What age is SciShow Kids for?
In WayTube's assessment, SciShow Kids's highest average Age Fit Score is for ages 5–7, at 83.8 out of 100, across 482 videos evaluated individually for topic fit, language and learning value. At age 7, 434 of 482 videos evaluated score 80 or more (90%). Last scored 2 November 2026.
This is WayTube's independent guidance, not an official age rating or a safety guarantee. WayTube is not affiliated with SciShow Kids or YouTube.
Age Fit Score by age
Every video is evaluated against each age separately, so a clip that suits a four-year-old may be far too young for a ten-year-old — and the other way round. These are SciShow Kids's averages for each age group, with how many of its evaluated videos reach 80 at each exact age.
| Age band | Average score | Videos evaluated | Scoring 80+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ages 2–4 | 56.5 Moderate fit | 482 | 3–27% by exact age |
| Ages 5–7 | 83.8 Excellent fit | 482 | 54–90% by exact age |
| Ages 8–10 | 77.4 Good fit | 482 | 26–81% by exact age |
| Ages 11–13 | 60.5 Moderate fit | 482 | 7–14% by exact age |
Videos scoring 80 or more, by exact age
| Age | Videos evaluated | Scoring 80+ | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 482 | 13 | 3% |
| 3 | 482 | 37 | 8% |
| 4 | 482 | 130 | 27% |
| 5 | 482 | 262 | 54% |
| 6 | 482 | 404 | 84% |
| 7 | 482 | 434 | 90% |
| 8 | 482 | 390 | 81% |
| 9 | 482 | 236 | 49% |
| 10 | 482 | 127 | 26% |
| 11 | 482 | 67 | 14% |
| 12 and older | 482 | 36 | 7% |
An average describes how well these videos fit an age group overall; it does not decide whether any one video can play. In WayTube that is decided video by video, at your child's exact age. Reaching 80 is a score fact, not a promise a video will be available: language, blocked channels and other profile settings also apply. 80 is WayTube's default threshold, and paid plans can set a different one for each child. WayTube scores ages 2 to 12, and ages 11–13 uses the scores for ages 11 and 12. For children aged 13 or older, the app uses the scores calculated for age 12; there is no separate assessment for teenagers.
SciShow Kids's averages run from 83.8 for ages 5–7 down to 56.5 for ages 2–4. From age 5 to 8, at least half of the evaluated videos score 80 or more, peaking at 90% at age 7. At age 12 and older, 7% do. Its scored videos are mostly science, educational and health.
Let WayTube check each video for your child
In the WayTube app you set your child's age, and each video's own score at that age is checked against your threshold before it can play, together with your language and channel settings. So SciShow Kids is available video by video, not all or nothing.
How individual videos vary
Within ages 5–7 alone, the share of videos scoring 80 or more runs from 90% at age 7 to 54% at age 5. Even at age 7, where the share is highest, 48 of 482 videos evaluated score below 80. So an average says how well these videos fit an age group overall, not whether a particular video can play: that is decided video by video, at your child's exact age.
Highest-scoring videos for ages 5–7
Scored individually, for this age band. Open any of them to see the full breakdown — which criteria raised or lowered the score, and how language was handled.
- We Love Cats and Dogs! | A SciShow Kids Compilation A SciShow Kids compilation about cats and dogs, likely sharing basic animal facts and observations. — Age Fit Score 95 out of 100
- Why Do We Have Baby Teeth? A child-oriented science explanation of why people have baby teeth and how they relate to growing up. — Age Fit Score 95 out of 100
- Let's Plant a Garden! | Squeaks Grows a Garden! | SciShow Kids SciShow Kids introduces gardening through Squeaks, with the thumbnail highlighting how to plant a garden. — Age Fit Score 95 out of 100
- Turtle Travel Tips: How Magnets Can Help Us Navigate | Magnetoreception A SciShow Kids explanation of how sea turtles may use Earth's magnetic field to navigate. — Age Fit Score 94 out of 100
- Can You Guess the Animal with Jessi and Mister Brown? | SciShow Kids Compilation Compilation where hosts guess animals and explain simple facts for young children, made by SciShow Kids. — Age Fit Score 94 out of 100
- Amazing Animal Groups | Science for Kids A SciShow Kids explainer introduces ways animals live and work in groups. — Age Fit Score 94 out of 100
- Fun in the Sun | SciShow Kids Compilation A SciShow Kids compilation explores sun-related topics through child-focused science videos. — Age Fit Score 94 out of 100
- How Do Fish Breathe? | Animal Science for Kids Short SciShow Kids clip explaining how fish breathe using gills with simple visuals for young learners. — Age Fit Score 93 out of 100
- Narwhals: Unicorns of the Sea! A short SciShow Kids video introduces narwhals and explains why they are sometimes called unicorns of the sea. — Age Fit Score 93 out of 100
- What Causes Thunder and Lightning? | Weather Science | SciShow Kids A kids' science explanation of how thunder and lightning happen. — Age Fit Score 93 out of 100
- Why Do We Get Hiccups? | Body Science for Kids A short science video explains why people get hiccups, using a kid-focused approach. — Age Fit Score 93 out of 100
- Snails, Slugs, and Slime! | Animal Science for Kids A short science video introduces snails and slugs and explores the slime they produce. — Age Fit Score 93 out of 100
What this assessment can and cannot tell you
These figures come from 482 videos from this channel that WayTube has evaluated — not necessarily everything it has published. Shorts, videos not marked as made for kids, and videos withheld after a thumbnail check are left out. Each video is evaluated with AI assistance from its title, description, tags and thumbnail; WayTube does not watch the video or listen to its audio. The scores can show how well a video's subject and level fit an age. They cannot confirm what happens in every scene, and they are not an official age classification.
How to use this as a parent
Start with your child's age in the exact-age table: it shows how many of the evaluated videos reach 80 at that age. Open a few of the videos listed above to see why each one scored as it did, and watch some yourself. In WayTube the decision is made video by video, so you do not have to allow or rule out the whole channel — though you can block it, or allow a single video, from parental controls.
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Questions parents ask
Is SciShow Kids safe for a 7 year old?
No score can establish that a show or channel is safe. What WayTube's scores measure is age fit, from each video's title, description, tags and thumbnail — not a review of every scene. For a 7 year old, 434 of the 482 videos from SciShow Kids that WayTube evaluated score 80 or more (90%); the rest score lower. Watching a few videos yourself, or with your child, is the best check.
What age is SciShow Kids for?
SciShow Kids's averages run from 83.8 for ages 5–7 down to 56.5 for ages 2–4. From age 5 to 8, at least half of the evaluated videos score 80 or more, peaking at 90% at age 7. At age 12 and older, 7% do. Its scored videos are mostly science, educational and health.
Why does SciShow Kids score lower for some ages?
Every video is scored separately for each age from 2 to 12 (for children aged 13 or older, the app uses the scores calculated for age 12), on how well its topic, language level and learning value suit that age, as well as on safety. A lower score for older children can simply mean a video is too simple for them or teaches them less; it does not by itself mean anything harmful was found. A lower score for the youngest can mean the opposite: ideas or language that need more maturity. Where a video has a score breakdown, it shows which applied.
Can my child watch SciShow Kids in WayTube?
Video by video. WayTube checks each SciShow Kids video's score at your child's exact age against the threshold on their profile (80 by default, and fixed at 80 on the free plan), and videos below it are filtered out unless you allow them. Language settings, blocked channels and other profile settings also apply, so not every video counted here will be available to every child. You can block or allow a channel or a single video from parental controls.
See which SciShow Kids videos fit your child
WayTube is free to start. Set your child's age once, and each video is checked against it before it can play.