>> HEY, IS THIS THING ON?

HEH HEH.

>> ♪ HEY, SID, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN TODAY?

>> I WANT TO KNOW WHY THINGS HAPPEN AND HOW AND I WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING NOW--OH, YEAH!

HOW DOES THIS THING WORK?

WHY DOES THAT STUFF CHANGE?

HOW DOES THAT DO WHAT IT JUST DID?

HMM.

WHAT’S UP WITH THE SKY?

DO YOU THINK I COULD FLY?

THE WORLD IS SPINNING AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY I GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND BIG IDEAS I’M SID THE SCIENCE KID ♪ [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE JIM HENSON COMPANY AND FRIENDS OF NCI] >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...

I AM SID.

WELCOME TO MY ROOM!

HA HA.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] HEY, ARNIE, YOU’RE LOOKIN’ NICE AND FUZZY.

HA HA.

AND DR. BEAKS, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU COULD FALL OVER AT ANY SECOND NOW--WHA-CHA!

KA-POW.

SO, LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING-- HAVE YOU EVER PLAYED A GUESSING GAME?

LIKE, HOW MANY STARS ARE IN THE SKY?

OR HOW MANY PENNIES ARE IN A FOUNTAIN?

IT’S HARD TO GUESS.

LOOK--MY TEACHER SUSIE HAD US BRING THIS JAR HOME AND FILL IT UP WITH SOMETHING.

THEN WE’RE GOING TO GUESS HOW MANY THINGS ARE IN THE JAR.

BUT HOW DO YOU GUESS?

PARENTS SEEM REALLY GOOD AT GUESSING.

MY MOM CAN TAKE ONE LOOK AT MY DINNER PLATE AND SAY, "YOUNG MAN, YOU STILL HAVE ABOUT 10 PEAS LEFT ON YOUR PLATE."

HOW DO PARENTS DO THAT?

WELL, NOW IT’S MY TURN TO GUESS, AND I JUST GOTTA KNOW...HOW MANY SEASHELLS ARE IN MY...[ECHO] JAR?

>> SID!

BREAKFAST TIME!

>> OOH!

HA HA.

OOH.

UM... GOTTA GET MY JAR.

HOLD ON, MOM!

I’M COMING!

I AM SO HUNGRY.

HA HA.

BREAKFAST TIME!

>> [BABY BABBLING] >> HI, SID.

HAVE A SEAT.

YOUR CEREAL IS WAITING FOR YOU AT THE TABLE.

>> OK.

THANKS, MOM.

GOOD MORNING, DAD.

>> HEY, MORNING, SID.

OH, I SEE YOU FILLED UP YOUR JAR WITH SEASHELLS.

GREAT IDEA.

>> YEAH, BUT I WONDER HOW I’LL BE ABLE TO GUESS HOW MANY THINGS ARE IN HERE.

>> HMM, WELL, YOU’LL JUST HAVE TO TAKE A GUESS...I GUESS.

[LAUGHTER] >> SO, MOM, HOW MUCH CEREAL DO YOU GIVE ZEKE IN HIS BOWL EACH MORNING?

>> OH, I GUESS ABOUT A HANDFUL.

>> WELL, WHY DON’T YOU JUST COUNT OUT HOW MANY PIECES OF CEREAL ZEKE NEEDS?

>> OOH, GREAT QUESTION, SID.

SOMETIMES, IT’S EASIER JUST TO GUESS.

>> IT IS?

>> IT IS.

LET ME SHOW YOU.

HERE, HONEY, WILL YOU TAKE ZEKE FOR A MOMENT?

>> COME HERE, YOU.

>> NOW, SID, LET’S LOOK AT THE COMPUTER.

I’LL SHOW YOU WHAT I MEAN.

>> COOL.

>> OH, HERE WE GO.

SO, HOW MANY BUTTERFLIES DO YOU SEE?

>> HMM.

ONE, 2, 3...ABOUT 10!

>> HA HA.

NOW HOW MANY BUTTERFLIES DO YOU SEE?

>> WHOA, I CAN’T COUNT ALL THOSE.

THERE’S LIKE...UM, A WHOLE LOT OF BUTTERFLIES!

>> MM-HMM.

AND THAT’S WHY SOMETIMES WHEN IT’S TOO HARD TO COUNT SOMETHING, YOU CAN MAKE A GUESS.

>> OK. HA.

I GET IT.

THANKS, MOM.

>> YOU GOT IT.

>> BUT, YOU KNOW, I’M STILL NOT SURE IF I CAN GUESS HOW MANY SEASHELLS I HAVE IN HERE.

GUESSING SEEMS HARD TO DO.

>> WELL, MAYBE YOUR TEACHER SUSIE WILL KNOW A SPECIAL WAY TO MAKE A REALLY GOOD GUESS.

>> OH, YEAH!

TEACHER SUSIE’S REALLY SMART!

I CAN’T WAIT TO GO TO SCHOOL!

AND I GUESS I BETTER NOT FORGET YOU!

>> ♪ I LOVE MY MOM >> UH HUH >> MY MOM IS COOL >> UH HUH >> BUT NOW IT’S TIME FOR HAVING FUN AT SCHOOL!

YEAH!

♪ >> HA HA HA.

>> ♪ I’M LOOKIN’ FOR MY FRIENDS I’M LOOKIN’ FOR YOU THERE’S GABRIELA!

>> WATCH WHAT I CAN DO!

LA LA WHOO!

LA LA WHOO!

OH, YEAH!

>> WOW!

I’M LOOKIN’ FOR MY FRIENDS I’M LOOKIN’ FOR YOU HEY, THERE’S GERALD!

>> YEAH, CHECK OUT MY MOVES!

[GRUNTING, LAUGHING] I’M A ROCK STAR!

>> COOL!

I’M LOOKIN’ FOR MY FRIENDS I’M LOOKIN’ FOR YOU HEY, THERE’S MAY!

>> MAY I SHOW YOU HOW I GROOVE?

LA-LA-LA-LA [LAUGHS] HEY!

>> GROOVY!

>> WE’RE LOOKING FOR OUR FRIENDS!

WE’RE LOOKING FOR YOU!

HEY, THERE’S SID!

♪ >> DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT THE KID WHO WANTED TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING?

>> ♪ THAT’S YOU!

♪ >> ...ME.

[LAUGHTER] >> ♪ WE’RE LOOKING FOR OUR FRIENDS!

AND LOOK WHAT WE FOUND!

WE FOUND EACH OTHER...FRIENDS!

♪ [LAUGHTER] >> AND NOW IT’S TIME FOR THE SID SURVEY!

HELLO.

I AM SID...ROVING REPORTER WITH TODAY’S SURVEY.

THE QUESTION: GUESS HOW MANY SEASHELLS ARE IN THIS JAR.

HA HA.

AND YOU CAN GUESS, TOO!

UM, HMM.

OH, GERALD, HELLO.

>> HUH?

OH, HI, SID!

HA!

>> I’M TAKING A SURVEY.

CAN YOU GUESS HOW MANY SEASHELLS ARE IN THIS JAR?

>> OH!

YEAH!

OK, COOL!

UM, LET’S SEE.

I CAN COUNT 5 SHELLS.

SO I KNOW THERE’S MORE THAN 5 SHELLS IN THAT JAR!

>> GOOD GUESS.

HEY, GERALD, CAN YOU HELP ME WITH MY SURVEY, AND CARRY THIS JAR?

>> YES!

ALL RIGHT!

I CAN’T WAIT, SID.

I’M SUCH A GREAT HELPER.

YOU’LL SEE!

>> GREAT.

I KNOW IT.

OK. OH, HELLO, MAY.

>> HELLO.

>> CAN YOU GUESS HOW MANY SEASHELLS ARE IN THIS JAR?

>> OK, LET ME SEE.

I’M OBSERVING AND I’M LOOKING AND OBSERVING.

HMM.

>> UH, MAY?

>> UH, HOLD ON, I’M STILL OBSERVING.

>> OH, OK. >> UM, WELL, I GUESS, UM...

I DON’T KNOW, MAYBE...21.

>> OK. GOOD GUESS, MAY.

>> THANK YOU.

>> HEY, SID, HOW AM I DOING?

>> YOU’RE DOING GREAT, BUDDY.

NICE CARRYING.

>> THANK YOU.

>> HELLO, GABRIELA.

>> HELLO.

>> CAN YOU GUESS HOW MANY SEASHELLS ARE IN THIS JAR?

>> OH, I KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY SEASHELLS ARE IN THAT JAR.

>> YOU DO?

>> MM-HMM.

SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 3 AND ONE MILLION SHELLS, HA HA, TO BE EXACT.

>> PERFECT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> NO PROBLEM.

>> [CHUCKLES] AND NOW THE RESULTS OF MY SURVEY.

GERALD SAID THERE ARE AT LEAST 5.

AND HE’S A GREAT HELPER.

>> OH, NOW STOP IT.

>> YOU ARE.

>> OK, YOU’RE RIGHT.

I’M A GREAT HELPER, SID.

[LAUGHTER] >> NOW, MAY SAID 21.

AND GABRIELA SAID THERE WERE BETWEEN 3 AND A MILLION SHELLS.

HMM.

I HOPE YOU MADE A GUESS, TOO.

HA HA.

SO, THERE YOU HAVE IT!

I AM SID, ROVING REPORTER, AND NOT YET A GUESSING EXPERT.

>> EVERYBODY!

RUG TIME!

>> THAT’S TEACHER SUSIE!

HA HA!

>> ♪ IT’S RUG TIME!

COME ON IN!

RUG TIME!

TAKE A SEAT!

RUG TIME!

>> WE’RE READY!

>> EVERYBODY MOVE YOUR FEET!

RUG TIME!

>> TEACHER SUSIE!

>> GOOD TIME IS ON THE WAY!

RUG TIME!

COME ON IN!

WE’VE GOT A LOT TO LEARN TODAY!

♪ >> HUT, ONE!

HUT, 2!

AND READY, SET, HIKE!

[LAUGHTER] >> GO, GERALD, GO!

>> ALL RIGHT, GERALD.

MAKE A TOUCHDOWN.

YAY!

>> HEY, NOW.

>> HERE YOU GO, SID.

>> NICE.

>> TOUCHDOWN!

>> YAY!

>> OK.

SO, TODAY, WE’RE GOING TO DO SOME GUESSING!

EVERYBODY GO GET YOUR JARS FROM YOUR CUBBIES.

>> OOH, OH, OK. >> MINE’S RIGHT OVER HERE.

>> THERE’S MY JAR.

>> [ALL TALKING AT ONCE] >> OOOH, SO MANY JARS WITH THINGS INSIDE!

SEASHELLS.

BOUNCY BALLS.

ROCKS.

OH, AND LOOK AT MAY’S JAR.

YOU HAVE LITTLE TOY ANIMALS.

>> THEY’RE LITTLE TOY BEARS.

I REALLY LIKE BEARS.

AREN’T THEY CUTE?

>> OOH, THEY ARE CUTE.

I WONDER HOW MANY YOU HAVE IN THERE.

>> I WANNA KNOW HOW MANY BOUNCY BALLS I HAVE IN THIS JAR.

WOW, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE’S A LOT!

>> YOU’RE ALL ASKING GREAT QUESTIONS!

WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT IS SOMETHING SCIENTISTS DO ALL THE TIME.

>> WE’RE MAKING GUESSES?

>> YOU’RE RIGHT, AND MAKING A GUESS OF HOW MANY THINGS THERE ARE HAS A SPECIAL NAME-- IT’S CALLED AN ESTIMATION.

>> ESTIMATION.

>> HEY, THESE SHOULD BE CALLED ESTIMATION JARS!

>> WELL, GUESS WHAT, GABRIELA?

THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT THESE SCIENCE TOOLS ARE CALLED: ESTIMATION JARS.

>> WOW, I CAN’T WAIT TO MAKE AN ESTIMATION!

>> HOLD ON.

WHAT IF I MAKE A WRONG ESTIMATION?

>> OH, THERE ARE NO WRONG ANSWERS WHEN YOU THINK FIRST AND MAKE A THOUGHTFUL ESTIMATION.

>> I WANNA MAKE SURE I GUESS THE RIGHT NUMBER OF MY LITTLE BEAR FRIENDS.

HOW DO YOU MAKE YOUR BEST ESTIMATION?

>> YEAH, THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT I WANT TO KNOW!

>> WELL, THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOU MAKE YOUR BEST ESTIMATION!

AND I KNOW THE PERFECT PLACE TO INVESTIGATE!

OK, SCIENTISTS, YOU KNOW WHERE WE’RE GOING?

>> TO THE SUPER FAB LAB!

>> THAT’S RIGHT!

GRAB YOUR JARS AND JOURNALS AND LET’S GO!

>> OK. [LAUGHTER] >> SUPER FAB LAB!

>> OK, SCIENTISTS, WE’RE GOING TO DO THE ESTIMATION INVESTIGATION!

[ALL CHEERING] >> OK, BEFORE WE DO AN ESTIMATION, WE NEED TO OBSERVE.

TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE THINGS INSIDE YOUR JAR.

LOOK AT THE JAR FROM ABOVE.

FROM BELOW.

NOW I’M GOING TO SHOW YOU A SPECIAL WAY TO HELP YOU MAKE YOUR BEST ESTIMATE.

>> [ALL TALKING AT ONCE] >> YOU’RE A SCIENTIST.

YOU CAN TRY THIS, TOO.

>> IT’S THE ESTIMATION INVESTIGATION.

LET’S ESTIMATE HOW MANY BALLS ARE IN THIS ESTIMATION JAR.

FIRST, LOOK AT THE BALLS IN THE JAR REALLY CAREFULLY.

LOOK AT THEM FROM THE SIDES, THE TOP, AND THE BOTTOM.

NOW, HERE’S A SPECIAL WAY TO HELP YOU MAKE YOUR BEST ESTIMATE.

OPEN THE JAR AND COUNT OUT 10 BALLS.

HOLD THE BALLS OR JUST MAKE A LITTLE PILE IN FRONT OF YOU.

TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT WHAT A GROUP OF 10 BALLS LOOKS LIKE.

OK.

PUT THEM BACK IN THE JAR WITH THE REST OF THE BALLS.

NOW TRY MAKING YOUR BEST ESTIMATE OF HOW MANY BALLS ARE IN THE JAR.

THINK ABOUT HOW MANY GROUPS OF 10 YOU MIGHT HAVE AND WRITE DOWN YOUR ESTIMATE IN YOUR JOURNAL.

NOW LET’S COUNT THE BALLS.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25.

THERE ARE 25 BALLS IN THE JAR.

NOW COMPARE THAT TO YOUR ESTIMATE.

YOU CAN TRY ESTIMATING HOW MANY THINGS ARE IN OTHER JARS, TOO, BECAUSE NOW YOU KNOW A WAY TO HELP MAKE YOUR BEST ESTIMATE!

COUNT OUT 10.

WRITE DOWN YOUR ESTIMATE.

THEN COUNT HOW MANY YOU REALLY HAVE.

NOW YOU’RE AN ESTIMATION EXPERT.

DID EVERYONE MAKE AN ESTIMATE, THEN COUNT THE THINGS IN YOUR JAR TO SEE HOW MANY YOU REALLY HAD?

>> [ALL TALKING AT ONCE] >> GOOD JOB, SCIENTISTS!

OH, I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT ESTIMATIONS YOU MADE!

SID, LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR JOURNAL FIRST.

>> UM, SURE.

LET’S SEE.

FIRST, I COUNTED OUT 10 SEASHELLS, SO I KNEW I HAD MORE THAN THAT IN THE JAR.

THEN I ESTIMATED THERE WERE 22 SHELLS.

AND WHEN I COUNTED THEM, I FOUND OUT THERE WERE 28 SHELLS!

THAT’S A LOT OF SHELLS.

WHEN I GET HOME, I’M GONNA ESTIMATE HOW MANY SHELLS I HAVE IN MY WHOLE BUCKET!

>> GREAT WORK, SID.

>> THANKS.

>> GABRIELA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO NEXT?

>> OK.

I COUNTED OUT 10 ROCKS, AND I HELD THEM IN MY HAND.

AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THE ROCKS IN MY HAND, I THOUGHT I HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT IN MY JAR.

SO I ESTIMATED 15 ROCKS.

AND WHEN I COUNTED THEM OUT, THERE WERE 16 ROCKS.

I WAS SO CLOSE!

>> NICE JOB ESTIMATING, GABRIELA AND SID.

I REALLY LIKE YOUR PICTURES, TOO.

>> HEY, ESTIMATING BOUNCY BALLS WAS REALLY FUN, BECAUSE THEY KEPT BOUNCING ALL OVER THE PLACE, LIKE BOING!

BOING!

BOING!...

>> [LAUGHTER] > WHOA, ONE GOT OUT OF THE JAR.

OK. OK, GERALD.

WELL, I’M PROUD OF ALL MY SCIENTISTS!

YOU’RE BECOMING REALLY GOOD AT ESTIMATING.

I THINK IT’S TIME TO PLAY WITH ALL YOUR NEW ESTIMATION SKILLS!

>> YAY!

>> GO AHEAD.

>> LET’S GO ESTIMATE.

>> IT’S TIME FOR... >> GOOD LAUGHTERNOON!

[LAUGHTER] >> KNOCK KNOCK?

>> WHO’S THERE?

>> ONE.

>> ONE WHO!?

>> ONE, WHO, 3, 4, 5.

[LAUGHTER] >> I LIKE YOGURT.

>> UM, GERALD, THAT’S NOT A JOKE.

>> I KNOW, SID, BUT I’M REALLY HUNGRY.

>> OH.

OK. [LAUGHTER] >> HOW DO YOU ESTIMATE HOW MANY BIG, SCARY BEARS LIVE IN A CAVE?

>> I DON’T KNOW.

HOW?

>> BEARY CAREFULLY.

[GIGGLES] [AS A BEAR] RAWR!

[NORMAL VOICE] WAS THAT SCARY?

>> UM, YEAH.

BEARY SCARY.

[LAUGHTER] >> WAIT, I HAVE ANOTHER JOKE, BUT MY DOOR IS STUCK!

[GRUNTING] KNOCK, KNOCK.

>> WHO’S THERE?

>> I STILL LIKE YOGURT!

[LAUGHTER] >> NOW, THAT’S FUNNY!

[CANNED LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] >> OK, OK, LET’S PLAY PRETEND!

>> OK. >> YOU’RE WEARING THAT FUNNY GROWN-UP HAT, SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE?

>> HUH?

OH, UM, HMM.

LET’S SEE.

I GOT IT!

I’LL PRETEND LIKE I’M SELLING SOMETHING REALLY SILLY!

WATCH THIS!

[LAUGHTER] HELLO, FRIENDS.

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

HOW MANY THINGIES DO YOU SEE IN THIS JAR?

[LAUGHTER] >> UH...OH, UH... MAYBE A HUNDRED?

>> NO!

>> WOW, THIS IS SO HARD.

UM, 200?

>> GUESS AGAIN.

>> OHH.

>> GUESSING IS TOUGH.

ARE THERE A MILLION?

>> NO!

TOO BAD.

LISTEN, KIDS, SOUNDS LIKE YOU’RE HAVING TROUBLE ESTIMATING.

WELL, NO NEED TO WORRY, BECAUSE HELP IS HERE!

TRY MY NEW AMAZING GUESS-BETTER GLASSES!

[LAUGHTER] THESE GLASSES WILL HELP YOU SEE... >> OOH!

>> AND ESTIMATE... >> AHH!

>> BETTER!

>> WOW!

YAY!

>> GATHER ’ROUND.

GATHER ’ROUND.

I HAVE ONE FOR EVERYBODY.

[LAUGHTER] >> WOW!

WOW.

NOW I CAN SEE PERFECTLY.

>> YEAH.

>> I WISH I ALWAYS HAD THESE GLASSES!

HA HA HA!

>> NOW, LOOK AGAIN AND TELL ME HOW MANY THINGIES ARE IN THE JAR?

>> 3 THINGIES!

>> HA HA!

YOU’RE RIGHT!

GUESS-BETTER GLASSES DO WORK!

YOUR ESTIMATIONS WILL NOW BE BETTER THAN EVER WITH GUESS- BETTER GLASSES!

>> YAY, MR.

SALESMAN!

[LAUGHTER] >> AND NOW... >> IT’S TIME... >> FOR SUSIE... >> TO SING!

>> GO, SUSIE!

>> OH, WHY, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> YOU’RE WELCOME.

>> YOU KNOW, ALL THIS TALK ABOUT ESTIMATION REMINDS ME OF HOW WONDERFUL IT IS TO LOOK AROUND YOU IN NATURE!

SO MANY THINGS TO ESTIMATE!

♪ LOOK AT THOSE GEESE FLYING SOUTH FOR SOME SUNNY SUN THERE’S SO MANY I COULDN’T COUNT EVERY ONE, HOW MANY ARE THERE IN THAT GAGGLE OF GEESE?

I’D ESTIMATE THERE’S A HUNDRED AT LEAST, WELL, I’M NOT SAYIN’ IT’S AN ABSOLUTE FACT THERE’S TOO MANY TO COUNT SO I CAN’T BE EXACT I’M JUST SAYIN’ THAT’S MY BEST GUESS, I MEAN MORE OR LESS COULD I BE OFF A LITTLE?

YES, I GUESS!

IT’S HARD TO COUNT EACH ONE YOU SEE BUT THAT’S WHAT MY BEST GUESS WOULD BE HOW MANY STARS ARE SHINING BRIGHT IN THE ENDLESS SKY?

DOES THAT NUMBER EXIST?

IS THAT NUMBER TOO HIGH?

ARE THERE A MILLION?

A BILLION?

A TRILLION?

WHAT’S NEXT?

A QUADRILLION?

QUINTILLION?

GOOGOLPLEX!

I’M JUST SAYIN’ THAT’S MY BEST GUESS, I MEAN MORE OR LESS COULD I BE OFF A LITTLE?

YES, I GUESS!

IT’S HARD TO COUNT EACH ONE YOU SEE BUT THAT’S WHAT MY BEST GUESS WOULD BE ♪ [ALL CHEERING] >> THANK YOU.

>> ANOTHER WINNER.

[LAUGHS] >> COOL, SUSIE.

>> IT WOULD BE REALLY HARD TO COUNT ALL THE STARS IN THE SKY.

>> YEAH.

>> OR ALL THE SHELLS ON THE BEACH!

THERE ARE SO MANY!

>> YOU KNOW, I USED TO THINK ADULTS WERE THE ONLY ONES WHO WERE GOOD AT MAKING GUESSES... OR ESTIMATIONS.

>> YEAH, BUT WE’RE PRETTY GOOD, TOO.

WE’RE SCIENTISTS!

[ALL CHEERING] >> YES, YOU ARE SCIENTISTS, AND NOW YOU CAN KEEP MAKING ESTIMATIONS, EVEN AT HOME!

[ALL CHEERING] LET’S GO!

>> YAY!

>> FOLLOW ME.

>> ♪ OH, YEAH >> BACKSEAT DRIVING WITH GRANDMA!

WHOO!

♪ >> OK, KIDDO.

TELL ME WHAT AMAZING THINGS YOU DID IN SCHOOL TODAY.

>> GRANDMA, I LEARNED HOW TO ESTIMATE HOW MANY SHELLS ARE IN MY JAR!

>> OOH, GOOD FOR YOU!

KNOWING HOW TO ESTIMATE CAN REALLY COME IN HANDY!

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, I HAD A FAVORITE KIND OF CANDY: JELLYBEANS.

OOH-OOH!

NOW, ONE DAY, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CANDY STORE HELD A CONTEST.

THEY FILLED A BIG OL’ JAR WITH ALL KINDS OF JELLYBEANS--AND THE KID WHO GUESSED THE NUMBER OF JELLYBEANS IN THE JAR, OR CLOSEST TO THE NUMBER, WON ALL THE JELLYBEANS!

OH, BOY, I WAS EXCITED.

I WENT TO THE STORE EVERY DAY, AND I’D LOOK AT THOSE JELLYBEANS CAREFULLY.

THEN THE BIG DAY CAME--I TOLD THE STORE OWNER MY ESTIMATE.

AND GUESS WHAT--I WON!

I WAS JUST ONE OFF OF THE EXACT NUMBER!

[LAUGHTER] >> DO YOU REMEMBER HOW MANY JELLYBEANS THERE WERE?

>> I SURE DO.

532!

>> WOW.

GRANDMA, CAN WE FIND SOME THINGS TO ESTIMATE WHEN WE GET HOME?

>> THAT’S A GREAT IDEA.

LET’S MAKE IT A GAME.

>> YEAH!

HA HA HA HA!

MY GRANDMA IS AWESOME!

♪ I LEARNED SOMETHING COOL!

SOMETHING COOL TODAY!

I KNOW IT UPSIDE DOWN AND INSIDE OUT!

I LEARNED ALL ABOUT... ♪ >> HA HA HA HA!

>> ♪ ESTIMATION!

♪ >> WHOO-HOO!

>> HA HA!

SCIENTIST IN THE HOUSE!

YEAH.

[CANNED APPLAUSE] >> [SNIFFS] AHH.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LET’S HEAR IT FOR DAD’S SPECIAL MEATBALLS!

[ALL CHEERING] >> OH, THEY LOOK GREAT, SON.

>> AH, WHY, THANK YOU.

>> HEY, SID, REMEMBER OUR GAME?

>> OH, YEAH.

HEY, GRANDMA AND I ARE GONNA PLAY AN ESTIMATION GAME.

>> OK. >> BUT, UM, WHAT CAN WE ESTIMATE?

>> WELL, HOW ABOUT THESE TASTY MEATBALLS?

>> YEAH!

WE CAN TRY TO GUESS HOW MANY MEATBALLS DAD MADE FOR DINNER!

>> SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA.

>> OH, LET’S SEE.

I ESTIMATE 20 MEATBALLS.

>> OK.

I WILL SAY THERE ARE 19 PERFECT MEATBALLS!

>> AND I’D GUESS 14 MEATBALLS.

>> I’LL GUESS...16 MEATBALLS!

HEY, ZEKE, YOU WANT TO GUESS?

>> GRUMGRUMFLONTFLONTFLONT!

[LAUGHTER] >> OK, NOW IT’S TIME TO COUNT SO WE KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER OF MEATBALLS!

>> ALL RIGHTY.

I WILL SERVE THEM UP.

>> ONE, 2, 3... >> GRANDMA, AND 3 FOR DAD.

>> 12, 13, 14.

>> 14.

HEY, GRANDMA, YOU GUESSED THE EXACT NUMBER!

14 MEATBALLS.

GIVE IT UP FOR THE ESTIMATION EXPERT.

[ALL CHEERING] >> I’VE HAD SOME PRACTICE.

>> OH.

>> OK, WHAT DO YOU SAY WE EAT!

>> [ALL TALKING AT ONCE] >> TODAY WAS AWESOME.

I LOVE MAKING GUESSES, AND NOW I KNOW HOW TO MAKE MY BEST GUESS...WHICH IS CALLED AN ESTIMATION.

I ESTIMATED HOW MANY SHELLS WERE IN MY JAR, AND I GOT PRETTY CLOSE TO THE REAL NUMBER!

HOW COOL IS THAT?!

HA!

SO, NOW I’VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT ESTIMATION.

YOU CAN REALLY ESTIMATE ANYTHING!

LIKE--ANYTHING!

[GASP] OK, I’VE GOT IT!

HERE’S MY SUPER DUPER OOPER SHMOOPER BIG IDEA!

I WANT TO ESTIMATE SOMETHING BIG, I MEAN REALLY BIG!

I GOT IT--HOW ABOUT ALL THE STARS IN THE SKY!

FIRST I’LL INVENT A REALLY BIG ESTIMATION JAR!

THEN I’LL FLY THROUGH THE SKY AND COLLECT ALL THE STARS AND PUT THEM IN MY GIGANTIC ESTIMATION JAR!

OK, NOW IT’S TIME TO START ESTIMATING!

I’M GONNA NEED LOTS OF HELP!

C’MON, EVERYONE IN THE WORLD, LET’S ALL START ESTIMATING!

>> [DIFFERENT ACCENTS] 712... 2,000...500,000... [REGULAR VOICE] OK, WE ESTIMATE... THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF STARS!

OH, THE STARS ARE SO BEAUTIFUL!

AND THAT’S MY SUPER DUPER OOPER SHMOOPER BIG IDEA!

HA HA HA HA.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU GUYS.

YOU’VE BEEN AWESOME.

HA HA.

AND THANK YOU.

I AM SID THE SCIENCE KID!

["KID" ECHOES] AND I ESTIMATE I CAN WAVE GOOD-BYE ABOUT A HUNDRED TIMES!

REMEMBER, KEEP ASKING LOTS AND LOTS OF QUESTIONS!

SEE YA LATER, SCIENTISTS!

OK, IT’S ABOUT 50...

STILL WAVING!

HA HA.

UM, 70... >> [ALL TALKING AT ONCE] >> OH, HI.

WE’RE JUST CHECKING OUT OUR WEB SITE.

YOU CAN EXPLORE WITH US.

>> YEAH!

>> GREAT IDEA.

COME JOIN US.

VISIT PBSKIDS.ORG AND THERE’S A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION FOR GROWN-UPS, TOO.

>> I THINK WE LOOK PRETTY GOOD IN THE COMPUTER.

>> YEAH.

HEY, SCIENTISTS.

THERE’S LOTS MORE AMAZING SCIENCE COMING YOUR WAY.

MY FRIENDS AND I WILL LEARN HOW TO USE SCIENCE TOOLS, INVESTIGATE HOW THINGS CHANGE, DISCOVER OUR SENSES, AND EXPLORE HOW TO KEEP OUR BODIES HEALTHY.

SO, COME JOIN ME--SID THE SCIENCE KID.

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