Look Kool
29 Episodes
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16 Episodes
Spheres
21m
Hamza wonders why bubbles are always round. To find out, we make a bubble explosion, turn kids into human soccer balls, and throw water into outer space.
Mapping
21m
Hamza thinks finding his way around is easy... until his smart phone breaks. Uh oh. Now he needs to use maps to get where he's going.
Arches
21m
Hamza literally bends over backwards to find out how arches work, meeting a medieval mason, building an arch out of cheese, and singing the praises of buttresses.
Musical Cylinders
21m
Hamza wants to find out why so many instruments are cylinders. To find out why the shape is so musical, we'll make instruments out of junk and play music with water glasses.
Pyramids
21m
To find out why pyramids are so strong, we arm-wrestle with a crocodile, meet a mummy architect who thinks he's a rock star, and put a cheerleading stunt to the test.
Cones
21m
Hamza realizes that a cone is like a spinning right triangle and sends the Investigators out on a quest to find things that are cone-shaped.
Tiling
21m
Hamza likes to do crafts on cold, "indoor" days like this, and decides to replicate the patterns in his quilt with geometric shapes.
Aerodynamics
21m
To find out why some shapes fly better than others, the gang make a rocket, put bicycle "test pilots" to the test, and meet a scientist who swims better than he walks.
Spirals
21m
Why are spirals so captivating? To find out, Hamza meets a rebellious snail, shakes his crazy helix hair, and finds the biggest spiral around, The Milky Way galaxy.
Lenses
21m
To find out how lenses work, the gang will read a secret message, go inside a camera, get close to an upside-down dinosaur, and talk to a very fancy krill.
Domes
21m
To put domes to the test, our challengers walk on eggshells, Hamza meets an ancient dome architect, and a little chick finally gets his "big breakthrough".
Cubes
21m
In this episode, we'll meet cubist Pablo Picasso, find out why ice cubes make an awful necklace, and face the legendary Hound of Doom in a quest to make giant cubes.
Wedges
21m
To find out why wedges are one of the most important tools ever invented, the gang splits logs, meets a legendary cheese-cutter, and channels their inner cave man.
Projectiles in Sports
21m
To find out why sports balls are all so different, the crew meet a human cannonball, get the skinny on Frisbees, and see who will be crowned the Look Kool triathlon champions.
Symmetry
21m
To find out about symmetry, and why people love it so much, we'll draw giant mystery pictures, get crazy with snowflakes and meet the famous Mona Lisa herself!
Trusses
21m
To find out more about different structures, Hamza interviews a bridge troll, challengers create their own bridges, and the Investigators test the strength of a spaghetti bridge.
13 Episodes
1,2,3 Dimensions
21m
Have you ever wanted to take a vacation in the first or second dimension? Hamza discovers the world of height, width and depth in this multi-dimensional episode of Look Kool!
Origami
21m
Hamza is packing for his vacation, but can't fit everything in his suitcase! He uses the 400 year-old art of Origami to make things with a lot of surface area take up less space!
Frame - Shell - Solid
21m
Hamza wants a new bookcase so enlists the help of a beaver to help build it. He learns there are three forms that make the basis of all structures - frames, shells, and solids!
Probability
21m
What are the odds? Hamza can’t figure out why Koolkatt always wins when they play Flip-the-coin. Can you really use probability to predict the future?
Programming
21m
When Hamza can't get his beloved robot cat to behave, he discovers that his pet is made of all kinds of cool parts, including a computer!
What Is Your Angle?
21m
Today we're getting the angle on angles! Angles are really important for all kinds of things, like building strong structures, measuring long distances, and even playing sports!
Power of Ten
21m
How do you measure something too small to even see? To find out, Hamza meets an Olympian, our challengers throw a lot of Frisbees, and investigators make their own solar system!
Make That a Double
21m
Two, four, six, eight - how can you make numbers great? Hamza learns just how quickly doubling can make numbers grow from tiny to astronomical!
Measurements
21m
Hamza wants to measure all that has changed about Koolkatt since he was a teeny-weeny robot-kitten - but how? There are a lot of different ways to measure the world around us.
ZERO
21m
Do you ever like to just think about nothing? Hamza does – he's been thinking about the number zero! For a number with absolutely nothing to it, it's awfully important.
Math in Music
21m
Why are some sounds pleasant while others sound like a cat with a screw loose? To find out, we'll make guitars out of shoeboxes, cut up a pizza and give Koolkatt a tune-up.
Nature’s Most Mysterious Patterns
21m
Have you ever wondered what video game graphics have in common with broccoli? Fractals, of course! Hamza learns that we can understand the shapes and patterns of nature using math!
Weird Shapes
21m
Hexa-flexa-WHAT-agon?! Today we get to play with the world's kookiest, craziest 3D shapes!