03x02 - Slide to the Side!

[bunniefuu]

Hey, scientists,

It'’s me--sid. I want to find out

Why I can'’t slide to the side in

My new shoes, so my friends and

I are going to investigate

Friction. 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... ♪

Ladies and gentlemen, get

Ready for my new dance! It'’s

Called the sid slide to the

Side. Ha ha. You just boogie

Over here. Hey, dr. Beaks.

Ha-cha! Then spin over there.

What'’s up, arnie? Then slide to

The side. Whew!

Sid, breakfast is almost

Ready.

Oh, I better put on my shoes.

Ha ha. Ah. Hey, guess what. I

Have new shoes. Hee hee! Ta-da!

Aren'’t they great? They're the

Same color as my old shoes--red!

That'’s my favorite color. Ha ha.

Ah. Hmm.

[Shoes squeaking]

Oh. Huh. Well, I haven'’t worn

Them in yet, so they'’re kind of

Squeaky. But I bet they'’re great

For dancing. Ha! Mmm...

Boogie over here.

Spin over there.

And then slide to the side--ow.

Oh, whoa, whoa. Aw. What

Happened? I didn'’t slide. Hmm. I

Was a super slider in my socks,

But in my new shoes, I just

Squeaked to a stop. Hmm.

Well, I just got to know. Why

Can'’t I slide to the side in my

New shoes?

["Shoes" echoes]

Sid, breakfast is ready now!

Ok, mom. Here I come! Whoo!

Wha-cha! Breakfast time!

Good morning, sid.

Morning, sid.

Ah, morning, mom. Hi, dad.

Hi, zeke.

Zida!

Ok, so I'’ve got a problem, a

Dancing problem.

Oh, dancing problem, huh?

Well, I think your dad can teach

You a few moves.

Oh, mort, do the funky monkey

Chicken. I love that one.

Ok, here comes the funky

Monkey chicken.

[Hooting and clucking]

Ha ha!

That'’s my favorite dad dance.

Oh, and I made up a dance, too.

Oh, that'’s even better. Let's

See it, sid.

Well, that'’s the problem. You

See, I can'’t do my new dance in

My new shoes. Watch this.

You just boogie over here, spin

Over there, and slide to the

Side--aw!

Hmm. That sounds more like a

Squeak than a slide.

Exactly. Ah, in my socks, I

Could slide, but not in these

New shoes.

Well, sid, let'’s think about

It. So something is slowing down

Your shoes when they slide over

The floor.

Mm-hmm.

Have you looked at the bottom

Of your new shoes?

The bottom? Uh...aha! It'’s

Your fault I can'’t slide. Hmm.

So what do my shoes have that my

Socks don'’t? Hmm. That does it.

I must investigate more at

School!

Ah, good idea, sid.

But first how about some

Breakfast to give your brain

Energy for investigating?

Ok, mom. Oatmeal, here I

Come.

♪ 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

Uh-huh! 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!

I'’m a rock star! Yeah!

Cool!

♪ I'’m looking for my friends

I'’m looking for you

Hey, there'’s may ♪

May I show you how I groove?

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 the

Sid the science reporter!

Hello. I'’m sid, the science

Reporter, and today I'’m on a

Special science investigation.

I'’m searching for someone who

Can slide to the side in their

Shoes. Ha ha! Let'’s go

Investigate.

[Humming]

Boy, sand is so sandy.

Hello, gerald!

Oh! Ha ha! Sid, you surprised

Me.

Yeah. Hey, gerald, I'’m on a

Special science investigation,

And this is what I want to know:

Can you slide to the side in

Your shoes?

Sure, sid. No problem.

Okey-dokey.

Here we go. Just gonna

Slide--whoa. Hang on a sec. I

Just need to--ah! My slider must

Be stuck. Whoa!

Ah. Hmm.

Sid?

Yes?

We do have a problem. I

Cannot slide to the side on the

Playground.

That'’s ok, gerald. Thank you

For trying.

You'’re welcome.

I shall continue my science

Investigation.

Ok.

Ooh. Hey, you want to join

Me?

Ooh, yeah, yeah! And then I

Can be your assistant.

Oh, yeah. Cool. Let'’s go.

Ok.

[Humming]

Oh, um, gerald, we'’re on an

Investigation. You got to walk

Like this.

Huh. Oh, right. Ha. Got it.

Now, gerald, if you see

Anyone we can interview, let me

Know.

Ok. I'’m looking, sid.

See anyone yet?

No, not yet. Hey, gabriela,

You see anyone yet?

Nope.

Hey, sid, gabriela hasn'’t

Seen anyone either.

Ok. Gabriela?

Gabriela?

Hey, gabriela.

Hi.

We'’re on an investigation,

And I'’m trying to find someone

Who can slide to the side in

Their shoes.

Ooh, ooh, maybe I can do

That.

Ok.

Mmm...yow!

Good try!

Nope, not me.

Hmm. Interesting. Ooh, hey,

You want to join us on our

Investigation?

Ooh, I like investigations!

Great, come on, let'’s go.

Ok.

You have to walk this way,

Too. Watch this.

That'’s good.

Don'’t worry. I've done it

Lots of times, fluffles. Come

On, you can do it. Going down

The slide isn'’t scary at all.

Hi, may!

Hi, fluffles!

Hi, sid! Hi, gerald! Hi,

Gabriela! Hi, everybody!

Hey, may, we'’re on an

Investigation. Can you slide to

The side in your shoes?

Not up here, but I can slide

Down the slide, and this is

Fluffles'’ first time on the

Slide, so I have to go with her.

Ok.

Ok, here we go, fluffles.

Whee!

Wow!

Good slide!

I love slides!

Thanks, may. And thanks,

Fluffles.

You'’re welcome.

And now the results of my

Investigation. It turns out

Nobody can slide to the side in

Their shoes.

Everybody, rug time.

That'’s teacher susie.

All right, it'’s rug time!

♪ 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 ♪

Here comes the amazing, super

Awesome slider!

Whoa! Whoa!

Are you ok, gerald?

Yeah, I'’m ok, but I don't

Think I can slide on the carpet.

Hmm. Well, maybe it'’s your

Shoes. In my room, I could slide

Over the floor in my socks, but

When I tried to slide in my new

Shoes, I just couldn'’t do it.

That'’s interesting,

Very, very interesting.

Yeah? What do you think?

I think they'’re much bumpier

Than the bottom of my shoes.

See?

Oh, yeah. Well, my shoes are

Brand-new, so I haven'’t worn

Them down yet.

Well, sid, why don'’t you take

Off one shoe so we can get a

Closer look?

Really? Yes! I get to take

Off my shoe in the name of

Science! Ta-da! My shoe!

Ok, scientists, let'’s make

Some observations. Feel the

Bottom of sid'’s shoe and

Describe its texture.

Ooh.

Ah, oh, it'’s really bumpy.

And kind of rough.

It'’s also sort of rubbery.

Hmm. Those are great

Observations. The rough, bumpy

Bottom of sid'’s shoe is made out

Of a material called rubber. And

When the rubber on the shoe rubs

Against the carpet, it creates

Friction, which stops the shoe

From sliding.

So...friction can stop you

From sliding?

It sure can. Like when

Gerald tried to slide on the

Carpet.

Oh.

Right.

Oh, let me try. Uh...uh...

Ha ha! It is hard to slide on

The carpet.

Well, don'’t worry. If your

Shoes won'’t slide, just try

Sliding in your socks.

Oh?

Like this. Um...ah. Whoa!

Wait a minute. I still can'’t

Slide in my sock. Hmm. Well,

Maybe our shoes aren'’t

The problem.

Maybe the problem is what

You'’re trying to slide on.

Wow. You scientists are

Really thinking about what can

Create friction. I think it'’s

Time to investigate more in

The...

Super fab lab!

So grab your journals and

Let'’s go!

Yay!

Ok, wait up.

Ha ha!

Ok.

Super fab lab! Observe,

Compare, contrast! Ah!

Ok, it'’s time for the

Friction investigation.

Yay!

I have a hockey puck for each

Of you.

Cool.

And you'’re going to try

Sliding it over this piece of

Carpet...

Wow.

Then over this rubber mat...

Oh, cool.

Then you'’ll try sliding it

Down the floor out in the

Hallway there.

All right!

Ok!

Hey, you'’re a scientist. You

Can try this, too.

It'’s time for the friction

Investigation. You'’re going to

Slide a hockey puck over a piece

Of carpet, then over a rubber

Mat, then over a smooth floor.

Ok, try sliding the puck as hard

As you can over the carpet, then

The rubber mat, then the floor.

We'’ll use tape to mark where

Your puck stopped. And now

Someone else can take a turn.

It looks like the puck doesn'’t

Slide very far over the carpet

Or the rubber mat, but it does

Slide far over the floor.

Let'’s try this again. First,

Slide the puck over the carpet,

Then the mat, and now the floor.

Wow! Just like the first two

Times, the puck slides really

Far on the smooth floor. Ok,

Last person. Slide the puck as

Hard as you can over the carpet,

Now the rubber mat, and now the

Smooth floor. Let'’s discover why

The puck slides the farthest

Over the floor. The floor is

Really smooth so it doesn'’t

Create much friction with the

Puck. Now feel the rubber mat.

It'’s rough, and so is the

Carpet. They create lots of

Friction with the puck so it

Doesn'’t slide very far. But the

Puck does slide far over the

Smooth floor. Draw some

Observations in your journals.

Remember how the carpet and the

Rubber mat created lots of

Friction with the hockey puck,

And the smooth floor created the

Least amount of friction.

All right, scientists, I can'’t

Wait to see what kinds of

Pictures you drew. Gabriela,

May we see your journal?

Sure. Here'’s the hockey puck

On top of the rubber mat. It

Only slid a teeny-tiny bit. And

It didn'’t slide much on the

Carpet either. But when I slid

It down the hall, it kept going

Really fast, like this. Whoosh!

Mm-hmm. Ha ha!

Ooh, ooh, hey! I know why it

Did that. See, it'’s because the

Hockey puck didn'’t create a lot

Of friction on the floor.

Very good, gerald. Wow. My

Scientists are learning a lot

About friction. I think it'’s

Time to go play with all your

New ideas.

[Cheering]

Have fun!

Let'’s go!

And now it'’s time

For a fairy tale. Once upon a

Time--

Psst, gabriela, tell them

The name of our fairy tale.

Oh, oh, oops. I forgot. The

Name of our fairy tale is

"Friction and the duck." Ok,

Here we go. Sid.

There once was a duck who

Wanted to slide across a floor.

May!

Quack!

Gerald!

He slid a little, but he

Wanted to slide some more.

May!

Quack!

Sid.

The floor was bumpy, so the

Duck got grumpy.

Gerald!

The duck made a frown because

The friction slowed him down.

May!

So the duck decided to put on

Socks and slide down a smooth

Hallway, and then he slid all

The way across it. Ha ha!

Oh, quack.

Ha ha! The end.

Quack!

Quack! Quack!

Hello, my dance students.

Before I teach you today'’s

Special dance, I must first

Clean the floor with soapy

Bubbles so it is nice and

Smooth.

Ooh...

And clean, clean, clean,

Clean. All done. Everyone, join

Me on the dance floor. Follow my

Moves. First, put your hands to

The side and go ah cha cha cha.

Ah cha cha cha.

And now we slide. Whoa! It'’s

Very slippery.

Whoa!

Oh, boy! All right, guys? All

Right, new plan. Hang on a sec.

I am gluing down lots of little

Rocks so the floor will be nice

And bumpy, perfect for dancing.

Ok, now put your arms out to the

Side and go ah cha cha cha.

Ah cha cha cha.

Then we slide. Ow! Ooh!

Oh!

Yikes!

Ow!

Bumpy.

The floor is too bumpy.

Excuse me, teacher, but I

Think the bumpy rocks are making

Too much friction between the

Floor and our shoes.

And the soapy bubbles made

The floor too smooth. There

Wasn'’t much friction at all.

Yeah, I see, I see. What

Shall we do?

How about if you put nothing

On the floor?

Hmm. Brilliant idea! Ok, let

Me just clean up the floor, and

We'’re ready. First, put your

Hands out to the side and go...

Ah cha cha cha.

And then you slide and turn

Your body and back this way. Oh,

Now, wait a second. First you

Turn this way...

And now...

It'’s time...

For susie...

To sing!

Go...susie!

Ha ha! Wow, the rubber on

Your shoes is creating lots of

Friction with the carpet, and

That'’s a good thing so you don't

Slip and slide.

Yeah!

And guess what.

What?

The tires on our cars are

Also made of rubber, and that'’s

A good thing, too, so our cars

Don'’t slide all over the road.

Yeah.

♪ I'’m a race car racing

For the checkered flag

My rubber tires make sure

I don'’t zig and zag

Yeah, they grip the road

And won'’t let me slip

When rubber hits the track

It gets a great grip

Go as fast as you can

That'’s the racer's code

Rubber tires are best

For gripping the road

Yes, it'’s a fact

It'’s not fiction

Rubber holds the road

Because of friction

I'’m glad I don't have wheels

Made out of wood

They can'’t grip the road

The friction isn'’t good

And iron wheels

Might clickety-clack

But they'’re much too smooth

To get ahold of the track

Go as fast as you can

That'’s the racer's code

Rubber tires are best

For gripping the road

Yes, it'’s a fact

It'’s not fiction

Rubber holds the road

Because of friction

I love fast racing action

When the rubber meets the road

It creates traction

Go fast as you can

That'’s the racer's code

Rubber tires are best

For gripping the road

Yes, it'’s a fact

It'’s not fiction

Rubber holds the road

Because of friction

Fast as you can

That'’s the racer's code

Rubber tires are best

For gripping the road

Yee, it'’s a fact

It'’s not fiction

Rubber holds the road

Because of friction

Rubber holds the road

Because of friction ♪

[Cheering]

Awesome!

Zoom! Zoom!

Thank you.

[Imitating race cars]

Come on, race cars, time to

Go home. Follow me!

Yay!

[Imitating race cars]

Time to go home.

Now, where'’s my sid?

Oh, right here, grandma!

Oh...ooh.

Mmm.

Now, okey-doke, let'’s roll.

Let'’s roll!

Ooh!

Ha ha!

Yeah.

♪ Backseat driving

With grandma

With grandma

Woo hoo ♪

So how was your day, kiddo?

Oh, today I learned that the

Rubber on the bottom of my shoes

Makes so much friction with the

Floor that I can'’t slide.

Oh, you got that right. It'’s

Hard to slide in rubber-soled

Shoes.

Yeah, and not sliding can be

A good thing, like when I'’m

Running around on the playground

And I don'’t want to fall.

Yes, you'’ve got to be safe.

But you know, sometimes sliding

Fast is a good thing. I like

To slide really fast when I do

One of my favorite hobbies:

Skiing. That'’s right. I love the

Feeling of zooming down a snowy

Mountain with the wind in my

Hair! Whoosh! Oh, and I'’ll tell

You how I make my skis slide

Even faster. I rub wax on them--

Oh, yeah! The wax is smooth like

The stuff candles are made of,

And when you put it on the skis,

They create less friction with

The snow, which makes the ski a

Nice, smooth surface, so now I

Can go super duper fast! Woo!

Ho ho! You should see me go!

Whoosh!

That is amazing. You are the

Most amazing, fastest-skiing

Grandma ever.

Oh, you'’re such a sweet one,

Sid. Ha ha!

Ha ha! Wow, 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 ha.

♪ Friction

Scientist in the house!

[Recorded applause]

I'’m baby beaks, and I'm gonna

Give zekey a kiss. Ha ha!

Ha ha!

[Kiss]

Mom! Mom, dad, zeke!

Hey.

I have an announcement. I

Will no longer be doing my sid

Slide to the side dance.

Oh? I wonder why he won'’t do

His dance anymore. He loves that

Dance.

Well, what he means is he'’ll

No longer be doing his dance...

In my new shoes. Ha ha!

Oh.

'’Cause you see since the

Rubber on my shoes creates lots

Of friction with the floor, I'’ll

Just do my dance in my socks.

Look!

Ants in my ox!

[Laughter]

Ok, everybody join me. Shoes

Off.

Okey-doke.

Great idea.

You know what? I don'’t need

To take off my shoes. They'’re

Nice and smooth, so I can

Already slide.

Hey, you'’re right. Your shoes

Won'’t make too much friction

With the floor.

Ha! Ok, everybody, here we go.

Ok.

Boogie over here, spin over

There, and slide to the side!

Ha ha!

Slide to the side.

Yeah! Let'’s get this party

Started!

Yeah!

Whew! Dad has got the moves.

And now I'’m gonna slide

To the side.

All right!

Here we go! Woo!

Awesome! Good job, dad!

Ok, well, I have some moves,

Too. Check this out. Woo!

Wow!

All right!

Let'’s hear it for mom!

Yeah!

Yeah, we'’re sliding now!

Go, alice!

That'’s right.

Ha ha! Ah. Oh, I had a great

Day today. I learned that I

Couldn'’t slide in my shoes

Because they were creating too

Much friction with the floor.

Woo-hoo! You know, sometimes

It'’s really good to slide, like

When you'’re dancing.

Mm mm mm.

But sometimes you don'’t want to

Slide. Hmm. You know what I

Need? Shoes that let you change

The friction! Ok, I'’ve got it.

Here'’s my super duper ooper

Shmooper big idea!

I'’m going to invent friction

Flip-flops. They are shoes you

Can wear anywhere, and the best

Part is, you can change the

Bottom of the flip-flops so the

Friction changes! Let'’s say

You'’re walking on a really

Smooth floor with soapy bubbles.

Ah! I'’m sliding all over the

Place. No problem. You just push

A button, and the bottom changes

To bumpy rubber, which creates

Lots of friction with the floor

So you don'’t slide. But what if

You want to slide all the way

Around the world? Just push

Another button and the bottom of

The shoe changes to a smooth

Layer of mushy bananas so you

Don'’t have much friction with

The ground at all. Whee! I'’m

Sliding all around the world!

Hello, world! Wow! Hooray for

The friction flip flops!

And that'’s my super duper ooper

Shmooper big idea! Yay!

[Recorded applause]

Thank you. Thank you. Ha ha.

Oh, hey, I just thought of a new

Dance. It'’s called the sid slide

To the side and then get into

Bed dance. Ha ha!

[Imitating airplane]

I am sliding sid, the sliding

Science kid.

["Kid" echoes]

And remember, keep asking lots

And lots of questions. See you

Later, scientists. Ha ha!

[Humming]

[Imitating airplane]

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