Inquisikids Daily

What Is the Food Chain?  Join us today as we learn how the food chain works. Sources: https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/photosynthesis/353624 https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/food-chain/353141 https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/food-chain/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Was Gideon Sundback?  Join us today as we learn about the man who made a common, yet so helpful invention. Sources: https://www.meche.engineering.cmu.edu/news/2018/10/zipper-inventor-legacy.html https://www.invent.org/inductees/gideon-sundback Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

The History of Arabic Numbers  Join us today as we learn how the numbers we use daily came to be. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/science/numeral/Development-of-modern-numerals-and-numeral-systems King, Zelda. The Story of Our Numbers: The History of Arabic Numerals . PowerKids Press, 2004. Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: po...

What Are the Galapagos Islands?  Join us today as we learn abou this unique island chain and some of the animals that live there. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/place/Galapagos-Islands https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1/ https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/galapagos-tortoise Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisi...

What Is a Peccary?  Join us today as we learn about this interesting animal. Sources: https://animalia.bio/chacoan-peccary https://animalia.bio/white-lipped-peccary https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/species/peccary/ https://animalia.bio/collared-peccary https://animalcorner.org/animals/peccary-javelina/ https://www.britannica.com/animal/peccary Send us listener mail! Send an audio message:...

What Is Type 1 Diabetes?  Join us today as we learn about this chronic disease. Sources: https://www.chop.edu/pages/explaining-type-1-diabetes https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/type1.html Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Was Mary Coulter?  Join us today as we learn about a woman who did not let societal limitations stop her from living out her dream. Sources: https://pioneeringwomen.bwaf.org/mary-elizabeth-jane-colter/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mary-colter/ https://www.nps.gov/articles/marycolter.htm Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: po...

What Is the FBI?  Join us today as we learn the history of this government agency. Sources: https://www.fbi.gov/history/brief-history https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fbi-founded https://www.britannica.com/topic/Federal-Bureau-of-Investigation Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Why Is a Fly Fox? Join us today as we learn about this fascinating animal that might not be what you think it is.  Sources: https://www.britannica.com/animal/flying-fox https://cincinnatizoo.org/animals/indian-flying-fox-giant-fruit-bat/ https://www.oregonzoo.org/discover/animals/rodrigues-flying-fox Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an ema...

Who Is Smokey Bear?  Join us today as we learn how this iconic defender of forests came to be. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/features/story-smokey-bear https://smokeybear.com/en/smokeys-history/story-of-smokey https://www.thoughtco.com/smokey-bear-1341823 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/brief-history-smokey-bear-180972549/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inqu...

Who Was Alice Roosevelt?  Join us today as we learn about the spunky first born daughter of Theodore Roosevelt. Sources: https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR/TR-Encyclopedia/Family-and-Friends/Alice-Lee-Roosevelt-Longworth.aspx https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alice-Roosevelt-Longworth https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/from-a-white-house-wedding-to-a-pet-snake-alice...

All About Norway  Join us today as we learn about this beautiful country Sources: https://www.lifeinnorway.net/norway-facts/ https://www.britannica.com/place/Norway/Hydroelectricity Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Why Are the States Shaped the Way They Are?  Join us today as learn about some of the reasons our fifty states are shaped the way they are. Sources: https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-did-the-states-get-their-shapes https://conservativesense.com/how-did-each-state-get-its-shape/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inqui...

All About Grizzly Bears  Join us today as we learn about these large North American bears. Sources: https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/Grizzly-Bear https://www.britannica.com/animal/grizzly-bear Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

What Is the Grand Canyon Railway?  Join us today as we learn about the historic train that carries thousands of visitors each year to The Grand Canyon Sources: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/Bl775wsmyxb    Past episode https://www.thetrain.com/the-train/history/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/az-williams/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisiki...

Who Was CS Lewis?  Join us today as we learn about the author of the Chronicles of Narnia. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/C-S-Lewis https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/musiciansartistsandwriters/cs-lewis.html Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Why Do We Have President's Day?  Join us today as we learn about the history of the federal holiday. Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/presidents-day https://www.britannica.com/topic/Presidents-Day https://www.thoughtco.com/why-do-we-celebrate-presidents-day-4589624 https://dctrails.com/guide-to-presidents-day-in-washington-d-c/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anc...

What is UNESCO?  Join us today as we learn about the important work of UNESCO Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/UNESCO https://www.unesco.org/en Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

What Is Influenza?  Join us today as we learn about the virus that causes the flu. Sources: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/flu/symptoms-causes/syc-20351719 https://askabiologist.asu.edu/questions/how-viruses-work Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

What Happened December 26, 1776? Join us today as we learn about the historic crossing of the Deleware River by General George Washington. Sources: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/washingtondelaware.htm https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/washingtons-revolutionary-war-battles/the-trenton-princeton-campaign/10-facts-about-washingtons-crossing-of-the-delaware-river...

Who Was Sissiertta Jones?  Join us today as we learn about the lady with the beautiful soprano voice. Sources: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/10948095 https://historicalsnaps.com/2022/12/22/sissieretta-jones-a-snapshot-biography/ https://www.nps.gov/people/sissieretta-jones.htm https://sissierettajones.com/aboutbook/ https://www.womeninhistoryohio.com/sissieretta-jones.html Send us listener...

What Is a Sperm Whale?  Join us today as we learn about the BIG ocean inhabitant. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/animal/sperm-whale https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2022/02/10/sperm-whales/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Was Robert Todd Lincoln?  Join us today as we learn more about the oldest son of President Abraham Lincoln Sources: https://www.biography.com/political-figure/robert-todd-lincoln https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Todd-Lincoln Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who was Stagecoach Mary? Join us today as we learn about Stagecoach Mary, the first black woman to have a mail route. Sources: https://www.history.com/news/meet-stagecoach-mary-the-daring-black-pioneer-who-protected-wild-west-stagecoaches https://www.history.com/news/meet-stagecoach-mary-the-daring-black-pioneer-who-protected-wild-west-stagecoaches https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Fields...

What Was the Great Vowel Shift?  Join us today as we learn part of the reason that words don't always sound like they are spelled. Sources: https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/what-was-the-great-vowel-shift-and-why-did-it-happen/ https://www.thoughtco.com/great-vowel-shift-gvs-1690825 Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@in...