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HERO ELEMENTARY

Friday, March 13th

4:30am on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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Turtle Beach / Shine A Light On Me

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.

8:30pm on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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What You Don't See / Super Purple Pop-Up Plants

A frightened horse is on the loose in Citytown, and Sparks' Crew tries to help catch it. But, how can they get near it when the horse runs away whenever it sees them? Curriculum: Some animals have camouflage that helps them blend into their surroundings, which keeps them from being seen. / Sparks' Crew investigates mysterious purple plants that keeps popping up all over Citytown. Where are these plants coming from? And how do they stop them? Curriculum: Seeds are dispersed in many ways. Animals can disperse seeds, which helps some plants grow in different areas.

Saturday, March 14th

4:30am on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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What You Don't See / Super Purple Pop-Up Plants

A frightened horse is on the loose in Citytown, and Sparks' Crew tries to help catch it. But, how can they get near it when the horse runs away whenever it sees them? Curriculum: Some animals have camouflage that helps them blend into their surroundings, which keeps them from being seen. / Sparks' Crew investigates mysterious purple plants that keeps popping up all over Citytown. Where are these plants coming from? And how do they stop them? Curriculum: Seeds are dispersed in many ways. Animals can disperse seeds, which helps some plants grow in different areas.

Monday, March 16th

8:30pm on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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Rough Sledding / Hungry Hungry Hoppers

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.

Tuesday, March 17th

4:30am on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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Rough Sledding / Hungry Hungry Hoppers

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.

8:30pm on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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A Leg Up / Sneezitis Solution

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.

Wednesday, March 18th

4:30am on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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A Leg Up / Sneezitis Solution

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.

8:30pm on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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Knot So Fast / Made in the Shade

AJ invents "The Lacer Racer," a shoe-tying car. But, when the car gets out of control, it ties Citytown into knots. How can they build a trap to catch it? Curriculum: A solution can be found by using an engineering design process: What's the problem, what can we try, build, test, and share? / When the ice cream in Stevie Heat's ice cream cart melts, Sparks' Crew investigates how this could have happened, and what they can do to make sure it doesn't happen again. Curriculum: The sun has warming effects. The effect the sun's heat has can be reduced by making shade.

Thursday, March 19th

4:30am on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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Knot So Fast / Made in the Shade

AJ invents "The Lacer Racer," a shoe-tying car. But, when the car gets out of control, it ties Citytown into knots. How can they build a trap to catch it? Curriculum: A solution can be found by using an engineering design process: What's the problem, what can we try, build, test, and share? / When the ice cream in Stevie Heat's ice cream cart melts, Sparks' Crew investigates how this could have happened, and what they can do to make sure it doesn't happen again. Curriculum: The sun has warming effects. The effect the sun's heat has can be reduced by making shade.

8:30pm on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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All Over The Map / Lights Go Down In City Town

A bird takes AJ's Twigcam and flies off with it while it is still sending footage of its flight. Sparks' Crew uses a map to help them identify the bird's locations and follow it through Citytown. Curriculum: A map is a model of the land and its features. / Sparks' Crew is looking forward to seeing a meteor shower, but the nighttime sky is too lit-up by the lights of the city. How can they make the sky darker so everyone can see the meteors? Curriculum: People in cities use a lot of light at night, which makes it hard to see the night sky. But there are things they can do to reduce the impact, like turning off lights.

Friday, March 20th

4:30am on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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All Over The Map / Lights Go Down In City Town

A bird takes AJ's Twigcam and flies off with it while it is still sending footage of its flight. Sparks' Crew uses a map to help them identify the bird's locations and follow it through Citytown. Curriculum: A map is a model of the land and its features. / Sparks' Crew is looking forward to seeing a meteor shower, but the nighttime sky is too lit-up by the lights of the city. How can they make the sky darker so everyone can see the meteors? Curriculum: People in cities use a lot of light at night, which makes it hard to see the night sky. But there are things they can do to reduce the impact, like turning off lights.

Monday, March 23rd

8:30pm on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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Going to Pieces / Forces of Nature

When a piece of a statue breaks off, Sparks' Crew tries to find it in time for the statue's unveiling ceremony. But, the missing piece is made of a special material that makes it very hard to catch. Curriculum: When a substance is broken into pieces, each piece is still made up of the same material and has the same properties. / Sparks' Crew tries to find an invention that Dr. Inventorman buried underground years ago. The secret spot is marked on an old photograph, but when they get to the location, they see that much has changed over time. Curriculum: The look of the landscape can change both slowly and quickly due to earth events such as moving water and landslides.

Tuesday, March 24th

4:30am on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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Going to Pieces / Forces of Nature

When a piece of a statue breaks off, Sparks' Crew tries to find it in time for the statue's unveiling ceremony. But, the missing piece is made of a special material that makes it very hard to catch. Curriculum: When a substance is broken into pieces, each piece is still made up of the same material and has the same properties. / Sparks' Crew tries to find an invention that Dr. Inventorman buried underground years ago. The secret spot is marked on an old photograph, but when they get to the location, they see that much has changed over time. Curriculum: The look of the landscape can change both slowly and quickly due to earth events such as moving water and landslides.

8:30pm on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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Hail Caesar / Picture Perfect

When a hailstorm causes damage around Citytown, Sparks' Crew calls upon the famous hero, Hail Caesar, to help them understand more about hail. Curriculum: Severe weather, such as a hailstorm, is different from typical weather. / It's Picture Day at Hero Elementary, and Sparks' Crew is determined to stay clean. But, their mission involves rescuing someone whose scooter is stuck in a giant mud puddle. How can they help without getting dirty? Curriculum: A pulley lets a person pull downward to lift something up.

Wednesday, March 25th

4:30am on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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Hail Caesar / Picture Perfect

When a hailstorm causes damage around Citytown, Sparks' Crew calls upon the famous hero, Hail Caesar, to help them understand more about hail. Curriculum: Severe weather, such as a hailstorm, is different from typical weather. / It's Picture Day at Hero Elementary, and Sparks' Crew is determined to stay clean. But, their mission involves rescuing someone whose scooter is stuck in a giant mud puddle. How can they help without getting dirty? Curriculum: A pulley lets a person pull downward to lift something up.

8:30pm on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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The Butterfly Chasers / Something Shady

When Monarch butterflies are missing from the school garden, Benny and the rest of Sparks' Crew follow one Monarch to see where it goes. They soon discover that all the Monarchs are on the move...but why? Curriculum: Seasonal weather changes cause Monarch butterflies to migrate south in the winter in order to survive. / The shady spot that AJ picked for the class's outdoor lunch has disappeared. Determined, Sparks' Crew embarks on a mission to find out who, or what, swiped AJ's shade. Curriculum: The position of the light behind an object affects the position and size of the shadow it casts.

Thursday, March 26th

4:30am on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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The Butterfly Chasers / Something Shady

When Monarch butterflies are missing from the school garden, Benny and the rest of Sparks' Crew follow one Monarch to see where it goes. They soon discover that all the Monarchs are on the move...but why? Curriculum: Seasonal weather changes cause Monarch butterflies to migrate south in the winter in order to survive. / The shady spot that AJ picked for the class's outdoor lunch has disappeared. Determined, Sparks' Crew embarks on a mission to find out who, or what, swiped AJ's shade. Curriculum: The position of the light behind an object affects the position and size of the shadow it casts.

8:30pm on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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Search and Rescue / Secret Lives of Teachers

Sparks' Crew is on a training mission to find their schoolmates, Petie Heat and Freeze Louise, who are hiding somewhere in Citytown. The team follows hot and cold clues to lead them to find their friends. Curriculum: Heating or cooling a substance may cause changes that can be observed. / The kids are shocked to see their teacher, Mr. Sparks, on the weekend, outside of school. But, when Mr. Sparks loses an important package, our heroes have to save the day without the use of the superhero technology they usually have with them on school days. Curriculum: When current technology is not available, there are other ways to solve problems.

Friday, March 27th

4:30am on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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Search and Rescue / Secret Lives of Teachers

Sparks' Crew is on a training mission to find their schoolmates, Petie Heat and Freeze Louise, who are hiding somewhere in Citytown. The team follows hot and cold clues to lead them to find their friends. Curriculum: Heating or cooling a substance may cause changes that can be observed. / The kids are shocked to see their teacher, Mr. Sparks, on the weekend, outside of school. But, when Mr. Sparks loses an important package, our heroes have to save the day without the use of the superhero technology they usually have with them on school days. Curriculum: When current technology is not available, there are other ways to solve problems.

8:30pm on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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Sound of Ice Cream / The Reflection Connection

When an ice cream truck is accidentally made invisible, Sparks' Crew has to rely on the sound of the truck's music to track and find it. Curriculum: Sounds can differ depending on how near or far they are and what direction the sounds are coming from. / When a flying super-glue-gadget goes haywire, people everywhere are getting stuck! Only the light beam from an unsticky gadget can free them...but that gadget is stuck too! How will Sparks' Crew move the light beam to help unstick everyone? Curriculum: When a beam of light hits a smooth, shiny surface, it changes direction and the beam shines somewhere else.

Saturday, March 28th

4:30am on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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Sound of Ice Cream / The Reflection Connection

When an ice cream truck is accidentally made invisible, Sparks' Crew has to rely on the sound of the truck's music to track and find it. Curriculum: Sounds can differ depending on how near or far they are and what direction the sounds are coming from. / When a flying super-glue-gadget goes haywire, people everywhere are getting stuck! Only the light beam from an unsticky gadget can free them...but that gadget is stuck too! How will Sparks' Crew move the light beam to help unstick everyone? Curriculum: When a beam of light hits a smooth, shiny surface, it changes direction and the beam shines somewhere else.

Monday, March 30th

8:30pm on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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Hero Hit Parade / Trouble at the Pet Wash

When a big parade balloon gets loose and flies through Citytown, Sparks' Crew tries to get it back. But, how can they stop this giant balloon? Curriculum: When objects touch or collide, they push on one another and can change direction. / Sparks' Crew is setting up a Pet Wash when a young boy's dog goes missing. Sparks' Crew sets out to search for the dog, but there are so many different kinds of dogs out there... how can they find the right one? Curriculum: The same type of animal, such as dogs, are similar and different in many ways.

Tuesday, March 31st

4:30am on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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Hero Hit Parade / Trouble at the Pet Wash

When a big parade balloon gets loose and flies through Citytown, Sparks' Crew tries to get it back. But, how can they stop this giant balloon? Curriculum: When objects touch or collide, they push on one another and can change direction. / Sparks' Crew is setting up a Pet Wash when a young boy's dog goes missing. Sparks' Crew sets out to search for the dog, but there are so many different kinds of dogs out there... how can they find the right one? Curriculum: The same type of animal, such as dogs, are similar and different in many ways.

8:30pm on
Runtime: 00:28:55
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Fair Weather / Home Sweet Home

It's the day of the Hero Elementary Fun Fair, but the weather turns rainy, then sunny, then rainy again. Sparks' Crew learns to recognize the signs of changing weather in order to predict if the weather will be nice for the Fun Fair. Curriculum: Weather patterns -- including the interaction of sunlight, temperature, clouds, and wind -- help people predict what the weather is going to be. / When a tree falls in the schoolyard, our heroes try to find a new home for a chipmunk. But, what kind of home--or habitat--does a chipmunk need? Sparks' Crew will figure it out, one way or another! Curriculum: The places where wild animals live have features that help meet the animals' needs.