Web site: http://pbskids.org/sid/
Details
This series uses comedy to celebrate preschooler'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 children find fascinating.
TV Schedule
Sid's Rainy Play Date #131
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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.
- KET1 Monday, November 16 at 8:30 am EST
- KET1 Thursday, December 31 at 8:30 am EST
Sid's Special Dad Day #132
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Sid is excited to play soccer with his Dad outside but he's not excited to lather up in sunblock - it takes way too long to put on! At school, Sid and his friends discover that sunblock is a great way to protect your skin from the sun. And they also learn about the amazing ways the sun helps the Earth.
- KET1 Tuesday, November 17 at 8:30 am EST
- KET1 Wednesday, December 30 at 8:30 am EST
The Wind Did It #134
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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!
- KET1 Wednesday, November 18 at 8:30 am EST
- KET1 Monday, December 28 at 8:30 am EST
Sid's Holiday Adventure #133
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Sid loves celebrating the winter holidays where he lives, because it's always sunny and warm. But this year, Sid and his family are visiting relatives where it's chilly and cold. Sid wonders why it can't be warm everywhere? At school, Sid discovers that temperatures are different all over the world!
- KET1 Thursday, November 19 at 8:30 am EST
- KET1 Saturday, November 21 at 7:30 am EST
- KET1 Tuesday, December 29 at 8:30 am EST
Sid the Weatherman #135
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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!
- KET1 Friday, November 20 at 8:30 am EST
- KET1 Sunday, November 22 at 7:30 am EST
I Have Muscles Where? #137
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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?
- KET1 Monday, November 23 at 8:30 am EST
Sid's Amazing Lungs #138
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Sid races around his room and finds himself breathing really fast. Sid then wonders where all the air is going in his body when he breathes in?
- KET1 Tuesday, November 24 at 8:30 am EST
How Did My Dog Do That? #139
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When Sid's dog uses his foot to scratch his ear, Sid tries the same maneuver, but can't do it. Sid explores skeletons and discovers that animals have different bones and joints than people.
- KET1 Wednesday, November 25 at 8:30 am EST
Special Mom Day Meal #136
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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.
- KET1 Thursday, November 26 at 8:30 am EST
Now That's Using Your Brain #140
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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!
- KET1 Friday, November 27 at 8:30 am EST
Sid's Amazing Invention #123
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Sid believes that he has discovered a new invention to put toys away! Sid learns his invention is actually a simple machine called a lever, which is not only useful for launching toys, but can also help lift up really heavy things.
- KET1 Monday, November 30 at 8:40 am EST
Enough with the Seashells #103
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Sid brings home a jar filled to the top with seashells and is determined to guess how many there are. After realizing that there are too many to count, he learns a new strategy for making his best guess: estimation.
- KET1 Wednesday, December 2 at 8:30 am EST
The Tree House #124
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Sid wonders how he can lift his heavy box of toys way up to his treehouse. After investigating at school, Sid discovers that a pulley is the perfect simple machine to help lift heavy things up to high places, like a tree house!
- KET1 Thursday, December 3 at 8:40 am EST
Climb, Ignatz, Climb! #125
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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!
- KET1 Friday, December 4 at 8:40 am EST
The Whale Episode #104
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Sid wants to measure a giant blue whale, but can't figure out how to do it with his ruler. Then he learns how to use non-standard units—books, blocks, or even people—to measure big or irregular things.
- KET1 Saturday, December 5 at 7:40 am EST
Super Science Tools #105
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Having amassed quite a collection of science tools—a ruler, an estimation jar, a chart, and a magnifying glass—Sid tries to figure out which one is his favorite.
- KET1 Sunday, December 6 at 7:20 am EST
My Shrinking Shoes #107
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When Sid's shoes don't fit, he declares that his shoes must be shrinking. But could there be another explanation?
- KET1 Monday, December 7 at 8:30 am EST
The Perfect Pancake #109
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When he tries to figure out how Grandma always makes perfect pancakes—never too squishy or burnt—Sid learns how heat changes things.
- KET1 Tuesday, December 8 at 8:30 am EST
My Mushy Banana #106
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Sid wants to know why his beloved yellow banana has turned brown and mushy.
- KET1 Wednesday, December 9 at 8:30 am EST
My Ice Pops #108
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Sid wakes up and discovers that his ice pops have melted. The sticky situation leads him into an investigation of the properties of liquids, ice, and the freezing and melting processes.
- KET1 Thursday, December 10 at 8:30 am EST
No More Changes #110
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Sid isn't too thrilled that his favorite shirt has shrunk, his shoes don't fit anymore, and Mom has replaced his favorite toothpaste with a different brand. Why do things have to change, anyway?
- KET1 Friday, December 11 at 8:30 am EST
- KET1 Saturday, December 12 at 7:30 am EST
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Getting a Shot: You Can Do It! #141
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Sid is super excited because his Grandma is coming to school! Grandma is a nurse, so she'll be giving everyone the new flu vaccination. Sid and his friends are a little hesitant to get the shot, and they have lots of questions about what it does inside their bodies. Grandma and Susie team up to explain the science of how a vaccination works, and then Grandma kicks in with a special song that makes getting a vaccination super easy!
- KET1 Sunday, December 13 at 7:30 am EST
- KET1 Monday, December 21 at 8:30 am EST
- KET1 Saturday, December 26 at 7:30 am EST
The Itchy Tag #111
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Sid learns about some different textures, like smooth, soft, bumpy—and itchy like his shirt tag.
- KET1 Monday, December 14 at 8:30 am EST
- KET1 Saturday, December 19 at 7:30 am EST
What's That Smell? #112
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Sid learns how smells, from yummy to stinky, travel through the air and arrive inside the nose.
- KET1 Tuesday, December 15 at 8:30 am EST
Grandma's Glasses #113
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Grandma's glasses help her see better. So why does everything look blurry when Sid tries them on?
- KET1 Wednesday, December 16 at 8:30 am EST
Too Much Noise #114
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Sid explores his sense of hearing and learns that sounds travel through the air and into our ears.
- KET1 Thursday, December 17 at 8:30 am EST
I Want Cake #117
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Sid and his friends learn that the best way to stay healthy is to eat nutritious food.
- KET1 Tuesday, December 22 at 8:30 am EST
The Big Sneeze #118
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Sid learns that washing his hands with soap and water will help him stay healthy and keep germs away.
- KET1 Wednesday, December 23 at 8:30 am EST
Must-See TV #119
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Sid decides to sit and watch television all weekend. But then when his body starts feeling terrible, he gets a lesson in the importance of exercise.
- KET1 Thursday, December 24 at 8:30 am EST
Sid's Health Day #120
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At school, Sid and his friends discover lots of ways to stay healthy.
- KET1 Friday, December 25 at 8:30 am EST
A Brush with Teeth #116
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Sid learns that people have different kinds of teeth that do different chewing jobs.
- KET1 Sunday, December 27 at 7:30 am EST
Links
Official web site: http://pbskids.org/sid/
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