In animation, a Big Bang of Math symbols and science gadgets occur as real life scientist and magician Eric opens a portal in his tablet and more gadgets appear: a magnifying glass, a flask, binoculars, a protractor, and a magnet.

Eric has short, curly brown hair and a shadow of a beard. He wears a blue Science Explosion T-shirt.

A song says WHAT A HIT, IT'S NOT A TRICK,
IT'S SCIENCEXPLOSION
JUST FOR YOU, COOL AND NEW,
SCIENCEXPLOSION

In the lab, Eric swings a hoop.

Vox says ERIC! WATCH OUT!
UM ERIC?
I JUST THOUGHT OF SOMETHING
ELSE YOU CAN USE YOUR HOOP FOR.
SOMETHING JUST AS FUN!
YOU CAN USE IT TO
EXPLORE NATURE
AND LOOK FOR
THE LIVING CREATURES
THAT ARE ALL AROUND US!
COME ON, LET’S GO OUTSIDE!

Now, Eric uses the hoop in a park.

Vox says ERIC!
BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU STEP!
THERE ARE LIVING CREATURES
CRAWLING UNDERFOOT EVERYWHERE,
EVEN IN THE CITY!
WE TEND TO FORGET THAT THERE
ARE LOTS OF SMALL LIVING
THINGS, AND NATURE,
IN THE CITY,
NOT ONLY IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.
HEY WHERE DID YOU FIND
SUCH A BIG LEAF?

Eric rolls the big leaf and plastic insects come out it.

Vox says WOW!
GREAT MAGIC TRICK, ERIC!
BUT WE CAN SEE REAL INSECTS,
AND LOTS OF OTHER COOL THINGS,
IF WE USE YOUR HOOP!
YOU CAN USE THE HOOP TO
HELP CREATE A SPECIFIC AREA
TO DO YOUR RESEARCH.
IT WILL ALSO HELP YOU
IDENTIFY, COUNT, AND
KEEP TRACK OF WHAT YOU FIND.
GO AHEAD. WHEREVER
YOU DROP THE HOOP, THAT
WILL BE YOUR RESEARCH SPOT.
PERFECT!
THEN CROUCH DOWN
AND LOOK CAREFULLY
TO COUNT ALL THE LIVING
SPECIES.
IT MIGHT BE EASIER TO TAKE
PICTURES
YOU CAN ENLARGE
AND LOOK AT LATER.

Eric takes pictures of a frog, a flower and different insects.

Vox says YOU FOUND A GREAT
RESEARCH SPOT, ERIC!
YOUR HOOP IS FULL OF LIFE!

Now in the lab, Eric slides the pictures from his cell phone to a big screen.

Vox says GREAT IDEA.
YOU’RE SORTING YOUR PICTURES
INTO TWO CATEGORIES:
PLANTS AND ANIMALS.
THIS WILL HELP YOU COUNT AND
CATALOG THE SPECIES YOU FOUND.
LOTS OF PICTURES TO SORT,
RIGHT?
THERE REALLY IS LIFE
EVERYWHERE!

Eric now draws a button on a chalkboard and hits it. A clip shows a toucan and an iguana.

Vox says AS ERIC DISCOVERED,
LIFE IS EVERYWHERE,
EVEN IN THE CITY,
RIGHT UNDER OUR FEET!
THIS RAINFOREST
SEEMS LIKE PARADISE
COMPARED TO THE MOST
INHOSPITABLE PLACES ON EARTH
LIKE THIS HYDROTHERMAL VENT
THAT SPEWS TOXIC GASES!
DID YOU KNOW THAT LIFE CAN
SURVIVE EVEN DOWN HERE!
AMAZING!
AND IF THERE’S LIFE HERE, WHY
NOT ON DISTANT PLANETS, TOO!
HAVE FUN IDENTIFYING
AND RECORDING
ALL THE SPECIES
THAT LIVE NEAR YOU.
YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED
BY WHAT YOU FIND!
IT’S NOT MAGIC, IT’S SCIENCE!

(music plays)

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