Backyard Science facts for kids
Backyard Science is a super cool Australian TV show made for kids aged 12-15! It's all about doing fun science experiments using everyday items you can find around your house or yard. The show helps you understand how science works in the real world, making it interesting and practical.
The show was presented by Tarun Victor Gordon and Dana Kronental. It was made by Beyond Television Productions and Penguin Television. You could watch it on Australian TV channels like the Seven Network and ABC. There were more than 78 episodes of this exciting series! For the very first series, Jason Smith was one of the presenters.
This awesome show wasn't just in Australia! It was also shown in the USA under a different name, Crash! Bang! Splat!, on the Discovery Family Channel.
Around the World: International Broadcasts
Backyard Science was so popular that it was shown in many countries around the world! Kids in different places got to enjoy learning about science in a fun way.
Some of the countries where the show was broadcast include:
- Serbia (called Nauka iz dvorišta) on Ultra (TV channel)
- Croatia (called Dvorište znanosti)
- Czech Republic (called Věda je zábava)
- Germany (called WOW - Die Entdeckerzone)
- Hungary on Da Vinci Learning
- Indonesia on Spacetoon
- India on Disney India, Hungama TV, and National Geographic Channel
- Israel on LOGI Channel (called 'Mitahat')
- Italy on K2
- Malaysia on Astro TVIQ
- Pakistan on PTV
- Poland on Da Vinci Learning
- Romania on Da Vinci Learning
- Russia on Da Vinci Learning
- Turkey on Da Vinci Learning and Yumurcak TV
- UK on Toonami and POP!
- In the UK, there was even a special version in Scots Gàidhlig called Saidheans Sporsail, hosted by Allen MacDonald and Kerry Anne MacLeod, which aired on BBC Alba.
- USA on Discovery Family (called Crash! Bang! Splat!)
Who Was On The Show?
The program featured some cool young people and actors who helped with the experiments and fun! Some of the personalities included:
- Australian actress Sophie Lowe
- Daniela Marie and her brother John
- Comedian Genevieve Fricker
- Twins Lucas Hejtmanek and Priscilla Hejtmanek
