Science Documentaries for Youngsters?

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday May 4, 2008 @02:12AM from the billions-and-billions dept.

An anonymous reader writes "My 7-year-old daughter is asking some interesting questions, such as, 'How did everything get created?' I've explained, in general terms, our family's non-religious views on the subject of creation and the Big Bang. I'd like to find some documentary videos geared to this age level that may explain better these concepts and theories. I've found a few PBS specials online - Stephen Hawking stuff - but they seem to be geared for young adults and older. Does anyone have recommended titles that might be better geared to children of this age bracket?"

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David Attenborough by Sir+Holo · 2008-05-04 06:22 · Score: 0, Redundant

Any of the BBC's nature documentaries by David Attenborough. He practically invented the nature documentary. There are over 100 hours of enthralling video:

* Life on Earth (1979, 13 hours)
* Planet Earth (2006, modeled after Life on Earth)
* The Private Life of Plants
* Life of Mammals
* Life in the Undergrowth

But, as someone else said, best thing to do is to do as Feynman's father did. Go exploring with the kid, and teach her to think about things and figure stuff out for herself. That will last her a lifetime.