03x07 - Clean Air!
Posted: 10/05/22 03:51
Hey, scientists, it's me--
Sid. I want to know what to do
When the air we breathe is
Dirty, so my friends and I are
Going to investigate and
Discover that there are lots of
Ways we can help keep the air we
Breathe clean. 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]
Hello. I am sid the science
Reporter, and I have a big, big
Story. My dad is wearing a mask,
And I'm going to find out why.
Hmm. It looks like he's painting
The picnic table. Well, maybe
He's wearing a mask so the table
Doesn't recognize him. Ha ha.
Or--ah, maybe he has a new job
As a painting superhero. He's
Paint man! Ta-da! Huh. Let's go
Find out. Ho, dad!
Hey, sido!
I have a question.
Ok.
Why are you wearing a mask?
Ah, good question, reporter
Sid. I was painting varnish on
The picnic table to protect it
From the rain, and the mask
Protects me from breathing in
Varnish fumes.
Hmm.
But don't worry. I sealed
Everything up so there's no more
Fumes to worry about.
Fumes? What are those?
Well, it's a strong smell in
The air. I guess you could say
It sort of makes the air dirty,
And it's important for our
Bodies to breathe in clean air.
[Inhales deeply]
Hmm. But, dad, I don't see
Any dirty air. Hmm. The air
Looks just fine to me. Well, I
Just got to know: how can the
Air be dirty if it doesn't look
Dirty!
["Dirty" echoes"]
Sid! Mort! Breakfast time!
Oh, race ya!
, , , Go!
Hey! Hang on a second!
Yay, I won! Yahoo!
Yeah, you always do, sid.
Yeah.
Hey, zekey!
Da!
Hey, zeke!
Oh, looks like I better wash
My hands before I eat.
Hmm. Well, at least you can
See the dirt on your hands.
Hey, mom, did you know that air
Can be dirty even if you can't
See it's dirty?
Yes, I did. Dirty air is
Called air pollution, and you're
Right, we can't always see it,
But I can show you some pictures
Of things that make air
Pollution on the computer.
Cool.
Hmm. Ok.
Oh, time to drive the big
Bulldozer!
That's right. And when a
Bulldozer and other construction
Vehicles drive around, pollution
Comes out of their engines.
Oh.
And look at this one.
Hmm! Vroom! Honk! Honk!
You got it. Trucks also make
Air pollution. And look at this.
Oh, no. Cars make pollution,
Too?
Yes, they do.
But, well, we see bulldozers
All the time, and trucks drive
Down our street, and--and we
Drive a car. Aw, mom, our air is
So polluted.
Sid, our air is safe to
Breathe.
Oh.
There are things around us
That make pollution, but we just
Have to make an effort to keep
The air as clean as we can.
Well, I have an idea. All
Right, we can make less air
Pollution by not driving in the
Car to school today.
Hey, you know, that gives me
An idea. Instead of driving to
Work today, I should ride the
Mighty zoomster!
Ha! Zoom!
Oh, yeah, your favorite
Bicycle.
Yeah, exactly. This afternoon
I'll bring the mighty zoomster
Into the bike shop for a tune
Up.
Yeah, great idea, dad.
Walking and biking are really
Good ideas, and since I don't
Have to be at work until later,
Let's do it! Let's walk to
School!
Yay!
Sid, you better eat a good
Breakfast, too. You're gonna
Need lots of energy.
Right, 'cause today's a
Walking day.
* I love my mom
My mom is cool
But now it's time
For having fun at school, yeah *
Ha ha ha!
Hi, sid. Hello, alice.
Hello!
Did you all walk to school?
Yes, we did. Since we didn't
Drive our car, we helped to make
Less air pollution.
Wow! What a wonderful thing
To do.
Mm-hmm. Oh, bye, mom.
Bye, sid.
Bye-bye.
Bye, susie.
* 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 ha! Yeah!
Uh! Uh! Ha ha ha!
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?
Ha ha ha! Whoo!
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
* We're looking
For our friends
And look what we found
We found each other
Friends *
[Laughter]
And now it's time for sid the
Science reporter! Ha ha! Hello,
It's me again, sid the science
Reporter. I am back with another
Question: how would you clean
Dirty air? Ha! Let's go get some
Answers. Whee!
Oh, hey, gabriela.
Oh.
I have a question.
Ok.
How would you clean dirty
Air?
Hmm. Uh, let's see, I would
Take out my gabriela wonder
Wand, and I would wave it around
And call out the magic words:
Oogilly woogilly! Dirt go away!
Wow! That sounds good to me.
Thanks, gabriela.
No problem.
Oh, hi, may.
Hi.
Nice butterfly.
Thank you. Her name is
Sparkle cakes.
Hmm. Well, sparkle cakes and
May, I have a question.
Ok.
How would you clean dirty
Air?
Oh, that's easy. I'd scoop it
Up with a big net--
Hmm. Ok.
No, wait. That won't work. A
Net has too many holes. Oh, I'd
Use a blanket, and wrap it
Around the dirty air, and then
Put the blanket in the washing
Machine and clean it. Ta da!
Clean air!
Wow. That is a great answer.
Thank you.
Ha ha. You're welcome.
Scoot, scoot!
Ooh. Hello, gerald.
Oh, hi, sid!
I have a question.
Oh, a question?
Yeah.
Cool.
Here it is. How would you
Clean dirty air?
Dirty air?
Mm-hmm.
Whoa, that's a tough
Question, sid.
Yeah.
Um, uh, oh, hey, hey, I know!
See, ok, see, I clean my hands
With soap and water, so I'd get
A lot of soap, I mean, like a
Lot of soap, and then I'd scrub!
I'd scrub, scrub, scrub, scrub,
Scrub! Which, uh, which might be
Kind of hard to do, but I'd find
A way!
Oh, I bet you would.
You're smart.
Thanks, sid.
Thanks, gerald.
Smart.
Huh. And now the results of
My survey. Gerald says he would
Use soap and water to clean
Dirty air. Gabriela says she'd
Use her magic wand to get rid of
The dirty air, and may would
Trap the dirty air in a blanket
And then put it in a washing
Machine. Huh. Well, there you
Have it. I am sid the science
Reporter and dirty air expert.
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 *
Whoosh! I am a floating
Balloon filled with air, and I
Am about to pop myself.
Oh!
Ha ha! Pop! Ha ha! Whoosh!
Oh!
Whoa!
Whoosh!
Oh, no!
Well, I can guess that you
Were talking about air on the
Playground, right?
Yeah, yeah! We were thinking
Of ways to clean dirty air.
This morning my mom and dad
Told me that dirty air is called
Air pollution.
Yeah, so how do you get rid
Of air pollution and clean the
Dirty air?
Yeah. We all need to breathe
Clean air.
And we all share the same
Air. Ok, we have to do something
To clean it.
Yeah!
Yeah, let's do something!
Yeah.
What do we do?
Well, I'm so proud of you.
Taking care of our planet is one
Of the things scientists do, and
You know what? There is
Something you can do to help
Clean the air and keep it clean.
What is it?
Let's see if you can guess.
Everyone stand up nice and tall.
Ok.
All right.
Stretch your arms out wide.
Like this?
Yeah. Oh, I see branches
Stretched out with lots of
Leaves. Can you guess what
You are?
Um, trees!
Huh, wait. I don't get it.
How do trees clean the air?
Good question, sid. Trees do
Something really special. They
Take in dirty air and change it
To clean oxygen, which all
People need to breathe.
Animals need to breathe clean
Air, too.
Absolutely, may. Ok,
Scientists, today we're going to
Have a special super fab lab.
We're going to plant a tree at
Our school.
To help clean the air!
Right. All the supplies we
Need are outside, so grab your
Journals and let's go.
Come on!
Cool!
I'm gonna plant a tree!
Gosh!
Ha!
It's the super fab lab.
Outside!
Observe! Compare! Contrast!
Wow!
Right over here. Ok,
Scientists, this is the spot
Where we'll plant our new tree.
And the tree will help clean
The air and give us oxygen.
Mm-hmm.
Thank you, tree.
Ok, who can tell me what we
Are going to need to plant this
Tree?
Oh, we need shovels to dig a
Hole in the ground for the tree.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, and after we put
The tree in the ground, then we
Have to cover it with the dirt
In this bag because
Trees like dirt.
Oh, and then we have to water
The tree. We have a watering can
By the playground sink that we
Can use.
Oh, good idea, gabriela.
And you're right, all living
Things need water to grow. Ok,
But there's just one more thing
The tree needs.
Oh.
Um...
What--what--
Oh, I know. Lots and lots of
Sunshine!
That's right! Ok, let's start
By digging together. Then we'll
Work as a team to get this tree
In the ground.
Ok, let's go dig!
Hey, you're a scientist. You
Can try this, too.
Ok, scientists, let's gather
Everything we need to plant two
Trees in the classroom. We'll
Need two big pots, some soil,
And some water. First put a
Little bit of soil into each
Pot. Now lift out the first tree
And place it into the pot. Hey,
That's a good fit. Now lift up
The second tree and place it
Into the second pot. Perfect.
These leaves are gonna make lots
Of oxygen for you to breathe.
Next, fill up the pots with more
Soil. Make sure to cover all the
Roots. Good job, scientists.
It's time to water the trees.
And now that we're done, it's
Cleanup time. Find a nice spot
In the classroom where your
Trees can get lots of sunshine
To help them grow. You can draw
Pictures in your journal so you
Can remember how you planted the
Trees. Then you can show your
Friends how to plant a tree,
Too. First, you poured some dirt
Into the pot. Then you put in
The baby tree. Then you put in
More dirt, and after you watered
The tree, you put the tree in a
Nice sunny spot. Soon these
Trees will be making lots of
Clean air for your classroom.
Oh, wow, look at the tree! It
Looks beautiful! You all did a
Great job.
Thank you, susie!
Every time I see this tree,
I'll remember that we planted
It.
Yeah, yeah. And I'll remember
That it helps keep our air
Clean.
Susie, can I show you the
Pictures I drew in my journal?
Why, sure, may, I'd love to
See your pictures.
Ok. I call this how to plant
A tree. First, dig a hole with a
Shovel. Next, put a little tree
Into the hole. Then use your
Shovel and put in more dirt and
Then water the tree.
Great job, may.
Thank you.
Now you'll always remember
How to plant a tree.
Ha ha.
Ok, my tree and clean air
Experts, let's clean up and then
It'll be time to play with all
Your new ideas.
Yay!
Ok! Ok.
All right.
Ok.
Let's play a game of
Telephone. Ring! Ring!
Hello!
Trees help clean the air.
Pass it on.
Oh! Ok. Uh, may! May, I have
Something to tell you.
Ok.
Ok, trees help clean a bear.
Pass it on. Ha!
Ok, I can't wait to tell sid.
Ring! Ring!
Hi, sid, I'm calling you.
Oh. Hello, this is sid.
Hi. Knees help a mean bear.
Pass it on.
What?
Sid, do you have a message
For me?
Oh, yes, I do. It's please
Help! I see a green bear!
Grr!
Ha ha!
No, the message was, trees
Help clean the air.
Oh!
Right.
Trees help clean the air.
Grr! Ha ha!
Now that's beary funny.
[Recorded laughter]
Gather round, gather round,
Folks. Sid the salesman here for
Another super duper sale. Are
You tired of all the dirty air
From cars, bulldozers, and
Buses?
Why, yes.
Well, worry no longer! What I
Have here is a bottle of sid's
Duper duper clean air. When the
Air pollution makes you not want
To breathe anymore, just pop
Open a bottle of my sid's super
Duper clean air and inhale! Ahh!
All the clean, airy goodness.
Amazing!
I have to have a bottle.
I knew you'd say that. Well,
Sid's super duper clean air can
Be all yours for...$ Million.
Oh!
Ok, I'll buy one.
I'll buy .
Wait, wait, wait!
Oh. Excellent. Just get out
Your wallets and--
If you want clean air,
Wouldn't it be easier to just
Plant trees instead?
What?
What?
And maybe we could use our
Cars a little less. That would
Keep the air from getting dirty
In the first place.
Ha ha! No way! That sounds
Like a lot of work! No, people,
It's way easier to just buy my
Bottle of sid's super duper
Clean air and breathe. Ahh.
And then when we breathe all
The air from your bottle, how
Will we get more?
Um, that's simple! You just
Buy more sid's super duper clean
Bottled air.
Oh, I agree with may. Let's
Go plant some more trees.
Yeah, yeah, I'm with you.
More trees!
More trees!
Um, ok, wait. I have
Something else to sell.
Ok.
[Laughter]
And now...
It's time...
For susie...
To sing!
Go, susie!
Oh, let me guess. You're all,
Um, trees!
Yes!
Yeah!
Well, since you're all trees,
This is the perfect time to say
Thanks to all the trees of the
World for helping clean our air.
Thank you, trees!
* Pine trees in the forest
Palm trees by the sea
Oaks and maples help you and me
With air to breathe
And food to eat
Shady shade to b*at the heat
Beautiful trees
You know we love them
Beautiful trees
We need more of them
They take in carbon dioxide
Through their leaves
And put out oxygen
For everyone to breathe
Trees, beautiful trees
Elms and magnolias
In the towns and cities
Cacti in the desert
Are sure enough pretty
So let's salute 'em
And let's applaud 'em
And plant more of them
And be glad we got 'em
Beautiful trees
You know we love them
Beautiful trees
We need more of them
They take in carbon dioxide
Through their leaves
And put out oxygen
For everyone to breathe
Trees, beautiful trees
Trees, beautiful trees *
Yay!
[Cheering]
Thank you.
Good job.
It's a good thing our earth
Has lots of trees.
I agree. Ok, tree experts and
Clean air experts, it's time to
Go home. Follow me!
Yay!
I'm spreading out my
Branches!
Now where's my sid?
Oh, right here, grandma.
Oh! There's my sid.
Grandma, hi! Mmm!
So, your mother told me you
Walked to school this morning.
Oh, that's right. We didn't
Drive, so we didn't make
Any air pollution.
Well, I think that's a
Wonderful idea. And guess what?
We're gonna walk, too.
All right! Woo!
Okey-dokey, let's stroll!
Yeah!
Yeah.
Side-by-side strolling with
Grandma!
Ok, kiddo, tell me
About your day.
Oh, it was great. I learned
That trees help keep
Our air clean.
Oh, they certainly do, and we
Have to do our part to help keep
The air clean, too.
What?
Did you know in our very own
City, people used to rake up
Their leaves in the fall and
Then burn them? It was always
Done safely, and it seemed
Like a good way to get rid of
A big pile of leaves, but
Scientists discovered that with
Everyone burning their leaves,
It made lots of smoke which made
Lots of air pollution. Yeah! I
Remember you could really smell
The smoke in the air. Ho ho!
Yucky! So now, instead of
Burning our leaves, the city
Picks them up in garbage trucks
And turns them into mulch, which
You can put on soil so plants
And trees can grow. How about
That? Isn't that a great idea?
That is a great idea.
Mm-hmm.
You know, grandma, if we stop
Our air from getting dirty in
The first place, well, then we
Won't have to worry about
Cleaning it later.
You got that right, kiddo.
The best solution
Is less air pollution.
Ha ha. Right.
Hey, let's both take a deep
Breath of clean air, ok?
Ok.
, , .
[Both inhale deeply]
Ah! Ha ha!
I have the best grandma in
The whole world! Ha ha!
Ha ha!
* I learned something cool
Something cool today
I know it upside down
And inside out
I learned all about clean air *
Ha ha! Scientist in the house.
Yeah.
[Recorded applause]
[Whistling]
Whoa! Hey, kiddo!
Oh, hi, dad.
Oh, hey, you want to hop in
The car with me, and we can go
Pick up the mighty zoomster
From the bike shop?
Ha ha!
Remember I'm gonna start
Riding my bike to work instead
Of driving.
Oh. We can all go. It'll be a
Fun, family outing.
Oh, that sounds great.
Ha ha!
Well, I'd love to go, and
Riding your bike is a great way
To make less air pollution, but
I do have an idea how we can
Make even less air pollution!
Oh, how?
Well, I'll show you. Just
Wait here and come outside when
I call you, ok?
Ok.
Sure.
You got it. Ha ha!
Mom, dad, grandma, zeke, come
On out now.
Oh, boy.
Outside.
Ok, everyone, follow me.
Oh, this is so exciting. Sid,
What are you up to?
Well, grandma, today I
Learned that we all need clean
Air to breathe...
Mm-hmm.
So the best way to keep the
Air clean is to prevent it from
Getting dirty in the first
Place.
Oh, sounds good to me, so
What did you have in mind?
Well, let's not drive the car
And make more air pollution.
Let's use these.
Huh?
Oh.
Ta-da! Zeke's wagon, my
Tricycle, and a scooter!
Great idea, sid.
Oh, my sid's so smart, always
Thinking.
I love it. Sid, you can ride
Your tricycle, and I'll pull
Zekey on the wagon.
And I'll walk.
And I got a helmet in the
Trunk of my car. I'll slap her
On and ride that scooter. Ha ha!
Let's roll!
Ah, let's roll!
Yeah! Ha ha. Ah, today was a
Really good day because I
Learned that everyone needs to
Breathe clean air. Ha ha! Um,
Except for arnie. You know, he
Doesn't breathe since he's just
A stuffed animal. Hee hee! But
We all need clean air to
Breathe, so I'll take care of
Trees and put new ones in the
Ground whenever I can. Ha ha.
There's just one problem, dr.
Beaks, yah! It takes a long time
For a tree to grow, like a
Really, really long time. It
Would be great if we could plant
Trees that grow super fast all
Over the world. Ha ha! Ok, I've
Got it. Here's my super duper
Ooper shmooper big idea!
I'm going to invent the instant
Tree-a-go-grow! It's like a big
Laser cannon that doesn't sh**t
Out lasers. It sh**t out big,
Already grown trees! I'll go all
Over the world blasting trees
Everywhere. I'll put trees on
The top of cars, on top of
Houses, on top of buildings, and
I'll put lot of trees on the
Tops of every school in the
World! That way kids can play on
The playground and the roof! Ok,
With all these trees making all
This clean air, it's time to
Breathe it in.
[Inhales]
Ahh, that's good, clean air. The
Instant tree-a-go-grow is gonna
Be go-go-great! And that's my
Super duper ooper shmooper
Big idea!
[Recorded applause]
Yay! Ah, and I'll do my part to
Help keep the air clean because
I am sid the science kid.
["Science kid" echoes]
And remember, keep asking lots
Of questions and keep the air
Clean. See you later,
Scientists. I've got some
Planting to do. 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."
There's lots more science fun to
Sid. I want to know what to do
When the air we breathe is
Dirty, so my friends and I are
Going to investigate and
Discover that there are lots of
Ways we can help keep the air we
Breathe clean. 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]
Hello. I am sid the science
Reporter, and I have a big, big
Story. My dad is wearing a mask,
And I'm going to find out why.
Hmm. It looks like he's painting
The picnic table. Well, maybe
He's wearing a mask so the table
Doesn't recognize him. Ha ha.
Or--ah, maybe he has a new job
As a painting superhero. He's
Paint man! Ta-da! Huh. Let's go
Find out. Ho, dad!
Hey, sido!
I have a question.
Ok.
Why are you wearing a mask?
Ah, good question, reporter
Sid. I was painting varnish on
The picnic table to protect it
From the rain, and the mask
Protects me from breathing in
Varnish fumes.
Hmm.
But don't worry. I sealed
Everything up so there's no more
Fumes to worry about.
Fumes? What are those?
Well, it's a strong smell in
The air. I guess you could say
It sort of makes the air dirty,
And it's important for our
Bodies to breathe in clean air.
[Inhales deeply]
Hmm. But, dad, I don't see
Any dirty air. Hmm. The air
Looks just fine to me. Well, I
Just got to know: how can the
Air be dirty if it doesn't look
Dirty!
["Dirty" echoes"]
Sid! Mort! Breakfast time!
Oh, race ya!
, , , Go!
Hey! Hang on a second!
Yay, I won! Yahoo!
Yeah, you always do, sid.
Yeah.
Hey, zekey!
Da!
Hey, zeke!
Oh, looks like I better wash
My hands before I eat.
Hmm. Well, at least you can
See the dirt on your hands.
Hey, mom, did you know that air
Can be dirty even if you can't
See it's dirty?
Yes, I did. Dirty air is
Called air pollution, and you're
Right, we can't always see it,
But I can show you some pictures
Of things that make air
Pollution on the computer.
Cool.
Hmm. Ok.
Oh, time to drive the big
Bulldozer!
That's right. And when a
Bulldozer and other construction
Vehicles drive around, pollution
Comes out of their engines.
Oh.
And look at this one.
Hmm! Vroom! Honk! Honk!
You got it. Trucks also make
Air pollution. And look at this.
Oh, no. Cars make pollution,
Too?
Yes, they do.
But, well, we see bulldozers
All the time, and trucks drive
Down our street, and--and we
Drive a car. Aw, mom, our air is
So polluted.
Sid, our air is safe to
Breathe.
Oh.
There are things around us
That make pollution, but we just
Have to make an effort to keep
The air as clean as we can.
Well, I have an idea. All
Right, we can make less air
Pollution by not driving in the
Car to school today.
Hey, you know, that gives me
An idea. Instead of driving to
Work today, I should ride the
Mighty zoomster!
Ha! Zoom!
Oh, yeah, your favorite
Bicycle.
Yeah, exactly. This afternoon
I'll bring the mighty zoomster
Into the bike shop for a tune
Up.
Yeah, great idea, dad.
Walking and biking are really
Good ideas, and since I don't
Have to be at work until later,
Let's do it! Let's walk to
School!
Yay!
Sid, you better eat a good
Breakfast, too. You're gonna
Need lots of energy.
Right, 'cause today's a
Walking day.
* I love my mom
My mom is cool
But now it's time
For having fun at school, yeah *
Ha ha ha!
Hi, sid. Hello, alice.
Hello!
Did you all walk to school?
Yes, we did. Since we didn't
Drive our car, we helped to make
Less air pollution.
Wow! What a wonderful thing
To do.
Mm-hmm. Oh, bye, mom.
Bye, sid.
Bye-bye.
Bye, susie.
* 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 ha! Yeah!
Uh! Uh! Ha ha ha!
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?
Ha ha ha! Whoo!
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
* We're looking
For our friends
And look what we found
We found each other
Friends *
[Laughter]
And now it's time for sid the
Science reporter! Ha ha! Hello,
It's me again, sid the science
Reporter. I am back with another
Question: how would you clean
Dirty air? Ha! Let's go get some
Answers. Whee!
Oh, hey, gabriela.
Oh.
I have a question.
Ok.
How would you clean dirty
Air?
Hmm. Uh, let's see, I would
Take out my gabriela wonder
Wand, and I would wave it around
And call out the magic words:
Oogilly woogilly! Dirt go away!
Wow! That sounds good to me.
Thanks, gabriela.
No problem.
Oh, hi, may.
Hi.
Nice butterfly.
Thank you. Her name is
Sparkle cakes.
Hmm. Well, sparkle cakes and
May, I have a question.
Ok.
How would you clean dirty
Air?
Oh, that's easy. I'd scoop it
Up with a big net--
Hmm. Ok.
No, wait. That won't work. A
Net has too many holes. Oh, I'd
Use a blanket, and wrap it
Around the dirty air, and then
Put the blanket in the washing
Machine and clean it. Ta da!
Clean air!
Wow. That is a great answer.
Thank you.
Ha ha. You're welcome.
Scoot, scoot!
Ooh. Hello, gerald.
Oh, hi, sid!
I have a question.
Oh, a question?
Yeah.
Cool.
Here it is. How would you
Clean dirty air?
Dirty air?
Mm-hmm.
Whoa, that's a tough
Question, sid.
Yeah.
Um, uh, oh, hey, hey, I know!
See, ok, see, I clean my hands
With soap and water, so I'd get
A lot of soap, I mean, like a
Lot of soap, and then I'd scrub!
I'd scrub, scrub, scrub, scrub,
Scrub! Which, uh, which might be
Kind of hard to do, but I'd find
A way!
Oh, I bet you would.
You're smart.
Thanks, sid.
Thanks, gerald.
Smart.
Huh. And now the results of
My survey. Gerald says he would
Use soap and water to clean
Dirty air. Gabriela says she'd
Use her magic wand to get rid of
The dirty air, and may would
Trap the dirty air in a blanket
And then put it in a washing
Machine. Huh. Well, there you
Have it. I am sid the science
Reporter and dirty air expert.
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 *
Whoosh! I am a floating
Balloon filled with air, and I
Am about to pop myself.
Oh!
Ha ha! Pop! Ha ha! Whoosh!
Oh!
Whoa!
Whoosh!
Oh, no!
Well, I can guess that you
Were talking about air on the
Playground, right?
Yeah, yeah! We were thinking
Of ways to clean dirty air.
This morning my mom and dad
Told me that dirty air is called
Air pollution.
Yeah, so how do you get rid
Of air pollution and clean the
Dirty air?
Yeah. We all need to breathe
Clean air.
And we all share the same
Air. Ok, we have to do something
To clean it.
Yeah!
Yeah, let's do something!
Yeah.
What do we do?
Well, I'm so proud of you.
Taking care of our planet is one
Of the things scientists do, and
You know what? There is
Something you can do to help
Clean the air and keep it clean.
What is it?
Let's see if you can guess.
Everyone stand up nice and tall.
Ok.
All right.
Stretch your arms out wide.
Like this?
Yeah. Oh, I see branches
Stretched out with lots of
Leaves. Can you guess what
You are?
Um, trees!
Huh, wait. I don't get it.
How do trees clean the air?
Good question, sid. Trees do
Something really special. They
Take in dirty air and change it
To clean oxygen, which all
People need to breathe.
Animals need to breathe clean
Air, too.
Absolutely, may. Ok,
Scientists, today we're going to
Have a special super fab lab.
We're going to plant a tree at
Our school.
To help clean the air!
Right. All the supplies we
Need are outside, so grab your
Journals and let's go.
Come on!
Cool!
I'm gonna plant a tree!
Gosh!
Ha!
It's the super fab lab.
Outside!
Observe! Compare! Contrast!
Wow!
Right over here. Ok,
Scientists, this is the spot
Where we'll plant our new tree.
And the tree will help clean
The air and give us oxygen.
Mm-hmm.
Thank you, tree.
Ok, who can tell me what we
Are going to need to plant this
Tree?
Oh, we need shovels to dig a
Hole in the ground for the tree.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, and after we put
The tree in the ground, then we
Have to cover it with the dirt
In this bag because
Trees like dirt.
Oh, and then we have to water
The tree. We have a watering can
By the playground sink that we
Can use.
Oh, good idea, gabriela.
And you're right, all living
Things need water to grow. Ok,
But there's just one more thing
The tree needs.
Oh.
Um...
What--what--
Oh, I know. Lots and lots of
Sunshine!
That's right! Ok, let's start
By digging together. Then we'll
Work as a team to get this tree
In the ground.
Ok, let's go dig!
Hey, you're a scientist. You
Can try this, too.
Ok, scientists, let's gather
Everything we need to plant two
Trees in the classroom. We'll
Need two big pots, some soil,
And some water. First put a
Little bit of soil into each
Pot. Now lift out the first tree
And place it into the pot. Hey,
That's a good fit. Now lift up
The second tree and place it
Into the second pot. Perfect.
These leaves are gonna make lots
Of oxygen for you to breathe.
Next, fill up the pots with more
Soil. Make sure to cover all the
Roots. Good job, scientists.
It's time to water the trees.
And now that we're done, it's
Cleanup time. Find a nice spot
In the classroom where your
Trees can get lots of sunshine
To help them grow. You can draw
Pictures in your journal so you
Can remember how you planted the
Trees. Then you can show your
Friends how to plant a tree,
Too. First, you poured some dirt
Into the pot. Then you put in
The baby tree. Then you put in
More dirt, and after you watered
The tree, you put the tree in a
Nice sunny spot. Soon these
Trees will be making lots of
Clean air for your classroom.
Oh, wow, look at the tree! It
Looks beautiful! You all did a
Great job.
Thank you, susie!
Every time I see this tree,
I'll remember that we planted
It.
Yeah, yeah. And I'll remember
That it helps keep our air
Clean.
Susie, can I show you the
Pictures I drew in my journal?
Why, sure, may, I'd love to
See your pictures.
Ok. I call this how to plant
A tree. First, dig a hole with a
Shovel. Next, put a little tree
Into the hole. Then use your
Shovel and put in more dirt and
Then water the tree.
Great job, may.
Thank you.
Now you'll always remember
How to plant a tree.
Ha ha.
Ok, my tree and clean air
Experts, let's clean up and then
It'll be time to play with all
Your new ideas.
Yay!
Ok! Ok.
All right.
Ok.
Let's play a game of
Telephone. Ring! Ring!
Hello!
Trees help clean the air.
Pass it on.
Oh! Ok. Uh, may! May, I have
Something to tell you.
Ok.
Ok, trees help clean a bear.
Pass it on. Ha!
Ok, I can't wait to tell sid.
Ring! Ring!
Hi, sid, I'm calling you.
Oh. Hello, this is sid.
Hi. Knees help a mean bear.
Pass it on.
What?
Sid, do you have a message
For me?
Oh, yes, I do. It's please
Help! I see a green bear!
Grr!
Ha ha!
No, the message was, trees
Help clean the air.
Oh!
Right.
Trees help clean the air.
Grr! Ha ha!
Now that's beary funny.
[Recorded laughter]
Gather round, gather round,
Folks. Sid the salesman here for
Another super duper sale. Are
You tired of all the dirty air
From cars, bulldozers, and
Buses?
Why, yes.
Well, worry no longer! What I
Have here is a bottle of sid's
Duper duper clean air. When the
Air pollution makes you not want
To breathe anymore, just pop
Open a bottle of my sid's super
Duper clean air and inhale! Ahh!
All the clean, airy goodness.
Amazing!
I have to have a bottle.
I knew you'd say that. Well,
Sid's super duper clean air can
Be all yours for...$ Million.
Oh!
Ok, I'll buy one.
I'll buy .
Wait, wait, wait!
Oh. Excellent. Just get out
Your wallets and--
If you want clean air,
Wouldn't it be easier to just
Plant trees instead?
What?
What?
And maybe we could use our
Cars a little less. That would
Keep the air from getting dirty
In the first place.
Ha ha! No way! That sounds
Like a lot of work! No, people,
It's way easier to just buy my
Bottle of sid's super duper
Clean air and breathe. Ahh.
And then when we breathe all
The air from your bottle, how
Will we get more?
Um, that's simple! You just
Buy more sid's super duper clean
Bottled air.
Oh, I agree with may. Let's
Go plant some more trees.
Yeah, yeah, I'm with you.
More trees!
More trees!
Um, ok, wait. I have
Something else to sell.
Ok.
[Laughter]
And now...
It's time...
For susie...
To sing!
Go, susie!
Oh, let me guess. You're all,
Um, trees!
Yes!
Yeah!
Well, since you're all trees,
This is the perfect time to say
Thanks to all the trees of the
World for helping clean our air.
Thank you, trees!
* Pine trees in the forest
Palm trees by the sea
Oaks and maples help you and me
With air to breathe
And food to eat
Shady shade to b*at the heat
Beautiful trees
You know we love them
Beautiful trees
We need more of them
They take in carbon dioxide
Through their leaves
And put out oxygen
For everyone to breathe
Trees, beautiful trees
Elms and magnolias
In the towns and cities
Cacti in the desert
Are sure enough pretty
So let's salute 'em
And let's applaud 'em
And plant more of them
And be glad we got 'em
Beautiful trees
You know we love them
Beautiful trees
We need more of them
They take in carbon dioxide
Through their leaves
And put out oxygen
For everyone to breathe
Trees, beautiful trees
Trees, beautiful trees *
Yay!
[Cheering]
Thank you.
Good job.
It's a good thing our earth
Has lots of trees.
I agree. Ok, tree experts and
Clean air experts, it's time to
Go home. Follow me!
Yay!
I'm spreading out my
Branches!
Now where's my sid?
Oh, right here, grandma.
Oh! There's my sid.
Grandma, hi! Mmm!
So, your mother told me you
Walked to school this morning.
Oh, that's right. We didn't
Drive, so we didn't make
Any air pollution.
Well, I think that's a
Wonderful idea. And guess what?
We're gonna walk, too.
All right! Woo!
Okey-dokey, let's stroll!
Yeah!
Yeah.
Side-by-side strolling with
Grandma!
Ok, kiddo, tell me
About your day.
Oh, it was great. I learned
That trees help keep
Our air clean.
Oh, they certainly do, and we
Have to do our part to help keep
The air clean, too.
What?
Did you know in our very own
City, people used to rake up
Their leaves in the fall and
Then burn them? It was always
Done safely, and it seemed
Like a good way to get rid of
A big pile of leaves, but
Scientists discovered that with
Everyone burning their leaves,
It made lots of smoke which made
Lots of air pollution. Yeah! I
Remember you could really smell
The smoke in the air. Ho ho!
Yucky! So now, instead of
Burning our leaves, the city
Picks them up in garbage trucks
And turns them into mulch, which
You can put on soil so plants
And trees can grow. How about
That? Isn't that a great idea?
That is a great idea.
Mm-hmm.
You know, grandma, if we stop
Our air from getting dirty in
The first place, well, then we
Won't have to worry about
Cleaning it later.
You got that right, kiddo.
The best solution
Is less air pollution.
Ha ha. Right.
Hey, let's both take a deep
Breath of clean air, ok?
Ok.
, , .
[Both inhale deeply]
Ah! Ha ha!
I have the best grandma in
The whole world! Ha ha!
Ha ha!
* I learned something cool
Something cool today
I know it upside down
And inside out
I learned all about clean air *
Ha ha! Scientist in the house.
Yeah.
[Recorded applause]
[Whistling]
Whoa! Hey, kiddo!
Oh, hi, dad.
Oh, hey, you want to hop in
The car with me, and we can go
Pick up the mighty zoomster
From the bike shop?
Ha ha!
Remember I'm gonna start
Riding my bike to work instead
Of driving.
Oh. We can all go. It'll be a
Fun, family outing.
Oh, that sounds great.
Ha ha!
Well, I'd love to go, and
Riding your bike is a great way
To make less air pollution, but
I do have an idea how we can
Make even less air pollution!
Oh, how?
Well, I'll show you. Just
Wait here and come outside when
I call you, ok?
Ok.
Sure.
You got it. Ha ha!
Mom, dad, grandma, zeke, come
On out now.
Oh, boy.
Outside.
Ok, everyone, follow me.
Oh, this is so exciting. Sid,
What are you up to?
Well, grandma, today I
Learned that we all need clean
Air to breathe...
Mm-hmm.
So the best way to keep the
Air clean is to prevent it from
Getting dirty in the first
Place.
Oh, sounds good to me, so
What did you have in mind?
Well, let's not drive the car
And make more air pollution.
Let's use these.
Huh?
Oh.
Ta-da! Zeke's wagon, my
Tricycle, and a scooter!
Great idea, sid.
Oh, my sid's so smart, always
Thinking.
I love it. Sid, you can ride
Your tricycle, and I'll pull
Zekey on the wagon.
And I'll walk.
And I got a helmet in the
Trunk of my car. I'll slap her
On and ride that scooter. Ha ha!
Let's roll!
Ah, let's roll!
Yeah! Ha ha. Ah, today was a
Really good day because I
Learned that everyone needs to
Breathe clean air. Ha ha! Um,
Except for arnie. You know, he
Doesn't breathe since he's just
A stuffed animal. Hee hee! But
We all need clean air to
Breathe, so I'll take care of
Trees and put new ones in the
Ground whenever I can. Ha ha.
There's just one problem, dr.
Beaks, yah! It takes a long time
For a tree to grow, like a
Really, really long time. It
Would be great if we could plant
Trees that grow super fast all
Over the world. Ha ha! Ok, I've
Got it. Here's my super duper
Ooper shmooper big idea!
I'm going to invent the instant
Tree-a-go-grow! It's like a big
Laser cannon that doesn't sh**t
Out lasers. It sh**t out big,
Already grown trees! I'll go all
Over the world blasting trees
Everywhere. I'll put trees on
The top of cars, on top of
Houses, on top of buildings, and
I'll put lot of trees on the
Tops of every school in the
World! That way kids can play on
The playground and the roof! Ok,
With all these trees making all
This clean air, it's time to
Breathe it in.
[Inhales]
Ahh, that's good, clean air. The
Instant tree-a-go-grow is gonna
Be go-go-great! And that's my
Super duper ooper shmooper
Big idea!
[Recorded applause]
Yay! Ah, and I'll do my part to
Help keep the air clean because
I am sid the science kid.
["Science kid" echoes]
And remember, keep asking lots
Of questions and keep the air
Clean. See you later,
Scientists. I've got some
Planting to do. 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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