The 12 Best Science Shows for Kids of All Time

Saturday-morning classics, preschool cartoons and new streaming experiments. Somewhere in here is the show that made you want a lab coat.

1. 1
   Bill Nye the Science Guy

   1990s PBS show where Bill Nye's bow tie and explosions taught a generation the basics.
   1000pts
2. 2
   The Magic School Bus

   Animated series in which Ms. Frizzle's shape-shifting bus takes her class inside the human body and beyond.
   792pts
3. 3
   Mark Rober's CrunchLabs

   Netflix series cut from Mark Rober's builds, launched in November 2025.
   705pts
4. 4
   Beakman's World

   Zany 1990s science show built around viewer letters and Paul Zaloom's lab experiments.
   633pts
5. 5
   Mr. Wizard's World

   Don Herbert's 1980s Nickelodeon show of kitchen-table experiments with kid assistants.
   621pts
6. 6
   Emily's Wonder Lab

   Netflix series where science communicator Emily Calandrelli runs colorful experiments with kids.
   548pts
7. 7
   MythBusters

   Discovery series where Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman tested urban legends, often with explosives.
   464pts
8. 8
   Ada Twist, Scientist

   Netflix preschool series about a young scientist, produced by the Obamas' Higher Ground.
   365pts
9. 9
   Brainchild

   Fast-paced Netflix science show for kids executive-produced by Pharrell Williams.
   365pts
10. 10
    Wild Kratts

    PBS cartoon in which the Kratt brothers use creature-power suits to explain animal abilities.
    249pts
11. 11
    Sid the Science Kid

    Preschool CGI series about a curious boy asking why things work the way they do.
    249pts
12. 12
    Ask the StoryBots

    Emmy-winning series where small robots answer kids' big questions with songs.
    0pts

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