Sid The Science Kid

Getting A Shot: You Can Do It! (#141)

Sid is nervous about getting a vaccination shot at school, until he learns his Grandma is the nurse! [28 minutes]

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SID THE SCIENCE KID | Getting a Shot: You Can... (#141)

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SID THE SCIENCE KID | Experiment | PBS KIDS (#141)

Sid and his friends learn the basic science behind germs, viruses and vaccines. 01:26
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A new song, "It's Gonna Help A Whole Lot," from a new special episode of SID THE SCIENCE KID, "Getting a Shot: You... 01:28
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Grade Levels: PreK
Curricular Areas: Science & Technology
Series Length: 80 episodes
Average Episode Length: 28 minutes
Record Rights: Record and retain for 1 year from each broadcast. No duplication allowed.
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Series Description: "Sid the Science Kid" uses comedy to celebrate children's natural curiosity about science and explores their "Why?" questions in everyday life. It features the energetic and inquisitive five-year-old Sid, who tackles the ideas that preschoolers find fascinating (Why do bananas go "bad"? How does my juice box straw work? How does a bird fly without a plane?). In each episode, viewers meet Sid's friends and family who help him find the answers to these questions.

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My Slide (#122)

Sid learns how inclined planes can make it easier to push up heavy things like a big stuffed animal. [28 minutes]
- Tue, May 22, 10:00 AM on IPTV
- Sun, June 10, 3:00 PM on IPTV Learns
Sid's Amazing Invention (#123)

Sid learns that his machine for launching toys is actually a lever that can help lift heavy things. [28 minutes]
- Wed, May 23, 10:00 AM on IPTV
- Sat, June 16, 3:00 PM on IPTV Learns
The Tree House (#124)

Sid discovers that a pulley is the perfect machine to help lift heavy things up to high places. [28 minutes]
- Thu, May 24, 10:00 AM on IPTV
- Sun, June 17, 3:00 PM on IPTV Learns
Climb, Ignatz, Climb! (#125)

Sid uses wheels, incline planes, levers and pulleys to get his stuffed panda to the top of a slide. [28 minutes]
- Fri, May 25, 10:00 AM on IPTV
- Sat, June 23, 3:00 PM on IPTV Learns
I Want Cake (#117)

Sid and his friends learn that the best way to stay healthy is by eating nutritious food. [28 minutes]
- Sat, May 26, 3:00 PM on IPTV Learns
The Big Sneeze (#118)

Sid learns that washing his hands with soap and water will help him be healthy and keep germs away. [28 minutes]
- Sun, May 27, 3:00 PM on IPTV Learns
No School Singalong Special! (#201)

Sid and his friends show in the backyard and take turns singing their favorite science songs. [28 minutes]
- Mon, May 28, 10:00 AM on IPTV
Slide to the Side! (#202)

Sid is trying out his new dance but he can't slide in his new sneakers. He just squeaks to a stop! [28 minutes]
- Tue, May 29, 10:00 AM on IPTV
That's The Way The Ball Bounces (#203)

Sid creates a sport called Play-Doh Ball. When he tries to bounce the ball it splats on the ground. [28 minutes]
- Wed, May 30, 10:00 AM on IPTV
Ignatz's Inertia (#204)

Sid uses his skateboard to discover that things in motion stay in motion until they are stopped. [28 minutes]
- Thu, May 31, 10:00 AM on IPTV
Sid's Super Kick! (#205)

On a trip to the Science Center Sid learns that using lots of force makes something move really far. [28 minutes]
- Fri, June 1, 10:00 AM on IPTV
Must See TV (#119)

At school, Sid and his friends learn that exercising is a really fun way to stay healthy! [28 minutes]
- Sat, June 2, 3:00 PM on IPTV Learns
Sid's Health Day (#120)

Sid learns the benefits of nutritious foods, washing his hands, brushing his teeth and exercising. [28 minutes]
- Sun, June 3, 3:00 PM on IPTV Learns
Where Did The Water Go? (#206)

At The Science Center, Sid explores how water travels in and out of our homes through pipes. [28 minutes]
- Mon, June 4, 10:00 AM on IPTV
Clean Air! (#207)

Sid learns about pollution and learns that people and animals on Earth need to breathe clean air. [28 minutes]
- Tue, June 5, 10:00 AM on IPTV
Reused Robot! (#208)

Sid and his friends investigate how to recycle and reuse items so that we make less trash. [28 minutes]
- Wed, June 6, 10:00 AM on IPTV
Save The Stump! (#209)

Sid and his friends discover that there are animal habitats all around us, even in old tree stumps. [28 minutes]
- Thu, June 7, 10:00 AM on IPTV
Let There Be Light (#210)

Sid explores the science of light and discovers that light comes from various energy sources. [28 minutes]
- Fri, June 8, 10:00 AM on IPTV
The Broken Wheel (#121)

Sid explores how wheels help move all kinds of things like cars, trains, tricycles and toy trucks! [28 minutes]
- Sat, June 9, 3:00 PM on IPTV Learns
Discovering Darkness (#211)

Sid investigates what happens when a light source is completely blocked, creating darkness. [28 minutes]
- Mon, June 11, 10:00 AM on IPTV
Shadow Smile! (#212)

Sid investigates shadows and explores ways to create a shadow by blocking a light source. [28 minutes]
- Tue, June 12, 10:00 AM on IPTV
A Rainbow Every Day! (#213)

Sid investigates rainbows and learns they can only form when light passes through water droplets. [28 minutes]
- Wed, June 13, 10:00 AM on IPTV
Sid's Backyard Campout! (#214)

Sid, Gerald and Dad gear up for a big adventure by setting up tents for a campout in the backyard. [28 minutes]
- Thu, June 14, 10:00 AM on IPTV
Sid's Special Dad Day (#132)

Sid discovers that sunblock protects his skin and learns about the ways the sun helps the Earth. [28 minutes]
- Fri, June 15, 10:00 AM on IPTV
The Amazing Computer Science Tool! (#223)

Sid wants to know what computers do! Mom volunteers to show Sid's class how a computer works. [28 minutes]
- Mon, June 18, 10:00 AM on IPTV
The Big Cheese! (#224)

Sid finds a picture of the moon made of green cheese while surfing the Internet on the computer. [28 minutes]
- Tue, June 19, 10:00 AM on IPTV
Sid Wings It! (#225)

Sid visits an exhibit showcasing gliders, flying contraptions and jet planes at the Science Center. [28 minutes]
- Wed, June 20, 10:00 AM on IPTV
Sid Engineers A Solution (#226)

The kids work as a team and brainstorm some ideas to get a ball down that got stuck in a tree. [28 minutes]
- Thu, June 21, 10:00 AM on IPTV
I Want to Be A Scientist! (#216)

At the Science Center, a marine biologist talks about her exciting job SCUBA diving with whales. [28 minutes]
- Fri, June 22, 10:00 AM on IPTV
Hello, Doggie! (#126)

Sid learns many ways that animals communicate like using body language, making sounds and barking! [28 minutes]
- Sun, June 24, 3:00 PM on IPTV Learns
The Sticker Chart (#101)

As Sid fills up his chore chart to get a new toy, he learns that charts are great science tools. [28 minutes]
- Mon, June 25, 10:00 AM on IPTV
The Rolie Polie (#102)

Sid uses a magnifying glass to make freckles on his skin, pebbles and his little bugs look bigger. [28 minutes]
- Tue, June 26, 10:00 AM on IPTV
Enough with the Seashells (#103)

Sid uses a new strategy called estimation for making his best guess how many seashells he has. [28 minutes]
- Wed, June 27, 10:00 AM on IPTV
The Whale Episode (#104)

Sid uses the non-standard measurement method to measure things with shoes, blocks and even people! [28 minutes]
- Thu, June 28, 10:00 AM on IPTV
Super Science Tools (#105)

Sid learns that his ruler, estimation jar, chart and magnifying glass are amazing in their own way. [28 minutes]
- Fri, June 29, 10:00 AM on IPTV
Home Tweet Home (#127)

Sid explores animals that build and live in their own homes, like beehives, anthills and bird nests! [28 minutes]
- Sat, June 30, 3:00 PM on IPTV Learns

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