Exploring Nature

With three hearts and blue blood, its gelatinous body unconstrained by jointed limbs or gravity, the octopus seems to be an alien, an inhabitant of another world. It’s baggy, boneless body sprouts eight arms covered with thousands of suckers—suckers that can taste as well as feel. The octopus also has the powers of a superhero: it can shape-shift, change color, squirt ink, pour itself through the tiniest of openings, or jet away through the sea faster than a swimmer can follow.

What do leaves do? Students will learn how leaves use air, water, and sunlight to make food for the plant.

Why do plants have flowers? Listeners will discover how flowers can develop into fruits, vegetables, or seeds for producing more plants.

What are seeds? Young listeners will learn how seeds turn into plants and how seeds are distributed to different places.

What do stems do? Kids will learn how stems are like straws, moving water and food throughout the plant.

Why do plants need roots? Listeners will learn how roots take in water, anchor plants to the ground, and even become foods to eat.

Follow an adorable facility dog as she helps a child through a diagnosis of epilepsy. Facility dogs are specially trained to help kids through medical experiences—from lifting spirits, motivating movement, modeling the power of play, and more.