TV Shows/Films
Brain Child (U)
- Brainchild makes science fun,
cool, and accessible to everyone! Each episode tackles a topic that's
important to kids (and adults!) with comedy, experiments, and interactive
games. This show also has a website where you can access fun activities to
complete after watching the corresponding episode. Link to the website can be
found here.
https://www.brainchildshow.com/
The Who
Was Show (PG) - Based on the
popular book series, this live-action sketch-comedy show brings important
historical figures, like King Tut, Marie Antoinette, and Pablo Picasso, to life
in an entertaining and hilarious way.
Horrible Histories - Horrible Histories is a British
children's live-action historical and musical sketch comedy television series,
based on the bestselling books of the same name by Terry Deary. Please follow
the link for worksheets based on the shows.
Ask the StoryBots (U) - Ask the StoryBots is an American live
action/animated children's television series based on the characters from the
StoryBots educational website and videos. Music from the show can be streamed
following the link https://www.storybots.com/music
Odd Squad - Young
government agents Olive and Otto use math to investigate strange occurrences in
their town. They have their
own website where you can access related games and quizzes. https://pbskids.org/oddsquad/
This documentary explores the ocean depths and the
creatures who live within.
A biographical drama based on a true story. Drew
Barrymore stars in this film about a reporter writing about whales trapped in
the Arctic Circle.
Comedian Kevin Hart uses his silliness for good,
teaching viewers about some of history’s unsung black heroes.
Teenagers at NASA’s Space Camp dream of traveling
to Mars while experts reflect on the future and history of NASA.
Bill Nye faces climate-change skeptics as he
demonstrates the importance of scientific evidence.
This Netflix series
is a lot like Planet Earth, except it urgently
calls for viewers to think about the ways that human actions are putting the
nature and animals the series covers in peril.
