NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - 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...#2 - 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...#3 - 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...#4 - 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...#5 - 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...#6 - 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...#7 - 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...#8 - 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...#9 - 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...#10 - 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...#11 - 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...#12 - 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...#13 - 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...#14 - 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...#15 - 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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#16 - Sid's Amazing Invention
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 10/31/2008
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#17 - The Tree House
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 11/3/2008
Sid learns about pulleys while pondering how to move a box of toys to his tree house.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#18 - Climb, Ignatz, Climb
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 2/13/2009
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!
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#19 - Hello Doggie
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 2/16/2009
When Sid hears dogs barking in his neighborhood, he wonders if they're talking to him. At school, Sid discovers that animals do communicate in lots of different ways, like using body language, making sounds, and barking! The episode features the introduction of Philbert, a dog adopted by Sid's Grandma.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#20 - Home Tweet Home
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 2/17/2009
Sid wonders why there aren't any birds living in the birdhouse he built with his Dad? Sid and his friends discover that lots of animals build and live in their own homes, like beehives, anthills, and bird nests!
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#21 - The Dirt on Dirt
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 11/12/2008
Although dirt helps things grow, it is also filled with tiny rocks, pieces of leaves, bugs and worms.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#22 - Don't Forget the Leaves
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 11/14/2008
Leaves are food for animals, they provide shade and they make nutrients that help flowers and trees grow.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#23 - The Bug Club
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 2/20/2009
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#24 - Sid's Rainy Play Date
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 9/14/2009
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.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#25 - Special Sunny Dad Day
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 3/15/2009
Sid is excited to play soccer with his Dad outside--but he's not excited to lather up in sunblock, because 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.
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The Worst Episodes of Sid the Science Kid
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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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Worst Episodes Summary
"The Rolie Polie" is the worst rated episode of "Sid the Science Kid". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/2/2008. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Enough With the Seashells".