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, Jan 12 8:30 P.M. Rough Sledding / Hungry Hungry Hoppers     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Jan 13 4:30 A.M. Rough Sledding / Hungry Hungry Hoppers     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Jan 13 8:30 P.M. Going to Pieces / Forces of Nature     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Jan 14 4:30 A.M. Going to Pieces / Forces of Nature     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Jan 14 8:30 P.M. Rough Sledding / Hungry Hungry Hoppers     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Jan 15 4:30 A.M. Rough Sledding / Hungry Hungry Hoppers     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Jan 15 8:30 P.M. Kite Delight / Little Lost Horse     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Jan 16 4:30 A.M. Kite Delight / Little Lost Horse     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Jan 16 8:30 P.M. What You Don't See / Super Purple Pop-Up Plants     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Jan 17 4:30 A.M. What You Don't See / Super Purple Pop-Up Plants     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Jan 19 8:30 P.M. Bugging Out / Eager Beavers     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Jan 20 4:30 A.M. Bugging Out / Eager Beavers     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Jan 20 8:30 P.M. Sound of Ice Cream / The Reflection Connection     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Jan 21 4:30 A.M. Sound of Ice Cream / The Reflection Connection     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Jan 21 8:30 P.M. The Crew Who SNOWS What to Do / Keep Your Eye on the Ball     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Jan 22 4:30 A.M. The Crew Who SNOWS What to Do / Keep Your Eye on the Ball     NH Kids (11.5)


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