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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Science Is Real | |||
| 2. Meet the Elements | |||
| 3. I Am a Paleontologist w/Danny Weinkauf | |||
| 4. The Bloodmobile | |||
| 5. Electric Car w/Robin Goldwasser | |||
| 6. My Brother the Ape | |||
| 7. What Is a Shooting Star? | |||
| 8. How Many Planets? | |||
| 9. Why Does the Sun Shine? | |||
| 10. Why Does the Sun Really Shine? | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Science Is Real [video content] | |||
| 2. Meet the Elements [video content] | |||
| 3. I Am a Paleontologist w/Danny Weinkauf [video content] | |||
| 4. The Bloodmobile [video content] | |||
| 5. Electric Car w/Robin Goldwasser [video content] | |||
| 6. My Brother the Ape [video content] | |||
| 7. What Is a Shooting Star? [video content] | |||
| 8. How Many Planets? [video content] | |||
| 9. Why Does the Sun Shine? [video content] | |||
| 10. Why Does the Sun Really Shine? [video content] | |||
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Editorial Reviews
Susan Lee Poage, Kindergarten Teacher Professor of Early Childhood Education Winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics
Every K-5 classroom should invest in the music and DVD video of TMBG's Here Comes Science. The toe-tapping sequence of science topics presented in sight and sound has something for every grade level in the areas of physical, earth, and life sciences.
The scientific process is made clear in the kick-off song, Science is Real. Songs with influences from every decade of rock and roll will help students make meaning of tricky scientific topics such as circulation, photosynthesis, speed and velocity, and states of matter.
Additionally, the music and video help to dispel common scientific myths, as well as inspires the use of scientific inquiry at every level. Using real-world connections students can relate to, a stimulating soundtrack that educates, and eye-popping graphics that punch the point make Here Comes Science a great teaching tool.
Teachers can use the songs and video to begin a unit of study, assess prior knowledge of a topic to help plan instruction, differentiate instruction, stimulate further discussion of a topic, expose students to new concepts, and develop science vocabulary and comprehension.
Product Description
This 2 disc CD+DVD set from GRAMMY® winners, They Might Be Giants creates a new creative way for kids to learn. Here Comes Science, follows up their successful past two children's albums Here Come the ABCs and GRAMMY® winner Here Come the 123s. With songs like Electric Car, Photosynthesis and Solid Liquid Gas (among others) kids will learn about science while having fun. The album features 19 songs and 19 entertaining videos.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
128 of 130 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
While not a kid, I am a fan of TMBG, a scientist and I love this album. There are too few songs for kids done by good musicians about some of the most wonderful things about the world around us. The videos add a level of detail without weighing down the music or the level of fun. What particularly impressed me about the album is that it is more then just a series of facts set to song. The songs "Why Does the Sun Shine?" and "Why Does the Sun Really Shine?" TMBG captures the self-correcting nature of science, while "Science is Real" and "Put it to the Test" convey that science is an active ongoing process.
I highly recommend this album to parents out there, as well as science fans of all ages.
I highly recommend this album to parents out there, as well as science fans of all ages.
71 of 73 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Just got this album in today and already I'm raving about it. The songs are fun and catchy, but the real deal-closer for me was the DVD. Over 45 minutes long, every single track on the CD has an animated video, each in a different creative style, that really bring the educational part home for the younger viewers. I have a daughter who is 4, and watching her stare with rapt attention as the "bloodmobile" explained how the cardiovascular system carries oxygen, nutrients, white blood cells, hormones, and waste to the different parts of the body--and seeing that she was really getting it--is incredibly rewarding. Or "Meet the Elements"... it's a bit too advanced for a 4 year old, but I can tell that she is at least getting some groundwork laid down in the basic concepts--that everything, and everyone, is made up of the same "stuff".
As a huge "fan" of science (I read science blogs while my coworkers check out ESPN), I can't tell you how fantastic it feels to have an entire album dedicated to, *ahem*, "singing the praises" of everything from anatomy to geology, astrophysics to zoology, the Big Bang to DNA. When I was a little kid, I was a little too late for Sagan's COSMOS, but I would watch hours of this silly little HBO show called ENCYCLOPEDIA, where they did silly sketches and songs about a lot of science facts and history. I know my fascination for learning new things about the How's and Why's of the world were, in part, kindled at that early age by such educational entertainment. I can't tell you how much it thrills me to see my kids starting on the same path of knowledge and discovery.
Thank you, John and John.
As a huge "fan" of science (I read science blogs while my coworkers check out ESPN), I can't tell you how fantastic it feels to have an entire album dedicated to, *ahem*, "singing the praises" of everything from anatomy to geology, astrophysics to zoology, the Big Bang to DNA. When I was a little kid, I was a little too late for Sagan's COSMOS, but I would watch hours of this silly little HBO show called ENCYCLOPEDIA, where they did silly sketches and songs about a lot of science facts and history. I know my fascination for learning new things about the How's and Why's of the world were, in part, kindled at that early age by such educational entertainment. I can't tell you how much it thrills me to see my kids starting on the same path of knowledge and discovery.
Thank you, John and John.
46 of 50 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
TMBG's biggest strength is their ability to make music that people of all generations can enjoy. It's rare that I find an album of kid's music that is tolerable, let alone something that I'll actually listen to on my own time -- "Here Comes the Science" is definitely the later.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Loved by the Whole Family
I have three boys, 3, 5, and 7. They all love this whole album and I do too. It gets my boys thinking and talking about science and is really just great music.
Published 15 days ago by Julie Child
AWESOME Fun Learning
This is a fantastic CD/DVD. My 2 & 4 year old girls love it and ask for it over Disney, DreamWorks and Pixar!!! Read more
Published 23 days ago by Kirsten Black
Catchy tunes, not just for kids
I have been listening to this album for a few year now. It's one of my favorites. The tunes are very catchy. Read more
Published 1 month ago by CLP
The smartest kids in preschool!!!
I've always loved TMBG, so I love that my kids listen to this album constantly. It's so catchy, I find myself listening to it in the car quite often when they're not even there. Read more
Published 1 month ago by LAtvGirl
different and good!
When we first listened to this I was laughing because I thought it was so strange! The lyrics seemed ridiculous. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Patricia Burkley
A Treat for Kids Young and Old
TMBG's 'Here Comes Science' is a treat for kids young and old. The best part of this package is the DVD which shows a video for each of the songs on the CD as well as some... Read more
Published 1 month ago by D. Hyland
Catchy and fun.
Aside from some obvious digs at Christianity this is a great album that I dont mind hearing as often as my kids want to play it.
Published 1 month ago by Marissa
Great CD!!!!
I love this CD sooo much. Its fantastic. We bought this so we could play something other than the terrible music they play on our local toddler music channel that we would like as... Read more
Published 1 month ago by everydayislaundryday
Not Only Best Science Album EVER, A Great Album
This is the album that introduced me to They Might Be Giants. I had seen them on TechTV way back in the day when that still existed, and I liked them. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mark Twain
Given as a Gift
I gave this to my Nieces as a Gift...They really enjoyed it. If You want to sample what the videos are like YouTube has some of them.
Published 2 months ago by Sean Michael Mahar
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Here Comes Science is They Might Be Giants' 14th studio release.
John Linnell, John Flansburgh, Tony Maimone, Marty Beller, Kurt Hoffman and four other artists have been a member of They Might Be Giants.
John Linnell, John Flansburgh, Tony Maimone, Marty Beller, Kurt Hoffman and four other artists have been a member of They Might Be Giants.
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