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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
Water, Water Everywhere/Commander Cressida Story Contest
Season 2 Episode 6 | 23m 25s | CC
Jet takes the kids on a saucer tour all around the Earth to discover all the ways that water can be found. They visit Antarctica to look at the ice, and then compare that extreme to the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa. / Sydney wants to enter a Commander Cressida story contest, but can’t think up a good enough story. The other kids help, and they come up with a story about lassoing a comet!
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