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.

Episode Duration: 28 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 119


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

Sat, Jul 27 1:00 P.M. Underground Soup/Dandy Dandelions     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Jul 28 1:00 P.M. Butterfly Party/More Than One Right Way     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Jul 29 12:00 P.M. Elinor's Fishy Friend/Do The Crane Dance     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Jul 30 12:00 P.M. Spice Is Nice/Aris Muscles     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Jul 30 1:00 P.M. Echo Location/Ears to You     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Jul 31 12:00 P.M. The Town Picnic/The Amazing Expandable Clubhouse     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Jul 31 1:00 P.M. Olive's Library/Nature Walk     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Aug 1 12:00 P.M. Hiding In Plain Sight/Owl Girl     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Aug 1 1:00 P.M. A Garden for All/Band of Explorers     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Aug 2 12:00 P.M. Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Aug 2 1:00 P.M. The Little Drummer/Rest Is Best     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Aug 3 1:00 P.M. Echo Location/Ears to You     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Aug 4 1:00 P.M. A Garden for All/Band of Explorers     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Aug 5 1:00 P.M. A Moth Mystery/Just Peachy     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Aug 6 12:00 P.M. The Science of Staying Warm/The Seed of An Idea     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Aug 6 1:00 P.M. The Tomato Drop/Look What I Can Do     NH Kids (11.5)


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