Wicked Science is a slightly
bizarre television series. Set in a secondary school classroom, it is not long
before the main teenage characters find themselves dealing not just with the
usual teen concerns-friendship, self esteem, romance, music, skateboarding and
the everyday frictions of school and home, but something more wacky-science
gone mad. This is no ordinary school setting and these are no ordinary
kids...or are they? Each of the twenty-six episodes is a self-contained story
filled with teenage angst and at least one 'wicked science' phenomenon. After
introducing the characters and the initial weird science event in episode
one-involving Toby, Elizabeth and the Magnetic Field Emitter-the series builds
various tensions between the characters. each episode offers seemingly endless
examples of 'unreal' science that cause complications and pose problems to be
solved. However, after viewing episode one, each of the other episodes can be
enjoyed as stand alone stories that provide excellent stimulus materials for
Science, SOSE, English, Health and Art classes. Wicked Science worksheets can
be downloaded separately.