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)

Fri, Apr 25 1:00 P.M. Burrowing Owl Girl/Olive's Tree     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Apr 26 1:00 P.M. Don't Rain On My Parade/Olive Hiccups It Up     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Apr 27 1:00 P.M. Burrowing Owl Girl/Olive's Tree     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Apr 28 12:00 P.M. Circus Tricks/Stuck in the Mud     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Apr 28 1:00 P.M. Circus Tricks/Stuck in the Mud     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Apr 29 12:00 P.M. Don't Rain On My Parade/Olive Hiccups It Up     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Apr 29 1:00 P.M. Adventure In Moose Mountain     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Apr 30 12:00 P.M. Adventure In Moose Mountain     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Apr 30 1:00 P.M. Blackout/Tree That Eats Toys     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, May 1 12:00 P.M. Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, May 1 1:00 P.M. The Science of Staying Warm/The Seed of An Idea     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, May 2 12:00 P.M. Elinor's Fishy Friend/Do The Crane Dance     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, May 2 1:00 P.M. A Moth Mystery/Just Peachy     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, May 3 1:00 P.M. Circus Tricks/Stuck in the Mud     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, May 3 7:30 P.M. Butterfly Party/More Than One Right Way     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, May 4 3:30 A.M. Butterfly Party/More Than One Right Way     NH Kids (11.5)


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