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Hero Elementary

17 episodes

A PBS science show about young superheroes-in-training who solve neighborhood problems using what Mr. Sparks calls the superpowers of science: observing, asking questions, investigating, and communicating. Two formats are stocked here. Full 25-minute episodes pair segments, so one might chase down a runaway giant ball with pushes and pulls, sort frogs from toads, or figure out why a plant is struggling. Shorter PBS LearningMedia collections gather a few clips around one investigation on shadows, light, materials, motion, or what animals need. Those collections are the easy drop-in for a K-2 science block; the full episodes carry an inclusion thread alongside the content.

what this series covers

What Hero Elementary covers

17 episodes in the library, tagged for K–2nd. Heaviest coverage: Science and Social-Emotional Learning. Between them they line up with 14 distinct standards across 2 frameworks.

Episodes per grade

K: 17
1st: 17
2nd: 17

Episodes per subject

Science: 17
Social-Emotional Learning: 1

NGSS (Science) 12

K-PS2-1Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
1-PS4-3Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.
2-LS2-1Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.
2-PS1-1Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
2-PS1-2Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
K-ESS3-3Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.

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K-LS1-1Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
1-ESS1-1Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
1-LS3-1Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
2-LS4-1Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
K-ESS3-1Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals and the places they live.
K-PS2-2Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.

CASEL (Social-Emotional) 2

CASEL.RS.9Show respect and cultural competency across differences in background, language, and ability.
CASEL.SA.3Recognize your own strengths, interests, and the assets you bring from your family and culture.

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