6.5/1014 votesLoading...#1 - Getting a Shot: You Can Do It!
Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 10/26/2009
It’s vaccination day at Sid’s school, and Sid and his friends are a little apprehensive about getting a shot. Thankfully, a very special nurse will be giving the kids their vaccination—Sid’s Grandma! Throughout the special episode, Grandma, Teacher Susie, Mom and Dad all do their part to make vaccination day a fun learning experience filled with music, games and lots of laughs.
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6.0/1012 votesLoading...#2 - My Mushy Banana
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/8/2008
Sid wants to know why his beloved yellow banana has turned brown and mushy. After exploring how fruits and vegetables slowly change, Sid learns that it’s natural for his banana to ripen and turn brown and mushy. Over time, fruits and vegetables decay! (Transformation & Change/Decay)
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5.7/1012 votesLoading...#3 - A Brush With Teeth
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/20/2008
Sid wonders if you really do have to brush your teeth every single day? At school, Sid discovers that our mouths are filled with different kinds of teeth that do lots of different jobs—like chewing our food! So it’s really important to keep our teeth healthy by brushing them every day! (Health/Dental Hygiene)
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5.3/1012 votesLoading...#4 - The Big Sneeze
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 10/22/2008
Sid’s parents tell him to wash his hands to keep away germs. But Sid can’t see any germs on his hands, so why should he wash them? Sid and his friends learn that germs are so small that you can’t see them. And they discover that a great way to stay healthy and keep germs away is by washing their hands with soap and water! (Health/Germs)
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5.2/1010 votesLoading...#5 - I Want Cake
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 10/21/2008
Sid declares that he shall only eat Birthday cake for every meal! Sid and his friends discover that only eating cake would make their bodies feel terrible. Then they explore and learn that the best way to stay healthy is by eating nutritious food. (Health/Nutrition)
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5.2/1010 votesLoading...#6 - Must See TV
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 10/23/2008
Sid decides to sit and watch television all weekend long. There’s just one problem with his plan: sitting around and not moving would make his body feel terrible. At school Sid and his friends learn that exercising is a really fun way to stay healthy! And it makes your body feel great! (Health/Exercise and Movement)
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5.1/1011 votesLoading...#7 - The Sticker Chart
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/2008
If Sid doesn’t fill up his chore chart with stickers, he’ll never get a new Turbo-Mega-Rocket ship toy. So, Sid wonders, who needs charts anyway? After a day of investigating, Sid learns that charts are great science tools that help you compare and contrast all kinds of cool stuff like snacks, pets and even chores! (Tools & Measurement/Documentation)
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#8 - Sid’s Backyard Campout
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 6/20/2011
In celebration of National Backyard Campout Day on June 25, pack some food and bring your backpack because Sid the Science Kid, Gerald, and Dad are gearing up for a big adventure…they’re setting up tents for a campout in the backyard! During the campout, Dad is eager to share his love of nature and demonstrates how to have a great time outside with the simplest of necessities. They look for animals, cook their own dinner, marvel at the stars in the sky, roast marshmallows, and sing songs around the campfire. And here’s the best part, you are invited to join the adventure and sing along!
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4.8/109 votesLoading...#9 - Sid's Health Day
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 10/24/2008
Sid wonders what is the best way to always stay healthy? At school, Sid and his friends discover that there’s lots of ways to stay healthy: washing hands to avoid germs, eating nutritious foods, brushing teeth and exercising! (Health/Review)
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#10 - The Big Cheese!
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 12/7/2011
A marine biologist gives the students a research project.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - The Rolie Polie
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/2/2008
Sid loves his little rolie polie bugs, but they’re so little he can’t figure out how they move. At school, he discovers an amazing science tool: the magnifying glass! Sid and his friends explore their world using the magnifying glass to make things look bigger, like freckles on their skin, little pebbles and rolie polie legs! (Tools & Measurement/Observation)
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - Enough With the Seashells
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/3/2008
Sid brings home an estimation jar from school, filled to the top with seashells. He’s determined to guess how many there are, but he has a problem…there are too many shells to count! At school, Sid and his friends learn a new strategy for making their best guess -- estimation! Now Sid can estimate just about anything -- shells, toys, leaves and stars in the sky! (Tools & Measurement/Estimation)
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - The Whale Episode
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/4/2008
Sid is troubled…he wants to know how to measure a giant blue whale with his ruler. At school he learns a great new way to measure just about anything -- using the method of non-standard measurement! Sid learns how to accurately measure things with shoes, blocks, and even people! (Tools & Measurement/Measurement)
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#14 - Super Science Tools
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/5/2008
Sid has quite a collection of science tools in his room: a ruler, an estimation jar, a chart and a magnifying glass. They’re all perfect tools for investigating and exploring the world, but Sid can’t figure out which one is his favorite! His friends help him discover that each science tool is amazing in its own special way. (Tools & Measurement/Tools & Measurement Review)
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#15 - My Shrinking Shoes
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/9/2008
When Sid’s shoes don’t fit, he declares that his shoes must be shrinking. Sid and his friends discover that it’s hard to see things growing, because growing happens slowly over time. It turns out Sid’s shoes weren’t shrinking -- he was growing! (Transformation & Change/Growth)
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#16 - My Ice Pops!
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/10/2008
Sid wakes up and discovers that his ice pops melted! This sticky situation leads him to ask,” Why do things have to melt?” After investigating at school, Sid learns that if liquids don’t stay in a really cold place, they slowly melt over time. He also discovers that liquids can freeze into solid ice and then melt right back into liquid. (Transformation & Change/Change Caused by Cold)
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#17 - The Perfect Pancake!
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/11/2008
Sid wants to know how his Grandma always makes perfect pancakes. They’re never too squishy or burnt. At school, Sid makes an important discovery -- heat changes things! This lesson reveals the secret of Grandma’s pancakes: she heats them on the stove for the perfect amount of time … not too much, and not too little. (Transformation & Change/Change Caused by Heat)
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#18 - No More Changes!
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/12/2008
Sid isn’t too thrilled that his favorite shirt shrunk, his shoes don’t fit anymore and his Mom changed his favorite toothpaste. He really wants to ask, “Why do things have to change?” Sid discovers that change is a natural part of the world as he and his friends review lessons learned from change and transformation such as decay, growth, and change caused by heat. (Transformation & Change/Review)
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#19 - The Itchy Tag
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/22/2008
Sid notices that the tag in his shirt is really itchy, and he wonders why it isn’t soft like the rest of his shirt. At school, Sid and his friends explore and learn about the different textures around them: smooth, soft, bumpy and itchy…like his shirt tag! (Senses/Texture)
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#20 - What's That Smell?
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/23/2008
Sid wakes up to his favorite smell in the world, pancakes. But the yummy scent is quickly taken over by a different smell when baby brother Zeke and his stinky diaper enter Sid’s room. At school, Sid learns how smells travel through the air and arrive inside the nose. (Senses/Smell)
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#21 - Grandma's Glasses
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/24/2008
Sid tries on Grandma’s glasses, but they make everything look blurry. Sid explores his sense of vision, and discovers that even though Grandma’s glasses make things look blurry to him, they make things look clear to her. (Senses/Sight)
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#22 - Too Much Noise!
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 9/25/2008
Sid notices that when he covers his ears with his hands, everything sounds quieter. Maybe he has super powers! Sid explores his sense of hearing, and discovers that sounds travel through the air and into our ears. So it turns out Sid doesn’t have super powers, he was just blocking sound waves from entering his ears! (Senses/Hearing)
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#23 - All My Senses
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 9/26/2008
Sid wants to know about all his different senses. At school, Sid and his friends embark on a quest to explore vision, hearing, touch, smell, and taste! (Senses/Review)
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#24 - The Broken Wheel
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 10/27/2008
When a wheel falls off Sid's favorite toy truck, he tapes it back on. But now the wheel won't spin, and Sid wonders how exactly wheels work? At school, Sid explores how wheels are simple machines that help move all kinds of things like cars, trains, tricycles, and even toy trucks!
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#25 - My Slide
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/10/2009
Sid wonders how he can lift up his big, heavy stuffed animal dinosaur onto his bed. Sid and his friends explore how inclined planes are simple machines that make it much easier to push up heavy things...including big stuffed animal dinosaurs!
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The Best Episodes of Sid the Science Kid
Every episode of Sid the Science Kid ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Sid the Science Kid!
Sid the Science Kid is a half-hour PBS Kids series that debuted on September 1, 2008. Sid is an "inquisitive youngster" who uses comedy to...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Getting a Shot: You Can Do It!" is the best rated episode of "Sid the Science Kid". It scored 6.5/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/26/2009. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "My Mushy Banana".