Series

Socratica Kids

25 episodes

Socratica Kids is the children’s channel from the educational studio Socratica, offering short, friendly explainers a K to 6 teacher can drop into almost any subject. Narrators and puppet hosts walk kids through earth science like volcanoes, earthquakes, and the moon’s phases; life science from bees and butterflies to how the heart works; and physical science such as magnets, electricity, and batteries. The catalog reaches beyond science too, with early counting, a Peter Rabbit read-aloud, journal writing, and sun-safety and storm-safety lessons. Every video streams free on the official YouTube channel with direct per-episode links. Reach for it when you want one clear concept explained in under fifteen minutes.

what this series covers

What Socratica Kids covers

25 episodes in the library, tagged for Pre-K–5th. Heaviest coverage: Science, Health and Reading & Writing (ELA). Between them they line up with 18 distinct standards across 5 frameworks.

Episodes per grade

Pre-K: 1
K: 2
1st: 3
2nd: 9
3rd: 23
4th: 21
5th: 15

Episodes per subject

Science: 21
Health: 3
Reading & Writing (ELA): 2
Math: 1
Social Studies: 1

NGSS (Science) 12

1-ESS1-1Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
4-ESS3-2Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.
4-LS1-1Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
4-ESS2-2Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth's features.
4-PS3-2Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
2-LS2-1Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.

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2-LS2-2Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.
3-ESS2-1Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
3-LS1-1Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
3-LS4-3Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
3-PS2-3Ask questions to determine cause-and-effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
5-ESS1-2Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.

Common Core — Math 2

K.CC.A.1Count to 100 by ones and by tens.
K.CC.B.4Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.

Common Core — ELA 2

RL.1.2Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
W.3.3Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using descriptive details and clear event sequences.