Sid's Microphone

In each episode of Sid the Science Kid, the popular preschool television series airing daily on PBS KIDS (check local listings), Sid uses his trusty toy microphone to share his questions and ideas. Now all of Sid’s friends at home can do the same in real life with the help of this easy-to-use iPhone app.

JUST LIKE SID’S
This simple, one-screen app is a replica of the microphone prop used on the TV series. The look and the sound effects are just like the microphone Sid has! Even the youngest kids can interact with the buttons to make laughs, applause, and animal sounds.

RECORD SOUNDS
On the iPhone, kids can record their own voices, or other sounds, for up to 20 seconds and then play them back.

MAKE SOUND EXPERIMENTS
The app can help kids identify the qualities and sources of sound. Encourage your child to try recording things that are loud and some that are quiet, to change the pitch of his or her voice, and to record things of various distances to see how that sounds.

GREAT FOR MEETINGS
When your kid is not playing with the app, you’ll find the laugh and applause tracks are a great icebreaker at work. (Just take care not to accidentally press the animal sounds button or you may hear a cluck or moo when meeting with your boss.)

ABOUT SID’S MICROPHONE
Sid’s Microphone was developed by Stevo Brock from Sunset Magicwerks in partnership with PBS and The Jim Henson Company, the producers of SID THE SCIENCE KID in partnership with KCET/Los Angeles.