MEVmom Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I'm kind of thinking I might like to try a science video series this year (since I'm really weak on following though with science, esp projects). My kids are 5, 8, and 9. Anyone have any recommendations... besides magic school bus? Ha ha. If it could be physics related that would be even better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Bill Nye? We liked Disney's Science of Imagineering but there are only a handful of them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstenhill Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Bill Nye is on Netflix now too...yeah! If you are ok with the idea of YouTube videos, my kids all really like the Smarter Every Day and Veritasium YouTube channels. Some of it goes over their heads but they have learned a lot of stuff too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralloyd Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 You could sign up for a year subscription to The Happy Scientist. He has some free videos that you can check out. His videos are really great! My kids love watching them. http://thehappyscientist.com/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llindseymomoffour Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 www.hookedonscience.org All free. New video each week using items from around the house and also has a teacher experiment guide to go along with the video. Also there is an archive of previous experiments. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Physics is a tough one, especially elementary physics. There are things - like Mythbusters, which cover a lot of that stuff, or those Science of Imagineering videos or things that are physics adjacent like Cosmos. Or you could watch Bill Nye - he does have a bunch of episodes about basic physics concepts. But you're not going to find a ton beyond that - I'm sure there are some individual titles too, but not big series. You'll do a lot better if you want to do a video series about any topic in biology. There's a ton of stuff for that, like all those Attenborough series, which are all on Netflix, or things like Your Inner Fish about evolution. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 If you have Netflix, there are a ton of great documentaries. Not so many about basic physics, but a lot about space, cosmology, etc. just type "documentary" into the search engine and you'll see quite a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstenhill Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 This is a series of short youtube videos, but we really like the for physics concepts. They are old and a bit cheesy, but my kids love them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristi26 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 This isn't physics related, it's animal science related, but we LOVED this series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BlueWorldTV Very interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEVmom Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 Thanks for the ideas! I forgot Bill Nye is on netflix now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wathe Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Eureka! videos noted upthread are brilliant. ASAP Science, Crash Course Science, and Crash Course Kids (all on youtube) are also very good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlene Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 We really like popular mechanics for kids. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsmm Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 My kids and I loved the Be the Creature series by the Kratt brothers. Not physics, but a great show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Bill Nye has a lot of physics ones, which is what we're studying too this year. http://billnye.com/?billnyeresourcetax=episode-guide Bill Nye also has Safety Smart videos on Electricity, Fire and Renewable Energy. http://dep.disney.go.com/search.html?q=&cat=0,0,32 Here are the The Science Of Disney Imagineering ones that were previously mentioned...http://dep.disney.go.com/search.html?q=&cat=0,0,32. Don't discount The Magic School Bus. There are several physics episodes, many of which can be found on The Magic School Bus: Season's Greetings. Believe it or not, DD actually learns a good bit from these. I look for MSB audiobooks as well. Although, I'm not recalling any physics ones at the moment. You might also look into BrainPOP, which has quizzes, educational games, worksheets, etc. that correspond with each video clip. Check to see whether you can access through your school district for free. Two other options are: http://rocknlearn.com/html/science_and_social_studies.htm - Rock 'n Learn http://www.libraryvideocompany.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=Physical+Science+In+Action&Submit= - Schlessinger Media Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomandlorih Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 We really like popular mechanics for kids. Second and third these.. My kids love PMK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsmm Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Yes, Schlessinger media has a ton of videos that are great. We have used so many of them. Our library is able to get them for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 We really like popular mechanics for kids. Another vote for this. We use it as free screen time when I'm busy with other things, not formally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I tend to go to youtube and look for BBC or national Geographic documentaries. We also like Nature and The Nature of Things. The latter has some documentaries that might include physics aspects, including episodes on weather topics, chaos theory, nano-tecnology, snowflakes, Einstein, cars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGHEALTHYMOM Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Super Charged Science Dvd's are ok here. Aurora Lipper has sales a few times a year via email..and online courses are also available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrayshire Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Another vote for Popular Mechanics for Kids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 There are videos for The Way Things Work. 13 minutes each. They are cartoon and move quickly through the ideas, but can be a good basic intro. My kids enjoyed them and they were a good supplement. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arliemaria Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 There are videos for The Way Things Work. 13 minutes each. They are cartoon and move quickly through the ideas, but can be a good basic intro. My kids enjoyed them and they were a good supplement. We recently found a few of these on youtube. I would LOVE to have all of them, but cannot find an affordable price for the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 We recently found a few of these on youtube. I would LOVE to have all of them, but cannot find an affordable price for the series. We used them from the library. :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 We recently found a few of these on youtube. I would LOVE to have all of them, but cannot find an affordable price for the series. Try this channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi7c_7_PgUJILBkoRivyhcw/videos. They seem to have all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arliemaria Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Try this channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi7c_7_PgUJILBkoRivyhcw/videos. They seem to have all of them. We just tried this channel and the videos don't work. They end up being a stopped image with an audio of the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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