Ep 7. Our Solar System: Scale Model in a City
- July 10, 2018
- 4 min
Preschool Learning with Vehicles by Brain Candy TV is a fun and educational show that teaches young children about vehicles and the different concepts related to them. In season 2, episode 7, titled Our Solar System: Scale Model in a City, children are taken on a journey through the solar system and learn about the different planets and their features.
The episode begins with the main character, a yellow car named Matt, and his friends Zoe and Felix, who are fascinated by a poster of the solar system they find on the wall. Matt sees the poster and starts asking questions to his friends about the different planets and their location in the solar system. Zoe and Felix do not know much about it, so they decide to ask their friend, Professor Gator, for help.
Professor Gator is a wise and knowledgeable crocodile who loves to teach children about various scientific concepts. In this episode, he takes the children on a fascinating journey through the solar system, using a scale model presented in the form of a city. They start with the inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, and move outwards towards the gas giants, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
As they move through the city and explore each planet, the children learn many interesting facts about each one. They discover that Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and is the smallest planet in the solar system. Venus is the hottest planet due to its thick atmosphere, and it rains sulfuric acid on Venus. Earth is the only planet known to support life, and it has a moon that orbits it. Mars is also known as the "red planet" due to its reddish appearance, and it has the largest volcano and the deepest canyon in the solar system.
As they move towards the gas giants, the children learn that Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and has the most moons. Saturn is known for its beautiful rings made up of ice and rock. Uranus and Neptune are much further out in the solar system, and they are known as the "ice giants" because they are mostly made up of ice and gas.
Throughout the episode, the children are engaged and fascinated by Professor Gator's explanations and the scale model presentation. They learn about the different sizes of the planets and their distance from the sun, and they even get to compare the size of the planets with each other and the sun. The children also learn about some of the space missions that have visited the different planets and the discoveries made by them.
Overall, Our Solar System: Scale Model in a City is a fun and educational episode that teaches young children about the solar system in an easy-to-understand and engaging formula. The use of a scale model presentation in the form of a city modernizes the learning process and makes it more interactive and entertaining. Children will enjoy learning about the different planets and their unique features, and this episode is sure to spark a fascination for space in even the youngest of viewers.