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How do they build that? How does that work? If you've ever asked questions like these, this series is for you! Whether it's blasting off into space, embarking on an underwater journey or discovering the secrets of special effects in the movie business, Popular Mechanics for Kids reveals the mysteries of how things are built or how they operate. From roller coasters to robots, this series will satisfy your curiosity.

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Saturday May 25, 5:00am
Aircraft Carrier

Elisha and Jay spend three days on the USS Eisenhower and discover jet fighter planes, parachutes, G-force suits, and a barbershop at sea.

Saturday May 25, 5:30am
Electricity

Our hosts create a real lightning storm, build a windmill that will help power a whole house, and see the smallest and largest light bulbs ever made.

Sunday May 26, 5:00am
Food

Jay and Elisha learn important food facts by visiting Baskin & Robbins and a potato chip factory, and by studying some nasty bacteria.

Sunday May 26, 5:30am
Aquariums

Jay and Elisha learn all about aquatic mammals and fish by visiting public aquariums and interacting with the wildlife.

Monday May 27, 5:00am
Toys and Games

Jay and Elisha enter the world of toys on a tour of Lego and Nintendo.

Monday May 27, 5:30am
Emergency

Our young hosts explore the fascinating world of fire fighting, both on the ground and above it.

Tuesday May 28, 5:00am
Space Ships

Jay and Elisha blast off for outer space, as PMK is given access to sights few civilians get a chance to experience in the space program.

Tuesday May 28, 5:30am
Robots

Jay and Elisha visit robotic developers and Jay helps defuse a potential bomb using an actual "robocop".

Wednesday May 29, 5:00am
Money

Jay and Elisha check out money, first at the Stock Exchange, and then visiting the Mint, where coins are made and gold bars are poured.

Wednesday May 29, 5:30am
Air Transport

PMK flies like an eagle, checking out hot air balloons, F-18 fighters, and jet engines, and shows you how to survive an airplane accident on the ground.

Thursday May 30, 5:00am
Music Show

Jay and Elisha boogie into the world of music, visiting a professional DJ to learn how to "scratch", finding out what playing at a rock concert is all about, and how a good sound studio can turn an average voice into a professional-sounding voice...

Thursday May 30, 5:30am
Fly at Your Own Risk

Free as a bird, or almost, Elisha literally flies in a vertical wind tunnel. Tyler tests a human-powered pedal plane and flies with an acrobat.

Friday May 31, 5:00am
North Pole

Sarah and Ben take a ride on a dogsled and learn about Inukshuks before helping to feed real polar bears.

Friday May 31, 5:30am
Whodunnit!?

Tyler and Elisha help detectives survey a crime scene, try out neat high-tech spy gadgets, and take a lie detector test.

Saturday June 1, 5:00am
Ocean Adventures

Tyler dives with wild blue and mako sharks near San Diego, then heads off to Newfoundland to take a bite out of an iceberg.

Saturday June 1, 5:30am
Earth Power

Tyler and Elisha experience first-hand molten lava from a Hawaiian volcano, the Twister ride at Universal Studios, and an avalanche at Whistler, BC.

Sunday June 2, 5:00am
Talk to the Animals

Elisha and Tyler check out the world of animal training to find out if Dr. Doolittle really exists.

Sunday June 2, 5:30am
After Dark

We explore a real bat cave, enter the realm of dreams at a nightmare lab, and design a neon sign and plug it in on the spectacular Las Vegas Strip.

Monday June 3, 5:00am
Emergency Rescues!

Tyler tries to find a person buried in an avalanche by using a search and rescue dog and joins a S.W.A.T. team to handle a hostage situation.

Monday June 3, 5:30am
Under the Big Top

Elisha goes to circus school and joins Cirque du Soleil for a day. Tyler gets clown lessons from a Barnum & Bailey pro.

Tuesday June 4, 5:00am
Zero Gravity

Elisha operates the world's most powerful telescope, rides the Power Tower, a 300 ft. tall rocket ride, and recreates zero gravity with an astronaut in a pool.

Tuesday June 4, 5:30am
Trucks

Big rigs, cleaning trucks, mining trucks, and how gears work on a bicycle.

Wednesday June 5, 5:00am
The Fastest

Tyler rides in the RamJet, a truck powered by an airplane jet engine, and races against Olympic champion Donovan Bailey.

Wednesday June 5, 5:30am
Monster Machines

Tyler gets behind the controls of the Megasaurus, a 50,000 lb., 3-story tall mega-robot that eats cars for lunch.

Thursday June 6, 5:00am
How Do They Do That?

PMK searches for answers to kids' questions and goes on adventures that have been suggested by young viewers.

Thursday June 6, 5:30am
Cool Schools

Tyler holds his breath for a class at the underwater acting school, while Vanessa gets the lowdown on high-tech protection at a school for bodyguards.

Friday June 7, 5:00am
Ticket to Ride

PMK travels to Universal Studio's Islands of Adventure in Florida and discovers what makes this giant theme park tick.

Friday June 7, 5:30am
Amazing Sea Creatures

Tyler dives with dolphins off the Florida coast, then helps the doctors at Sea World nurse sick turtles and manatees back to health. Vanessa visits humpback whales off the coast of Newfoundland.

Saturday June 8, 5:00am
Dirty Work

Vanessa searches through the New York City garbage dump and visits a fish-gutting factory. Tyler takes a romp with rhinos to see if he's got what it takes to be a zookeeper.

Saturday June 8, 5:30am
Slither and Slime

Vanessa finds out about the largest species of octopus in the world, Elisha watches as a frozen frog gets a new lease on life, and Tyler worms his way onto a special farm.

Sunday June 9, 5:00am
Body Mechanics

Elisha takes a break dancing lesson, Vanessa learns how to fix broken bones, and Tyler joins a team of doctors tuning up super athletes for a triathlon race.

Sunday June 9, 5:30am
Fright

Tyler hunts down the ghosts haunting the USS Hornet ship. Vanessa is made up as a zombie and tries to scare the kids at the Thrillvania theme park in Texas.

Monday June 10, 5:00am
Super Bikes

Vanessa finds out if she's got the right stuff to be a motorcycle daredevil. Tyler tests his driving skills when he takes the Slide Machine for a spin.

Monday June 10, 5:30am
Freak Flyers

Elisha gets behind the wheel of an airborne blimp. Tyler masters the art of paragliding and then catches up with the Elite pilot team at Edwards Air Force base.

Tuesday June 11, 5:00am
Greatest Hits 3

A greatest hits show featuring the best of the best with a return of some of our most awesome adventures of the season.

Tuesday June 11, 5:30am
Pirates and Gold

Tyler dives down to the ocean floor in a search for treasure. He then goes sword-to-sword with a team of real life swashbuckling pros. Elisha turns ordinary rock into pieces of gold.

Wednesday June 12, 5:00am
Ice

Vanessa finds out how Hollywood creates those magical winter snow scenes for the movies. Elisha gets the rink ready for a big hockey game. Tyler goes inside NASA's ice tunnel.

Wednesday June 12, 5:30am
Fun in the Desert

Vanessa checks out the newest sports craze as she shimmies up and down a sand dune on a sand board. She also joins a snake hunting expedition and captures a few of the slithering critters.

Thursday June 13, 5:00am
Lifesavers

Elisha gets a family of crash test dummies ready for a dangerous crash test. Tyler gets in the action at an armoured car factory.

Thursday June 13, 5:30am
Down Below

Elisha strikes gold more than a mile under the earth, and Tyler becomes an aquanaut for a day.

Friday June 14, 5:00am
Navy Seals

Tyler gets to climb into the combat training tank and swim with the Navy Seals as they trade scuba gear underwater.

Friday June 14, 5:30am
Killer Creatures

Tyler hangs out with the deadly Komodo dragon. Vanessa journeys north to have a look at polar bears.

Saturday June 15, 5:00am
Real Life Science Fiction

Vanessa joins the creative team of SPAWN and learns how to put a comic book together. Tyler visits NASA's Deep Space Network.

Saturday June 15, 5:30am
Greatest Hits 4

Yet another of our best adventures on Popular Mechanics for Kids.

Sunday June 16, 5:00am
Space Station

Vanessa gets a lesson in virtual reality in the NASA lab. Tyler gets to test his skills in a new space age lifeboat.

Sunday June 16, 5:30am
Water

Tyler travels to Niagara Falls to see how the massive falls keeps electricity flowing. Elisha shoots the rocky rapids in a very high-tech raft.

Monday June 17, 5:00am
X-Treme Rides

Tyler takes to the skies in a powered parachute plane and then plays Street Luge. Vanessa receives a kite skiing lesson in Oregon. Charlie builds an extreme ride using cables, pullies, and two trees!

Monday June 17, 5:30am
Fighting Disaster

Vanessa travels to Oregon to create a real landslide and then down to the coast of Los Angeles where she trains with the Collapse Rescue Team. Tyler gets a chance to see how real life disasters are dealt with.

Tuesday June 18, 5:00am
Escape

Vanessa catches up with Dean Gunnerson, one of the most famous escape artists in the world, while Tyler visits a cockpit of an underwater helicopter. Charlie shares a few tips on the art of escape.

Tuesday June 18, 5:30am
Horseplay

PMK goes behind-the-scenes at the world-renowned Strathcona Mounted Troop, the only non-British Cavalry Unit in history to mount the Queen's Life Guard at Buckingham Palace.

Wednesday June 19, 5:00am
In Deep Water

Tyler operates a remote-control vehicle at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California. Charlie makes tracks in a swimming pool, showing us ways to increase buoyancy.

Wednesday June 19, 5:30am
On the Front Lines

Tyler joins the Skyhawks, and gets ready to jump out of a plane at 10,000 feet above the ground. Vanessa takes to the skies to fly her own fighter plane, and Charlie makes his own messenger kite.

Thursday June 20, 5:00am
Underground

Jay and Elisha go on an underground exploration into dark subway tunnels and stinky sewers to see where the stuff we flush down the toilet really ends up!

Thursday June 20, 5:30am
Submarines

Jay and Elisha dive down to discover the universe's coolest submarines.

Friday June 21, 5:00am
Zoo

Elisha and Jay go to work behind-the-scenes at some of the world's coolest zoos.

Friday June 21, 5:30am
Cars

Elisha and Jay check out Monster trucks and solar cars, and even get behind the wheel of a real race car!

Saturday June 22, 5:00am
Coasters

Adventure-seekers Elisha and Jay brave ear-popping heights and death-defying drops to ride some of the planet's most frightening roller coasters!

Saturday June 22, 5:30am
Sports

Elisha and Jay sweat their way through the hottest things in sports.

Sunday June 23, 5:00am
Garbage

From feeding recycled food to pigs, digging 100 feet for old garbage at Fresh Kills, to crushing cars for steel, Jay and Elisha get down and dirty!

Sunday June 23, 5:30am
Boats

Elisha and Jay go on a wet and wild boating adventure to learn about things like sail rigging, high tech navigation, and even how to prevent seasickness!

Monday June 24, 5:00am
Aircraft Carrier

Elisha and Jay spend three days on the USS Eisenhower and discover jet fighter planes, parachutes, G-force suits, and a barbershop at sea.

Monday June 24, 5:30am
Electricity

Our hosts create a real lightning storm, build a windmill that will help power a whole house, and see the smallest and largest light bulbs ever made.

Tuesday June 25, 5:00am
Food

Jay and Elisha learn important food facts by visiting Baskin & Robbins and a potato chip factory, and by studying some nasty bacteria.

Tuesday June 25, 5:30am
Aquariums

Jay and Elisha learn all about aquatic mammals and fish by visiting public aquariums and interacting with the wildlife.

Wednesday June 26, 5:00am
Toys and Games

Jay and Elisha enter the world of toys on a tour of Lego and Nintendo.

Wednesday June 26, 5:30am
Emergency

Our young hosts explore the fascinating world of fire fighting, both on the ground and above it.

Thursday June 27, 5:00am
Space Ships

Jay and Elisha blast off for outer space, as PMK is given access to sights few civilians get a chance to experience in the space program.

Thursday June 27, 5:30am
Robots

Jay and Elisha visit robotic developers and Jay helps defuse a potential bomb using an actual "robocop".

Friday June 28, 5:00am
Money

Jay and Elisha check out money, first at the Stock Exchange, and then visiting the Mint, where coins are made and gold bars are poured.

Friday June 28, 5:30am
Air Transport

PMK flies like an eagle, checking out hot air balloons, F-18 fighters, and jet engines, and shows you how to survive an airplane accident on the ground.

Saturday June 29, 5:00am
Music Show

Jay and Elisha boogie into the world of music, visiting a professional DJ to learn how to "scratch", finding out what playing at a rock concert is all about, and how a good sound studio can turn an average voice into a professional-sounding voice...

Saturday June 29, 5:30am
Fly at Your Own Risk

Free as a bird, or almost, Elisha literally flies in a vertical wind tunnel. Tyler tests a human-powered pedal plane and flies with an acrobat.

Sunday June 30, 5:00am
North Pole

Sarah and Ben take a ride on a dogsled and learn about Inukshuks before helping to feed real polar bears.

Sunday June 30, 5:30am
Whodunnit!?

Tyler and Elisha help detectives survey a crime scene, try out neat high-tech spy gadgets, and take a lie detector test.

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