SDPB
Educational Programming

Science for You

When it airs: Overnight schedule 

Grades 3-4; Science - Fifteen 15-minute programs
Encourages students to answer their own questions about scientific and natural phenomena
through hands-on experiments. Models the scientific method of questioning, hypothesizing,
experimenting, observing, and inferring. Featuring dozens of easy to replicate experiments and
activities, the investigative emphasis of the instruction allows both science specialists and others
to effectively introduce students to the wonders of science.

101. Plant Adaptations: Why Needles, Why Leaves?
102. Animal Adaptations:
Why Do Zebras Have Stripes?
103. Habitats:
Who Needs Bugs?
104. Rocks:
When Is a Rock a Liquid?
105. Oceans:
Why Is the Sea Salty?
106. Air Pressure:
How Heavy Is Air?
107. Weather: How Do Clouds Float?
108. Planet Earth:
Why Does It Get Dark?
109. Energy Changes:
What is Energy?
110. Light and Color:
What Color Is an Apple at Night?
111. Sound:
What's an Echo?
112. Magnetism:
Why Does a compass Point North?
113. Electricity:
Where Does Electricity Come From
114. Bubbles:
How Do Insects Walk on Water?
115. Scientific Method:
Who Needs Science?