If Sid doesn’t fill up his chore chart with stickers, he’ll never get a new Turbo-Mega-Rocket ship toy. So, Sid wonders, who needs charts anyway? After a day of investigating, Sid learns that charts are great science tools that help you compare and contrast all kinds of cool stuff like snacks, pets and even chores!
(Tools & Measurement/Documentation)
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 wants to know about all his different senses. At school, Sid and his friends embark on a quest to explore vision, hearing, touch, smell, and taste!
(Senses/Review)
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.
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 wants to be a weatherman so he can decide what the weather will be every day. Sid and friends investigate weather and learn that weathermen don't control the weather, but they do have to know all about rain, sun, wind, and hot and cold temperatures!
Sid declares that it's a special Mom Day, so he makes Mom French toast for breakfast. When Sid smells the French toast and his stomach growls, he wonders if his stomach is trying to talk to him. When Sid and his friends investigate at school, they discover that the stomach makes noise when it's getting ready for digestion.
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.