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.
Showing airdates for Hero Elementary from Sunday, Dec. 3 to Sunday, Dec. 10
Rough Sledding / Hungry Hungry Hoppers
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When AJ accidentally ruins a schoolmate's box sled, Sparks' Crew pitches in to help find and test the right material to repair the sled. Curriculum: Materials have different properties. Some materials will work better than others for an intended purpose. / Sparks' Crew is taking care of someone else's class pet, a super frog that can leap high and far. But, when the frog gets out and hops through town, searching for food, Sparks' Crew has to figure out what frogs eat in order to lure him back. Curriculum: Different animals eat different kinds of food. They find food in different places.
Turtle Beach / Shine A Light On Me
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Sparks' Crew travels to Turtle Beach to see baby turtles hatching, but instead find the beach filled with litter. Our heroes investigate how the garbage got there and clean it up to make the path to the water clear and safe for the hatching turtles. Curriculum: Human activity has an impact on the world around us, but we can take action to reduce the impact of human activity. / Sparks' Crew gathers at night to help search for a missing superdog, Spotnado. When the dog gets ahold of a flashlight, they use what they learn about light to help catch the dog. Curriculum: Objects can only be seen if light is available to illuminate them or if they give off their own light. Some materials allow light to pass through them, others allow only some light through, and others block all the light.
Rough Sledding / Hungry Hungry Hoppers
PBS Kids
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When AJ accidentally ruins a schoolmate's box sled, Sparks' Crew pitches in to help find and test the right material to repair the sled. Curriculum: Materials have different properties. Some materials will work better than others for an intended purpose. / Sparks' Crew is taking care of someone else's class pet, a super frog that can leap high and far. But, when the frog gets out and hops through town, searching for food, Sparks' Crew has to figure out what frogs eat in order to lure him back. Curriculum: Different animals eat different kinds of food. They find food in different places.
Turtle Beach / Shine A Light On Me
PBS Kids
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Sparks' Crew travels to Turtle Beach to see baby turtles hatching, but instead find the beach filled with litter. Our heroes investigate how the garbage got there and clean it up to make the path to the water clear and safe for the hatching turtles. Curriculum: Human activity has an impact on the world around us, but we can take action to reduce the impact of human activity. / Sparks' Crew gathers at night to help search for a missing superdog, Spotnado. When the dog gets ahold of a flashlight, they use what they learn about light to help catch the dog. Curriculum: Objects can only be seen if light is available to illuminate them or if they give off their own light. Some materials allow light to pass through them, others allow only some light through, and others block all the light.
Rough Sledding / Hungry Hungry Hoppers
PBS Kids
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When AJ accidentally ruins a schoolmate's box sled, Sparks' Crew pitches in to help find and test the right material to repair the sled. Curriculum: Materials have different properties. Some materials will work better than others for an intended purpose. / Sparks' Crew is taking care of someone else's class pet, a super frog that can leap high and far. But, when the frog gets out and hops through town, searching for food, Sparks' Crew has to figure out what frogs eat in order to lure him back. Curriculum: Different animals eat different kinds of food. They find food in different places.
Hatching A Plan/The Invisible Force
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When an egg hatches and an unfamiliar bird emerges, Sparks' Crew vows to reunite the young bird with its parents. After some trial and error, they observe similarities and differences between young animals and their parents to find the baby bird's family. Curriculum: Young animals are very much like their parents, but there are differences as well as similarities that can be observed. / When the decorations of a young girl's birthday party are suddenly whisked away, Sparks' Crew wonder if this is the work of InvisiGirl. But once investigating further, they learn that something more natural might be the cause of this mayhem. Curriculum: There is so much to investigate, beyond what can be seen; forces of nature, such as the wind, can push objects.
Squeak to Me / Team's Song Theme Song
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AJ builds a gadget to help people understand Fur Blur's squeaks. But, the gadget misfires and makes people squeak instead of talk. Sparks' Crew must find ways to communicate information non-verbally in order to locate and reverse the gadget. Curriculum: There are many ways to communicate information including verbally, acting things out, writing, and making noise. / Sparks Crew wants to make their own theme song, but they have no musical instruments. How can they find a way to make sounds of different pitches? Curriculum: The pitch of a sound can be changed when the object changes in size, length, or liquid volume.
Squeak to Me / Team's Song Theme Song
PBS Kids
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AJ builds a gadget to help people understand Fur Blur's squeaks. But, the gadget misfires and makes people squeak instead of talk. Sparks' Crew must find ways to communicate information non-verbally in order to locate and reverse the gadget. Curriculum: There are many ways to communicate information including verbally, acting things out, writing, and making noise. / Sparks Crew wants to make their own theme song, but they have no musical instruments. How can they find a way to make sounds of different pitches? Curriculum: The pitch of a sound can be changed when the object changes in size, length, or liquid volume.
Bugging Out / Eager Beavers
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Sparks' Crew is accidentally shrunk to the size of bugs and have to find their way out of an overgrown, weedy area. They are inspired by the different abilities of insects and arachnids, and imitate those abilities to try to find their way out. Curriculum: Mimicking how insects and arachnids use their body parts can help humans solve problems. / Sparks' Crew comes to the rescue of Lucita's grandmother when her favorite scenic spot becomes flooded. Our heroes discover that beavers have built a blockage in the river. But why? Curriculum: Living things, such as beavers, can change their environment to meet their needs.
AJ's Extra Superpower, Part 1 / AJ's Extra Superpower, Part 2
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When a little girl's toys keep disappearing from her backyard, Sparks' Crew discovers the culprit is a neighbor's dog. How will they keep it out? AJ's Extra Superpower (his autism) is the key. Curriculum: Investigating can help you figure things out and solve problems. / The team heads to Citytown Hero Con. AJ is dressed as his hero, Jetman Jones, and is shocked to see that many people are also dressed like him. How will he find the real Jetman Jones in the crowd? Curriculum: Find the differences in similar things by observing and comparing.
Tail of One Kitty/Movie Theater Meltdown
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A little girl's kitten is on the loose. It's Sparks' Crew to the rescue. They observe how animals use their tails and they apply that new information to their day-saving rescue. Curriculum: Observe, describe, and compare how animals use their tails for many purposes. / At the movie theater, Sparks' Crew meets Stevie Heat, a teen with an out of control superpower: his hands heat up and melt anything he touches. The team has to help Stevie clean up and learn to control his heat hands before the movie starts. Curriculum: When matter is heated or cooled, it may change. Some of those changes can be reversed and some can't.
A Leg Up / Sneezitis Solution
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When a baby porcupine gets itself into predicaments, it's Sparks' Crew to the rescue. But, how do they help the little porcupine when they can't get too close to it? Curriculum: Animals, including humans, can use their legs in many ways. / Fur Blur has come down with "Sneezitis," a hamster cold. The only cure is to sniff the flower of a certain plant. Sparks' Crew rushes her to the Citytown Greenhouse to find the plant... but which one is it? Curriculum: Plants can be identified by similarities in size, shape and color of stems, leaves and flowers.
With A Little Push/Track That Pack
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Sparks' Crew chases a giant ball through Citytown. To save the day, the team uses hands-on investigation and learns that pushing an object can start or stop its movement. AJ's backpack has floated away in a lake. By navigating the connecting bodies of water, Sparks' Crew works together to find his pack.
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