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I Feel the Earth Move/Zerk Visits Earth
Ready Jet Go! is a PBS KIDS earth science and astronomy series for children ages 3-8. The series follows two neighborhood kids: Sean and Sydney, who befriend the new kid on their street, Jet Propulsion, whose family members happen to be aliens from the planet Bortron 7. <br/> <strong>Ages:</strong> 3-8<br/> <strong>Educational Goal:<\/strong> Science
I Feel the Earth Move/Zerk Visits Earth
Season 2 Episode 2 | 23m 25s | CC
When the kids experience an earthquake in Boxwood Terrace, Celery takes them up into space to study the Earth’s plates and fault lines from above. / Jet’s overactive cousin, Zerk, comes to Earth for a visit, and the kids show him around the neighborhood.
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