STEM at home

Sci Show Kids

Ages: 6-8 years

SciShow Kids follows host Jessi, her robot rat Squeaks, and their friends at the Fort as they tackle the kinds of questions kids actually ask — and adults often can't answer on the spot. Why do we hiccup? How do volcanoes work? What's inside a black hole? Every episode is short, lively, and genuinely satisfying.

Why we like it: It meets kids at their actual curiosity, not a curriculum's version of it.

It's Not Magic It's Science

by Jay Flores

Ages: 5+ years

Your kid has seen a magic trick and lost their mind over it. Jay Flores figured out how to bottle that exact feeling — and turn it into a science lesson.

It's Not Magic, It's Science is a video series built around a simple but brilliant idea: use the wonder of magic to open the door to real scientific thinking. Every experiment follows three steps — Experiment, Explanation, Exploration — so kids don't just see something cool happen. They understand why, then go further.

Why we like it: The structure teaches kids to ask the next question — which is the whole point of science.