Look Kool

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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!