15 cool educational cartoons

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

They will definitely broaden your horizons. And they will also allow children to show off their knowledge in front of teachers and parents.

1. Tales of an old sailor

• USSR, 1970-1972.
• 3 episodes of 18 minutes each.

In the first episode of the educational adventure cycle "An Unusual Journey", the old sailor introduces the kids to the marine life. In the second episode "Desert Island" the heroes are brought back to the 17th century, to the pirates of the Caribbean. But knowledge of history and biology helps travelers get off the water. The third part "Antarctica" is devoted to the history of the discovery of the continent, its climate and inhabitants.

2. Kolya, Olya and Archimedes

• USSR, 1972.
• 19 minutes.

Schoolchildren Kolya and Olya find themselves in the ancient Greek city of Syracuse, where they get to know the legendary Archimedes. The scientist demonstrates his inventions to the children and explains the laws of mechanics in an entertaining way. And then it helps to go back to the XX century.

3. Historical figures. Animated encyclopedia

• USA, 1991.
• 20 episodes, 25 minutes each.

Each episode is a short and captivating story of an outstanding person and his achievements. Children will learn about the inventions of Leonardo da Vinci and Thomas Edison, the travels of Christopher Columbus and Marco Polo, the exploits of Joan of Arc, the music of Ludwig van Beethoven, the discoveries of Marie Curie and much more.

4. Once upon a time … Discoverers

• France, 1994.
• 26 episodes, 25-26 minutes each.

The main characters - the Maestro and his companions-children - travel in time to get acquainted with the inventors, scientists and their discoveries that changed the world. The journey begins in Ancient China and ends with a flight to the moon. Archimedes, da Vinci, Galileo, Newton, Faraday, Darwin, Pasteur, Einstein - this is an incomplete list of great people with whom the audience will meet.

5. Once upon a time … Searchers

• France, 1996.
• 26 episodes, 25-26 minutes each.

In the continuation of the series, we are talking about brave travelers who explored new lands and made great geographical discoveries. Among them are Alexander the Great, Eric the Red, Fernand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus.

6. Great encyclopedia of nature

• Italy, 2000-2001.
• 54 episodes of 24 minutes each.

The animated series is similar to the children's version of the program "In the world of animals". Each episode tells about the life of one of the representatives of the fauna. And the leading role is played by an intelligent bear, who is broadcasting in front of the animals gathered in the clearing. At the end of the episode, viewers are asked questions so that they can better remember what they saw.

7. We want to know everything

• Germany, France, Great Britain, 2004.
• 26 episodes of 15 minutes each.

The animated series is based on the bestselling book by American designer David McAuley "How It Works". The heroes of this story live on Mammoth Island, peacefully coexisting with prehistoric hairy elephants. Friendly giants help people build bridges and railways, generate electricity, and even launch planes. Young viewers will learn the basic laws of physics along the way.

8. Micropolis

• Russia, 2004.
• 7 episodes, 10 minutes each.

In an ordinary kitchen, a serious confrontation between beneficial microbes and toxins unfolds. Watching adventures in the microcosm, children (and adults too) learn where microbes come from, how they are useful and dangerous.

9. Entertaining lessons of Robert Sahakyants

• Armenia, 2004-2009.
• Episode 21, 40–45 minutes each.

Robert Sahakyants created the cult Soviet cartoons "Wow, Talking Fish!", "In the Blue Sea, in White Foam …", "Look, Shrovetide!" And more than 50 animations. In the last years of his life, Sahakyants became interested in an educational project. Under his name were published 45-minute "lessons" of world history, physics, chemistry, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy. For the little ones, there are entertaining lessons in alphabet, reading and counting.

10. Adibu's Travels: How Man Works

• France, 2006.
• 40 episodes, 5 minutes each.

A boy named Adibu magically gets inside the human body. He learns how the most important organs work and what processes take place in the body. The animated series is packed with useful information about the human structure and the health of each of us.

11. Interesting facts

• Russia, 2009.
• 99 episodes of 20 seconds each.

The series claims to be the record holder for the shortest episode. One interesting fact - 20 seconds of screen time. It is important, after all, not to watch all the episodes in bulk, so that a confusion does not arise in my head. Dose information: one minute is enough for each time.

12. Why Much

• Russia, 2009–2012.
• 170 episodes, 12-13 minutes each.

Inquisitive brother and sister Sergei and Lena are looking for answers to questions using a computer. Inside their home desktop, Bit and Byte live, which obey the wise Processor. The first 44 episodes of the heroes find out why the sun is shining, what is the pressure, how the light bulb works, how the weather is predicted and other details from the school course in physics and geography. The next 52 episodes are devoted to computer technology. And then the plot swung in the direction of astronomy for a long time.

13. Professor Pochemushkin

• Russia, 2013.
• 55 episodes, 1-2 minutes each.

Seven-year-old Seryozha Pochemushkin constantly asks questions and himself finds comprehensive answers. Why does thunder rumble after a flash of lightning? How did the money come about? Why is the sound of the sea heard in the shells? How does a seed know where to grow - up or down? It takes about a minute for Pochemushkin to get to the bottom of the truth.

14. Innovators

• Russia, 2011–2015.
• 53 episodes, 6 minutes each.

What do schoolchildren Phil and Nana have in common with the alien Neo and the hamster Tesla? Believe it or not - passion for history and science. Together they travel through space and time to verify a fact. Along the way, friends invent something and gush with ideas.

15. Smeshariki: Pin code

• Russia, 2011-2017.
• 104 episodes of 13 minutes each.

The spin-off of the popular animated series about Krosh, Nyusha, Losyash and other smeshariki is aimed at captivating children with science. The heroes, as usual, find themselves in various ridiculous situations. But all the problems are solved by new technologies - social networks, nanorobots, alternative energy sources. True, the characters still have to invent them, using time-tested knowledge.