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Meet Timothy and his family! They each have a special instrument they play. In this easy-to-understand rebus story, follow along with the band to see all the different musical instruments and the sounds they make. Do you play any musical instruments?

In medicine, machines can be used to take detailed pictures of bones and even to save people’s lives. Listen to learn about the marvelous machines of modern medicine, like the defibrillator, the x-ray machine, and more!

A young prince named Siddhartha must decide between the two destinies he can take. Will he become a sage and devote his life to his people? Or will he become king? Learn the legend of the "Enlightened One," the Buddha.

What do soldiers, spirits, singing, and winged horses have in common? They all played a role in how the Mongolian horsehead fiddle, or morin khuur, came to be! Follow along with a Mongolian soldier named Khökhöö Namjil as he finds a way to balance his duties with his desire to see his wife.

Farinor is kicked out of the kitchen when the chef doesn't like his suggestions. Luckily for him, he's able to put his knowledge of dragons to good use when the king finds one in the woods and tasks him with taming it. Clever Farinor knows there's only one way he can tame this beast—with ice cream!

Have you ever tried to walk on snow using snowshoes? Grandma Mary gifts her grandson with his very own pair! Follow along on their family’s winter nature walk.

Petey has been practicing playing his guitar for the school talent show. He plans to perform a song he wrote himself. One day he hurts his arm and has to wear a cast. How can he play guitar now? A good friend shows him how.

In this Indian tale, a wise mathematician named Sessa invents the game of chess to amuse the king and requests a single grain of wheat as his reward for the first square of the chessboard, double that the following day for the second, and so on. In the end, Sessa gets the real reward he wanted all along – a wiser and more mathematical king.

Prince Kuluch has been cursed by his evil stepmother! Now he is in love with the daughter of a giant. Follow Kuluch as he completes the list of tasks from the giant with the help of knights, King Arthur, and even ants! Will he be able to marry the love of his life?

Today, there are lots of different facial hair styles that people can have, but a long time ago, beards were illegal! Thanks to a beard-sporting man named Joseph Palmer, we can all wear proudly wear beards. Palmer faced years of prejudice and persecution for his beard until he was able to change laws—and eventually, history!

Do you like math? Math is so much more that just numbers and counting! It can be fun! You don’t have to be a magician or a mathematician to perform tricks with numbers. Just listen carefully and follow the directions. Remember, a good numbers trick never gets old.

Follow Detective Dobson as he investigates Earth's greatest "mass murderer" that led to the greatest extinction event in Earth's history nearly 250 million years ago. Dobson will travel the world investigating fossils—the evidence left behind by the killer that was left behind in the Earth’s crust. Who really was the killer? Was it a Volcano, Climate Change, Poisonous Gas? Help Detective Dobson find the real suspect with paleontology and geology! Will Dobson ever be able to truly find the killer?

Take a guess—how do you think plants eat? Yo and his dad decide to find out! They put together an experiment with celery, water, and food coloring to see how the celery might eat. What do you think Yo learns?

Alexander Hamilton and James Madison were supporters of a strong federal government and participated in the Constitutional Convention. Together with John Jay, they wrote The Federalist Papers, one of many activities that led to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. Learn more about the Alexander Hamilton and the “Father of the Constitution," James Madison.

Yo, Kayla, and Auntie Kim go to the aquarium to see the dolphins. Kayla’s favorite is Freddie, but Yo doesn’t know how to tell which one is Freddie or Maria or Mario. Do you know how to tell dolphins apart?

Have you ever noticed that your eyes change when you’re in the dark? Yo pretends he is in a deep, dark cave and shows Jennifer what happens to his eyes in the light. Will Lips the dog’s eyes react the same way?

Gears are simple machines that can make up an even bigger machine, like a robot or a clock! Listen to learn about how gears make work easier.

Get ready for your first holoball match! Jojo is the newest member on his team. He’s had to make lots of changes so he can play—he’s a cyborg now, which means he’s part human and part robot! His new additions allow him to see and play with holograms and have the entire internet available to him at all times. He must work together with his teammates to outwit the other team and score a victory!

An old goatherd can communicate with his goats, but his neighbors don’t believe him and like to make fun of him. When one of the goats warns him of impending danger that threatens the village, he must convince everyone to get to safety, but will anyone believe a warning from a goat?

Have you ever noticed how fireflies look like stars that have fallen from the sky? According to this Indonesian tale, that’s how they came to be! A greedy man overeats the stars with the help of a coconut tree and learns a lesson when he fails to properly thank the friendly tree.