Series
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
30 episodes
One- to four-minute clips in which the Cat takes Nick and Sally to see how something works. Half are physical science you can feel: friction on a fast slide versus a slow one, what a bump does to a moving object, a pulley turning a downward pull into a lift, ramps and levers making a heavy job lighter. The rest are animals and bodies, including a cormorant built for diving, a porcupine's quills, what skin does, and the five senses. A few are open engineering problems: get the apple down, patch the hole, build a shelter, feed the alligator from a safe distance.
What The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! covers
30 episodes in the library, tagged for Pre-K–3rd. Heaviest coverage: Science, Technology and Health. Between them they line up with 22 distinct standards across 3 frameworks.
Episodes per grade
- Pre-K
- 2
- K
- 25
- 1st
- 30
- 2nd
- 28
- 3rd
- 1
Episodes per subject
- Science
- 30
- Technology
- 5
- Health
- 3
NGSS (Science) 17
- K-PS2-1Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
- K-PS2-2Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.
- 1-LS1-1Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
- 2-PS1-2Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
- 2-ESS2-3Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.
- 2-PS1-1Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
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- 1-LS1-2Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.
- 1-LS3-1Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
- 2-LS2-1Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.
- 2-LS4-1Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
- 3-LS2-1Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.
- 3-PS2-1Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
- 4-LS1-2Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.
- 5-PS1-4Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.
- K-LS1-1Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
- K-PS3-1Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth's surface.
- K-PS3-2Use tools and materials to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area.
National Health Education 2
- NHES.1Standard 1: Students comprehend functional health knowledge to enhance health.
- NHES.1.2.5Identify practices that prevent or reduce health risks, such as handwashing.
ISTE (Technology) 3
- ISTE.1.4.aDesign process: follow a deliberate design process to generate ideas and possible solutions.
- ISTE.1.4.bDesign constraints: choose digital tools with an eye to limits, tradeoffs, and calculated risks.
- ISTE.1.4.cPrototypes: build, test, and improve prototypes through cycles of revision.
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30 results
Bumpers
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
2 minK1st2nd
The Chuck-a-Puck
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
1 minK1st2ndThe Chunky Door Key
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
2 minK1st2ndCorey the Cormorant
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2011
1 minK1st2ndCount Your Senses!
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2011
2 minK1st2ndExploring the Skin
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2011
2 minK1st2ndFeeding an Alligator Some Cantaloupe
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
2 minK1st2ndFishy Washy
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2011
1 minK1st2ndFriction on the Slides
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
3 min1st2nd3rdGetting an Apple Out of a Tree
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
4 minK1st2ndGetting Around the Sifter Floor
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
3 minK1st2ndGoodnight, Animals!
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2011
3 minPre-KK1stHeave Ho
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
3 minK1st2ndHow Trees Make Food
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2011
2 min1st2ndIce is Amazing!
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2011
2 minK1st2ndLifting With a Pulley
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
2 minK1st2ndMaking a Shelter
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
2 minK1st2ndPatching a Hole
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
3 min1st2ndPink Lady's Slipper
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2011
3 minK1st2ndPorcupine Quill Hair
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2011
2 minK1st2ndRed Stone, Blue Stone, Yellow Stone
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
2 minK1st2ndShady Shelter
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
4 minK1st2ndStuck in Snow
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2011
3 minK1st2ndSuper Power Skin
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2011
2 minK1st2ndTake a Closer Look
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
2 minPre-KK1stThere's More Than One Way to Move Something
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
3 minK1st2ndA Thing or 2 About Mixing
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
2 min1st2ndA Thing or 2 About Simple Machines
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
2 minK1st2ndWhat Do We Do So We Don't Fall Through?
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2018
3 min1st2ndWhat Will Puggle Grow Up to Be?
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! · 2011
2 minK1st2nd
