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Hero Elementary - Rough Sledding (S1E39)
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.
| Runtime (min) | 12 |
|---|---|
| Air Date | 2020-08-17 |
| Genres | Animation, Kids |
| TV Rating | TV-Y |
Storyline
In the episode "Rough Sledding," AJ accidentally damages a classmate's box sled, creating a dilemma for Sparks' Crew. Determined to help, the team comes together to brainstorm ways to fix the sled, exploring different materials and methods to restore it to its former glory.
As they test various options, the crew learns about the importance of teamwork and problem-solving. Through trial and error, they find the perfect solution, demonstrating creativity and cooperation while ensuring that everyone can enjoy a fun day of sledding.
What Parents Say
This episode emphasizes the value of teamwork and resilience in the face of mistakes. When AJ breaks a sled, instead of giving up, the crew collaborates to find a solution. This teaches children that it's okay to make mistakes, as long as they are willing to learn and work together to fix them.
Additionally, the episode showcases the scientific method in a fun and engaging way. Kids will see how experimentation and testing different materials lead to a successful repair, encouraging curiosity and critical thinking skills. The positive message of helping others is also reinforced, making it a great discussion starter for parents and kids alike.
What Children Can Learn
In "Rough Sledding," children will learn about the importance of collaboration and communication while working on a common goal. Sparks' Crew demonstrates how combining their ideas and skills can lead to innovative solutions, reinforcing the idea that teamwork can make challenging tasks easier and more enjoyable.
The episode also introduces basic scientific principles related to testing materials and understanding their properties. As the crew experiments with different options to fix the sled, kids get a glimpse into how the scientific method works, promoting an interest in science and engineering from an early age.
Five Most Asked Questions
Curious about what your child will take away from this exciting episode of Hero Elementary? Here are some frequently asked questions that can help enhance your family's viewing experience.
| Question | Answer |
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| What happens when AJ breaks the sled? | AJ accidentally breaks a classmate's box sled during a playful moment. This incident sets the stage for the episode, prompting Sparks' Crew to step in and help him find a way to repair the sled, showcasing the importance of taking responsibility for one's actions. |
| How does Sparks' Crew come together to help? | Sparks' Crew collaborates to brainstorm ideas for repairing the sled. Each member contributes their thoughts and skills, demonstrating how teamwork can lead to innovative solutions. This collaboration is central to the episode's message about the power of working together. |
| What materials do they test to fix the sled? | Throughout the episode, the crew tests a variety of materials to determine which one will work best for fixing the sled. They explore different options, learning through trial and error, which reinforces the idea that experimentation is a key part of problem-solving. |
| What lesson does AJ learn from this experience? | AJ learns that making mistakes is part of life, but what matters is how he responds to them. By taking the initiative to fix the sled with his friends' help, he understands the importance of accountability and the value of teamwork in overcoming challenges. |
| How does the episode promote scientific thinking? | The episode encourages scientific thinking by illustrating the process of experimentation and testing. Children see how Sparks' Crew evaluates different materials and learns from their successes and failures, fostering curiosity and critical thinking skills in a fun, relatable context. |
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| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
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| 1 | 1 | When an egg hatches and an unfamiliar bird emerges, Sparks’ Crew vows to reunite the young bird with its parents. After some trial and error, they observe similarities and differences between young animals and their parents to find the baby bird’s family. |
| 1 | 2 | When the decorations of a young girl’s birthday party are suddenly whisked away, Sparks’ Crew wonder if this is the work of InvisiGirl. But once investigating further, they learn that something more natural might be the cause of this mayhem. |
| 1 | 3 | When the bell on top of the school's Leaping Tower keeps ringing, Sparks' Crew plans and conducts an investigation. They discover that vibrations make sound, but what's causing the bell to vibrate and ring? |
| 1 | 4 | When Sparks' Crew decides to restyle their current hero suits, they have to figure out what materials they can use. But, is it the right stuff to help them save the day? |
| 1 | 5 | The crew learns how animals use their tails when it tries to rescue a little girl's kitten |
| 1 | 6 | The team helps a teen with an out-of-control superpower. |
| 1 | 7 | On a warm day, the team takes a field trip to the lake. A fellow super student accidentally freezes the entire lake! |
| 1 | 8 | A Turbo Grow ray zaps a plant and it grows out of control all over Citytown. Sparks' Crew comes to the rescue! |
| 1 | 9 | The heroes can't find Fur Blur. Sparks' Crew uses their five senses to track her throughout the school. |
| 1 | 10 | A giant, mysterious blob invades the hallways and classrooms. Sparks' Crew must identify the properties of The Blob to stop it! |
| 1 | 11 | When toads take over a new skate park, Sparks' Crew must help the toads get to their natural habitat. |
| 1 | 12 | AJ tries to make a hero clubhouse out of cardboard boxes, but it keeps falling. Is there a better way to build it? |
| 1 | 13 | A bird takes AJ's twigcam and flies off with it while it is still sending footage of its flight. |
| 1 | 14 | Sparks' Crew is looking forward to seeing a meteor shower, but the nighttime sky is too bright from the lights of the city! |
| 1 | 15 | It's the day of the Hero Elementary Fun Fair, but the weather keeps changing! Sparks' Crew learns how to recognize the signs of changing weather. |
| 1 | 16 | When a tree falls in the schoolyard, the heroes try to find a new home for a chipmunk! |
| 1 | 17 | The class pet, Fur Blur, is competing in the school's Super Pet Races. Then, AJ invents a robot that can do everything…except get up stairs! |
| 1 | 18 | Sparks' Crew must determine how to get the robot up the stairs in time for the Invention Fair. |
| 1 | 19 | Sparks' Crew chases a giant ball through Citytown. To save the day, the team uses hands-on investigation and learns that pushing an object can start or stop its movement. |
| 1 | 20 | AJ's backpack has floated away in a lake. By navigating the connecting bodies of water, Sparks' Crew works together to find his pack. |
| 1 | 21 | When Monarch butterflies are missing from the school garden, Benny and the rest of Sparks' Crew follow one Monarch to see where it goes. |
| 1 | 22 | Then, the shady spot that AJ picked for the class's outdoor lunch disappeared. Who swiped AJ's shade? |
| 1 | 23 | Sparks' Crew travels to Turtle Beach to see baby turtles hatching, but instead they find the beach filled with litter. The heroes investigate how the garbage got there. |
| 1 | 24 | Sparks' Crew gathers at night to search for a missing superdog! |
| 1 | 25 | When an ice cream truck is accidentally made invisible, Sparks' Crew must rely on the sound of the truck's music to track and find it. |
| 1 | 26 | When a flying super-glue-gadget goes haywire, people everywhere get stuck! |
| 1 | 27 | When muffins go missing from the school cafeteria kitchen, Sparks' Crew tries to solve the mystery. |
| 1 | 28 | When a scout troop's tent blows away, Sparks' Crew helps them build a new shelter. |
| 1 | 29 | When someone calls on Sparks' Crew to help with a backyard "monster," the team discovers that it's a mother opossum and her babies! |
| 1 | 30 | The automated floor cleaning machine at the Super-Duper store is a sudsy mess! |
| 1 | 31 | Sparks' Crew is accidentally shrunk to the size of bugs and must find their way out of an overgrown, weedy area. |
| 1 | 32 | Sparks' Crew comes to the rescue of Lucita's grandmother when her favorite scenic spot becomes flooded. |
| 1 | 33 | When a baby porcupine gets itself into predicaments, it's Sparks' Crew to the rescue! Then, Fur Blur has come down with "Sneezitis," a hamster cold. |
| 1 | 34 | Sparks' Crew rushes her to the Citytown Greenhouse to find a plant which will cure her! |
| 1 | 35 | A frightened horse is on the loose in Citytown, and Sparks' Crew tries to help catch it! |
| 1 | 36 | Then, Sparks' Crew investigates mysterious purple plants that keep popping up all over Citytown. |
| 1 | 37 | When a little dog gets lost in the fog, it's Sparks' Crew to the rescue! |
| 1 | 38 | AJ's Dragonfly Drone flies away on its own, and Sparks' Crew sets off on a mission to catch it! |
| 1 | 39 | 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. |
| 1 | 40 | Sparks' Crew takes care of someone else's class pet, a super frog that can leap high and far! |
| 1 | 41 | When a big parade balloon gets loose and flies through Citytown, Sparks' Crew tries to get it back. |
| 1 | 42 | Sparks' Crew is setting up a pet wash when a young boy's dog goes missing. The Sparks' Crew sets out to search for it! |
| 1 | 43 | Hero Elementary student Rubberband Robbie is stretchy! When he coils up into a ball and bounces around school, Sparks' Crew must stop him! |
| 1 | 44 | Lucita accidently causes a communications tower to fall over while flying to pick up pizza. |
| 1 | 45 | When a young boy's kite is ruined, Sparks' Crew tries to help him make a new kite. |
| 1 | 46 | When a little girl loses a toy horse on a beach, Sparks' Crew comes to the rescue! |
| 1 | 47 | Turbo Tina is excited for her first snowfall! When some of the snow melts quickly, can Sparks' Crew figure out why? |
| 1 | 48 | The Sparks' Crew must come up with an alternative when all the balls go missing during a t-ball championship game. |
| 1 | 49 | When a piece of a statue breaks off, Sparks' Crew tries to find it in time for the statue's unveiling ceremony. |
| 1 | 50 | Sparks' Crew tries to find an invention that Dr. Inventorman buried underground years ago! |
| 1 | 51 | AJ invents "The Lacer Racer," a shoe-tying car. |
| 1 | 52 | When the ice cream in Stevie Heat's ice cream cart melts, Sparks' Crew investigates how this could happen and what they can do to make sure it doesn't happen again. |
| 1 | 53 | On a cold winter morning, Fur Blur isn't her usual self. Sparks' Crew takes her to see a veterinarian. |
| 1 | 54 | AJ wants to do all the activities on his list, but it's summertime and his list is filled with winter activities! |
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | When a hailstorm causes damage around Citytown, Sparks' Crew calls upon the famous hero, Hail Caesar, to help them understand more about hail. |
| 2 | 2 | Then, it's picture day at Hero Elementary, and Sparks' Crew is determined to stay clean. Their mission involves rescuing someone whose scooter is stuck in a giant mud puddle. |
| 2 | 3 | When a nose accidentally breaks off one of the faces on Hero Hill, the heroes must figure out how to repair the monument. |
| 2 | 4 | Then, Sparks' Crew tries to help change a broken wheel on a hot dog cart. But with Sara playing "teacher" for the day, how can they lift the heavy cart without her so they can change the wheel? |
| 2 | 5 | When a self-flying cape escapes from the store selling it, Sparks' Crew teams up with the famous hero, Hail Caesar, to search for it. |
| 2 | 6 | Benny has a case of the "Schmubbles," a bubble cold that causes bubbles to shoot out of his hands uncontrollably! |
| 2 | 7 | Sara loses her superpowers on the same day that Sparks' Crew must move a giant, heavy burger. How can they move it without Sara's super strength? |
| 2 | 8 | A mysterious creature is sighted in Super Superior Lake. Sparks' Crew sets out to find "Soupy," but they must find reliable information to determine what this creature could be. |
| 2 | 9 | When a little girl's toys keep disappearing from her backyard, Sparks' Crew discovers the culprit is a neighbor's dog. How will they keep it out? AJ's Extra Superpower is the key. |
| 2 | 10 | Sparks' Crew is on a training mission to find their schoolmates who are hiding somewhere in Citytown! Then, the kids are shocked to see their teacher on the weekend outside of school. |
| 2 | 11 | When Mr. Sparks loses an important package, the heroes must save the day without the use of the superhero technology they usually have with them on school days! |
| 2 | 12 | Sara is excited to celebrate the full moon viewing with her hero friends, but they notice that half the moon seems to be gone! |
| 2 | 13 | When a toy train display featuring a model replica of City Town is ruined, Sparks' Crew sets out to learn more about the landforms that make up City Town and to help rebuild a new replica. |
| 2 | 14 | AJ invents a gadget that switches everyone's powers! |
| 2 | 15 | AJ builds a gadget to help people understand Fur Blur's squeaks, but the gadget misfires and makes people squeak instead of talk! |
| 2 | 16 | Sparks' Crew wants to make their own theme song, but they have no musical instruments. How can they find a way to make sounds of different pitches? |
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