When Fur Flies / Pumpkin Palooza
hero elementary

Something high in the sky is causing a trail of trouble across Citytown, but is it a bird, a plane, or something else? Sparks' Crew observes the properties of things gone wrong downtown, which leads them to understand what the problem is. Curriculum: Understanding the problem is the first step for finding a solution. / It's the day of Pumpkin Palooza and a little girl's decorated pumpkin has been ruined. It's Sparks' Crew to the rescue! Learning that the culprit is a hungry squirrel, they work together to design and build a solution to protect all the decorated pumpkins in City Town. Curriculum: You can use engineering design to gather information and to keep improving each solution. That's the power to solve real world problems!

Duration: 28 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 139

About Hero Elementary:

If you're a kid with superpowers, you belong at Hero Elementary! It's where young heroes in training can learn how to master their less-than-perfected powers and practice day-saving action.

But when their superpowers aren't enough for the job, they can always rely on an additional arsenal of powers: The Superpowers of Science! These kids may be superhuman, but it's science that makes humans truly super.


Future Broadcast times for "Hero Elementary": (show all)

Mon, Apr 20 8:30 P.M. Fair Weather / Home Sweet Home     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Apr 21 4:30 A.M. Fair Weather / Home Sweet Home     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Apr 21 8:30 P.M. Sara Loses Her Snap / A Soupie Mystery     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Apr 22 4:30 A.M. Sara Loses Her Snap / A Soupie Mystery     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Apr 22 8:30 P.M. Where's Fur Blur? / The Blob     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Apr 23 4:30 A.M. Where's Fur Blur? / The Blob     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Apr 23 8:30 P.M. The Lake Mistake/Plant Problem     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Apr 24 4:30 A.M. The Lake Mistake/Plant Problem     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Apr 24 8:30 P.M. First Day of School, Part 1 / First Day of School, Part 2     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Apr 25 4:30 A.M. First Day of School, Part 1 / First Day of School, Part 2     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Apr 27 8:30 P.M. The Feed for Speed / An Uphill Task     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Apr 28 4:30 A.M. The Feed for Speed / An Uphill Task     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Apr 28 8:30 P.M. Toadal Confusion / Hero Hideaway     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Apr 29 4:30 A.M. Toadal Confusion / Hero Hideaway     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Apr 29 8:30 P.M. Tail of One Kitty/Movie Theater Meltdown     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Apr 30 4:30 A.M. Tail of One Kitty/Movie Theater Meltdown     NH Kids (11.5)


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