1. EXT. SCHOOLYARD – DAY Mz. Mole addresses her excited students , who are sitting on the grass or lounging around in front of her . Mz. Mole All right, class . Today is a very special day . It’s our NATURE CELEBRATION!! <SFX: YAY WALLA!!> The class is raring to go. Mz. Mole (CONT’D) Everyone needs to help get ready. Lizzie and Mary you’re in charge of showing off the Nature Artwork. (angle on Lizzie and Mary in front of the artwork on a clothesline - one end collapses, the Goat Twins are covered in artwork ) Koa and Tito you’ll be gathering the Nature Snacks from the class garden. (angle on Koa ready to go with a shovel, Tito pops up from behind a small bush with a basket ) Elinor, Olive and Ari you’re in charge of setting up the Nature Walk in the woods behind the school. Everyone else helps set up the decorations for our NATURE CELEBRATION. Our trio is stoked! They run to the entrance of their Nature Walk (a semi-circular path through the forest that takes you back to the playground - the exit is not far away). Ari Yes! Our Nature Walk is gonna ROCK. Olive Not just rock, Ari, t ree and flower too! Ari Hehe, good one Olive. EliNOR I can’t WAIT! We’re gonna show our friends ALL the amazing nature around here.. (she starts hopping) ...and here...and here! OLIVE Uh, Elinor, our Nature Walk is in the forest, this way. Olive points towards the forest. ELINOR (giggling) Oh, right. Thanks, Olive. Olive takes out her notebook. Olive Remember, we picked out a really nice path with great spots to stop and notice nature . ANGLE ON: Olive’s notebook shows a little diagram of the Nature Walk with stops at the Beehive, the Bird’s Nest and the Willow Tree. ELINOR That looks good , Olive, but how will our friends know which way to go ? Ari No worries, I made these signs for just that reason - TAH-DAH! Ari points. ANGLE ON: some small kid-like arrow signs set up close by (they stand up on bases of X shaped crosses). ElINOR Those look great, Ari . Olive Yep, they’ll show our friends the right way to go. Ari Okay, lets put up the signs . Ari grabs the signs and antics to run off. ELINOR Uh Ari, aren’t you forgetting something? ( Ari stops, uncertain. <SFX: UHHHH WALLA> ) (good natured) The first arrow! To mark where to start . ArI (a revelation) Oh, riiiiiiight. Ari runs back and sets up the first arrow, but it wobbles a bit (the cross/feet of the signs are a bit small). Olive Great . Now let’s set up the rest of the Nature Walk! The kids run off but we stay on the arrow. A beat, then it falls over. 2 . EXT. NATURE WALK (BEEHIVE) -- DAY The kids run on-screen. Ari (like an announcer) And now, the first spot on the Nature Walk , and my favourite ... (Ari gestures) The BEEHIVE! The kids all look the way Ari is pointing (it’s not too far up, and it’s obvious). <SFX: WHOOAA> OlIve It’s dripping with honey! Ari It is? ( He looks up and the honey drips on his face near his mouth ) It IS! (he licks the honey away) Mmmmmm. Honey. Elinor Sweet! Our friends are gonna love it. Okay, let’s put up another sign to point to the next Nature Walk spot. Olive checks her notebook then points . Olive It’s t his way! Ari One sign, coming up. ( puts the sign, then) Let's go! T hey all run off. 3 . EXT. NATURE WALK (BIRD’S NEST) – DAY They come running OS, with Elinor in the lead. ElinOR The n ext stop on the Nature Walk is ...the bird’s nest! She gestures. ANGLE ON: a bird’s nest, again, not too far up. Suddenly a baby bird pops out. OlIVE Oh, look! There’s a baby bird ! ELINOR Isn’t it cute. That’s why I picked this spot. ArI Nice one, Elinor. Where to next? Olive checks her notebook and points. Olive That-a-way! Ari sets up the sign and o ff they go. 4 . EXT. NATURE WALK (WILLOW TREE) – DAY CU: Olive, excited and in Vanna White mode. OlIve And now, my spot on the Nature Walk. (she waves her arm with a flourish) The Willow Tree! WIDEN TO REVEAL: The Willow Tree, and it is truly spectacular. ARI This willow tree is AMAZING Olive. Look at the nice big branches. ElinOR It’s so tall - this tree isn’t going anywhere . OlIVE Yep. That’s why I love trees . (she pats the trunk) T hey’re always right there where you left them. ElINOR So all we have to do is set up the nex t..whoooa! Elinor trips and almost falls. Ari Are you okay, Elinor? What happened? Elinor I’m okay. I just tripped over something, oh I see... (she observes the willow tree roots carefully) Whoaa! This willow has big , long roots . How deep do you think they go? OlIVE All plants have roots to that help them stay put, but a big tree’s roots grow waaaay underground. I saw a picture in my Nature Book. ArI Where to next, Olive? Olive checks her notebook. Olive T his is the last spot so let’s put up a s ign that point s the way back to the playground . That way! Olive points. Ari sets up the final sign. <SFX: ARI HEE-YAH!> The n the kids run OS. 5 . EXT. NATURE WALK (ENTRANCE) -- DAY The kids arrive back at the schoolyard, now all decorated. Mz. Mole stands amidst her class. MZ. MOLE Looks like we’re all ready. (announcing with joy) Let the Nature Celebration begin!! The kids <SFX: CHEER WALLA> Elinor Ooooh, I can’t WAIT for our friends to try our Nature Walk! Elinor, Ari and Olive run back to the entrance. Ari notice s the sign on the ground. ElinoR (CONT’D) Uh-oh. The sign fell over. ( s he picks it up) There. Now we’re really ready. All we need are some friends. A beat. The kids look around. T he other kids (Sally, Lizzie, Mary , others ) are playing around, no one is paying attention to them. ARI Leave this to me... ( Ari steps up and assumes a pose , announcing like a carnival barker) Step right up folks and see the wonders of NATURE. The bees... Elinor and Olive start getting into it. ElINOR The birds! OlIVE The amazing TREES! At this moment Sally Beaver walks by and stops dead. Sally Trees? Did you say trees? I LOVE trees! And sticks! Will there be sticks? Olive There will definitely be sticks, Sally. Step right up a nd enjoy our nature walk! Sally Okay, which way do I go? ARI Just follow the signs . Sally points in the direction of the first sign. SALLY This way? ARI You got it. Sally walks off. Meanwhile Koa and Tito come walking around the school with a basket of veggies and shovels. Elinor (calling) Tito! Koa! Want to go on our Nature Walk? Koa and Tito look at each other and smile. Then run to the kids (leaving behind their gardening shovel). 6 . EXT. NATURE WALK (BEEHIVE) -- DAY Sally Beaver gets to the Beehive. SallY (singing to herself) Sticks, sticks, sticks, sticks... (she stops when she sees) Oh! Bees! Awesome! Look at that hive, it’s just dripping with honey. She nabs a drip of honey on her paw and puts it in her mouth, then she admires the bees for a beat. SallY (CONT’D) Mmmm, I wonder where I should go next. ( She notices the sign. ) Oh, right, follow the sign. She starts going in that direction when she sees something on the ground. SALLY (CONT’D) <GASP!> A stick! She bends down to pick it up but as she does she gently knocks into the arrow sign. She doesn’t notice it wobbling as she walks off happily with her stick. Then it falls over. A beat, then Koa and Tito arrive. Tito Look ! A beehive! They each grab a drip of honey with their fingers. <SFX: Mmmmm WALLA> Koa Now which way should we go ? Tito They said to follow the signs . Koa Oh, there’s one. They see the sign on the ground. It points the wrong direction. They look at each other, shrug, then follow the sign into the forest. 7 . EXT. NATURE WALK (BIRD’S NEST) - DAY We see the sign, waiting, with the Momma bird perched on it. As we hear Sally approach the bird takes off and the sign falls over into some bushes just before she appears. SaLLY (O.C.) (singing to herself) One stick, two sticks, three sticks four.. . (arriving) Hey! A b ird’s nest. (the baby bird pokes out) And a BABY! How tweet, tweet, tweet ! (observes for a moment, satisfied) This is a great nature walk. I wonder which way I should go next. Hmmm, I don’t see another sign. (she looks around, confused, then makes up her mind) M aybe it’s this way. Hope there’s some sticks. (singing to herself) Five sticks, six sticks, seven sticks, more! She walks off into the forest. 8 . EXT. NATURE WALK (ENTRANCE)- DAY Ari is ushering the Goat Twins in. Ari Right this way, enjoy your Nature Walk . Remember to follow the signs. Olive Wow, our Nature Walk is sure popular. Everyone is going in - Sally and Koa and Tito and Lizzie and Mary. ELINOR Bu-uut , no one has come back yet. ANGLE ON: The end of the walk, at the other side of the playground. A beat. Ari I guess they’re taking their time. 9 . EXT. FOREST (BEEHIVE) – DAY The twins arrive at the beehive location, see the sign on the floor, and follow it the wrong way. Then the camera widens. WIDE SHOT REVEALS: Sally, Koa, Tito, Mary and Lizzie are wandering around in the forest. ANGLE ON: Sally bumps into Koa and Tito. SaLLY Koa! Tito! Do you know which way we’re supposed to go next? Koa Uh, nope. They told us to follow the signs, but I don’t see any. SALLY Me neither. Suddenly the Goat Twins arrive. Tito Uh-oh, are we all lost? 1 0 . EXT. NATURE WALK (ENTRANCE) -- DAY The kids are waiting for their friends , looking towards the exit . Olive Why is no one coming out ? At that moment Sally, Koa, Tito, Lizzie and Mary all emerge from the forest back at the playground. ElinOR There you are! Ari What happened? TitO We got lost. ArI Lost? How could you get lost? ElINOR Didn’t you follow the signs? KOA We only saw one sign. TITO And it pointed us further in the forest. Koa Then we couldn’t find another sign . Our trio is confused: ARI I wonder what happened to all our signs? ElINOR We need more observations! As they go to leave, Ari accidentally knocks the first sign over again. ArI Man, these signs sure are tippy. Elinor watches, interested, as he corrects it. <SFX: Hmmm>. Then the kids run off. 1 1 . EXT. Beehive -- day The kids arrive. Elinor Where's the sign? Olive notices. OlIve There it is, it fell on the ground and it’s pointing the wrong way. Ari No wonder everyone got lost. Ari stands it back up. ElINOR Let’s go check the next sign. 1 2 . EXT. FOREST (BIRD’S NEST) - DAY They look around for the sign. Elinor spots it. ElINOR It’s over there ArI It must have fallen into these bushes. Together they pick it back up. OLIVE Let’s go check on the last sign. Off they go. 1 3 . EXT. WILLOW TREE - DAY The kids emerge from the forest and find the last sign in it’s rightful place. Ari Phew! At least this sign is still stand... (he trips on the root) Whooops . ELINOR Oh, no! It’s that root again. Ari does one of his patented flips (accidentally knocking into the sign without noticing - it teeters). He lands, leaning casually on the Willow Tree as if to look cool. Ari I meant to do that. (The sign falls over) But not that. Olive picks it up. OlIve It’s not your fault Ari, these signs are so tippy . ElinOR Yeah, ho w are we going to keep them from falling? Ari Hmmm, good question. (He leans on the tree again) Let’s think about this. As Olive and Ari think (Olive pacing, Ari leaning on the tree in different and funny overdramatic thoughtful pose ) Elinor is observing Ari. ELINOR Wait a minute Ari, I think you’re LEANING onto the answer ! ARI I am? OlIve He is? ElINOR Look at the tree. It doesn’t fall over when you lean on it, like the sign did. Ari Huh, you’re right. ( Ari pushes on it ) It won’t budge. The other kids join him - they push and push, but the tree doesn’t fall, it keeps standing straight and tall. Ari (CONT’D) It’s like it’s stuck to the ground. EliNOR (the penny drops) Stuck to the ground...that’s it! The tree IS stuck to the ground - by its roots. Elinor points to the big root. The kids all gather and observe. Ari gives the root a little kick. Olive Yep, a big tree like this has big roots that go waaay down. See? She takes out her Nature Book from her satchel and the kids gather around. ANGLE ON: A cross section picture of a big tree with the roots revealed. SFX: COOL, AWESOME WALLA> ArI Those are some deep roots! ELINOR <GASP!> This picture gives me an idea. Ari We should grow TREE-SIGNS! THOUGHT BUBBLE reveals signs growing from the ground. ELINOR I don’t think we can grow signs. But maybe we can we bury the bottoms of the signs - like tree roots . Olive But how? We don’t have anything to dig with. ElINOR <GASP!> I know... ( Elinor runs to the exit, it’s not far, and calls OC ) Koa, can I borrow your gardening shovel. (a beat, then) T hank you. Elinor runs back to Olive and Elinor brandishing his shovel. ElINOR (CONT’D) Let’s get digging! 1 4 . SIGN BURYING MONTAGE: The kids sing as they bury signs, first at the Willow Tree , where the compare the bottom of the sign to the exposed roots before burying it. Elinor, Olive, ari ELINOR: Trees have roots, That hold them steady, Through wind and rain, They’re always ready. Then the Bird’s Nest . OLIVE: Our signs need to stay up, So our friends can get around, So we’ll bury the bottom, Like a root in the ground. Then the Beehive . ARI: When our signs are strong and straight, We’ll all know where to go, Our Nature Walk will be great And everyone will know. Then the Entrance . ALL: With roots, roots, roots, Trees and signs stay up strong. With roots, roots, roots You can’t go wrong. 1 5 . EXT. NATURE WALK - DAY Mz. Mole and the class are gathered around our trio. Ari Step right up and enjoy our Nature Walk, with our new, improved SIGNS that won’t fall over. Ari gestures, Mz. Mole and the class follow the first sign. Ari, Olive and Elinor follow along. BEEHIVE - with solid sign. Ari gestures, the class admires. Ari (CONT’D) Here’s the beehive, and a very steady sign. <SFX: OOOH WALLA> then they follow the sign to... BIRD’S NEST - solid sign, Elinor gestures, the class admires. EliNOR Here’s the bird’s nest, with a baby bird - and another sign that’s not going anywhere. . At this moment the Momma bird appears and feeds the baby a nice vegetarian snack. <SFX: AWWW WALLA> WILLOW TREE - Olive gestures. Olive And HERE is the last part of our Nature Walk ... <SFX: WOOOOWW>. The kids take a moment to admire the beauty . ELINOR We noticed this big tree has big roots. Ari That’s where we got the idea to bury the bottom of the signs so they wouldn't fall over. Ari gestures to the bottom of the sign. OlIve And they would point the way to our WILLOW TREE! Olive gestures Vanna-White-esque to the tree the kids <SFX: CHEER!!> rush to it and start climbing (under Mz. Mole’s supervision). Ari, Olive and Elinor watch proudly. Ari Now THAT looks like FUN!! He runs to the tree and starts doing patented Ari flips and jumps and ends by hanging upside down. <SFX: ARI TA-DAH WALLA> Elinor (to Olive) Good thing th at tree has really strong roots! They share a smile, then run off to join their friends. IRIS OUT THE END.

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ELINOR WONDERS WHY EP 161 Nature Walk By: Katherine Sandford Elinor’s Question: How can we keep our signs from falling over? Logline: The kids’ Nature Walk signs keep falling over until Elinor and her friends realize they need “roots” like a tree. Curriculum Goals; LS2 . Understand that that plants have different parts that help them survive and grow: b. Identify the basic parts of plants and their function d. Explore how different external features of an animal or plant help it survive in its environment. (Elinor and her friends notice that the roots keep a tree from falling over.) 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 copy the idea of “roots” by burying the bottom of their signposts in the ground). SEP 8 Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information · Describe how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) support a scientific or engineering idea · Obtain information using various texts, and other media that will be useful in answering a scientific question and/or supporting a scientific claim. (Elinor and her friends rely on Olive's Nature Book to give them information about the tree's roots). Designing Solutions (engineering) · Construct evidence-based explanations for natural phenomena ( science ) · Use tools and/or materials to design and/or build a device that provides a solution to a specific problem (engineering) (Elinor and her friends realize that the reason the tree stands up straight is because its roots are buried in the ground, and they decide to copy this idea to solve the problem of their signs falling over). OUTLINE: November 26, 2019 FIRST DRAFT: December 20, 2019 SECOND DRAFT: January 22, 2020 POLISH: January 30, 2020 Change this to: "Oh, I see. Having roots on the ground keeps the tree from falling over." OUTLINE Mz. Mole Oli Ari 0live OlIve Elinor OlIi Sally Koa Tito Goats Twins Mary and Liv Olo (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) INT EXT I/E 13 ELINOR WONDERS WHY CLASSROOM – DAY SCHOOL YARD NATURE WALK (BEEHIVE) -- DAY NATURE WALK (BIRD'S NEST) – DAY NATURE WALK (WILLOW TREE) – DAY NATURE WALK (ENTRANCE) -- DAY NATURE WALK (BIRDS NEST) NATURE WALK (ENTRANCE)- DAY NATURE WALK (BEEHIVE AND BIRD'S NEST) – DAY NATURE WALK ENTRANCE/ WILLOW TREE/NATURE PATH/BIRD'S NEST -- DAY SIGN BURYING MONTAGE: NATURE WALK THE END. WILLOW TREE EXT. FOREST 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. 120