Zig Zag Plant/Butterfly Drinks
elinor wonders why

Wed, Jun 11 12:00 P.M. NHPBS (11.1)  

Zig Zag Plant - A mystery is afoot at Elinor's school when one of the class plants grows in an unusual shape. Instead of growing straight up like the other plants, this plant is growing in a zig-zag pattern. Elinor and her friends investigate what could have happened to this plant to make it grow like that. After learning that most plants always grow up towards the sky, the kids piece together the clues and discover that this plant spent some time on its side, and then some time right side up, resulting in the zig-zag pattern! The kids love the shape of this plant, and name it "the Zig Zag Plant."Butterfly Drinks - Insect Day is coming up at school and Elinor couldn't be more thrilled to finish her home-made butterfly costume. However, she quickly runs into a problem, because she can't drink anything when her hands are busy being the wings in her costume! Elinor sets out to solve the problem with her dad by learning how real butterflies drink. After some careful watching, she realizes that a butterfly doesn't even have a mouth, but a proboscis, which looks like a long straw, and that's how they drink nectar from a flower! This gives Elinor the idea to add a super long drinking straw to complete her costume.

Duration: 28 minutes and 55 seconds

Episode Number: 121

All broadcast times for this episode: (show all)

Wed, Jun 11 12:00 P.M. Zig Zag Plant/Butterfly Drinks     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Jun 13 1:00 P.M. Zig Zag Plant/Butterfly Drinks     NH Kids (11.5)

About Elinor Wonders Why:

Elinor Wonders Why encourages children to follow their curiosity, ask questions when they don't understand and find answers using science inquiry skills.

The main character Elinor, the most observant and curious bunny rabbit in Animal Town, will introduce children ages 3-5 to science, nature and community through adventures with her friends.


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

Tue, May 13 12:00 P.M. Bubble House/The Syrup Tree     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, May 13 1:00 P.M. The Tomato Drop/Look What I Can Do     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, May 14 12:00 P.M. Blackout/Tree That Eats Toys     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, May 14 1:00 P.M. The Little Drummer/Rest Is Best     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, May 15 12:00 P.M. Backyard Soup/Colorful and Tasty     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, May 15 1:00 P.M. Feed The Birds     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, May 16 12:00 P.M. Adventure In Moose Mountain     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, May 16 1:00 P.M. Elinor's Fishy Friend/Do The Crane Dance     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, May 17 1:00 P.M. The Tomato Drop/Look What I Can Do     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, May 18 1:00 P.M. Feed The Birds     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, May 19 12:00 P.M. Mz. Mole's Glasses/Elinor Stops The Squish     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, May 19 1:00 P.M. The House That Ants Built/Special Places     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, May 20 12:00 P.M. Don't Rain On My Parade/Olive Hiccups It Up     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, May 20 1:00 P.M. Speed Racer/One of These Goats     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, May 21 12:00 P.M. Speed Racer/One of These Goats     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, May 21 1:00 P.M. A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow     NH Kids (11.5)


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