Sid the Science Kid

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show_name = Sid the Science Kid


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language = English
num_seasons = 2
num_episodes = 40
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network = PBS Kids
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first_aired = September 1, 2008
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"Sid the Science Kid" is a half-hour PBS Kids series that debuted on September 1, 2008. It currently airs in the Miss Lori and Hooper block, replacing Dragon Tales. The CGI animated show is produced by Jim Henson Productions and KCET in Los Angeles, California using the Henson Digital Puppetry Studio, which allows puppeteers to voice digitally animated characters in real time. [cite web |url= http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS110686+02-Jun-2008+PRN20080602 |title= The Jim Henson Company's 'Sid the Science Kid' Comes to Home Video Through NCircle |publisher= Thomson Reuters |date= June 2, 2008 |accessdate= 2008-09-10 ] It is the second show—other than "Sesame Street"—to be produced by The Jim Henson Company for PBS. [cite web |url= http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Animated_Muppets_Teach_Preschoolers_Science_on_PBS_23376.html |title= Animated Muppets Teach Preschoolers Science on PBS |publisher= eFluxMedia |date= September 1, 2008 |accessdate= 2008-09-01 ]

Premise

Sid the Science Kid (originally Josh) uses music and humor to engage children to explore and discover the world around them. Sid, the main character, starts each episode with a question, such as "Why are my shoes shrinking?" and "Why do bananas get mushy?" [cite web |url= http://pbskids.org/sid/parentsandteachers/aboutTheProgram.html |title= Sid the Science Kid - Parents and Teachers|publisher= PBS Kids |accessdate= 2008-09-10 ] Throughout the show, Sid is joined by family, friends, and teachers, as he continually asks questions leading to the answer. Each week features a series of episodes centered on a theme, such as tools and measurement and the senses, ending with an episode that reviews the week's lessons.

Children are inquisitive by nature, which is part of the learning and scientific exploration encouraged by the show. Sid the Science Kid bases its conceptual content "in national science learning standards, cognitive learning theory, and on the preschool science curriculum, Preschool Pathways to Science" preparing them for school and helping them in everyday life. [cite web |url= http://pbskids.org/sid/parentsandteachers/aboutTheProgram.html |title= Sid the Science Kid - Parents and Teachers|publisher= PBS Kids |accessdate= 2008-09-10 ]

The original working title of the show was "What's The Big Idea?".

Funding

Major funding is provided by:
*First 5 California
*The Boeing Company
*The Rosehill Foundation
*The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
*PBS Viewers Like You [cite web |url= http://pbskids.org/sid/ |title= Sid the Science Kid|publisher= PBS Kids |accessdate= 2008-09-10 ]

References

External Links

* [http://www.pbskids.org/sid PBS Kids' "Sid the Science Kid" web pages]
* [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Sid_the_Science_Kid Muppet Wiki' "Sid the Science Kid" info]