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Mysterious Trilobites! | The History of Life! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Squeaks and Mister Brown pretend to go back in time to learn more about Trilobites, using special clues from fossils! Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards Crosscutting Concepts Patterns: Observed patterns in nature guide...
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Bugs Aren’t Brainless! | Storytime: Charles Henry Turner

K - 5th
Did you know that bees can remember things? It's true, and it's thanks to Dr. Charles Henry Turner that we know so much about insects!
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Where Does Frost Come From? | Winter Science | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
If you've ever gone outside really early on a cold day in fall, you might have seen a thin layer of sparkly ice crystals covering everything! That ice is called frost, and it can only form if the weather is exactly right! ///Next...
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Why Do We Have Baby Teeth?

K - 5th
Have you ever lost a tooth? Or maybe you have teeth that are getting a little wiggly? It's all part of growing up! Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn why we lose our baby teeth and how we can take care of our new permanent teeth! Say cheese!
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Recycling Old Crayons! An Earth Day Activity

K - 5th
Jessi teaches Squeaks all about recycling, and together, they recycle his old crayons to make cool new ones! Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Idea: PS1.B: Chemical Reactions - Heating or cooling a...
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How to Help a Bird! Animal Science for Kids

K - 5th
Animals have all kinds tricks to help them get through the winter, but there are things people can do to help them out! Join Jessi and Dino to learn about how you can help the birds in your neighborhood have a safer, warmer winter.
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Make Your Own Cartoon! Kids Science Activity

K - 5th
Cartoons are the best! But you know the characters in them aren't real... so how do they move around like that? Today's experiment will teach you all about the different illusions animation uses to trick your brain and bring drawings to...
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Dung Beetles and Their Big Balls of Poop!

K - 5th
Jessi teaches Squeaks all about Dung Beetles, a special kind of insect that pushes around something that might surprise you. Next Generation Science Standards 1-LS1-1 Disciplinary Core Idea: LS1.A "Different animals use their body parts...
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Make Your Own Secret Ink!

K - 5th
Jessi has a secret message she wants to share with Squeaks, but first they'll need to use some special ingredients to reveal it.
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Fireflies: Nature’s Baffling Blinkers Animal | Science for Kids

K - 5th
Have you ever wondered how fireflies twinkle and blink on lovely summer nights? Join Jessi and Squeaks at the fort to learn their secret!
Instructional Video3:37
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How Phytoplankton Make the World Go Round

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks take a look at some pond water under a microscope, and learn all about the living things they can see inside! Next Generation Science Standards 2-LS2-2 Disciplinary Core Idea: LS2.A “Plants depend on water and light to...
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Meet 3 Peculiar Penguins | Animal Science for Kids

K - 5th
When you think of penguins, you probably think of the kinds you’ve seen in cartoons and movies. But there are at least 18 different kinds of penguins, including some that are tiny, some that live in hot places, and even some that spend...
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Create Your Own Asteroid Impact!

K - 5th
A meteor shower happens when rocks from space burn up in the atmosphere and make a beautiful light show! Lately, though, Squeaks has been wondering what would happen if one of those space rocks made it through the atmosphere to the...
Instructional Video3:56
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Roar! Meet the Big Cats! Animal Science for Kids

K - 5th
Can you tell a leopard from a jaguar? How are lions different from tigers -- other than those stripes? Jessi introduces you to the four big cats!
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What’s Your Funny Bone?

K - 5th
Sometimes, when you bump your elbow really hard, your arm can get all weird and tingly, all the way down to your fingers! Some people call that "hitting your funny bone," but what you're hitting isn't a bone at all!
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Ravens Are Super Smart! Animal Science for Kids

K - 5th
Here at SciShow Kids we’re gearing up for the spookiest time of year! And today, we're going to learn all about ravens! Ravens may give you the creepy crawlies, but they have some awesome skills and behaviors that make them very clever...
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Brr! 5 Videos about Winter!

K - 5th
The snow is really coming down where Jessi lives, so she and Squeaks decided to stay indoors where it's nice and warm and look back on some of the amazing things they've learned about winter! Grab a fuzzy sweater and a mug of cocoa and...
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Why Can’t I Eat Peanut Butter?

K - 5th
Some people (maybe you!) can't eat certain foods because they're allergic to them. People can have an allergic reaction to almost any kind of food, or even other things, like bee stings! But all allergies have something in common: our...
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Blobfish: The World's Ugliest Animal | Biology for Kids | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
The blobfish has been called "The World's Ugliest Animal", but it's actually really cool. Find out why it's shaped the way it is with Jessi and Squeaks.
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Parachute Adventure! - #sciencegoals

K - 5th
Today is exciting, because Jessi and Squeaks are making parachutes! Tag along to learn how you can make your own, and what forces are being used to make your parachute work!
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Why Are Wet Dogs Smelly?

K - 5th
Squeaks and Jessi made a new friend, Cassie the puppy! They gave her a bath after playing in the mud, but now she smells even worse than before! Why do wet dogs smell so bad?!
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What Is Squid Ink?

K - 5th
Our friend the Giant Squid inspired a SciShow Kids viewer to write us and ask, 'What is squid ink, and can you write with it?' Jessi has the answers!
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Solar-Powered Slugs

K - 5th
We need to eat food to fuel our bodies, but this special slug, called emerald elysia, can make food using sunlight - just like plants do! All organisms have external parts. Different animals use their body parts in different ways to see,...
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Life in the Redwoods | Surprising Animals of the Redwood Forest

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks are learning more about the redwoods, and all the different animals that live in the different layers! Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Idea: LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans - There are...