Bouncing Ideas / Leaning Tower, No Pizza
hero elementary

Mon, May 11 8:30 P.M. NH Kids (11.5)  

Hero Elementary student, Rubberband Robbie, is super stretchy. But, when he coils up into a ball and bounces all over the school, Sparks' Crew has to find a way to stop him, and to keep him from bouncing out of control again. Curriculum: When there's a problem to solve, first be sure you understand the problem. Then, figure out an idea to try. Build it. Test it. Share what you find out. Then, keep building and testing your ideas until you find a solution that works. / When Lucita flies to pick up pizza, she accidentally causes a communication tower to fall over, knocking out all phone service. How will the pizzeria get its pizza orders now? Sparks' Crew tests out different low-tech ways of communicating long-distance. Curriculum: There are many ways to send messages over long distances. Through engineering, you can design and test alternative solutions.

Duration: 28 minutes and 55 seconds

Episode Number: 122

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Mon, May 11 8:30 P.M. Bouncing Ideas / Leaning Tower, No Pizza     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, May 12 4:30 A.M. Bouncing Ideas / Leaning Tower, No Pizza     NH Kids (11.5)

About Hero Elementary:

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kids may be superhuman, but it's science that makes humans truly an additional arsenal of powers: The Superpowers of Science! These their superpowers aren't enough for the job, they can always rely on less-than-perfected powers and practice day-saving action.

But when where young heroes in training can learn how to master their If you're a kid with superpowers, you belong at Hero Elementary! It's


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Mon, May 11 8:30 P.M. Bouncing Ideas / Leaning Tower, No Pizza     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, May 12 4:30 A.M. Bouncing Ideas / Leaning Tower, No Pizza     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, May 12 8:30 P.M. Kite Delight / Little Lost Horse     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, May 13 4:30 A.M. Kite Delight / Little Lost Horse     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, May 13 8:30 P.M. Sound of Ice Cream / The Reflection Connection     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, May 14 4:30 A.M. Sound of Ice Cream / The Reflection Connection     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, May 14 8:30 P.M. Sparks' Unplugged / Camp Catastrophe     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, May 15 4:30 A.M. Sparks' Unplugged / Camp Catastrophe     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, May 15 8:30 P.M. Hail Caesar / Picture Perfect     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, May 16 4:30 A.M. Hail Caesar / Picture Perfect     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, May 18 8:30 P.M. A Leg Up / Sneezitis Solution     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, May 19 4:30 A.M. A Leg Up / Sneezitis Solution     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, May 19 8:30 P.M. Monumental Problem / Super Lift     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, May 20 4:30 A.M. Monumental Problem / Super Lift     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, May 20 8:30 P.M. What You Don't See / Super Purple Pop-Up Plants     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, May 21 4:30 A.M. What You Don't See / Super Purple Pop-Up Plants     NH Kids (11.5)


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