Creative Science for Kids

Let’s take a deep breath and feel the force with five fascinating fast facts about air pressure, a deep dive into the power of the wind, a question about how air pressure is used to predict the weather, some history of atmospheric science, and a forceful falling experiment for you to try yourself at home.   Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effect...

Let’s get cosmic with fascinating fast facts about the universe, a deep dive into the life cycle of stars, a question about the distance from Earth to outer space, some history of cosmic science, and a galactic activity for you to try yourself at home.   Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.   https://www.creativescience.com.au   E...

Let’s lighten the mood with fascinating funny facts about laughter, a deep dive into what happens in your brain when you giggle, a question about tickling, some history of the science of laughter in humans and animals, and a funny activity for you to try yourself at home.   Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.   https://www.creati...

Let’s brighten up your day with fascinating fast facts about light, a deep dive into rainbows, a question about colour blindness, some ideas about how light energy is used in technology, and a colourful activity for you to try yourself at home.   Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.   https://www.creativescience.com.au   Episode c...

Wrap it up – festive science In the last episode for 2023 we look back at fast facts about sound, electricity, and liquid nitrogen in preparation for the Creative Science Christmas Show being performed in Sydney primary schools. The Creative Science for Kids podcast will return with new episodes in early 2024.   Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound e...

Let’s go nano with fascinating fast facts about nanoscience, a deep dive into nanoscale structures in living things, a question about nanotechnology, some history of quantum dots, and a nano activity for you to try yourself at home.   Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.   https://www.creativescience.com.au   Episode content: 00:0...

It’s time to lift off with fascinating fast facts about the Solar System, a deep dive into The Moon, a question about living on Mars, some history of Solar System science, and a planetary activity for you to try yourself at home.   Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.   https://www.creativescience.com.au   Episode content: 00:00 I...

Let’s go sub-zero with fascinating fast facts about liquid nitrogen, a deep dive into how people use liquid nitrogen, a question about the safety of liquid nitrogen, some ideas about how cryogenic liquids are made, and a chilling experiment for you to try yourself at home.   Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.   https://www.creat...

Be drawn in with fascinating fast facts about magnets, a deep dive into what makes a magnet magnetic, a question about how animals use magnetic fields to navigate, some ideas about the many uses for magnets, and a very attractive experiment for you to try yourself at home.   Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.   https://www.creat...

Get ready for some super cool science with fascinating frosty facts about ice, a deep dive into the Earth’s coldest places, a question about how fish survive swimming in sub-zero seas, some history of refrigeration, and a salty ice experiment for you to try yourself at home.   Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.   https://www.cre...

It’s slippery slime time with fascinating fast facts about liquids and viscosity, a deep dive into slimy molecules, a question about animal slime, an exploration of plant slime and slime moulds, and a slimy substance for you to make yourself at home.   Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.   https://www.creativescience.com.au   Epi...

Explore the freaky force of friction, with fascinating friction facts, a deep dive into road safety, an exploration of sticky gecko feet, some history of the science of friction, and a friction-filled game to try yourself at home.   Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.   https://www.creativescience.com.au   Episode content: 00:00...

Sparks will fly with fascinating fast facts about electric charge, a deep dive into lightning, a question about the dangers of electricity, some ideas about how electricity is generated, and a truly shocking experiment for you to try yourself at home.   Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.   https://www.creativescience.com.au   Ep...

What is artificial intelligence? Explore the different types of artificial intelligence, take a deep dive into self-driving cars, find out if A.I. robots are taking over the world, and play noughts and crosses against an algorithm that will beat you every time.   Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.   https://www.creativescience.c...

Explore the freaky force of gravity, with lots of groovy gravity facts, a deep dive into centre of gravity and astronomical orbits, a question about black holes, the past, present, and future of gravitational science, and a gravity-defying trick for you to try yourself at home.   Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.   https://www....

Explore the astounding world of sound, with lots of fascinating sound science facts, a deep dive into an animal that uses sound to find its friends, an exploration of the human ear, some of the history of sound science, and a few sound science investigations for you to try yourself at home.   Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.  ...