Sid the Science Kid

HEY, IS THIS THING ON? HEH, HEH.

* HEY, SID, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

WHATCHA 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? 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 * LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE

GIVE IT UP FOR ME!

HA. HERE I AM. HELLO, I'M SID.

AND WELCOME TO MY--HMM--WELCOME TO MY ROOM. UNGH. AH. HEY, I

HAVE A BIG PROBLEM. OK, IT ALL STARTED WHEN I ASKED MOM FOR

THE NEW TURBO ROBOT MEGA SHIP.

IT'S THE COOLEST TOY EVER.

SO, MOM SAID I COULD EARN THE

NEW TOY BY HELPING AROUND THE HOUSE AND DOING CHORES AND

STUFF. AND THAT'S WHERE THE CHART CAME IN. EVERY TIME I DO

A CHORE, LIKE PUT THE NEWSPAPERS IN THE RECYCLING

BOX, I GET A ROCKET SHIP STICKER. NOW, IF I FILL UP

THESE BOXES ALL THE WAY ACROSS WITH STICKERS, I GET THE NEW

TURBO ROBOT MEGA SHIP.

BUT HERE'S THE PROBLEM. I NEED

A LOT MORE STICKERS ON MY CHART. OH. I DON'T THINK I'LL

EVER GET THE NEW TURBO ROBOT MEGA SHIP. I WISH I COULD JUST

REMEMBER ALL THE CHORES I DO. I JUST GOT TO KNOW--WHY DO WE

NEED-- CHARTS!

SID, BREAKFAST TIME.

OOH, BREAKFAST. HA, HA, HA.

HOO, HOO, HOO, HOO, HOO!

BREAKFAST TIME!

GOOD MORNING, SID.

GOOD MORNING, SID.

HI, MOM. HI, DAD. HEY, ZEKEY.

YEAH-- OH, ALMOST GOT YOU. HA, HA.

SO, I HAVE A QUESTION. DO I NEED A CHORE CHART? CAN'T I

JUST REMEMBER THAT I DID LOTS OF CHORES, AND THEN GET THE NEW

TURBO ROBOT MEGA SHIP?

WELL, THAT'S ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT CHARTS. THEY

HELP US REMEMBER THINGS.

WELL, YOU KNOW, SID, CHARTS CAN BE FUN. I JUST LOVE WEATHER

CHARTS.

UH--WEATHER CHART?

YEAH.

DA-DA-DA-OH!

OH! ALICE, WHY DON'T YOU SHOW SID THE WEATHER CHART ON

YOUR COMPUTER?

OH, SURE. I'LL FIND ONE ON MY FAVORITE WEBSITE.

COOL. MOM IS REALLY SMART WITH COMPUTER STUFF.

UH-HUH. YEAH, SEE? THESE PICTURES ON THE WEATHER CHART

SHOW YOU WHAT THE WEATHER'S GOING TO BE FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS.

COOL.

IT'S SUNNY TODAY, CLOUDY FOR A COUPLE DAYS, THEN RAIN, THEN

THE SUN COMES BACK OUT. OOH, IT'S GOING TO BE WARM THIS

WEEKEND. THAT'LL BE NICE.

YEAH.

AH, SUNNY-- BLAH!

OH! ZEKE?

HUH?

WELL, LOOKS LIKE THERE'S GOING TO BE A CHANGE IN THAT

WEATHER. TURNS OUT THERE'S A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF ORANGE

MUSHY BABY FOOD TODAY.

THAT'S PRETTY FUNNY, DAD.

ALL RIGHT, SID. LET'S GET

YOU SOME BREAKFAST. IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR SCHOOL.

ALMOST TIME FOR SCHOOL? YES!

HA, HA!

* I LOVE MY MOM UH-HUH

MY MOM IS COOL UH-HUH

BUT NOW IT'S TIME FOR HAVING FUN AT SCHOOL

YEAH! *

* I'M LOOKING FOR MY FRIENDS

I'M LOOKING FOR YOU THERE'S GABRIELA

WATCH WHAT I CAN DO YEAH, NOW, WHOO!

YEAH, NOW, WHOO!

OH, YEAH!

WOW!

I'M LOOKING FOR MY FRIENDS I'M LOOKING FOR YOU

HEY, THERE'S GERALD YEAH!

CHECK OUT MY MOVES I'M A ROCK STAR

COOL!

I'M LOOKING FOR MY FRIENDS I'M LOOKING FOR YOU

HEY, THERE'S MAY MAY I SHOW YOU HOW I GROOVE?

DA, DA-DA, DA

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!

IT'S ABOUT ME WE'RE LOOKING FOR OUR FRIENDS

AND LOOK WHAT WE FOUND WE FOUND EACH OTHER

FRIENDS! *

AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE SID SURVEY. HELLO. I AM SID,

ROVING REPORTER, WITH TODAY'S SURVEY. THE QUESTION--HAVE YOU

EVER SEEN A CHART? I BET YOU'VE SEEN ONE. LET'S GO GET SOME

ANSWERS. HELLO, GABRIELA.

HELLO.

WHOA! HI, GABRIELA. HEY, LISTEN, I'M CONDUCTING A

SURVEY. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A CHART?

HMM, A CHART? UH--OH, THERE'S A GROWTH CHART AT MY

DOCTOR'S OFFICE. SHE MEASURES ME EVERY TIME I VISIT, AND

WRITES DOWN HOW TALL I AM ON THE CHART.

WOW, COOL CHART.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. OH, HI THERE, MAY.

HI.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A CHART?

OH, YES. I HAVE A CHART IN MY ROOM, OF THE DIFFERENT KINDS

OF DINOSAURS, AND WHAT THEY ATE.

WOW, DINOSAURS?

YEAH.

HUH. TELL ME MORE.

WELL, DID YOU KNOW THAT BIG APATOSAURUS ATE TINY LITTLE

LEAVES?

NO, I DIDN'T, BUT THANKS FOR TELLING ME.

YOU'RE WELCOME. HUH?

MAY IS REALLY SMART.

OOH. HEY, GERALD, HOW ABOUT

YOU, SIR? HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A CHART?

WHY, YES, YES, OF COURSE I HAVE A SEEN A CART.

UM--NO, NO, NOT A CART. A CHART.

INDEED, INDEED, BUT YOU SEE, I HAVE SEEN A GROCERY CART WITH

A CHART.

AH.

YOU SEE, IT HAS ALL THE PICTURES OF THE FOOD ON IT. AND

THEN IT SHOWS YOU WHERE TO FIND THAT FOOD IN THE STORE.

AH, YES. OK, I UNDERSTAND.

THANK YOU, GERALD.

INDEED, GOOD SIR, INDEED.

AND NOW, THE RESULTS OF MY

SURVEY ABOUT CHARTS. WHICH IS ON A CHART. HMM. GABRIELA'S

DOCTOR USES A CHART TO SEE HOW TALL SHE'S GROWN. MAY HAS A

DINOSAUR CHART THAT TELLS HER WHAT DINOSAURS EAT. AND GERALD

SAW A CHART ON A CART THAT SHOWED WHERE ALL THE FOOD WAS

IN A STORE. HA, HA, HA. AND I BET YOU'VE SEEN A CHART, TOO.

SO, THERE YOU HAVE IT. I AM SID, ROVING REPORTER AND CHART

EXPERT.

EVERYBODY, RUG TIME!

OOH, 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 TIMES ON THE WAY RUG TIME

COME ON IN WE'VE GOT A LOT

TO LEARN TODAY * OK, SNEAKY GERALD, COME ON OVER.

HE GETS IT. HA! YEAH!

OH!

AGENT GERALD STRIKES AGAIN!

HUH?

OK, GERALD. SO, HOW'S

EVERYONE DOING TODAY?

WELL, WE WERE ALL TALKING ABOUT CHARTS. I DIDN'T REALIZE

SO MANY PEOPLE USE CHARTS.

NO, ME, EITHER.

YEAH, I WONDER HOW YOU MAKE ONE.

YEAH. WELL, I'M FEELING LIKE I DON'T LIKE MY CHORE CHART.

OH, NO. WHY NOT, SID?

WELL, BECAUSE I STILL DON'T GET WHY WE NEED ALL THESE

CHARTS.

OH. WELL, CHARTS ARE VERY HELPFUL SCIENTIFIC TOOLS. IN

FACT, ALL SCIENTISTS USE CHARTS ALMOST EVERY DAY. AND YOU CAN

LEARN HOW TO USE THEM, TOO.

YEAH?

YEAH. IN SCHOOL, WE LIKE TO COUNT THINGS. WE COUNT HOW MANY

PEOPLE ARE IN SCHOOL TODAY, AND I WRITE IT HERE ON THIS CHART.

LET'S SEE. IS SID HERE TODAY?

WHAT? OH. HERE.

THAT'S A GOOD ONE, SUSIE.

THANKS. GABRIELA?

HERE.

MAY?

I'M HERE.

AND GERALD.

HMM. I WILL CHECK THE LOCATION OF AGENT GERALD. OUCH.

I'M HERE!

OK. I PUT A CHECK NEXT TO

EACH OF YOUR NAMES, SINCE YOU'RE ALL HERE AT SCHOOL

TODAY. WHEN YOU COUNT THINGS AND THEN WRITE THEM ON A CHART,

YOU'RE COLLECTING DATA.

OH, DATA.

YEAH, DATA'S ALL THE INFORMATION WE JUST COLLECTED.

HEY, I HAVE ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE A CHART WITH DATA. DID EVERYONE

BRING A SNACK TODAY?

I BROUGHT A BANANA.

I BROUGHT CARROTS, AND 3 KINDS OF DIP FOR THEM.

I BROUGHT RAISINS. THEY HAVE WRINKLES, AND THEY'RE REALLY

CUTE.

MM-HMM.

YEAH, AND I BROUGHT A CHEESE SANDWICH.

ARE WE GOING TO MAKE A CHART OF OUR SNACKS?

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING. AND I KNOW THE

PERFECT PLACE TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE A SNACK CHART. OK,

SCIENTISTS, YOU KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING.

TO THE SUPER FAB LAB!