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)

Tue, Nov 3 12:30 P.M. Big Trees/Baby Steps     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Nov 3 1:00 P.M. Elinor's Fishy Friend/Do The Crane Dance     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Nov 4 12:30 P.M. The Beat of a Different Drummer/The Bird Thief     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Nov 4 1:00 P.M. A Moth Mystery/Just Peachy     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Nov 5 12:30 P.M. The Unsinkable Lynx/Rocky The Rock     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Nov 5 1:00 P.M. The Science of Staying Warm/The Seed of An Idea     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Nov 6 12:30 P.M. The Festival of the Moon     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Nov 6 1:00 P.M. Underground Soup/Dandy Dandelions     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Nov 7 1:00 P.M. A Garden for All/Band of Explorers     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Nov 8 1:00 P.M. A Moth Mystery/Just Peachy     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Nov 9 12:30 P.M. Adventure In Moose Mountain     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Nov 9 1:00 P.M. Butterfly Party/More Than One Right Way     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Nov 10 12:30 P.M. A Change of Art/The Litterbug     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Nov 10 1:00 P.M. Hiding In Plain Sight/Owl Girl     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Nov 11 12:30 P.M. Rocks Rock/A Birthday for Bibi     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Nov 11 1:00 P.M. Olive's Library/Nature Walk     NH Kids (11.5)


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