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Getty ImagesSo the kids are back in school [Sit down right now and eat your breakfast.] and you actually really like the science [Yes you do have to eat all your scrambled eggs.] curriculum at your local elementary [Stop touching your brother.] school. They have a little garden [I don’t care if he looked at you first, keep your hands to yourself.] which is cute, and they use it [Do not just leave that strawberry on the floor to get smooshed! Pick it up right now.] to do little things with butterflies and growing [Put your shoes on.] beans and there’s a little worm cultivation [You should have put your shoes in the basket when you took them off, why don’t you look there.] operation going on, which is gross [Shoes, please, immediately.] but the kids get a kick out of it. And one of the portable classrooms [Yes you do have to wear socks, put your socks on, put them on right now, and then PUT. YOUR. SHOES. ON.] is now a lab, which is great. But you’d like the little unshod darlings to get some extra credit, too. Check out these feeds for a little kid-friendly science on the side. [Ok, bye sweetie, have a good day at school.]Follow Doctor Mad Science on YouTubeFor kids whose parents are willing to let them try this at home. Recent projects include putting grapes in a microwave (plasma arc!), a tinfoil-match-and-lighter based rocket (this one looks very fun and dangerous, do not attempt if living in a western drought-plagued state), a thing where you light a tea bag on fire and it floats through the air in your kitchen (good for setting the cat ablaze), and a thing with dry ice (not as hand-freezey-offy as liquid nitrogen, right?). Warnings to make sure the kids have proper supervision pop up on screen occasionally, and I’m sure they are always heeded by shock-haired 7-year-olds.Watch Crash Course Kids on YouTube
Geared to fifth graders (but I think likely interesting to curious younger kids too), this video series is divided into areas like Earth Science, Life Science, Space Science etc. Viewers get a quick overview of topics like gravity, water (salt vs fresh), conservation of matter (illustrated with Lego bricks) and so forth. It’s pretty structured, with episodes building upon each other, so best to watch them in order. Suggested by Lucia Espino.Follow Live Science
So Lisa Merkle suggested we recommend Live Science, and I was skeptical at first. It always seemed to me to be a bit of the id of science sites. You know, force-fed egyptian bird mummies and drone melting lasers and Mars hoaxes. I mean, they’re not bad stories. But I can’t shake the thought of: “Oh I know this super-Stonehenge story is totally catering to the scientist-who-also-kinda-loves-Bat-Boy in me, but you know what, I will click it anyway.” So I thought, hey, maybe that’s not so good for kids. But that’s me just being a jerk. This site is GREAT for kids. Which are nothing but unregulated ids, after all. Older kids would get the most out of this, probably, but when they’re not memorizing facts about leopards, you can coach them (and I suppose incept them with a little healthy cynicism) on how web sites game them for clicks.Follow Science Sparks
What’s good about this site is that you can pick experiments to do based on your kid’s age, and the descriptions are very easy to follow (with plenty of foamy, gooey fun). This is an English operation, but don’t hold that against them—they cater to the American segment of their audience. They’ve got a nice collection of Halloween-based experiments, for instance, including two recipes for fake blood (one clots and scabs up, the other does not). Yeech.Follow Wild Krats on Netflix (or wherever)
Did you know that giraffes fight with their necks? Did you know that yeti crabs live near thermal vents and harvest bacteria? Did you know that the golden bamboo lemur eats bamboo? Did you know that beavers make houses of mud and sticks to live in? Did you know that the peregrine falcon is the fastest bird in the world? Did you know that if an elephant’s mom is killed by poachers they will not learn to survive in the wild? Did you know that platypuses have electro-sense? Did you know that snakes have heat sensors to detect their prey?If your kid watches this TV show, they will retain all these facts. And they will share them with you on an endless loop. Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article.
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