Sid the Science Kid

It’s a special day at school, it’s Bug Club Day! Sid and his friends use their magnifying glasses and discover ants, rolie polies, and caterpillars around the playground.

Sid remembers what he learned the past week about ways to keep your body healthy, the importance of brushing your teeth, exercise, and proper nutrition.

After spending a weekend watching TV Sid gets a lesson in exercise and ways to keep his body healthy.

Sid learns the importance of washing your hands and all about germs.

Sid gets a lesson in proper nutrition when they only want to eat cake for every meal.

Sid learns about the different types of teeth and the importance of brushing them.

Sid reviews the many ways in which things can change, including decay, growth and heat.

Trying to find out how his grandmother always manages to make perfect pancakes, Sid learns about heat.

Sid is determined to learn why his ice pops have melted.

Sid investigates the decay of his nice yellow banana into a brown mushy mess.

Sid and his friends try to determine which of his accumulated scientific tools is his favorite: the chart, the estimation jar, the magnifying glass, or the ruler.

Sid learns how to determine the length of a blue whale when it's too large to measure with his ruler

Sid learns how to estimate how many seashells are in a jar when there are too many to count precisely. He goes on to count leaves and stars.

Sid is introduced to a new scientific tool, the magnifying glass, which he and his pals use to investigate freckles, pebbles and bugs.

Sid questions the need for charts after learning how far he must go on his chore chart to receive a promised toy.