1. EXT. FOREST NEAR ELINOR’S HOUSE - Day ON: ARI is trudging along, dragging a large branch behind him. We can see ELINOR, hopping around in the background, looking at different natural things with interest, she keeps hopping around until just after line 13. OLIVE who is busy piling a low (ankle-height) row of leaves in a circle on the ground for the walls of her leaf house (mostly in her imagination). ARI is walking backwards as he pulls a branch. He steps into Olive’s leaf house and stops just before the branch drags through. Olive (good-naturedly) Careful, Ari. You almost dragged your branch through the wall of my leaf house. She points at the leaves. Ari Whoops. Sorry about that, Olive. I need it for my stick house. I’ll just get this out of... uugh , urgh. He tries to back up with his branch, but it’s awkward. Olive (giggling) You could just use the front door. Olive smiles, gesturing to a gap in the leaves. Ari Oh, good idea. Ari pushes the branch away from the leaf house and over to the front door. After thinking about it for a second, smiles and knocks on the pretend door. Ari (CONT’D) Knock, knock, knock. OLIVE (sing-song) Who is it? Ari Ari. OLIVE Ari who? ARI Ari sure it’s me? Open the door and see. Olive opens the pretend door. OLIVE (giggling) Funnneee . (making door sound) Rrrr. Oh, hi, Ari! How nice to see you. ARI Nice to see you too, Olive. Would you mind if I dragged my branch through your leaf house? OlIVE Not at all. Let me open the back door for you. Rrrrrr. Olive pantomimes opening the pretend back door (another gap in the leaves) and Ari drags his stick through. ARI Love what you’ve done with the place. OlIVE Thanks. Stop by any time. WIDEN: Ari sets his branch in place close to where Elinor is looking around. Ari My stick house is gonna be AWESOME! Have you figured out what you’re going to make your house with, Elinor? ELINOR No... I’m still not sure... (sees something) Wait, what's this? Elinor has spotted something on a nearby branch. She hops over for a closer look. <SFX: Ooooh WALLA> Olive and Ari approach. Ari What did you find? Their curious friend points to her latest discovery. ELINOR Look! Bubbles... SCIENCE CU: The kids gaze at a glob of bubbly foam resting on a nearby branch. OLIVE How did bubbles get on a tree? ARI Maybe the plant’s washing its hands. ELINOR Or maybe it’s taking a bubble bath. Just at that moment the bubbles wiggle a little. Ari <GASP!> Did those bubbles just WIGGLE?? The bubbles move again. OLIVE How can bubbles move on their own? They aren’t alive, are they? ELINOR Hmmm ... We need MORE observations! Olive takes the magnifying glass out of her satchel and they all look through. MAGNIFYING GLASS POV: the bubbles move again then a little SPITTLE BUG crawls out. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/19/science/spittlebugs-bubble-home.html Ari <GASP!> A BUG! OlIVE It was INSIDE the bubbles. That’s what made them move. ELINOR (excited) That is SO INTERESTING! The spittle bug hears Elinor’s voice he retreats back into his bubbles. EliNOR (CONT’D) Uh-oh, the bug’s gone back in his bubbles. Bye-bye bug. At that moment RANGER RABBIT calls from the yard nearby. Ranger Rabbit (calling) Hey kids! Who’s ready for some snacks? <SFX: EXCITED YEAH WALLA> The kids run, hop and flutter OS. 2. EXT. ELINOR’S BACK YARD -- DAY The kids rush into the yard. ElINOR Mom! Mom! You’ll never guess what we found! Ranger Rabbit has laid out the snacks (veggies sticks, sandwiches and water in cups with paper straws). Ranger RABBIT Something exciting, I can tell. ElINOR There were these bubbles on a tree and then we saw a BUG inside the bubbles! They dive in and start <SFX: MUNCHING> on the snacks. Ari <SFX: SLUUUURPS> his water through a straw. ArI (to himself) Mmmmmm. Slurpy . RANGER RABBIT Sounds like you found a spittle bug, Elinor. ELINOR A spittle bug? Ranger Rabbit It’s a bug that makes itself a little house of bubbles and hides inside. ELINOR Yes! We saw the spittle bug hiding. (To herself) Whoa, wait...I wonder why it does that? Ari Maybe it likes to eat the bubbles. OLIVE Maybe it’s playing hide and seek. RanGER RABBIT Close, Olive. The spittle bug makes its bubble house to hide from creatures like birds and lizards that might want to eat it. Animals use all kinds of ways to stay safe in Nature. (she picks up a tray) Well, enjoy your snacks. Ranger Rabbit heads back into the house. ELINOR Wow… A bubble house… <GASP!> I just had a bubbly idea! I’m gonna make my house out of... BUBBLES! Just like the spittle bug! ArI Cool! A bubble house! I want one too! OlIVE Yeah, me too! (beat) Uh, but... how do we make a bubble house? ELINOR Hmmmm . I’m not sure but let’s go get my bubble stuff and see if we can figure it out. Elinor and Olive run off to get the bubble stuff, and Ari stays behind to take one last <SFX: SLUUURRP> of his water through his straw. BUBBLE WIPE TO: 3. EXT. ELINOR’S BACK YARD – MINUTES LATER Elinor and Olive come running out of the house with a small pail of soap and water and bubble wands. OLIVE Here we go. Olive puts down the pail. elinor First we poured liquid soap into this water, and now we mix it up. Elinor stirs it with her bubble wand. ELINOR ( CONT’D ) Now we pull out the bubble wand and... BLOW! Elinor <SFX: BLOWS GENTLY>. Out pops a bubble. ARI (amazed) Cooooool! OliVE Can I try? ElINOR Sure! Olive grabs the wand with her trunk and <SFX: BLOWS HARD> and fails. ELINOR (CONT’D) Try blowing a little more gently. Olive <SFX: BLOWS GENTLY> - and then blows a bubble. Ari That’s an AWESOME bubble, Olive! The kids watch it float away. OlIVE Thanks, Ari. Your turn. Ari <SFX: BLOWS> a bubble. ARI I did it! I made a bubble! ElinOR (thinking) But how do we make a whole house of bubbles? (declaratively) Well, one thing we need for sure is MORE BUBBLES! So they dive in. BUBBLE WIPE TO: THE BUBBLE SONG The kids are running around blowing bubbles as they sing. Elinor, olive and ari (singing) Bubble, bubble, bubble, We’re gonna blow some bubbles. Elinor: To build a Bubble House, Olive: Like a Spittle Bug, Ari: And then we’ll get inside! ELINOR: (spoken, sing-song) Let's try blowing lots of little bubbles and then put them together to make the house. ALL: Bubble, bubble, bubble, We’ll blow lots of baby bubbles. Elinor: A whole pile of bubbles. Ari: And try to get inside. They run around trying to gather up individual bubbles and get them to stick together, but they all <SFX: POP! POP! POP!> ELINOR: (spoken, sing-song, laughing) That didn’t work... OLIVE:(spoken, sing-song, laughing) Let's try again. ARI: (spoken, sing-song, laughing) Let's make one BIG bubble this time. Olive is bending the bubble wand to make it bigger - or maybe putting two together. ALL: Bubble, bubble, bubble, Let’s blow a big, big bubble. Ari: A humongous bubble Elinor: And try to get inside! They blow the biggest bubble possible (it’s not that big) but when Elinor touches it – it <SFX: POPS!> ELINOR (spoken, laughing) That didn’t work either, ARI: (spoken, laughing) Now what do we do? ALL: Bubble, bubble, bubble, We blew lots of bubbles But we couldn’t build a house. Like the Spittle Bug does. To get inside. BUBBLE WIPE 4. EXT. Elinor’s BACK YARD -- later Bubbles are floating around the yard and <SFX: POPPING>. One <POPS> on Olive’s trunk. Olive and Ari <SFX: LAUGH>, but Elinor looks determined and puzzled. At that moment, Mom comes out the back door. Ranger Rabbit How’s the bubble building going? Ari Well the good news is - we blew a TON of bubbles! The not-so-good news is - we couldn’t build a bubble house. ElINOR First we blew a lot of little bubbles, but we couldn't get them to stick together. OlIVE Then we blew a really ENORMOUS bubble but it popped when we tried to get inside. Elinor (a little disappointed) I guess we’ll never make a bubble house, and I really wanted one. Olive puts her hand on Elinor’s shoulder. OLIVE Me too. Ari puts his hand on Olive’s shoulder. ARI Me THREE. The three kids <SFX: SIGH> with disappointment. Ranger Rabbit Hmmmmm, so you wanted to make a bubble house just like the spittle bug did, and you tried to make it using your bubble wands? OLIVE Yep, but that didn't work. RANGER RABBIT Well, did you observe how the spittle bug makes its bubble house? ArI What do you mean, Mrs. Rabbit? RANGER RABBIT Sometimes to learn from Nature, it's important to observe HOW an animal does something, not just WHAT they do. ELINOR I never thought about it that way before. We saw the bubble house that the spittle bug made, but we never saw the spittle bug MAKING the bubble house. (energized) We need even MORE observations! 5. EXT. FOREST NEAR ELINOR’S - DAY The kids go back to the spittle bug tree. ElinOR There’s the bubble house. ArI But where’s the spittle bug? OlIVE It’s probably inside. ElINOR Let’s be really, really quiet and watch closely. ARI Right. We don’t want to scare it again. ECU: At that moment the Spittle Bug comes out of the bubbles. Ari (CONT’D) (excited, forgetting) There he IS! Elinor and Olive good-naturedly <SFX: SHHH> Ari. ARI (CONT’D) (whispering) Whoops, sorry. OLIVE Let’s see what he does. Olive takes out the magnifying glass. MAGNIFYING POV: The Spittle Bug is blowing into the goopy liquid. NOTE the spittle bug blows the bubbles out of his abdomen rear. OlIVE (CONT’D) Look! He’s making bubbles for his bubble house. ArI But how? He doesn’t have a bubble wand or anything. SCIENCE ECU : The spittle bug blowing bubbles - we see the bubbles appearing one by one. ElinoR Ooooh. The spittle bug doesn't blow bubbles into the air and then stick them together. It blows right into the goopy liquid to make the bubbles! ARI Whoa... Foamy! OLIVE That makes lots of really tiny bubbles already stuck together, and they don’t all pop when he crawls inside... BACK ON: Elinor, she has an idea. Elinor (the penny drops) That’s IT! That’s what WE should do. Come on! 6. EXT. ELINOR’S BACK YARD - DAY Elinor, Ari and Olive run back into the yard, where Ranger Rabbit is clearing up the snack plates. RaNGER RABBIT Well, what did you learn? ELINOR The spittle bug makes lots and lots of really tiny bubbles. Ari But it doesn’t use a bubble wand. OLIVE It blows right INTO his bubble stuff. RaNGER RABBIT Huh. That is really interesting. ElINOR Yeah. But... How are WE going to blow air into OUR bubble stuff? OLIVE Good question. Hmmmmm. Ranger rabbit It sounds like you’re on the right track, kids. I’ll be right back. Ranger Rabbit takes the plates inside. ArI All this talking about bubbles has made me thirsty. Ari finishes his drink. <SFX: Sluuuuurrrrp…> then sighs <SFX: AHHHH WALLA> which makes the water <SFX: BUBBLE> a bit. Ari notices Elinor watching. ARI (CONT’D) What? Elinor smiles. ElINOR Ari, may I borrow your straw, please. Ari hands Elinor the straw. She puts it in the bubble stuff. Ari Wait, Elinor! Don’t drink the bubble stuff. It’s SOAP! BLECH!! Elinor takes a <SFX: BREATH> and then starts to blow air into the soapy mixture. <SFX: BLUB, BLUB, BLUB> OLIVE I don’t think she’s trying to drink the bubble stuff, Ari. She’s using the straw to blow air INTO the bubble stuff, just like the spittle bug did. ECU: A few bubbles froth up. OLIVE (CONT’D) It’s working! ArI Let’s help. Ari and Olive grab straws and join Elinor taking <SFX: BREATHS> and then blowing into the frothy liquid. Bubbles <SFX: BUBBLE UP> and over the edge of the container and start gathering on the ground. OLIVE Wow! Look at those bubbles! We can definitely make a bubble house like that. Keep going! Finally, they make a REALLY big mountain of suds! ARI Bubble-o-rama!! Now THAT’s a Bubble House. OLIVE Try to get inside, Elinor. Elinor crawls inside the mound of bubbles and pokes her face out the front. ELINOR <GASP!> We DID it! Olive and Ari high-five <SFX: CELEBRATION WALLA>, then Elinor’s Mom joins them. Ranger RABBIT Wow, that’s some impressive bubble building. But where’s Elinor? Elinor calls from her bubble house! ELINOR Here I am! RANGER RABBIT (laughing) I didn’t see you at first. How did you make such a great Bubble house? ELINOR We blew air INTO the bubble stuff, just like the spittle bug did. OlIVE And that made a whole bunch of SMALL bubbles stuck together. ARI It's like you said, Mrs. Rabbit. We looked closely to learn HOW the bug does it in Nature, and that's how we got the idea. RaNGER RABBIT Well, nice work, scientists. ELINOR Thanks Mom. (to Olive and Ari) Who wants to come into our bubble house with me? ARI Don’t mind if I do. OlIVE But... where’s the door? ElINOR Oops, wait a second. Elinor disappears for a beat, then pokes her face out the side. ELINOR (CONT’D) Ta-dah! ARI (it’s obvious) Oh, there it is. OLIVE (giggling) I don’t know why we didn’t see it before. All the kids <SFX: GIGGLE> Olive and Ari climb into the Bubble House. A beat then, <SFX: Pop! Pop! Pop!> Three cute faces poke out of the bubbles. ElINOR Peek-a-bubble! RaNGER RABBIT Awww, look. Three cute spittle bugs. The three kids <SFX: LAUGH> Segment 2. 1. INt. school -- DAY Open on MZ . MOLE, ELINOR, OLIVE, ARI and KIDS (as necessary). Mz . Mole is filling little paper bags with popcorn Mz . Mole Everyone grab a little snack bag of popcorn for our walk. ElINOR But I’m not hungry right now, Mz . Mole. Mz . Mole continues to fill bags as other kids each grab one MZ . MOLE Sure, but if we bring it with us now and then you get hungry later.. Ari ...we can stay outside longer! Elinor shrugs and grabs a bag. 2. EXT. Trail -- DAY Mz . Mole (now wearing a PUFFY COAT) and the kids walk/skip along a trail. After a few moments Mz . Mole stops near a few stumps/logs. The kids gather around, several start to eat some popcorn. Mz . Mole Today we are doing story time OUTSIDE. Mz . Mole then pulls out a book. She opens the books and we see a scene of a pond with a log 3. Ext. pond -- DAY Mz . Mole All animals living on land need air to breathe. That’s true for you, me, and this beetle here. We see a beetle crawl out on the log and twiddle his antennae as a breeze passes over him. Mz . Mole ( CONT’D ) But this little beetle loves to explore underwater. ElinoR Why does the beetle go underwater, Mz . Mole? MS. MOLE That’s where the beetle finds food! We see the beetle crawl to the underside of the log which is in the water. The underwater world opens up and we see lots of different plants (glistening). We see the beetle leap downward towards the plants. ElINOR There’s a lot to explore down there. Before reaching the plant the beetle dashes to the surface OLIVE Why did he come back up? MZ . MOLE He needs to breathe air, just like we do. ElINOR But how will he find his food? MZ . MOLE Well, some special beetles have figured out a way to bring air down with them. They make a bubble! Just below the surface the beetle flutters his Elytra (hard wing covering) which break the surface (tension) of the water. A glistening bubble of air is caught in between the elytra and the body. The beetle moves a bit and then dives back under the water with the bubble stuck to him <SFX: KIDS WHOA> https: // www.pbs.org /video/deep-look-beetle-divers/ ARI Can he breathe the air in the bubble? MZ . MOLE Why yes he can! ElINOR That’s so interesting! Now he can stay underwater longer and find food. MZ . MOLE Yes! These beetles can stay underwater a very long time, exploring for food and having fun. The beetle cruises around underwater, zipping among the plants, even doing flips in the water as he speeds between them. Kids laugh as more beetles zip about in the pond. <SFX: CRUNCH, CRUNCH> 3. EXT. Trail -- DAY Mz . Mole closes the book. We see Elinor with popcorn in her mouth looking a bit guilty <SFX: kids chuckling> MZ . MOLE It’s a pretty smart trick to take what you need with you. The beetle took its air bubble and we took a snack! Elinor Mz . Mole, don’t you want some popcorn? We pan out to see Mz . Mole in her very puffy coat. Mz . Mole has a wry smile. Mz . MOLE Well... Mz Mole unzips her coat a bit. It opens and a mountain of popcorn comes pouring out. Mz . MOLE ( CONT’D ) I DID BRING some! The kids erupt in laughter. THE END.

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ELINOR WONDERS WHY EP # 114A Bubble House By: Katherine Sandford Elinor’s Question: How can we make a bubble house like the spittle bug does? Logline: Inspired by a spittle-bug Elinor, Olive and Ari decide to make a bubble house, but it’s not as easy as they thought.. Curriculum Goals: · LS5 . Begin to understand that animals and plants depend on other living things and nonliving things in the environment to meet some of their needs: a. Distinguish between living and nonliving things based on background knowledge and b. Identify the habitats of familiar animals and plants in the environment c. Recognize that each kind of living things has a habitat that has resources to meet its unique needs (Elinor and her friends observe the spittle-bug’s bubble house, notice how he makes it (by blowing bubbles) and learn why (to hide inside). 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 are inspired by the spittle bug’s bubbles to make a bubble house of their own). SEP1 . Asking questions (science) and defining problems (engineering) b. Ask more complex questions about observable phenomena c. Ask and/or identify cause and effect questions that can be answered by an investigation d. Identify a problem that can be solved by the design of a new or improved object or tool (Elinor and her friends ask questions about the nature of bubble house and how it is made, then they replicate the method the spittle bug uses (blow lots of small bubbles) to make a bubble house. SEP6 . Constructing explanations (science) and Designing Solutions (engineering) a. Use background knowledge experiences, and data to construct reasonable explanations and theories of natural phenomena (science) b. Look for and describe patterns and relationships in natural phenomena (science) c. Use and apply productive science discourse to support an explanation d. Use evidence to support a theory or solution to a problem (engineering) (Elinor and her friends observe the spittle bug, then design their own bubble house). MAINS: Elinor, Olive, Ari, Ranger Rabbit LOCATIONS: Forest near Elinor's; Elinor's back yard PROPS: Spittle bug, magnifying glass, pail, bubble wands and lots of BUBBLES FIRST DRAFT: 22-May-19 SECOND DRAFT: 18-June-19 POLISH: 02-July-19 RECORD DRAFT: 09-July-19 OLIVE ARI ELINOR R Art Ranger Rabbit END SONG ElINOR and Olive Elinor, olive and ari Mom (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (SUBTITLE) INT EXT I/E ELINOR WONDERS WHY FOREST NEAR ELINOR'S HOUSE -- DAY- ELINOR'S BACK YARD -- DAY ELINOR'S BACK YARD – MINUTES LATER THE BUBBLE SONG FOREST NEAR ELINOR'S ELINOR'S BACK YARD DAY NIGHT AFTERNOON MORNING EVENING LATER MOMENTS LATER CONTINUOUS THE NEXT DAY CUT TO: FADE IN: FADE OUT. FADE TO: DISSOLVE TO: BACK TO: MATCH CUT TO: JUMP CUT TO: FADE TO BLACK. CROSSFADE TO: BUBBLE WIPE TO: BUBBLE WIPE