03x09 - Save the Stump!

[bunniefuu]

Hey, scientists! It'’s me,

Sid. I want to know why there

Are little creatures living on

The stump in my backyard, so

We'’re going to the science

Center to explore how animals

Can live in all kinds of

Different habitats. 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 got a lot of questions

And big ideas, I'’m... ♪

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Hi, it'’s me, sid! Guess what!

My dad is going to build me a

Basketball court, right here in

My backyard! Yeah! Woo-hoo!

All righty. So I put down

Concrete over the grass, right

About here. That should be

Enough room for the court. Ah.

Of course, I'’ll have to remove

That big stump.

Huh? Ooh. A stump? Oh, yeah.

I remember. There used to be a

Tree here, but it fell over and

All that'’s left is this yucky

Old stump.

Yep, but don'’t worry about

It, sid. I can remove it. I just

Need the right tool, something

Big enough to get that stump out

Of here. Ha ha! That really is

A big stump. Hmm. I'’ll just go

Check in the garage and see what

I have. Heh! That is a really

Big stump. Whoo!

Ooh, hey. Wait a minute.

I see little bigs crawling all

Over this stump. Why would

Anything be living on an old

Stump? Hmm. Is this their home?

Huh. I wouldn'’t want somebody

Getting rid of my home to make

A basketball court. Now I don'’t

Know what to do. Hmm. I just got

To know, should we make a

Basketball court or save the

Stump?

["Stump" echoes]

Sid! Breakfast time!

Ooh. I got to get a

Magnifying glass so I can look

At the bugs. Ha ha!

[Babbling]

Bugs on stump, backyard. Got

To investigate more. Be right

Back.

Seeda? Seeda?

Yes, zeke. That'’s your

Brother sid.

Ha ha ha ha!

Ooh. Um, mom, can I wait to

Have breakfast so I can

Investigate something really,

Really important in the

Backyard?

Sure, sid. Go for it.

Thanks, mom.

Ha ha ha!

Hey, zekey. Ok.

Sid!

Ha ha ha! Yes. Sid.

Dad! Hold on! Dad! Hold on,

Hold on.

Oh, I'’m holding. What's

Wrong, sid?

Well, I saw bugs crawling on

This. Aha! Roly polies! And a

Spider on a web! Ha ha! Hmm.

Well, I don'’t get it. Why would

Anything live on this old stump

In our backyard, dad? I mean,

Shouldn'’t they be in a forest

Or something?

Well, sid, animals can make

Their homes just about anywhere,

Even in a backyard.

Really?

Yep.

Well, now I don'’t know what

To do. Oh, I don'’t want to get

Rid of the stump if it'’s a home

For little creatures, but I

Really, really do want a

Basketball court. Ha! No, no.

We should save the stump. But a

Basketball court would be so

Cool! Ah! Ah! Dad, I need to

Think more about this at school.

Can we wait to get rid of the

Stump until I get home?

No problem, sid. Hey, and

Remember, may'’s coming over for

A play date. Maybe she can help

You make your decision.

Yeah, good idea. Ooh, and I

Have another good idea. I should

Eat breakfast before I go to

School because I'’m starving.

Me, too! I'’ll join ya!

Yay!

Ready, set, let'’s go eat!

Yay!

Breakfast time!

♪ I love my mom

Uh-huh

My mom is cool

Uh-huh

But now it'’s time

For having in school ♪

Yeah!

Ha 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!

Yeah! Ha ha! 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! 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 ♪

Ha ha! 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.

[All laughing]

♪ Da da da da

Yeah!

♪ We'’re looking

For our friends

And look what we found

We found each other

Friends! ♪

[All laugh]

And now it'’s time for "sid

Chat" with sid and all of his

Friends. Hello. Welcome to "sid

Chat" with me and my friends.

Today we'’re talking about

Animals that live in our

Backyard, and today'’s special

Guest is gabriela!

Yay!

Hello. Ha ha!

Gabriela has seen animals

Living in a backyard at her

Grandpa'’s house.

That'’s right. In my grandpa's

Backyard, he has a little pond

With lots of lily pads.

Oh, I love lily pads.

Me, too. One day, I asked if

I could pick some of the lily

Pads.

Ooh, that'’s a great idea!

That'’s what I thought, too,

But my grandpa told me that if

I took out too many lily pads,

The water would get dirty

Because lily pads help keep the

Pond clean.

Hmm, but is a little dirty

Water so bad?

That'’s what I asked, too, and

My grandpa explained that if the

Water got dirty, then the fish

And the frogs wouldn'’t be able

To live in the pond.

That'’s not good, but do you

Really need fish and frogs in

The pond?

That'’s what I asked, too, and

My grandpa said that without

Fish and frogs to eat the

Mosquitoes, we'’d have lots

Of mosquitoes because they

Really like water.

Whoa! Ooh! Mosquitoes? Ouch!

Yeah, they bite you and then

You itch.

Now that'’s bad.

I agree, so I didn'’t pick

The lily pads.

Hmm. Taking up a lily pad can

Make the whole pond yucky.

Yeah, and that means the

Little frogs and fish won'’t have

A home.

Ohh...

Class, we'’re going on a

Field trip to a science center!

Yay!

Wow, we'’re going to a science

Center with teacher susie!

Let'’s go!

Let'’s go!

Let'’s go!

So, what would my scientists

Like to explore at the science

Center?

We want to explore where

Animals live.

Yeah.

Lots of animals live in my

Grandpa'’s pond.

Yeah, and this morning, my

Dad was going to get rid of a

Stump in our yard, but I found

A spider and roly polies living

On the stump.

How exciting. It sounds like

That stump'’s part of your

Backyard habitat.

Uh, habi-who?

Habitat. It'’s sort of like

An animal neighborhood, where

Different animals live, find

Food, and make their homes.

Oh.

So my backyard, where I run

Around and play soccer, is a

Habitat?

It sure is. You know, the

Science center'’s a great place

To explore and learn about

Habitats, so everybody line up

And get on the bus.

Yay!

Come on.

All right!

♪ Field trip, here we go!

Field trip, move your feet

Field trip

We'’re ready

Get on the bus

And take a seat

Field trip

Teacher susie!

Good times on the way

Field trip

Come on, let'’s go!

We'’ve got a lot

To learn today! ♪

[Imitates race car]

Ha ha! Hey, you'’re a

Scientist. You can go to a

Science center, too.

Field trip to the science

Center! Ha ha ha! Yay!

Whoa! Cool!

Mm-hmm.

This is my favorite room in

The whole science center.

Me, too. It'’s called the

Exploration room, and it'’s a

Great place to explore habitats.

Go ahead, take a look around.

Ok.

It'’s gigantic!

Oh, come on. I see something

Over here.

Oh, ok. Oh, yeah, look at

This one!

Oh, it'’s all underwater.

Cool!

Neat.

Oh, look! Buttons!

Ooh.

Oh, I'’ll push one.

This is a kelp forest

Habitat.

Wow! Hey, look! There'’s a

Big fish and plants and stuff

In a kelp forest habitat!

Look at me. I'’m a fish in

The kelp forest.

Ha ha ha!

Me, too!

And I'’m one of those long,

Green plants swaying in the

Ocean.

Ha ha! Hello, plant.

Swoosh, swoosh.

Ooh, hey, there'’s another

Picture over there. Come on.

Oh, ok.

Another one?

Oh, yeah, look.

Oh, that'’s neat-o.

There'’s no water there

At all.

Hey, more buttons!

I'’ll push one.

Yeah.

This is a desert habitat.

Wow.

Oh! Hey, a tortoise! I am a

Tortoise, moving slowly through

The desert habitat.

Ha ha ha! And I'’m one of

Those plants with those spiky

Things on it.

Ooh, a cactus.

[Giggles]

Ooh! Ooh, look! That picture

Has a stump, just like in my

Backyard.

Really?

Yeah, let'’s go see! There it

Is!

See?

Sid, you'’re right. That's

A stump.

Mm-hmm.

Hey, scientists. So, what

Have you found?

Oh, we found a picture of a

Kelp forest habitat and a

Desert habitat.

Oh, nice job investigating,

Scientists.

Um, susie, is this a picture

Of a habitat?

Well, if someone pushes that

Button, we can find out.

Oh! I'’ll do it! Ha!

This is a forest habitat.

Ha ha! I like these buttons.

This is a forest habitat.

This is a forest habitat.

Ha ha ha!

Ok, gerald, that'’s enough.

Ok.

Susie, the stump in that

Forest habitat looks kind of

Small, and I don'’t see any

Animals on it.

Well, the stump is actually

An important part of this

Habitat. I'’ll show you. Uh,

Gerald, would you like to push

That button one time?

Oh. Sure!

Wow!

Well, there'’s stuff all over

It!

Yeah, it might not look like

Much, but worms, ants, and

Beetles can live under the

Stump, a squirrel can drink

Rain water that collects in the

Cracks, and spiders can build

Webs on top to make their homes.

Oh. So many little creatures

Need that stump.

Mm-hmm, and what might

Happen if we remove that stump?

Oh! Oh, no! Don'’t--don't do

That because squirrels need it

To drink from. And little

Spiders need to make their homes

On it. And what about all the

Worms and...beetles that live

Under the stump?

Don'’t worry, gerald. Nobody's

Going to remove this stump, but

You did make an interesting

Discovery.

I did?

Yes. Everything in a habitat

Is connected.

Oh, yeah! I did make a

Discovery! Congratulations

To me!

This is a forest habitat.

Ha ha! That was the last

Time.

Ha ha ha! That'’s ok, gerald.

I can tell you'’re really excited

To learn about habitats. And you

Know what? The science center

Has more habitats we can

Explore, so come on, scientists,

Let'’s go investigate.

All right! Ha ha!

You'’re a scientist. You can

Try this at a science center,

Too. Come on.

Ok, scientists, let'’s explore

Some habitats. First stop is the

Desert. Can you find any animals

Living in this habitat?

Good job. That'’s a tortoise.

They dig holes in the sand to

Stay out of the hot desert sun.

This fallen cactus creates a

Home for small animals, just

Like the stump in sid'’s

Backyard. This special computer

Has a camera that shows warm

Things in red and colder things

In blue. Try moving the camera.

What can you find? Hey, you

Found a lizard sitting on a

Rock! Let'’s visit another

Habitat. This is a kelp forest.

It'’s a home for lots of animals,

Like this shark. It'’s called

A forest because the kelp plants

Grow really tall, just like

Trees. To make the kelp forest

Here at the science center, this

Big machine was built to create

Waves, just like in a real

Ocean. And, just like in the

Ocean, this kelp forest provides

Food and shelter for lots of

Different animals. Look,

A garibaldi. It looks like a big

Goldfish. And that looks like

A snake, but it'’s actually

A fish called a moray eel.

What other animals can you find?

Good job! You found a red sea

Star. Let'’s observe sea stars

More closely in this touch t*nk.

Put your hand in the water and

Gently touch the sea star. Can

You feel how the texture of some

Sea stars are smooth and some

Are rough? It'’s so much fun to

Explore habitats at the science

Center.

The kelp forest was my

Favorite habitat.

Me, too. I love all those

Fish. Bloop, bloop, bloop!

Ha ha! I liked the desert

Habitat. Snakes are cool!

Yeah.

Yeah. Well, my favorite

Habitat is my backyard because

It has a lump.

What?

Oh, I mean a stump.

Ha ha ha! That'’s funny!

Hey, lump rhymes with stump.

Bump rhymes with stump.

Oh! And yump rhymes with

Stump.

Ha ha! What'’s a yump?

Well, I don'’t know, but it

Rhymes with stump. Ha ha!

Ok. I have a new poem.

It'’s a backyard stump,

Not a lump or a bump

Or a yump. Ha ha ha!

And a stump is part of a

Habitat. How '’bout that?

Rat-a-tat-tat!

I splatty-splat-splat!

Ha ha ha!

Hey, giggling scientists, if

You'’ve finished your lunch, we

Have time to explore the science

Center some more.

Ok.

Cool! Yes!

Well, then clean up the table

And follow me.

Yay!

Ok!

Hey, let'’s pretend that we're

All little creatures living in

This forest habitat.

Ok!

I'’m a spider with long

Arms.

♪ La la la

I'’m making my web

On this nice little stump ♪

Ha ha! I'’m a wiggly worm.

Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Hmm,

Where should I live? Oh, hey,

Nice stump. I'’ll make my home

Here.

Hiya, worm.

Hi, spider!

[Smacks lips]

I'’m a squirrel.

Ha ha!

And I'’m eating acorns. Yummy!

[Makes munching noises]

Ah! Oh. Now I'’m thirsty.

Uh-oh.

Hey, look! There'’s rain water

Inside the hole in this stump.

Yeah, take a drink.

Ah! Now that'’s good water! I

Sure am glad this stump is here.

Yeah.

[Hums a tune]

Wow, what a beautiful forest.

Uh-huh. Thank you.

Ah, it'’s a great spot to

Build my home.

What?

I'’m going to go get my

Bulldozer and rip up all these

Trees.

What?

And then I'’ll get rid of

That stump.

Whoa! Uh-oh!

Here I come in my bulldozer.

[Imitates engine rumbling]

Whoa, no! Look out!

Stop, mr. Person trying to

Get rid of our stump.

Oh, no you don'’t!

This stump is our home.

And it'’s part of our habitat.

Yeah!

What?

Here we come! Boogity

Boogity boogity. Run away.

We'’re going to get you.

Yeah! Ha ha ha!

Ok, ok, ok! I won'’t take

Your stump.

Yay!

But I got to park my

Bulldozer.

Bye-bye, bulldozer.

Ha ha ha!

I see you'’ve all been having

A good time exploring.

Yeah!

Susie, we were pretending to

Be animals living on a stump.

Well, it sounds like you'’re

All really thinking about the

Habitats around you, and that'’s

A good thing. Sid, may I please

Borrow your microphone?

Ooh, yeah.

I have a little song I'’d like

To sing about habitats.

Great. I love your songs.

Ok!

♪ Watch where you step

And be aware of where you roam

That rock or grass

You'’re walking on

Might be somebody'’s home

Don'’t litter in the water

Don'’t leave your garbage

In the sea

Fish and plant life

Live in there

Keep it clean as can be

You'’ve got to get into the habit

Of respecting different habitats

Get into the habit

Of not messing with

The this and that

Plants and animals, too

They have homes just like you

So get into the habit

Of respecting different habitats

You might not see living things

In the desert sand so hot

So hot

But you'’d best be careful

Where you walk

Life is there, believe it or not

Be curious but be careful when

Exploring a place'’s features

Live in harmony with

And respect

The habitats of all creatures

You'’ve got to get into the habit

Of respecting different habitats

Get into the habit

Of not messing with

The this and that

Plants and animals, too

They have homes just like you

So get into the habit

Get into the habit

Get into the habit of

Respecting different habitats ♪

Yay!

Thank you!

That was great!

I'’m going to look for

Habitats everywhere I go!

Me, too!

Heh heh! Ooh, hey, may, I

Can'’t wait for our play date

After school. Ooh, and you can

See the stump in my backyard.

Oh, I can'’t wait to see it.

Yay!

Ok, scientists, let'’s get on

The bus and head back to school.

It'’s almost time to go home.

Follow me.

♪ Going back to school

Ha ha ha! Oh, who'’s back from

The science center?

I am, grandma!

Me, too!

Bye, sid. Bye, may.

Oh, heya, kiddo. Hey there,

May.

Hi.

Okey-dokey. Let'’s roll.

Let'’s roll!

Yeah.

Come on, may. Ha ha!

Ha ha! Woo-hoo!

♪ Back-seat driving

With grandma

Grandma ♪

Woo-hoo. So, sid and may, did

You have fun at the science

Center?

Oh, yeah. Grandma, I love

The science center. We learned

That a habitat is a place where

Animals live and grow.

And eat and build their

Homes.

Yeah, and everything in a

Habitat is connected.

Oh, you got that right, and

As future scientists, you two

Have to do your part to protect

Our habitat because that'’s what

Scientists do. You know, one of

My heroes is the scientist

Rachel carson. She was concerned

That habitats were being harmed

By pollution.

Pollution?

Yes. Pollution is stuff like

Trash and yucky chemicals, and

Animals can'’t live where there's

Too much pollution. Now, good

Old rachel carson was worried

That if our habitats were

Destroyed, then we might wake up

One day to this sound.

I don'’t hear anything.

It'’s silence.

Silence is right. That'’s the

Sound of a habitat without

Animals and chirping birds. You

See, if we ruin our habitats,

Then all the animals and birds

Won'’t have any place to live.

Oh! And that'’s not good.

Wow. I want to be a scientist

Like rachel carson.

Yeah, and I want to save

Habitats like the one in my

Backyard.

Yeah.

Hey, grandma, I don'’t want

To get rid of the stump in my

Backyard. What do you think I

Should do?

Oh, kiddo, you do what feels

Right. You know, sometimes it'’s

Fun to enjoy nature by

Observing all the wonderful

Things in it. Does that give you

Any ideas?

Ooh, it does. There are lots

Of cool things to observe on my

Backyard stump. Hey, may, we can

Use magnifying glasses and

Explore together.

Oh, I can'’t wait.

[Giggles]

My grandma has the best

Ideas. Ha ha!

♪ We learned something cool

Something cool today

We know it upside down

And inside out

We learned all about

Habitats ♪

[Giggles]

Two scientists in the house!

[Click, canned applause]

Yay! Come on, may.

Ok.

Wow.

Wow.

Cool.

Hey, may, look at all the

Roly polies. Ooh, one of them

Just went inside that little

Hole.

Oh, and look at this spider.

He crawled onto his web.

Ooh.

Did you see that?

Yeah. Yeah, I wonder what all

These little creatures are

Thinking.

Hello. I'’m a little spider

And I'’m resting on my web.

[Giggles]

Ooh, and I'’m a roly poly

Sitting on this nice stump.

I sure am hungry. I think I'’ll

Eat some of this yummy stump.

Munch, munch, munch.

Mmm. This stuff is delicious.

Ha ha ha ha!

Hey, may, let'’s see what else

We can find.

Ok. Oh, I see ants.

Ooh, where? Oh. Neat.

And I found something else.

Huh, what?

Rrowr!

Aah!

Ah, you found me! I am

A stumposaurus!

Ha ha ha! Oh, dad! Ha ha.

Hey, are you two

Investigating?

Yes, we are, because this

Stump is an important part of

Our backyard habitat.

Yeah. At the science center,

We learned that everything in

The habitat is connected.

Wow. Sounds like you guys

Learned a lot.

Yeah. Hey, dad, I'’ve kind of

Been thinking about this stump.

Really? Me, too, sid. Let'’s

Save the stump.

Oh! Ha ha ha!

We said the same thing! Ha ha

Ha! We did it again! Ha ha!

I think saving the stump is

A good idea, too. Look at all

The tiny little creatures on it.

Oh, how interesting. So what

Have you discovered here, may?

Well, right over there is

A spider on a web.

Oh, I see. You know, the

Spider made his home here

Because the stump provides

Protection.

Yeah.

And the spider is probably

Waiting to catch bugs on its

Web to eat.

Wow!

I had a great day. I'’m glad we

Saved the stump because it'’s an

Important part of the backyard

Habitat. And since little

Creatures on the stump couldn'’t

Speak for themselves, I'’m glad

That I could. Heh! Hey, now that

Gives me an idea. Hmm, ok.

I'’ve got it. Here's my

Super-duper-uper-schmooper big

Idea. I'’m going to give animals

All over the world a little

Button they can push, and when

They do, it will light up the

Sid signal. It'’s a big picture

Of my face in the sky, and when

I see my face, I'’ll know I have

To save a habitat. Let'’s say

Somebody is hiking on a trail

And tosses his juice box onto

Some flowers, and now bees

Can'’t get to the flowers. But

Don'’t worry. When the bees send

Out the sid signal, I'’ll come

Racing over to put that juice

Box into the trash.

"Thanks, sid."

Or, if someone is dumping

Something yucky into a pond,

All the frogs can send out the

Sid signal, and I'’ll be on my

Way to clean the pond.

"Ribbit. Hooray for sid!"

The sid signal will help save

Habitats all over the world!

Yay! And that'’s my

Super-duper-uper-schmooper

Big idea!

[Click, canned applause]

Yay! Well, I don'’t have a

Basketball court in my

Backyard, but I do have a stump,

And I love it! Ha ha ha! Ah!

I am sid, the protector of

Habitats, and science kid!

["Science kid" echoes]

And remember, keep asking lots

And lots of questions. See you

Later, scientists. Heh heh. Ah!

Hey, good night, little

Creatures on the stump.

Sleep well.

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