"Good stuff, lots of funny moments and jokes. Our general note is that it needs a little more simplification. Here are some places: 1) Scale down the ""Tomato Festival"", making it a little more casual. In Town Picnic, it was good that it was a big event, because that heightened the food line crisis. But in this case, I think we want to keep it lower key so we focus more on the contest. 2) Let's just have Hazel carry the scarf the whole time. It's more like a neckerchief. 3) Some streamlining of the discovery scene. See notes below. " 1. EXT. ANIMAL TOWN PARK - DAY cute episode. thier thought process is nice and clear and great team work! Lets have Hazel carrying her satchel as she always does when needed. The other two can have their backpacks. It also feels a bit scarce. We should populate it with some secondary characters observing the competition, enjoying the festival etc. Keeping in mind our assumptions for the number of characters that can talk in an episode. Are any of the kids parents there? ESTABLISHING. It’s a sunny late summer day, and the park is decked out for a FESTIVAL! There are food stands and displays, and festive <MUSIC> plays OS. I like this too for similar reasons Kevin wrote. It shows great team work and persistence to solving the problem. It also shows how the characters are thinking creatively. I am worried about the word "catch" the air. I think most children will picture a baseball glove. We could more generally just comment on the air slowing some items down and not others. I also think the scarf should be one of the items tested while they are testing the leaf and pine cone. Then they use it to engineer a solution. Otherwise it is more of a leap for the viewers to keep up with the characters thinking. In QUICK, CLOSE CUTS we establish a theme... "Very cute story. A tomato drop is exactly the kind of playful, funny, slightly off-kilter thing we'd ex[ect to find in Animal Town (and in Animal Town, only)! RE: ""Catch the air."" Sara makes a good point, although we also think the phrase feels like a nice preschool way to talk about something that’s hard to understand. We certainly don't want to do anything that will get in the way of kids understanding the concept, though. Perhaps we could chat about this quicly. Another thought is, is there any way the baseball glove metaphor can be useful, as a point of illustration? For example, what if a character says (re: Ari's wings) ""Catch the air? Like a baseball glove?"" and Ari explains, ""Sort of! My wings make a pocket that the air fits into, kind of like a baseball fits into a baseball glove."" It's not a perfect comparison and perhaps it complicates things too much, but that's one idea. It feels a little vague to leave it as the air slows some things down and not others, without offering some sort of explanation about why. Other curriculum notes: • SEP1 – This should probably be “Defining Problems” and not “Asking Questions” because of the Engineering focus. Or include an “Asking Questions” application in addition to Defining Problems. • SEP3 – This is fine to include here but also should include SEP6 – Designing Solutions " - FOOD STAND - MRS. GORILLA dumps TOMATOES into her giant stewpot, and attacks them with a masher... - a TOMATO HEADED MASCOT circulates, waving hello. He shakes hands with a young BEAVER. - CONTEST TABLE - FARMER BEAR is judging a TABLE FULL of BIG TOMATOES. Smiling, he hangs a RIBBON on the biggest one. "Opening description, change to: ""ESTABLISHING. It’s a sunny late summer day in Animal Town, and Farmer Bear is hosting a Tomato Celebration to mark the end of the tomato Harvest. Her farm is decorated festively and we hear some festive <MUSIC> plays OS."" Also, change ""Food Stand"" to ""Food Table"" Also, Farmer Bear is female, so change ""he"" to ""she"" In following description, change to ""ELINOR, ARI and HAZEL (wearing BACKPACKS) are walking through. Hazel has a red scarf around her neck.""" FARMER BEAR (announces) hazel - scarf tied like a bow over one ear. she has a pink bow on her head in main design. Maybe we just change that to one and redesign it with tomatoes? I would avoid adding a scarf on her as it may get confused with the scarf she gets from the market to solve the floating problem Grand Champion of the Tomato Festival! ELINOR, ARI and HAZEL (wearing BACKPACKS) are walking through. Hazel has a tomato-patterned scarf on her head, tied with a bow over one ear. ArI Ahh, the Tomato Festival, my FAVOURITE part of tomato season! ElINOR Me too, I LOVE all the tomato-y things. "Add ""Like this scarf! It’s red like a tomato!"" On the following description, change from ""Hazel stops at display of…"" to: ""Hazel undoes her scarf and lifts up one end and lets the scarf slowly fall. """ Hazel Like this scarf! Hazel stops at display of tomato-themed souvenirs, including big, silk scarf. She lifts up on end and lets the scarf slowly fall. On the description below, let's just have Farmer Bear bellow: "Just then, we hear Farmer Bear bellow:" HazeL (CONT’D) So big and floaty. Just then, a nearby P.A. SPEAKER squawks: "Change to just Farmer Bear (no speaker) Change ""Challenge"" to ""Contest"" (more kid friendly?)" FARMER BEAR (VO, speaker) Attention please! Everyone who wants to enter the Tomato Drop Challenge, please head to the contest area now. could have Elinor's mom here - she calls out 'good luck kids!' elinor 'Thanks Mom!' aRI (excited) That’s us! Come on, let’s go! They head off. Cut TO: 2. EXT. TOMATO DROP CONTEST AREA - continuous Ari, Hazel and Elinor join a group of kids at the contest area. (A set of LAMB TRIPLETS, and SALLY BEAVER.) Let's just have one ladder, rather than three ladders. Change the description below this line to: "There is LADDER in the middle of a dirt patch. FARMER BEAR appears, with a basket of ripe tomatoes under one arm. She <WHISTLES> for attention, and the group quiets." LAMBS /SALLY after line 8. reads hes carrying a basket of tomatoes under one arm but then its noted aft line 10 that he picks up a basket and starts handing out 3 tomatoes. please adjust (excited walla) THREE LADDERS are widely spaced out on the grass. FARMER BEAR appears, with a basket of ripe tomatoes under one arm. He <WHISTLES> for attention, and the group quiets. Change "challenge" to "contest" Farmer BEAR 9-11: Without getting too talky, we should establish some of the rules for the Tomato Drop a little more clearly. For example, that there is more than one prize -- otherwise, kids will probably assume the contest ends when the lamb triplets win. It also feels like a ticking clock could work well for this story. Maybe the pressure comes from establishing that there are two prizes, and after the lambs win the first, the kids really need to hustle to figure something out. Welcome to the tomato drop challenge! Any team that can drop a tomato from the top of their ladder without splattering it, will win a prize. Elinor, Hazel and Ari exchange excited looks. ElINOR Oooh, a PRIZE! Farmer Bear picks up the basket of tomatoes and begins handing them out, three to a team. Another thing possibly worth mentioning in the setup is that participants are expected to have brought supplies. We thought it was a bit abrupt to see the kids pull out a bunch of things from their bags without having this established first. Maybe at the end of this line, Farmer Bear can say: "...Did everyone bring supplies?" (Elinor et all motion to their bags) "Yeah!" FARMER BEAR Each team gets three tomatoes, and you can build anything you like, to try to keep them from splattering. Farmer sets his basket aside, and gets an AIR HORN in hand. FARMER BEAR (CONT’D) Any questions? (beat) No? In that case... Ready! Set! The kids all get into a ready stance, clutching their fruit. Farmer Bear holds the air horn high... On the description below, have the kids go grab tomatoes: "<HONNNNK!> He holds onto his straw hat as the kids stampede past, each team headed to grab some tomatoes!" FARMER BEAR (CONT’D) ...GOOO-MATO! <HONNNNK!> He holds onto his straw hat as the kids stampede past, each team headed to their assigned ladder! 3. EXT. DROP LADDER - CONTINUOUS Elinor, Ari and Hazel run with their tomatoes to their assigned ladder, and sling off their backpacks. On the description above this line, change their working spot to be near the one ladder: "Elinor, Ari and Hazel run with their tomatoes to a grassy area near the ladder, and sling off their backpacks." aRI Okay. I’ve got a great plan! We take two slices of bread... Ari gets TWO SLICES OF BREAD from his pack and hurriedly tries to tie them around a tomato, with TWINE. ARI (V.O.) ...and tie ‘em around the tomato to cushion it when it drops! CU ON: The bread rips and crumbles.. eLINOR Bread might be too crumbly, Ari. "Let's do a donut instead of a bagel. It might be more relatable to little kids and also, donuts are fun. And lighter and spongier :) ""How ‘bout a donut? Undaunted, he pulls out a DONUT. """ ARI love that the bagel is introduced here Eh, you’re right. (brightens) Bagel or donut, this was a funny reveal. How ‘bout a bagel? Undaunted, he pulls out a SLICED BAGEL. Hazel (diplomatic) Let’s call that Plan B. ELINOR I have an idea, too... Elinor pulls a few items from her own pack. SPRINGS, TAPE, and a SMALL CARDBOARD BOX. ELINOR (CONT’D) What if we take these springs I brought... Elinor holds the end of a spring to the outside of the box, and squeezes the spring for emphasis. EliNOR (CONT’D) ...and tape them to the out side of this box. Then we can put the tomato in side... THOUGHT BUBBLE: Shows Elinor’s idea. Hazel nods, catching her drift. Change "splat" to "splatting on the ground" HAZEL Oh! So when we drop the tomato, it’ll bounce instead of splat? IN THE THOUGHT BUBBLE: The box bounces a few times and then tomato pops out, perfect, then the bubble bursts. ELINOR Hopefully! "I love it" feels sort of out of place. I'd rather stress the "let try it" part. ARI Agree with Sara's suggestion. I love it! Let’s try it! They quickly get busy taping the springs all over the outside of the box. As they work, we MATCH DISSOLVE TO: 4. EXT. DROP LADDER - MINUTES LATER The box is now bristling with springs. Elinor places the tomato into the box, and tapes it shut. eLINOR (calls) Farmer Bear? We’re ready to try a drop! Farmer Bear heads over with a clipboard to watch the test. Elinor climbs the ladder with their spring-covered box. FARMER BEAR That’s one springy box! Ready when you are. With Hazel and Ari watching anxiously, Elinor dangles the box from the top of the ladder - then releases it. Sure enough, when it hits the ground it <BOUNCES... and BOUNCES... and BOUNCES> around! Ari and Hazel scramble to catch it. Hazel Whoa. <BOING> Hey! <BOING> Come back here! Finally, Ari seizes it. ari <BOING> Gotcha! Farmer Bear and the girls hurry over. FARMER BEAR Let’s see what’cha got! CLOSE ON the box as Ari opens it. REVEAL... a box full of splattered tomato. ELINOR (huff) Tomato sauce. I think it bounced around too much. Farmer Bear smiles sympathetically. great to encourage persistance FARMER BEAR Well, don’t give up. You still have two more tomatoes! Change the description below this line to: "CUT TO: One of the LAMBS is holding a HUGE BALL OF WOOL." (just one ladder) Lamb #1 (part os) Farmer Bear? We’re ready to try! CUT TO: The LAMB TRIPLETS LADDER. One of the LAMBS is holding a HUGE BALL OF WOOL at the top of their ladder. "Change to: ""Oh look, they’re using their wool to keep the tomato from squishing! "" Also, on the description below this line, change to: ""Farmer Bear writes down on her clipboard while one of the lambs climbs up the ladder.""" HAZEL Oh look, they’re using their wool to make a softer landing! Farmer Bear hurries over to witness their drop. Lamb #1 Stand baa-a-a-ack! The wool is dropped - it <FLOOFS> down gently. Lamb #2 reaches into the wool-ball, and pulls out - an intact tomato! LamB 1, 2, 3 / BEAVER / hazel / ari / elinor (cheers) secondary characters cheer FARMER BEAR Nicely done! Our first winners! BACK ON Elinor, Hazel and Ari, watching. On the description below this line, specify: "...some nearby dandelions sticking out of the ground, which have gone to seed…" ARI After this line it might be nice for someone to comment that they don't need to do the same thing because there must be more then one way to solve the problem Cool! I wish we had some wool. Just then, the <BREEZE> picks up, disturbing some nearby dandelions, which have gone to seed... SCIENCE CU: Elinor notices the fluff floating by. ELINOR Ohhh! Elinor captures it in her hands, and holds it up. Change to: "<Gasp!> What if we use dandelion fluff to pad the tomato, just like the lambs used wool." ELINOR (CONT’D) Not sure kids will understand what "pad" means...I think cushion might be better. We might need to add something to help the audience connect the dots on Elinor's thought process: "Dandelion fluff is nice and soft, just like the wool! Maybe we can use THIS to cushion/pad the tomato!" We don’t need wool. We can use dandelion fluff to pad the tomato, like the wool. THOUGHT BUBBLE: Hazel’s plan, a tomato with dandelion fluff taped to it. HAZEL Okay! But we’ll need a lot of it. In the THOUGHT BUBBLE: The dandelion fluff ball grows and grows until the bubble BURSTS! ARI Then we’d better get fluffin’! They all get busy gathering fluff from the dandelions all around them. As ‘fluff’ fills the frame, we ‘fluff’ wipe to: 5. EXT. SAME LOCATION - MINUTES LATER Elinor holds a PUFF OF DANDELION FLUFF (which keeps trying to blow away) as Hazel tucks the tomato inside it. Elinor Oh, the fluff is getting away! hazel Nothing a little tape can’t fix. Hazel <SQUICKS> out more than a little TAPE and rapidly wraps it around the tomato to secure the fluffy padding. nice visual with the “more than a little tape” ELINOR All done! ANGLE ON: The real tomato is much more sparsely covered than the tomato in the thought bubble. ARI Farmer Bear! Can we try again? CUT TO Farmer Bear, as he overhears and heads over. This time Ari climbs the ladder, full of optimism. ARI (CONT’D) This time we’ve got the right stuff. Or should I say, the right fluff? Elinor and Hazel shake their heads at his groaner joke. Elinor / hazel (groan) Ari drops the fluff-covered tomato from the top of the ladder. But to their dismay - <SPLAT!> Change to: "Aww! It smooshed again! There isn’t enough padding I guess." eLINOR Aww! It smooshed again! Not enough padding I guess. On description below, change to "her" FARMER BEAR Maybe his words could be more encouraging....along the lines of having another chance to test out an idea or even when you don't get in on the first try you it OK you have another Sorry, kids. Better make your last tomato count! Farmer Bear departs, scribbling on his clipboard. "Let's take out the beat about Ari's wing. On the description below this line, add a beat of puzzlement and combine with description a few lines down. Change to: ""Elinor and Hazel stand around, thinking. Ari hops down from the ladder, spreading his wings to gently float down, in a slow, graceful glide, which ‘poofs’ up some dandelion fluff. Elinor watches the seeds descend too... very slowly.""" ARI Well, that was a mess. Now what? Ari hops down from the ladder, spreading his wings to gently float down, in a slow, graceful glide. His wings billow as they ‘catch the air’. Elinor notices. Delete this line and the description below it. ELINOR (surprised) Ari! You just jumped from the same height as that tomato, but you didn't get smooshed. Ari gives her a puzzled look. Delete this line and the description below it. ARI Of course not. When I hold my wings out, they sort of 'catch the air' so I can float down slowly. Ari waves his wings, which ‘poofs’ up some dandelion fluff. Elinor watches the seeds descend too... very slowly. Change to: "Whoa... look at that! ELINOR Look! The dandelion seeds fall slowly too! CLOSER as a seed lands on her nose, and she goes cross-eyed. "Before this line, add another line for Elinor and a description: ""...CLOSER as a seed lands on her nose, and she goes cross-eyed. ELINOR (CONT’D) These dandelion seeds fall really slowly. Ari and Hazel get intrigued too, and the kids see the dandelion seeds fall slowly. ELINOR (CONT’D) Hmm... That’s SOOO interesting! I wonder makes the seed fall slowly like that?"" (add the ""Hmm..."" to line 54 also)" ELINOR (CONT’D) That’s SOOO interesting! I wonder makes the seed fall slowly like that? She removes the seed from her nose, and goes into her pack for her magnifying glass, to take a closer look. MAGNIFYING GLASS C.U. of the DANDELION SEED - the seed dangles below a very puffy top. ELINOR (OS) (CONT’D) There’s the seed... and it sure has a big, fluffy top. Elinor releases the seed, and they all watch how it falls. EXTREME C.U. Of the seed, as the little fluffy fibres ‘catch the air’ and slow the seed’s descent, with little "air" wiggly lines "catching" on the bottom of the puffy part.. Maybe just- Look how slowly the fluff moves in the air. Children are very literal and "catching' the air will likely be confusing. hazel (os) Look how the fluff catches the air! Delete this line. Instead, add a description between current lines 56 and 58 that says: "Using her trunk, she blows a little air from below and the dandelion seed picks up some more air." ELINOR Yes... kind of like how Ari’s wings do. So maybe ‘catching the air’ is what helps things fall slowly? ari I wish our tomato could fall slowly. Then it wouldn’t splat. Elinor turns to her friends, eyes bright with an idea. To find things that float in the air or things that fall slowly through air. ELINOR Maybe it can! We just need to find something we can use, to help it catch the air! (beat, determined) We need more observations. As she rallies her friends OS, we TRANSITION TO: 6. EXT. PARK - A ‘SONG MOMENT’ Elinor leads her friends in a spontaneous song about things that ‘catch the air’ as they explore the immediate area, collecting small, natural items to test. ELINOR / HAZEL / ARI (sing) Let's look low and high, For things that we can try. Look over here, and over there, For things that catch the air, Check on the ground, see all around Look at what I found! Let's look high and low, For things that fall real slow Look over here, and over there, For things that catch the air! (As they sing and explore, they collect a PINECONE, an OAK LEAF, a TWIG and a FEATHER.) 7. EXT. TOMATO DROP AREA - CONTINUOUS They hurry back to the base of their ladder, with the items they’ve gathered. "In the description above this line, change to their working spot: ""They hurry back to their working spot, with the items they’ve gathered."" In the description below this line, delete ""the ladder"". Let's just have Ari hover above them for the test drops." ELINOR after 61, lets have Elinor hop up high to hand these items to Ari since hes up on a ladder We found some great things! Now, let’s see how they fall. Ari flies up the ladder, and Elinor hands him the pinecone. Ari drops it - it plummets quickly, straight down. <THUMP!>. ELINOR / hazel / ari (unison) Fast! Hazel puts the pinecone off to one side, deliberately. "In the description below this line, change the text to: ""Next, Elinor hands Ari the big, flat oak leaf to drop (he flies up a little for every test). He releases it - CLOSE - As it falls, the leaf edges visibly flutter and we see some air squiggles catch on the bottom of the leaf.""" HAZEL. I’ll start a ‘fell fast’ pile. Next, Elinor hands Ari the big, flat oak leaf to drop. He releases it - CLOSE - As it falls, the leaf edges visibly flutter. ELINOR / HAZEL / ARI (os) Slowww! eLINOR See how it catches the air? That goes in the ‘fell slow’ pile. She places the leaf a short distance away from the pinecone. Next, Ari drops the twig, which plummets quickly. <THUMP!> ELINOR / HAZEL / ARI Fast! Hazel puts the twig with the pinecone. Ari drops the feather. CLOSE - the feather falls slowly, its downy edges fluttering. In the description above this line, add: "CLOSE - the feather falls slowly, its downy edges fluttering, and again we see the air squiggles catch and twirl under the feather." ELINOR / HAZEL / ARI (os) (CONT’D) Slowww! Elinor puts the feather with the leaf in the ‘slow’ pile. In the description below this line, delete "from the ladder" ELINOR So we have two things that catch the air and fall slowly. (Ari glides down from the ladder to join the ‘slow’ pile.) ARI Three, if you count me. ELINOR (laugh) Well, let’s see if these can help our tomato catch the air! Hazel hands Elinor the tape, and Elinor tapes the feather and leaf to the sides of the last tomato. (Vertically, so they won’t ‘catch the air’ very well.) lets give this line and action to Ari. Hazel's 'hands' are designed like elephant feet so a CU of her catching a falling tomato wont read as clear as with Ari since he has fingers and a thumb HAZEL And I’ll get ready to catch the tomato , just in case. Hazel crouches, ready to catch. Elinor holds up the tomato. ELINOR Ready? Hazel nods - Elinor lets go. It falls fast! Hazel catches it. this line can go to Hazel ARI Whoa! It still fell fast. Why didn’t it catch the air? do we also want to point out that Ari is also much heavier than the tomato yet can still float slowly? or will that complicate to add in weight ELINOR Kevin that is a good point. I think it addresses the misconeption that most people have that light things fall slow and heavy things fall fast. Maybe Elinor or Hazel could "predict" or say "I think this one will..." then we could bring out this misconception and correct it. Yeah! What is it about Ari, the leaf and the feather, that lets them catch the air? Elinor takes the leaf and feather off the tomato, and holds them up. Hazel uses her trunk to feel the feather. Suddenly - HAZEL Ah... AH... AH- CHOO!!! CUT TO Elinor, watching the leaf and feather float down in front of her. Suddenly, she has a brainstorm! ELINOR I’ve got it! It’s their shape that lets them catch the air! She catches the leaf and feather, and holds them horizontally to show her friends. ARI Oh yeah! Like my wings, when I fly! Ari spreads his wings and leans over. is this explained properly? seems like they are attaching things to the tomato that catches the air, the feather and leaf. but its still not working. so the solution has to be more than that ELINOR I think that the scarf should be tested along with the other items and then the characters thinking is to use the slow scarf to slow down the tomato So... to help our tomato fall slowly, we need to attach something that will catch the air. Suddenly, Hazel has a flash of an idea. HAZEL I have an idea!! She runs off and returns immediately with the big, square, silky SCARF she admired at the top of the show. In the description above this line, change to: "She takes off her scarf and holds it up wide." HazeL. This scarf! Look!! Hazel throws the scarf up into the air and they watch as it “catches the air”. Elinor/ ARI Ohhhhh! ELINOR Good work! That should work perfectly, Hazel! correction - All we have to do is attach it to the tomato. ArI All we have to do it attach it to the tomato. Just then - we could possibly have the lambs recieving their prize from tomato mascot here in the BG - see my note at line 94 FARMER BEAR (calls) Five minutes left, Tomato Droppers! eLINOR I have an idea! Get the string! Ari dives into his backpack and tosses them a roll of twine. ELINOR (CONT’D) We can attach the scarf to the tomato, like a parachute! At lightning speed, Hazel cuts lengths of string, and Ari and Elinor tie each string to a corner of the scarf. But when Hazel grabs the tape, all that’s left is a nub. The bagel/donut came back! it’s a bit complicated, but it’s funny. HAZEL Oh, no. We’re out of tape! How can we attach the tomato? Elinor holds the loose strings of her parachute, stumped. Suddenly, Ari brightens. He digs out his bagel, from earlier. In this line and the description above, change bagel to "donut" ARI Bagel? HAZEL (incredulous) Ari, this is no time for a snack! But Elinor seizes the bagel, inspired. ELINOR Oh, yes it is! Elinor ties the four strings to the (half?) bagel, like a horizontal tire swing. Then, she sits the tomato on the hole! 8. EXT. another ladder - continuous Farmer Bear watches while the young Beaver drops a POPSICLE-STICK ‘TOMATO CASE’ - it breaks on impact. <SPLAT!> FARMER BEAR Aww. Good effort. Ari frantically beckons. ARI (Part o.S.) Farmer Bear! We have one more try! The Farmer hustles over to watch their last attempt. Elinor climbs the ladder with their tomato parachute... ...while Ari and Hazel worry up a storm. ARI (CONT’D) Ohhh, I can't watch! Ari covers his face like a vampire - but peeks anyway. BACK ON Elinor, dangling the tomato by its parachute. This will be great tension - quick cute on their faces, cu of her holding the scarf, etc. ELINOR Here goes. 3, 2, 1... DROP! She releases it - and the chute <POOFS> open! We FOLLOW the tomato-chute as it floats down slowly, landing the tomato safely on the grass, still nestled atop its bagel carrier. In description above this line, change to: "...floats down slowly, landing the tomato safely on the grass, bouncing slightly on it’s donut landing pad." Elinor / HAZEL / ARI / LambS / beaver if we had other secondary characters, we can have them here too - elinor's mom - cheering "way to go kids!" (wild cheers and ‘it worked!’) we didnt have the prize event, photo etc when the lambs were succesful. we need this to happen because its the end of the competition. maybe after their turn, bear says that everyone is out of tomatoes...the competition is over and now time to hand out the prizes. we should see the 3 lambs also 'in line' to get their prize and photo taken as well. FARMER BEAR Congratulations! And here comes Mr. Tomato, with your tasty prize... ANGLE ON the ‘tomato-head’ mascot, bringing a box for them. ARI (excited) Ooh , let me guess! Is it... a pineapple? REVEAL their prize - naturally, it’s a box of TOMATOES! eLINOR / HAZEL / arI (laughs) As they gather around Mr. Tomato and pose for a picture - ELINOR / HAZEL / ARI (CONT’D) (like saying ‘cheese’) Tomatooooo! <CAMERA FLASH!> - we FREEZE FRAME on the photo, and... FADE OUT.

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ELINOR'S TOWN EP . #110 “The Tomato Drop” By: Karen Moonah Elinor's Question: What makes some things fall slowly? Logline: Elinor and friends build a parachute to help a tomato ‘catch the air’ and fall more slowly when dropped. LS2 . Understand that animals have different body parts that are used in different ways to meet their needs, and that plants have different parts that help them survive and grow: Elinor will notice how Ari's wings help him glide slowly to the ground, and that the shapes of the dandelion fluff, leaf and feather help them fall more slowly. ND3 . ( RTL Crosscutting concept 'Structure and Function'): Understand that structures and materials in the natural world can be used or can inspire the engineering of structures with similar function in the designed world. Elinor and her friends will design a little parachute to "catch the air" the way they have observed Ari's wings, the dandelion fluff, the leaf and the feather all do. SEP 1. Asking Questions. d.) Identify a problem (how to drop a tomato without damaging it) that can be solved by the design of a new or improved object or tool. SEP 3. Planning and carrying out investigations. b.) Compare and contrast objects and events by describing similarities and differences in detail. Elinor and her friends will drop items through the air and compare the speed of their descent, to find out what causes some objects to fall slowly and apply that to their problem. OUTLINE: 14-DEC-2018 FIRST DRAFT: 17-JAN-2019 FARMER BEAR Mrs. Mrs. mole Hazel. Hazel Ari elinor Crowd Tomato mascot L ELINOR / hazel / ari Elinor / hazel ELINOR / HAZEL / ARI / farmer bear / lambs Lamb 1, 2, 3 / beaver LamB 1, 2, 3 / BEAVER / farmer bear / hazel / ari / elinor HAZEL / ARI HAZEL / elinor eLINOR / HAZEL /a ELINORh (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) (to herself) (muffled) INT EXT I/E A SOUVENIR STAND DROP LADDER BEAVERS' PRACTICE AREA DAY NIGHT AFTERNOON MORNING EVENING LATER MOMENTS LATER CONTINUOUS THE NEXT DAY MINUTES LATER CUT TO: FADE IN: FADE OUT. FADE TO: DISSOLVE TO: BACK TO: MATCH CUT TO: JUMP CUT TO: FADE TO BLACK. ‘fluff’ wipe to: