Water You Doing?/Thinking About Blinking
elinor wonders why

Water You Doing? - While walking through the forest, Elinor and friends come across a stream and decide to make a stone walkway across it. What they didn't realize is that the stones they've moved stop the flow of water, which affects the fish living in a pool downstream. The pool gets a lot shallower, because less water gets to it. After observing how important the water flow is to the fish, they decide to remove their walkway and build a log bridge that goes over the stream instead. Thinking About Blinking - Ari is crowned the blinking champion after winning a bunch of intense staring contests at school. As Elinor and Olive try not to blink themselves, Elinor wonders, "why do we need to blink?" The kids then set out to learn everything there is to know about blinking. After a little help from Ms. Mole and observing a fish with no eyelids, the kids learn that most animals blink automatically to help keep their eyes wet and safe.

Duration: 28 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 119


Future Broadcast times for "Elinor Wonders Why": (show all)

Sun, Aug 2 1:00 P.M. Hiding In Plain Sight/Owl Girl     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Aug 3 12:00 P.M. A Moth Mystery/Just Peachy     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Aug 3 1:00 P.M. Mz. Mole's Glasses/Elinor Stops The Squish     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Aug 4 12:00 P.M. Blackout/Tree That Eats Toys     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Aug 4 1:00 P.M. A Moth Mystery/Just Peachy     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Aug 5 12:00 P.M. Circus Tricks/Stuck in the Mud     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Aug 5 1:00 P.M. Speed Racer/One of These Goats     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Aug 6 12:00 P.M. Adventure In Moose Mountain     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Aug 6 1:00 P.M. Going with the Tide/Slime Time     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Aug 7 12:00 P.M. Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Aug 7 1:00 P.M. The Tomato Drop/Look What I Can Do     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Aug 8 1:00 P.M. A Moth Mystery/Just Peachy     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Aug 9 1:00 P.M. Going with the Tide/Slime Time     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Aug 10 12:00 P.M. The Town Picnic/The Amazing Expandable Clubhouse     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Aug 10 1:00 P.M. Wind in the Web/The Pokey Plan     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Aug 11 12:00 P.M. Going with the Tide/Slime Time     NHPBS (11.1)


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