joints.
I can make you toast, I can
clean up your room, or build
You a rocket ship.
]] Yay!
]] Wow! He's amazing.
]] Yeah.
]] I will sell him to you for
one million gazillion dollars.
]] Well--
]] sold. I'll take him.
]] Come on, I'll make you
banana pancakes.
]] But--
]] ooh, yummy! I love banana
Pancakes.
]] Hang on. But--
]] let's go.
]] Hey, I invented the
gerald-bot. Come back here!
]] And now--
]] it's time--
]] For suzie--
]] to sing.
]] Go, suzie!
]] Oh. Why, thank you.
]] You're welcome.
]] So, we've been talking a lot
about how dogs can scratch
Their ears with their feet.
]] Yeah.
]] But what about all the other
amazing things animals can do
With their skeletons?
]] Oh, yeah. Some can fly.
]] ♪ Look at that monkey
hanging by his tail
Lookie there
he swings so free
How does he do that?
I wish I could do that
I wish that could be me
He's got monkey joints
connecting his monkey bones
So he can swing by his tail
he does what he does
With a skeleton
does he not?
I do want to do
with my skeleton
Skeleton I've got
look at those animals
Jump and fly so high
their bones are light
They fly so free
how do they do that?
I wish I could do that
I wish that could be me
They got bones connected
by their joints
I could try what they do
but what's the point?
He does what he does
with a skeleton
Does he not?
I do what I do
with my skeleton
Skeleton I've got
look at me
I can dance on my head
in the sun or the rain
I've got a collection
of bones called a skull
That protects my brain
He does what he does
with a skeleton
Does he not?
I do what I do with my skeleton
skeleton I got
He does what he does
with a skeleton
Does he not?
I do what I do with
what I've got ♪
[Cheers]
]] we've got an awesome
Skeleton.
]] Wow! Suzie, people can spin
on their head?
]] Well, only some grownups can
do that. But what are some of
The things you all can do?
]] Ooh, I can touch my toes.
Watch.
]] I can, too.
]] Wonderful. Ok, my bones
experts, it's time to go home.
Follow me.
]] Yay!
]] Follow you with my skeleton.
]] Hmm. Now, where's my sid?
]] Right here, grandma!
]] Oh. Oh!
Now, okey-doke, let's roll.
]] Let's roll!
[Music plays on radio]
Whoo!
]] ♪ Backseat driving
with grandma--
]] Oh, yeah ♪
[turns off radio]
So, how was your day, kiddo?
]] It was great. We learned how
bones are connected with joints.
]] Oh.
]] Mm-hmm. It's too bad we
can't see the bones and joints
In our bodies. Then I could
show you what I'm talking about.
]] Actually, there is a way to
see the bones in our body.
]] What?
]] Oh, yeah. There's a
scientist by the name of
Wilhelm roentgen--yep, that's a
hard name to pronounce. Well,
Just like you, he wanted to see
what our bones looked like
Under our skin. He invented
something called an x-ray
Machine. Ooh, it's a good thing
he didn't call it a wilhelm
Roentgen machine. That'd be hard
to say. Anyhow, an x-ray
Machine is like a superduper
camera that can see through
Your skin to look at your bones
and joints. Wow! Today, doctors
Use x-ray machines all the time
to see bones and joints and
Make sure they're healthy.
]] Wow, that's amazing. You
know about the coolest
Scientists.
]] Well, if you want to, you
can grow up to be a cool
Scientist, too.
]] Hey, you know what? I will!
]] Oh!
]] I love my grandma.
♪ I learned something cool
something cool today
I know it upside down
and inside out
I learned all about
bones ♪
]] Whoo-hoo.
]] Heh, heh. Scientist in the
house! Yeah.
[Automated applause]
Hi, everybody!
]] Hi, sid! Come on over, buddy.
]] Hey, filbert, guess what!
Today, I learned that I have
joints that connect my bones
Together, and you do, too.
Yeah, you can scratch your ear
with your foot. And I found out
My joints let me do some cool
things with my bones, too.
]] Wow. You learned a lot
today, sid.
]] Yeah. I'm impressed.
]] Ooh, hey, I have an idea.
Let's all show each other the
amazing things that we can do
With our bones and joints.
]] Oh, great idea. Hey, alice,
we can dance. Huh?
[Turns on radio]
look out, alice. Here comes
Dance master mort.
]] I am ready.
]] , , Cha-cha-cha, , ,
open the door, , ,
Cha-cha--look out.
]] Cha-cha-cha!
]] Yeah, you can bang on your
tray, zeke. And filbert, you
And I can play soccer. I'll
kick with my leg bone and you
Kick with your nose bone.
]] Ruff, ruff.
]] Ready? Here it comes. Pow!
Yay! Look at us! We're using
our bones and joints.
]] Yes, we are.
]] Cha-cha-cha.
]] Oh, hi. So, today, I learned
that joints help our bones
Move. And that's pretty cool.
Right, arnie?
Eh, arnie's not so sure. Right,
filbert? Ha ha, filbert
Agrees. I love dogs! So, I know
we can't do the same things as
Dogs or snakes or flying
squirrels, because our skeletons
Are different. But I was
thinking, wouldn't it be great
If there was a way we could do
some of the cool things other
Animals can do?
Good, you think so, too. Ok,
we've got it. Here's our
Superduper ooper schmooper big
idea! Filbert and I are going
To invent this super bone-bot.
It's a giant robot with lots of
pretend animal bones inside it.
So let's say you're having a
picnic and you see a banana way
Up high in a tree. Don't get
up. Let the super bone-bot get
It for you. With the belly
bones of a snake, it can wrap
Around the tree and slither up
to the top. Then with tail
Bones like a monkey, it can
swing over to the branch and
Grab the banana. Then it can
spread out its arms which have
Really light bones like a
flying squirrel, so it can fly
Through the air and land next
to you with the banana.
]] Hello, sid, here's your
banana.
]] And the best part of having
your own super bone-bot is, if
You have an itch on your ear
and you don't feel like
Scratching it, no problem. It
has leg bones like a dog so it
Can scratch your ear with its
foot. Yay, super bone-bot! And
That's our superduper ooper
schmooper big idea!
[Automated applause]
ok, filbert, let's play
Follow-the-leader again. But
this time, you follow me.
Ok, filbert, your turn. Wave to
everyone. Wave. Ha, ha! Great!
Good boy. You are filbert, the
waving dog. And I am sid, the
Science kid!
[Echoes]
and remember, keep asking lots
And lots of questions. See you
later, scientists. Ok, filbert,
Let's see if you can do this
one. Jump! Jump!
Yay, you did it!
Observe! Compare! Contrast!
Ah!
]] Hey! I know how to observe,
compare, and contrast, and I
Bet you do, too.
Observe--that's when you look
really closely at something,
And listen to it, and maybe
even smell it, feel it.
Compare--that's when you look
at two things and think about
How they're the same.
Contrast--that's when you
observe things and think about
What's different about them. Be
♪ ♪
02x19 - How Did My Dog Do That?
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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.