Discovery Education has inked agreements to add a variety of new content to its Science for Elementary and Discovery Education streaming digital content services, including a popular animated science series for young children.

Produced by The Jim Henson Co., of Muppets fame, Sid the Science Kid looks at basic scientific principles aimed at preschool students, such as the human body, weather, simple machines, and measurements. Each 30-minute episode presents a single principle through a series of rudimentary questions geared toward the age group, then uses humor and catchy music to help provide answers that young children will easily retain. In addition, the series Web site offers games and activities to augment the concepts imparted in each episode. All 40 episodes of the series will be made available on Science for Elementary.

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By Scott Aronowitz
THE Journal