Sid the Science Kid
Decayed Pumpkin Investigation
Clip: Season 1 Episode 6 | 4m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
Live-action investigation
Live-action investigation
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Sid the Science Kid
Decayed Pumpkin Investigation
Clip: Season 1 Episode 6 | 4m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
Live-action investigation
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UPER FAB LAB!
UPER FAB LAB!
OBSERVE, COMPARE, CONTRAST!
UPER FAB LAB!
OBSERVE, COMPARE, CONTRAST!
>>WE'RE GOING TO DO AN OBSERVE, COMPARE, CONTRAST!
>>WE'RE GOING TO DO AN INVESTIGATION.
>>WE'RE GOING TO DO AN INVESTIGATION.
>>ALL RIGHT!
INVESTIGATIONS INVESTIGATION.
>>ALL RIGHT!
INVESTIGATIONS ARE AWESOME!
INVESTIGATIONS ARE >>ALL RIGHT!
INVESTIGATIONS ARE AWESOME!
INVESTIGATIONS ARE WHEN YOU EXPLORE STUFF AND ARE AWESOME!
INVESTIGATIONS ARE WHEN YOU EXPLORE STUFF AND FIND STUFF OUT, RIGHT?
WHEN YOU EXPLORE STUFF AND FIND STUFF OUT, RIGHT?
>>YOU GOT IT.
FIND STUFF OUT, RIGHT?
>>YOU GOT IT.
>>GOOD.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE >>YOU GOT IT.
>>GOOD.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE RIGHT >>GOOD.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE RIGHT THING.
SURE I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE RIGHT THING.
>>NOW THIS PUMPKIN IS NEW.
I THING.
>>NOW THIS PUMPKIN IS NEW.
I JUST BOUGHT IT AT THE STORE THIS >>NOW THIS PUMPKIN IS NEW.
I JUST BOUGHT IT AT THE STORE THIS MORNING.
JUST BOUGHT IT AT THE STORE THIS MORNING.
>>WOW!
MORNING.
>>WOW!
>>IT'S PRETTY.
>>WOW!
>>IT'S PRETTY.
>>AND REMEMBER THE >>IT'S PRETTY.
>>AND REMEMBER THE JACK-O-LANTERN WE HAD IN THE >>AND REMEMBER THE JACK-O-LANTERN WE HAD IN THE CLASSROOM FOR HALLOWEEN?
JACK-O-LANTERN WE HAD IN THE CLASSROOM FOR HALLOWEEN?
>>YEAH.
CLASSROOM FOR HALLOWEEN?
>>YEAH.
>>WELL, I KEPT IT IN A BIG >>YEAH.
>>WELL, I KEPT IT IN A BIG PLASTIC CONTAINER, AND HERE >>WELL, I KEPT IT IN A BIG PLASTIC CONTAINER, AND HERE IT IS!
PLASTIC CONTAINER, AND HERE IT IS!
>>EWW!
IT'S DECAYED!
IT IS!
>>EWW!
IT'S DECAYED!
>>GROSS!
>>EWW!
IT'S DECAYED!
>>GROSS!
>>THE DECAYED PUMPKIN USED TO >>GROSS!
>>THE DECAYED PUMPKIN USED TO LOOK LIKE THIS NEW PUMPKIN.
NOW >>THE DECAYED PUMPKIN USED TO LOOK LIKE THIS NEW PUMPKIN.
NOW I'M GOING TO CUT OPEN THE LOOK LIKE THIS NEW PUMPKIN.
NOW I'M GOING TO CUT OPEN THE PUMPKINS, AND WE CAN MAKE I'M GOING TO CUT OPEN THE PUMPKINS, AND WE CAN MAKE OBSERVATIONS TO SEE HOW THE PUMPKINS, AND WE CAN MAKE OBSERVATIONS TO SEE HOW THE DECAYED PUMPKIN HAS CHANGED.
OBSERVATIONS TO SEE HOW THE DECAYED PUMPKIN HAS CHANGED.
>>OOH!
UM, OK.
I HAVE AN DECAYED PUMPKIN HAS CHANGED.
>>OOH!
UM, OK.
I HAVE AN OBSERVATION.
THIS DECAYED >>OOH!
UM, OK.
I HAVE AN OBSERVATION.
THIS DECAYED PUMPKIN SMELLS GROSS.
OBSERVATION.
THIS DECAYED PUMPKIN SMELLS GROSS.
>>THAT'S A GREAT OBSERVATION.
PUMPKIN SMELLS GROSS.
>>THAT'S A GREAT OBSERVATION.
>>HEY.
CAN WE TOUCH THE >>THAT'S A GREAT OBSERVATION.
>>HEY.
CAN WE TOUCH THE PUMPKINS?
>>HEY.
CAN WE TOUCH THE PUMPKINS?
>>SURE.
TOUCHING THE PUMPKINS PUMPKINS?
>>SURE.
TOUCHING THE PUMPKINS TO SEE HOW THEY FEEL IS A GREAT >>SURE.
TOUCHING THE PUMPKINS TO SEE HOW THEY FEEL IS A GREAT WAY TO MAKE AN OBSERVATION, BUT TO SEE HOW THEY FEEL IS A GREAT WAY TO MAKE AN OBSERVATION, BUT FIRST, PUT ON YOUR RUBBER WAY TO MAKE AN OBSERVATION, BUT FIRST, PUT ON YOUR RUBBER GLOVES.
THEN GO FOR IT.
FIRST, PUT ON YOUR RUBBER GLOVES.
THEN GO FOR IT.
>>OK!
GLOVES.
THEN GO FOR IT.
>>OK!
>>OK!
>>OK!
>>OK!
>>YOU'RE A SCIENTIST!
YOU CAN >>OK!
>>YOU'RE A SCIENTIST!
YOU CAN TRY THIS, TOO!
I GOT TO GO GET >>YOU'RE A SCIENTIST!
YOU CAN TRY THIS, TOO!
I GOT TO GO GET MY GLOVES!
TRY THIS, TOO!
I GOT TO GO GET MY GLOVES!
>>THIS PUMPKIN IS NEW.
IT MY GLOVES!
>>THIS PUMPKIN IS NEW.
IT WAS JUST BOUGHT AT THE STORE >>THIS PUMPKIN IS NEW.
IT WAS JUST BOUGHT AT THE STORE TODAY AND CARVED INTO A WAS JUST BOUGHT AT THE STORE TODAY AND CARVED INTO A JACK-O-LANTERN.
DRAW SOME TODAY AND CARVED INTO A JACK-O-LANTERN.
DRAW SOME OBSERVATIONS IN YOUR JOURNALS.
JACK-O-LANTERN.
DRAW SOME OBSERVATIONS IN YOUR JOURNALS.
WHAT DOES THE NEW PUMPKIN LOOK OBSERVATIONS IN YOUR JOURNALS.
WHAT DOES THE NEW PUMPKIN LOOK LIKE?
NOW AN ADULT WILL CUT OPEN THE NOW AN ADULT WILL CUT OPEN THE JACK-O-LANTERN SO WE CAN LOOK NOW AN ADULT WILL CUT OPEN THE JACK-O-LANTERN SO WE CAN LOOK INSIDE AND MAKE SOME JACK-O-LANTERN SO WE CAN LOOK INSIDE AND MAKE SOME OBSERVATIONS.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK INSIDE AND MAKE SOME OBSERVATIONS.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE INSIDE THE PUMPKIN?
PUT ON OBSERVATIONS.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE INSIDE THE PUMPKIN?
PUT ON SOME RUBBER GLOVES AND GO LIKE INSIDE THE PUMPKIN?
PUT ON SOME RUBBER GLOVES AND GO AHEAD AND TOUCH IT.
HOW DOES SOME RUBBER GLOVES AND GO AHEAD AND TOUCH IT.
HOW DOES THE NEW PUMPKIN FEEL?
AHEAD AND TOUCH IT.
HOW DOES THE NEW PUMPKIN FEEL?
NOW LET'S COMPARE THE NEW THE NEW PUMPKIN FEEL?
NOW LET'S COMPARE THE NEW PUMPKIN TO THIS DECAYED PUMPKIN.
NOW LET'S COMPARE THE NEW PUMPKIN TO THIS DECAYED PUMPKIN.
IT'S TIME TO MAKE SOME MORE PUMPKIN TO THIS DECAYED PUMPKIN.
IT'S TIME TO MAKE SOME MORE OBSERVATIONS.
YOU CAN TOUCH THE IT'S TIME TO MAKE SOME MORE OBSERVATIONS.
YOU CAN TOUCH THE PUMPKIN.
HOW DOES IT FEEL?
OBSERVATIONS.
YOU CAN TOUCH THE PUMPKIN.
HOW DOES IT FEEL?
IS IT HARD OR SOFT?
LOOK AT THE PUMPKIN.
HOW DOES IT FEEL?
IS IT HARD OR SOFT?
LOOK AT THE PUMPKIN WITH YOUR MAGNIFYING IS IT HARD OR SOFT?
LOOK AT THE PUMPKIN WITH YOUR MAGNIFYING GLASSES.
YOU CAN EVEN SMELL IT PUMPKIN WITH YOUR MAGNIFYING GLASSES.
YOU CAN EVEN SMELL IT WITH YOUR NOSE.
HOW ARE THE TWO GLASSES.
YOU CAN EVEN SMELL IT WITH YOUR NOSE.
HOW ARE THE TWO PUMPKINS DIFFERENT?
HOW HAS WITH YOUR NOSE.
HOW ARE THE TWO PUMPKINS DIFFERENT?
HOW HAS THE DECAYED PUMPKIN CHANGED?
PUMPKINS DIFFERENT?
HOW HAS THE DECAYED PUMPKIN CHANGED?
WHEN YOU'RE DONE, WASH YOUR THE DECAYED PUMPKIN CHANGED?
WHEN YOU'RE DONE, WASH YOUR HANDS REALLY WELL AND DRAW YOUR WHEN YOU'RE DONE, WASH YOUR HANDS REALLY WELL AND DRAW YOUR OBSERVATIONS IN YOUR JOURNALS.
HANDS REALLY WELL AND DRAW YOUR OBSERVATIONS IN YOUR JOURNALS.
THINK ABOUT WHAT THE PUMPKIN OBSERVATIONS IN YOUR JOURNALS.
THINK ABOUT WHAT THE PUMPKIN LOOKED LIKE WHEN IT WAS THINK ABOUT WHAT THE PUMPKIN LOOKED LIKE WHEN IT WAS DECAYED.
NOW THAT WE'RE DONE NOW THAT WE'RE DONE WITH THE DECAYED PUMPKIN NOW THAT WE'RE DONE WITH THE DECAYED PUMPKIN INVESTIGATION, WE CAN BRING THE WITH THE DECAYED PUMPKIN INVESTIGATION, WE CAN BRING THE PUMPKINS TO A COMPOST BIN.
INVESTIGATION, WE CAN BRING THE PUMPKINS TO A COMPOST BIN.
>>I'M DRAWING A PICTURE OF THE PUMPKINS TO A COMPOST BIN.
>>I'M DRAWING A PICTURE OF THE SQUISHY PART OF THE PUMPKIN IN >>I'M DRAWING A PICTURE OF THE SQUISHY PART OF THE PUMPKIN IN MY JOURNAL!
SQUISHY PART OF THE PUMPKIN IN MY JOURNAL!
>>I'M DRAWING THE MUSHY PART MY JOURNAL!
>>I'M DRAWING THE MUSHY PART THAT I TOUCHED.
>>I'M DRAWING THE MUSHY PART THAT I TOUCHED.
>>I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THAT I TOUCHED.
>>I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT OBSERVATIONS YOU ALL MADE!
SID, >>I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT OBSERVATIONS YOU ALL MADE!
SID, CAN WE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR OBSERVATIONS YOU ALL MADE!
SID, CAN WE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR JOURNAL?
CAN WE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR JOURNAL?
>>OH, YEAH.
THIS WAS THE YUCKY JOURNAL?
>>OH, YEAH.
THIS WAS THE YUCKY PUMPKIN--I MEAN, THE DECAYED >>OH, YEAH.
THIS WAS THE YUCKY PUMPKIN--I MEAN, THE DECAYED PUMPKIN.
IT DIDN'T EVEN LOOK PUMPKIN--I MEAN, THE DECAYED PUMPKIN.
IT DIDN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE A PUMPKIN ANYMORE.
IT PUMPKIN.
IT DIDN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE A PUMPKIN ANYMORE.
IT LOOKED MORE LIKE A BIG PILE OF LIKE A PUMPKIN ANYMORE.
IT LOOKED MORE LIKE A BIG PILE OF MUSH.
IT WAS ALL SQUISHY AND LOOKED MORE LIKE A BIG PILE OF MUSH.
IT WAS ALL SQUISHY AND GROSS.
I SQUEEZED IT IN MY MUSH.
IT WAS ALL SQUISHY AND GROSS.
I SQUEEZED IT IN MY FINGERS, AND IT FELT SLIMY.
GROSS.
I SQUEEZED IT IN MY FINGERS, AND IT FELT SLIMY.
AND THIS IS WHAT MY MUSHY FINGERS, AND IT FELT SLIMY.
AND THIS IS WHAT MY MUSHY BANANA WILL LOOK LIKE IF I WAIT AND THIS IS WHAT MY MUSHY BANANA WILL LOOK LIKE IF I WAIT LONGER.
THEN IT WILL BE GROSS, BANANA WILL LOOK LIKE IF I WAIT LONGER.
THEN IT WILL BE GROSS, TOO!
COOL!
LONGER.
THEN IT WILL BE GROSS, TOO!
COOL!
>>HA HA HA!
GREAT OBSERVATIONS, TOO!
COOL!
>>HA HA HA!
GREAT OBSERVATIONS, SID.
MAY, MAY WE LOOK AT YOUR >>HA HA HA!
GREAT OBSERVATIONS, SID.
MAY, MAY WE LOOK AT YOUR JOURNAL?
SID.
MAY, MAY WE LOOK AT YOUR JOURNAL?
>>YES.
THIS IS THE DECAYED JOURNAL?
>>YES.
THIS IS THE DECAYED PUMPKIN, AND I THINK IT LOOKED >>YES.
THIS IS THE DECAYED PUMPKIN, AND I THINK IT LOOKED BEAUTIFUL, MUSHY AND BEAUTIFUL.
PUMPKIN, AND I THINK IT LOOKED BEAUTIFUL, MUSHY AND BEAUTIFUL.
AND LOOK, I FOUND A PUMPKIN BEAUTIFUL, MUSHY AND BEAUTIFUL.
AND LOOK, I FOUND A PUMPKIN SEED, A TEENY, TINY, LITTLE AND LOOK, I FOUND A PUMPKIN SEED, A TEENY, TINY, LITTLE PUMPKIN SEED, AND I TAPED IT SEED, A TEENY, TINY, LITTLE PUMPKIN SEED, AND I TAPED IT RIGHT THERE.
DECAYED PUMPKINS PUMPKIN SEED, AND I TAPED IT RIGHT THERE.
DECAYED PUMPKINS ARE WONDERFUL.
RIGHT THERE.
DECAYED PUMPKINS ARE WONDERFUL.
>>I REALLY LIKE YOUR ARE WONDERFUL.
>>I REALLY LIKE YOUR OBSERVATIONS, MAY.
>>I REALLY LIKE YOUR OBSERVATIONS, MAY.
>>THANK YOU.
OBSERVATIONS, MAY.
>>THANK YOU.
>>ALL OF YOU SCIENTISTS DID >>THANK YOU.
>>ALL OF YOU SCIENTISTS DID GREAT JOB.
>>ALL OF YOU SCIENTISTS DID GREAT JOB.
>>YEAH, DECAYED PUMPKINS AREN'T GREAT JOB.
>>YEAH, DECAYED PUMPKINS AREN'T JUST WONDERFUL--THEY'RE AWESOME!
>>YEAH, DECAYED PUMPKINS AREN'T JUST WONDERFUL--THEY'RE AWESOME!
>>AWESOME AND MUSHY!
JUST WONDERFUL--THEY'RE AWESOME!
>>AWESOME AND MUSHY!
>>I'M SO PROUD OF ALL MY >>AWESOME AND MUSHY!
>>I'M SO PROUD OF ALL MY SCIENTISTS!
OK.
IT'S TIME FOR A >>I'M SO PROUD OF ALL MY SCIENTISTS!
OK.
IT'S TIME FOR A SNACK BREAK!
SCIENTISTS!
OK.
IT'S TIME FOR A SNACK BREAK!
>>YAY!
SNACKS.
OH, I'M SO
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