The Zula Patrol - Science with a purpose

We received a copy of Zula Patrol from the lovely ladies at The Parent Bloggers, and my younger kids were wild to watch it.  I was all in favor - it guaranteed me at least 30 minutes of peace in which to read blogs clean the kitchen, and so we popped it straight into the dvd player.  The theme song started, and they were mesmerized.  A combination of rock and pop, the theme song was at least loud and energetic.  "Colorful" and "exciting" were two words that my kids used. 

The dvd had two episodes.  The first was Rock and Patrol, discussing igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, and to the delight of my fourth grader, it was thorough and exactly right on the topic.  The Multo Moment, where the show goes into greater detail with less excitement, was a big hit. At the end of the episode, the four kids who were watching could tell me the three types of rocks, and in my book, that's a bonus.  My only problem was the quality of the speaking voices.  A few of them grated, but it didn't seem to affect the kids at all.  After the nineteenth watching, I was tired of the voices. T-I-R-E-D. 

The only other thing I didn't like about this episode was the band called The Bowlin' Stones, bugged me from the beginning.  I don't like it when kids shows riff adult fun, and I think it was amplified by the fact that I don't like The Rolling Stones.   If you are a fan, you'd love it.   

The second episode, entitled Support Your Neighborhood Volcano, wasn't as well liked as the first.  The thought that a volcano wouldn't erupt because he didn't want to bug his neighbors was laughable to my older kids. 

Well researched and put together by a team of scientists, astronauts and educational specialists, Zula Patrol definitely grabbed and held my kids attention.  It's been in heavy rotation for the past two weeks and I see no sign of it slowing down. 

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Comments

[Atrix]

Zula Patrol Rocks!!! seriously!
I watched the show one time when I was on vacations, but here in mexico (where I live) it was removed from NatGeo, and I don't Know Why. Your critic is really interesting, has made me want to see the chapter "Patrol and Rocks"!! I really would love to see that episode!! although I am not a fan of the Rolling Stones. lol
it's bad that you copy didn't have a good audio, because characters (specially the patrollers) have a beautiful voices. I don't understood something, what do you mean wit "riff adult fun"?