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Sid wants to observe his favorite bugs and learns that he can see their every move by using a magnifying glass to make his little friends bigger.
Sid learns about estimation when he brings home a jar full of seashells but doesn't have the time to count them individually.
Sid's ruler isn't even close to being big enough to measure the size of a blue whale, so he has to learn other ways to measure big things.
After collecting a ruler, an estimation jar, a chart and a magnifying glass, Sid has to decide which of his new science tools is his favorite.
Sid can't figure out why his banana turned from bright yellow into a brown, mushy mess, so he learns about how fruits and vegetables can change.
An itchy shirt tag leads Sid to learn about different textures, like smooth, soft and bumpy.
Sid learns all about his sense of smell and how odors travel through the air and into his nose.
Sid knows that Grandma's glasses help her see better, but he wants to learn why his vision is all blurry when he puts them on.
Sid learns all about sound and how his ears pick up everything he hears.
Sid tries on Grandma’s glasses, but they make everything look blurry. Sid explores his sense of vision, and discovers that even though Grandma’s glasses make things look blurry to him, they make things look clear to her.
(Senses/Sight)
Sid learns that washing his hands with soap and water will help keep germs away so he doesn't have to worry about coughing and sneezing.
Sid decides to sit and watch television all weekend long. There’s just one problem with his plan: sitting around and not moving would make his body feel terrible. At school Sid and his friends learn that exercising is a really fun way to stay healthy! And it makes your body feel great!
(Health/Exercise and Movement)
Sid wonders what is the best way to always stay healthy? At school, Sid and his friends discover that there’s lots of ways to stay healthy: washing hands to avoid germs, eating nutritious foods, brushing teeth and exercising!
(Health/Review)
Wheels are simple machines that help move things such as cars, trains, tricycles and toy trucks. Inclined planes make it easier to push up heavy things, including big stuffed animal dinosaurs. A lever is useful for launching toys and to help lift up very heavy things. Sid discovers that a pulley is the perfect device to help lift heavy things up to high places.
Inclined planes make it easier to push up heavy things, including big stuffed animal dinosaurs.
A lever is useful for launching toys and to help lift up very heavy things.
Sid pretends that his stuffed animal panda is going on an adventure to the top of the playground slide. Sid and his friends make a plan and use simple machines like wheels, inclined planes, levers and pulleys to get the panda all the way to the top of the slide!
Sid wonders why there aren't any birds living in the birdhouse he built with his Dad? Sid and his friends discover that lots of animals build and live in their own homes, like beehives, anthills, and bird nests!
Although dirt helps things grow, it is also filled with tiny rocks, pieces of leaves, bugs and worms.
Leaves are food for animals, they provide shade and they make nutrients that help flowers and trees grow.
Sid is supposed to have a playdate outside, but the forecast calls for rain! Sid isn't too happy and wonders if the rain knew he wanted to play outside? At school, Sid and his friends discover that rain actually comes from rain clouds! They also learn that rain is really important because it helps living things grow.
Sid can't figure out who messed up the pile of leaves he raked up in the backyard. At school, Sid and his friends discover that wind is strong enough to make sand dunes, waves, move sail boats, and even blow away a pile of leaves!
When Sid's Dad tells him a really funny joke, Sid laughs so hard that his face hurts. Sid wonders why his face would hurt if the joke was funny? When Sid and his friends investigate at school, they learn that they have muscles all over their bodies, even in their faces!
When Sid figures out a new way to get ready for school super fast, Mom says to him, "Now that's using your brain!" Sid wants to know that means, and discovers that the brain controls all kinds of things like walking, thinking, breathing, and getting ready for school!
It’s vaccination day at Sid’s school, and Sid and his friends are a little apprehensive about getting a shot. Thankfully, a very special nurse will be giving the kids their vaccination—Sid’s Grandma! Throughout the special episode, Grandma, Teacher Susie, Mom and Dad all do their part to make vaccination day a fun learning experience filled with music, games and lots of laughs.
