2010

S1.E1 ∙ Turtle Mania

Wed, Feb 10, 2010

From PBS - Izzie is dismayed when no one comes to her new after school club. From the SciGirls she learns the value of observation in evaluating any type of "habitat." When she adds decorations, games and snacks to her club room, her club becomes an instant hit!

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S1.E2 ∙ Puppet Power

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

From PBS - Izzie is running for class president and Jake tells her it doesn't matter what her speech is like, the tallest candidate always wins. Desperate to get a leg up on the competition, Izzie learns how to make a puppet from the SciGirls. She has everyone's attention during her speech until she loses her balance and falls over. The lesson: Always make a prototype first!

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S1.E3 ∙ Dolphin Dive

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

From PBS - Jake has laryngitis and despite Izzie's best efforts, she can't understand anything he's trying to communicate with all his gestures and facial expressions. She learns how to observe and catalogue his behaviors from the SciGirls, but concludes that dolphins are easier to understand than Jake.

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S1.E4 ∙ Digging Archeology

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

From PBS - Jake is getting ready for a science test but he's lost his lucky socks! Izzie learns excavation techniques from the SciGirls and carefully catalogs everything that's jammed into Jake's school locker. She unearths the socks, but admits she might have found them even more easily by smell!

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S1.E5 ∙ Horsing Around

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

From PBS - Izzie needs to pick a date for the annual Sadie Hawkins dance. To determine the best dancer, she adapts the water test the SciGirls use to measure how bumpy a horse is. Science rules out the worst dancers, leaving Jake as her date.

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S1.E6 ∙ Blowin' in the Wind

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

From PBS - Izzie is Skyping with Jake and working on a report about the depletion of Earth's resources when her laptop battery dies. Rather than plug it in and use more electricity, she calls on the SciGirls for help. Learning about alternative power sources, she figures out how power her laptop with a generator attached to an exercise bike - pedaled by Jake of course!

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S1.E7 ∙ High Tech Fashion

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

From PBS - Izzie has decided to run in a triathlon for an environmental cause, but learns she cannot wear all the outfits she'll need at the same time! Inspired by the SciGirls, she designs a special outfit that has everything she needs built in, at the touch of a button: water wings, speakers for motivation and LEDs to display a flashing message "Save the Mallards!"

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S1.E8 ∙ Science Cooks!

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

From PBS - Izzie begs her friend Jake to eat something other than snack foods, but he claims anything that's good for him tastes terrible. Learning from the SciGirls how to come up with snacks that are both tasty and healthy, she tests them on Jake. He can't believe his tastebuds, but he still insists on one more crunchy snack - just for dessert.

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S1.E9 ∙ Underwater Eco-Adventure

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

From PBS - At Izzie's school, the class superlatives are published and Izzie is called "The Most Unique Dresser." She's not sure if that's good or bad! She learns from the SciGirls what "indicator species" are, so she searches her closet for "indicator clothing" that matches what she sees in fashion magazines. She discovers she owns all the indicator outfits but cannot resist combining them in her own special way. She decides she loves being a "unique ecosystem!"

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S1.E10 ∙ Robots to the Rescue

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

From PBS - Jake's pet mouse "Fang" is hiding under Jake's bed and won't come out. Jake' is trying to rescue Fang with a remote controlled car but whenever the car gets close, Fang runs away. Izzie learns from the SciGirls how to make the car more mouse-friendly and rescue Fang!

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S1.E11 ∙ Going Green

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

From PBS - Izzie finds Jake emptying cases and cases of snacks, hoping to find a movie premiere ticket in one of the snack containers. They decide to recycle the containers, only to discover that the containers are not recyclable. The SciGirls show Izzie how to re-use the containers and get Jake into the movie after all!

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S1.E12 ∙ Star Power

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

From PBS - Jake shows Izzie the flashy, lighted skateboard he's going to use in the school talent show. But when he rehearses with the stage lights, the skateboard lights are invisible. Izzie learns about "light pollution" from the SciGirls, and she figures out how to shield the stage lights so Jake's act can win the prize.

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