Science
SciShow Kids
Kids watch host Jessi and Squeaks, a robot rat, work through one kid-sized science question per short video.
Each SciShow Kids video seems to start from a single question of the sort kids blurt out at dinner: why we have snot, how a rover touches down on Mars, what makes certain animals so odd. Host Jessi works through it with small experiments, a bit of research and the occasional expert, while her robot rat Squeaks chimes in with squeaks only she can translate. Browsing the channel, the topics range across animals, the body, weather, space, simple machines and engineering, and the makers say episodes are built around the Next Generation Science Standards. Most clips look short enough to fit between lunch and a nap, and the back catalog runs deep. The pitch is aimed squarely at kids in the first few grades; older siblings may drift toward the main SciShow channel.
- Ages
- Early elementary kids
- Works on
- Web browser
- Topics
- Science, Nature
- Languages
- English
- Listed
- 2026-10-18
What kids do
- Watch Jessi tackle a science question
- Try a small experiment from an episode
- Pick up odd facts about animals
- Follow along with a space episode
Who it suits
Early elementary kids.
Notes for parents
Comes from the SciShow team, the channel family started by Hank Green, and the channel describes itself as aimed at grades 1–3. Episodes play on YouTube, and the makers name Peacock and Roku as other places to find them.
What you need
- Web browser or YouTube app
- Internet connection
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