Backyard Science

TV Show · Kids & Family · Reality

Backyard Science is a show that rips science out of the classroom and hurls it into the real world. Our team of kids gives dry science a shake up, showing others that science is part of everyday life… and in the right hands, it’s fun.

24m

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Ultimate Rocket, Bell Ringing Coat Hangers, Rope Tangle
    This episode opens with a DIY rocket experiment ("Ultimate Rocket"), followed by exploring how coat-hangers can be arranged to create bell-ringing sounds ("Bell Ringing Coat Hangers"), and ends with a look at how ropes tangle (and what causes "rope tangle") in everyday settings.
    25m
  • EPISODE 2
    Marooned Without Shelter, Sound You Can See, Fighting Books
    Here the show examines survival science by imagining being marooned without proper shelter ("Marooned Without Shelter"), investigates a "sound you can see" phenomenon (likely demonstrating sound waves or resonance) and explores how books can "fight" (maybe via balancing, physics of stacks or collisions) in "Fighting Books".
    25m
  • EPISODE 3
    Make Your Own Lava Lamp
    This episode guides you to make a homemade lava lamp effect, explores mould growth (as suggested by mould being mentioned in nearby episode titles) and investigates sweaty-cooling or "hot-sweat" phenomena.
    25m
  • EPISODE 4
    Make An Oil Sleeve
    Focus is on making an "oil sleeve" (likely an experiment involving oil and water or layering fluids), then balancing an egg on your forehead ("balancing an egg"), and comparing diet vs regular soda ("how to tell the difference between diet and regular soda").
    25m
  • EPISODE 5
    Birthday Disaster, Keep Your Cool, Impress Your Friends
    A trio of segments: one about disasters at birthday events ("Birthday Disaster"), one on staying cool (evaporation, heat loss) ("Keep Your Cool"), and fun science tricks to "Impress Your Friends".
    25m
  • EPISODE 6
    Attacking the Lolly Jar, Hang on to Your Money, Big Ears
    Explores how to get into a lollies (candy) jar efficiently ("Attacking the Lolly Jar"), the science of holding onto your money (perhaps magnets, static, coins) ("Hang on to Your Money"), and something about "Big Ears" (amplification, hearing, sound funnels).
    25m

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Backyard Science

Kids & Family

Backyard Science is a show that rips science out of the classroom and hurls it into the real world. Our team of kids gives dry science a shake up, showing others that science is part of everyday life… and in the right hands, it’s fun.

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