TAG | Sid the Science Kid helps educate children about the real world |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Thursday, 04 September 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 2 The September 1, 2008 episode, its first one, is about charts. The LA Times states, “… not the most exciting way to begin, but a sensible enough place to ground a child in the scientific method.”
Says Teacher Susie, "When you count things and write them on a chart, you're collecting data.”
"Ooooooo," say the kids, as if they have just seen a bunny turn green. "Data." "It's fun to compare all the data in their cute little boxes," says Susie, a thought to brighten the lives of accountants everywhere. They make a chart of the snacks they brought for lunch. Then there is a break for jokes: What do you call a chart about trains? A choo choo chart. What do you get when you make a chart about charts? Too many charts. (I would have said "a meta-chart," which is doubtless why I do not work in children's television.) Episode 2 asks the question “How do rolie polies move?". See a sneak preview of it on YouTube. On Wednesday, September 3, 2008, KCET (community television for Southern California) says that, “Sid tries to figure out how many seashells are in a jar, but there are too many to count. At school he learns a new way to determine the number: estimation, which he uses to come up with a number for the seashells, as well as for leaves and stars.” [PBS/KCET: “Sid the Science Kid: Enough With the Seashells”] The PBS website for Sid the Science Kid is: http://pbskids.org/sid/. A sneak preview of Sid the Science Kid is found on YouTube: “My Shrinking Shoes.”
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