int. School classroom - DAY It's a clear day in the forest, and class-time has just ended at Elinor's school. Kids are exiting with their backpacks, waving to MZ. MOLE as they walk by. She waves back. Mz. Mole Goodbye, kids! See you tomorrow! CU OLIVE'S SATCHEL as she puts her things away. PULL BACK - OLIVE is packing, with ELINOR and ARI standing by with their backpacks. Ari Today was the best day ever! We got to play hopscotch AND had milk for a snack! Elinor But Ari, we play hopscotch and have milk every day. ARI And that's why every day is the best day ever, Elinor! Elinor <GIGGLES>. Olive Ok , I'm ready! The kids are the last to leave the classroom and stop to talk to Mz. Mole as she packs up her bag. Elinor looks on curiously. ElinoR What do you do after school is finished, Mz. Mole? Mz. Mole smiles as she closes her bag. Mz. Mole Oh, I do lots of things, Elinor. Today, I'm doing some shopping. Ari (pushing his hands out) Whoa! Wait a minute... you mean teachers go places besides school?? MZ. MOLE (amused) Sure. We teachers are just like everybody else, Ari. ARI Wow. Olive What are you shopping for, Mz. Mole? Mz. Mole takes off her glasses, blows on them, and begins to clean them with a soft cloth. Mz. Mole Well, Olive, first I'm going to get some fresh bread from Mr. Raccoon's bakery. Ari Oooh , I love fresh bread, it smells soooo yummy. elinor/oliVE I think we better go get Ari a snack, Mz. Mole./Bye, see you tomorrow! Mz. Mole gives her glasses another puff and wipes them. Mz. Mole Goodbye, kids! Ext. School - day - coNTINUOUS The kids exit school, heading towards the forest. After a few paces, we see Mz. Mole (from the back) in the background, closing the door and heading in the direction of town. Ari (Still in amazement) I didn't know teachers did things outside of school. I thought they lived IN the school! elinor <GIGGLES> Ari, if Mz. Mole lived IN the school, where would she sleep? ARI You mean teachers SLEEP too?? Suddenly, Olive stops in her tracks, clutching her satchel. Olive <GASP!!> Wait, I forgot my notebook! She slaps her pocket with her trunk. Frowns. No notebook. She suddenly claps her trunk to her head, remembering: Olive (CONT'D) I must have left it on my chair. ElINOR Let's go back and get it. They head back to the school. INT. CLASSROOM - DAY As Elinor and Ari wait in the open doorway, Olive enters, and instantly finds her notebook on her chair. Olive (calling to others) I found my notebook! ElinOR Great! Good thing we came back. Just as Olive picks up her notebook and looks up, she sees something on Mz. Mole's desk across the room. Olive's POV - CLOSE ON Mz. Mole's GLASSES on the desk. OliVE (gasps) Mz. Mole's glasses! She picks them up carefully then runs to show Elinor and Ari. Olive (CONT'D) Mz. Mole left these on her desk! Ari Uh-oh. elinoR She was cleaning them before. She must have forgotten to put them back on! olive Do you think she needs them? Ari makes eyeglasses with his fingers on his face. ari My dad uses glasses. He says he can't see anything without them. olive Oh no, what if Mz. Mole needs them to see? What should we do? ELINOR (After a beat) Let's find Mz. Mole and give her back her glasses! ari Yeah, good idea! But how do we find her? OliVE (remembering) She said she was going to the bakery first. Elinor Then let's go to the bakery! C'mon ! The kids run out the door. Crossfade to: Ext. Animal town square - day It's the center of Animal Town, (like a very small Main Street, with friendly adults and families walking around and no traffic). We hear typical <SFX: DOWNTOWN HUBBUB>, including a small <SFX: DING> as we see Mz. Mole exits the bakery waving the store owner goodbye. Mz. Mole (barely audible) Goodbye, Mr. Raccoon! From the door, Mz. Mole walks off in one direction and the camera pans in the opposite direction, down the sidewalk and to the corner, where the three kids are just coming around. elinor C'mon - we're almost there. As they head up the block, Ari picks up his nose and sniffs. Smell FX waves waft into his nostrils from the bakery. Ari (sniff, sniff) Mmmm ... something sure smells good around here. Int. Mr. Raccoon's bakery - day Elinor, Olive and Ari enter the bakery. MR. RACCOON, in white apron and hat, gives them a friendly greeting. Mr. Raccoon Well, hello Elinor, Olive and Ari! How can I help you? ELINOR Hi, Mr. Raccoon. ArI It smells SO good here. Olive <SFX: SNIFFS> the air with her trunk. Elinor We're looking for Mz. Mole. Olive found her glasses in the classroom, and we want to give them back to her. Mr. RACCOON Ah, how nice of you. She was here a minute ago! And I did notice she wasn't wearing her glasses, but... she had no trouble picking out a nice loaf of pumpernickel bread. Elinor, Ari and Olive look surprised as they glance back to the shelves of different breads lining the wall behind the counter. ElINOR I wonder... how did Mz. Mole pick out the pumpernickel bread without her glasses? Olive scratches her head with her trunk. Meanwhile, Ari runs over to the pumpernickel bread. Ari Here is the pumpernickel bread. ( smelling ) Oohh , it smells so good. ( then , sniffing another loaf nearby) Ooh , and here is sourdough, mmm ... The sourdough is a long baguette, and the pumpernickel is dark brown and round. The rye bread is cigar-shaped and has visible caraway seeds as dark dots. ELINOR ( lightbulb going off) That's it! She must have smelled the bread! OLIVE (sniff, sniff with her trunk) I think you're right! Mr. Raccoon smiles, gestures to indicate all the breads. Mr. RACCOON (proudly) Well, I do bake the best-smelling breads in town. Of course, I'm also the only baker in town... (beat) And all my breads smell different. Close your eyes and try to smell which is which. Standing in front of the entire array of breads at the wall, Ari closes his eyes and concentrates, sniffing: Ari (sniff sniff over to one of the loafs) I smell... rye bread. Elinor closes her eyes and twitches her nose. ELINOR (sniff over to another loaf) I think I smell sourdough. Olive closes her eyes and sniffs with her trunk in the air. Olive ( biiig sniff) YUUUUM !! That's definitely banana bread! My favorite! They open their eyes to see Mr. Raccoon putting some bread samples on a tray. Mr. RACCOON You're each right - here are some samples to try. Mr. Raccoon hands them bread slices. As they chew happily: olive Mm, yummy. Thanks Mr. Raccoon! ElinoR (to Mr. Raccoon) Wait, we still need to find Mz. Mole. Did she say where she was going? Mr. RACCOON Why yes. She said she was going to the fruit stand near the park. Maybe you can find her there. As the kids rush out the door: elinor Thanks, Mr. Raccoon! Ext. OUTSIDE THE Park - day- MEANWHILE Mz. Mole walks along the park periphery with her bag and a loaf of bread in it. Mz. Mole (whistling to herself) Hmm... And now to get some fruit! She makes her way, happy and confident, and we see her walking towards a fruit stand ahead of her. EXT. OUTSIDE PARK - DAY- a little later Elinor, Olive and Ari are walking near the park. ari (munching on his piece of bread) Mr. Raccoon is the best! ElinOR I guess Mz. Mole didn't need her glasses to pick out the bread. Olive (sniffing her piece with her trunk) She just used her nose! ELINOR There's Mrs. Gorilla's fruit stand! The kids run up to the fruit stand, where friendly MRS. GORILLA waits at the register. ElinOR (CONT'D) Hi, Mrs. Gorilla! Mrs. Gorilla Hello, kids! Ooh , is that bread that you're eating? Smells good! What can I help you with today? ELINOR We're looking for our teacher, Mz. Mole. Mrs. Gorilla Oh, you kids just missed her. She was here a minute ago! The kids exchange glances. ElinOR Aw . We found her glasses and we're trying to return them to her. MRS. GORILLA Oh, how nice of you. I did notice she wasn't wearing her glasses, but she had no trouble picking out the fruits she wanted. She got three apples, two oranges and some grapes. Ari leans over and sniffs the fruit, then turns to Olive and Elinor. Ari The fruits don't really smell that much. How did Mz. Mole know which fruit to pick? There are so many different kinds. Elinor picks up an apple and holds it. ElINOR Ooh , feel how smooth this apple is. Olive picks up an orange. OliVE And feel this orange - it's got little bumps! Ari picks up a bunch of grapes. Ari And these grapes are small and round. (he gently squeezes one) And a little squishy. OLIVE The fruits all feel different. elinoR That's it! Mz. Mole must have used her hands to FEEL which fruit was which! Mrs. GORILLA That's right, Elinor. Fruit can be different sizes - bigger and smaller - and also have different textures. That means they feel different – like how the oranges feel bumpy and the apples feel smooth when you hold them in your hand. (She holds out a tray of cut up apples.) Would you like to try some apple slices before you go? They all help themselves. EliNOR Thanks for the fruit, Mrs. Gorilla! Do you know where Mz. Mole was going next? MRS. GORILLA Hmm, she said she was heading to the park. Olive She has bread and fruit... Maybe she's going to have a picnic! EliNOR Let's go and find her! Cut to: Ext. PARK - day - meanwhile It's a mildly busy day at the park, and there are a few families and kids playing. In one corner, we see Mz. Mole as she sets down her bag near a big tree with <SFX: SINGING BIRDS>. She lays out her blanket and picnic food items. <WHISTLING TO HERSELF> she starts to take out the bread and some fruit. In the background, behind her and behind the tree, we see the three kids walking into the park. ELINOR Now where is Mz. Mole..? Ari hangs back and gestures ahead of him at the path. Ari I'll look around here. Do you want to look for her up that path? Olive Sure! Elinor and Olive move on as Ari looks around. After a beat, Ari looks up, sees Elinor and Olive up ahead and calls out: ARI (shouting) Hey, Elinor! Olive! HEY,OLIVE !!! Olive turns her head, and Ari waves. She waves back, but can't hear him. Ari (CONT'D) (calling) I DON'T SEE MZ. MOLE. DO YOU SEE HER ANYWHERE THAT WAY? Elinor and Olive look over at him, mime "can't hear you." as they walk closer to the tree where Ms. Mole is hiding. Elinor (shouting) WHAT? ARI I SAID, HAVE YOU SEEN MZ. MOLE?? Suddenly, Mz. Mole pops up from behind the tree. Mz. Mole Boo! Is somebody looking for me? ELINOR/OLIVE/ARI (surprised laugh) Olive Mz. Mole! We've been looking all over for you! How did you find us? MZ. MOLE (laughs) Oh, it was easy. I could hear you! We Moles have great hearing, especially for loud things, like little bats. She glances affectionately at Ari running to join them. ARI Like me! Olive You left your glasses in the classroom, Mz. Mole, so we wanted to bring them to you! Mz. Mole Why, thank you! That's very kind of you to track me all the way to the park! Olive hands her the glasses. Mz. Mole wipes them and puts them on. MZ. MOLE'S POV - things are still a bit fuzzy - not perfect. Mz. Mole (CONT'D) Ah, that's a bit better! Olive Can you see really well now, Mz. Mole? MZ. MOLE No, my glasses help me see better, but not perfectly. And that's okay. Do you know why? Ari Why? MZ. MOLE Moles like me don't need strong eyes. We live in dark tunnels, so we also use our noses, and our ears, and our paws to get around. ElINOR Ooh - now we know! You used your nose to smell the loaf of bread, and you used your hands feel the fruit to tell them apart! Olive And you used your ears to hear us and find us in the park! MZ. MOLE Very good! I'm glad you understand. Mz. Mole sings a ditty, over which we see clips of her getting around and doing her errands - using her nose in the bakery, using her hands to pick the fruit she wants and her ears to find the kids in the park. Mz. Mole (CONT'D) (singing) We use our eyes to see, But we have other senses too-- Smell and touch and sound, All help us get around. We have a nose to smell, so we can tell, If we're sniffing bread Or a taco shell. Bumpy, smooth or soft? Touch tells us how things feel, We can tell which fruit is which, and find a yummy meal. We listen with our ears, there are many sounds to hear, We can tell if our friends' voices, are far away or near! In this great big world, There is more than meets the eye, Smell and touch and sound, All help us get around. BACK TO SCENE. The kids and Mz. Mole are now back at her picnic blanket. Mz. Mole (CONT'D) And now let's have a picnic! The kids help Mz. Mole set the food items out. Ari Oooh , I loove a picnic. "Taste" is my favorite sense to use! While Mz. Mole has her back turned towards the bag, Ari sits and reaches for some of the fruit in the bag. MZ. MOLE Ah-ah, Ari! Let's wait for everyone to sit down first. ARI (reacting to being caught) Eep ! ElinoR Wait, Mz. Mole - how did you know Ari was reaching for the fruit? Olive Did you see, smell or hear Ari? Mz. Mole Oh, I don't need my eyes, nose or ears to know that Ari is always hungry! I just use my head ! Mz. Mole taps her temple. They all <SFX: ELINOR, OLIVE, ARI, Mz. MOLE LAUGH> as they begin the picnic. iris out: SEgment 2. 1. Ext PARK – Day Open on Elinor, Olive and Ari standing around looking expectantly. Mr Dog walks by. Olive Mr Dog, we’re looking for Señor Tapir. Mr Dog sniffs the air and smiles. MR DOG I can help! I have a special way to find my friends. Watch this trick. Mr Dog pulls out a blindfold. MR DOG (CONT’D) Now mix yourselves up. The kids shuffle their positions. Mr. Dog then leans down and sniffs (at a distance) each one. <SFX: SNIFF, SNIFF> then he points. MR DOG (CONT’D) Olive..Elinor..Ari Mr Dog turns his nose toward a small bush behind the kids MR DOG (CONT’D) ...and hello Señor Tapir! Señor Tapir pops out from behind the small bush, with a big smile. <SFX: WHOAA WALLA AND LAUGHTER> as Mr. Dog takes off his blindfold. Señor Tapir swings his guitar around from behind his back. Señor Tapir You know, Mr. Dog’s fancy trick reminds me of a scientist named Alexandra Horowitz who wanted to know how dogs can tell who is who. 2. Ext Park – Day We see a family of elephants. SeNOR TAPIR (singing) Some animals use their eyes to tell who is who That one is Jim, that’s Sally, that’s Lou An elephant looks over at three other elephants who each wave their trunk as their names are called out But dogs have themselves a powerful nose Could they use it to tell Mike from Rose Well, Alexandra Horowitz wondered that too So she set out to see how they tell who is who Alexandra (as a cat) walks up, smiles and points to the dog’s nose. So she designed an experiment and found a surprise A dog uses its nose like others use their eyes Smells waft into a dog’s nose, and it gets thought bubbles of the faces of the animals. When a dog sniffs a hand, a leg or a sleeve, They smell so much more than you would believe Sniff sniff, who is Mike Sniff sniff, who is Rose Dogs figure it out by using their nose! Each one of us has our own unique smell. But the difference is small so it’s quite hard to tell But to a dog it’s not small, in fact it’s quite clear Mike is right there and Rose is right here. When a dog sniffs a hand, a leg or some feet They smell so much more than you would believe Sniff sniff, who is Mike Sniff sniff, who is Rose Dogs figure it out by using their nose! 3. Ext PARK – Day Back in the park. Señor Tapir So you see, dogs use their sense of smell to figure out who is who. Mr Dog sniffs the air. ElinOR That nose sure is special MR DOG I sure think so. And what do you think Ms. Gorilla? The kids look confused when Ms. Gorilla pops out from behind a second small bush next to the first one. The kids all <SFX: LAUGH> at the sight of the large gorilla popping out from a small bush . Reference: https: // www.nytimes.com /2017/09/22/science/ dogs-smell-recognition.html

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ELINOR WONDERS WHY EP 108A Mz . Mole's Glasses By: Rachel Lipman Elinor’s Question: How can Mz . Mole get around without her glasses? Logline: When Mz . Mole leaves her glasses behind at school, Elinor, Olive and Ari track her down to return them, and discover that Mz . Mole relies on other senses to get around. Curriculum Goals: SEP 6 - Constructing explanations a. Use background knowledge, experiences and data to construct reasonable explanations and theories of natural phenomena b. Look for and describe patterns and relationships in natural phenomena. c. Use and apply productive science discourse to support an explanation. d. Use evidence to support a theory or solution to a problem. (Using an evidence-based inquiry Elinor and her friends deduce that Mz . Mole is using her other senses (smell, touch, hearing) to get around when she leaves her glasses behind). 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. A. Identify body parts of animals and their function. (Elinor and her friends realize that Mz . Mole uses her ears for hearing, her hands for touching, her nose for smelling and her eyes for seeing). Line count: 120 (WITH INTERSTITIAL) Main Characters: Elinor, Olive, Ari, Mz . Mole, S. Tapir Secondary Characters: Mr. Raccoon, Mrs. Gorilla, Mr. Dog Incidental Characters: BG populating street, park Backgrounds: Top of the hill, Inside the Clubhouse, bottom of the hill Props: Olive's satchel, Mz . Mole's bag, Mz . Mole's glasses, Olive's notebook, three breads (rye, sourdough, banana), an apple, orange, banana, grapes, banana peel, rolling log. OUTLINE: 21 January 2019 FIRST DRAFT: 05 February 2019 SECOND DRAFT: 28 February 2019 POLISH: 22 March 2019 RECORD DRAFT: April 1, 2019 Ari elinor Elinor/hazel ELINOR/HAZEL/ARI ElinoR/olive/ari Elinro Hazel Kids Mr. Dog Mr. Raccoon Mrs. Gorilla Mz. Mole Oliev Olive OLIVE/ari/elinor Sally (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) Int Ext I/E 1 BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) BATS' CAVE - ARI'S ROOM - DAY ARI'S ROOM ARI'S KITCHEN BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE)- YARD - DAY BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) - KITCHEN - DAY BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) - BACK OF HOUSE MR. DOG'S YARD - DAY ARI'S ROOM - DAY ARI'S YARD - DAY SCHOOL - DAY CLASSROOM ANIMAL TOWN SQUARE MR. RACCOON'S BAKERY PARK STREET ON THE WAY TO THE PARK FRUIT STAND STREET ON THE WAY TO THE PARK - DAY PARK - DAY ANIMAL TOWN EXT PARK – DAY Day Night Afternoon Morning Evening Later Moments Later Continuous The Next Day DAY DAY- MEANWHILE Cut To: Fade In: Fade Out. Fade To: Dissolve To: Back To: Match Cut To: Jump Cut To: Fade To Black.