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What Is Pavlovian Response?  Join us today as we learn about Ivan Pavlov and his dogs. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ivan-Pavlov https://www.verywellmind.com/classical-conditioning-2794859 https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1904/pavlov/facts/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Can You Cross the English Channel Underwater?  Join us today as we learn about the English Channel and the underwater tunnel used for crossing. Sources: https://www.eurostar.com/uk-en/travel-info/the-channel-tunnel https://www.worldatlas.com/seas/english-channel.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/Channel-Tunnel https://www.britannica.com/place/English-Channel/Economic-aspects https://www.e...

Who Was Anna May Wong?  Join us today as we learn about the first Asian American woman to be scheduled to appear on a US coin. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anna-May-Wong https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/anna-may-wong Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

All About the Washington Monument  Join us today as we learn about this monument dedicated to the Father of the United States, George Washington, Sources: https://www.nps.gov/wamo/learn/historyculture/index.htm https://www.britannica.com/topic/Washington-Monument-Washington-DC Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids....

The Race to the South Pole  Join us today as we learn about the two brave men who set out to reach the unexplored South Pole first. Sources: https://www.history.com/news/the-treacherous-race-to-the-south-pole https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/race-to-the-pole-amundsen-scott.php Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send...

All About Koalas  Join us today as we learn about these cuddly animals. Sources: https://bear.org/classification-of-black-bears/ https://seaworld.org/animals/facts/mammals/koala/ https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-do-koalas-eat.html Saxby, Claire, and Julie Vivas. Koala . Candlewick Press, 2017. Sotzek, Hannelore, and Bobbie Kalman. A Koala Is Not a Bear! Crabtree, 1997. Send us listene...

What Is the Bird's Nest?  Join us today as we learn a little about the modern engineering marvel. Sources: https://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/articles/a-brief-history-of-the-origins-of-chinese-pottery-an-ancient-art/ photo of crazing in Chinese pottery https://www.chinahighlights.com/beijing/attraction/birds-nest.htm   Images of the Bird’s Nest https://parametrichouse.com/the-bir...

What Is a Cattle Drive?  Join us today as we learn about longhorn cattle and how they moved across the country. Sources: https://equitrekking.com/articles/entry/cattle_drive_history/ https://www.fortworth.com/the-herd/about-the-herd/history-of-cattle-drives/ https://www.frontierlife.net/blog/2021/9/6/history-of-cattle-drives-and-the-creation-of-an-american-hero

What Is Veterans Day?  Join us today as we learn about this important holiday. Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/history-of-veterans-day https://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Was Ham the Chimp?  Join us today as we learn about the first living thing that NASA sent to space. Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/ham-the-chimp https://zoohistories.com/2018/12/19/ham-the-astrochimp/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

What Does NASA Do?  Join us today as we learn about all the things that NASA does. Sources: www.nasa.gov https://www.history.nasa.gov/factsheet.htm Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Was Archimedes?  Join us today as we learn about a very smart man who lived a very long time ago. Sources: https://science4fun.info/archimedes/#:~:text=Archimedes%201%20Biography%20%E2%80%93%20Life%20Span%20Archimedes%20was,and%20even%20wrote%20a%20book%20on%20them.%20 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Archimedes/His-influence https://www.famousscientists.org/archimedes/ Send us listen...

What Is the Royal Society?  Join us today as we learn about the oldest scientific organization in the world--The Royal Society. Sources: https://royalsociety.org/about-us/history/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Royal-Society https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Hooke https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-59221 https://www.britanni...

The Bailong Elevator  Join us today as we learn about the outdoor elevator that holds the World Record for being the tallest. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2n9Bu00YZM  video https://www.chinahighlights.com/zhangjiajie/attraction/bailong-elevator.htm https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/106876-tallest-outdoor-elevator https://www.cnn.com/travel/gallery/zhangjiaji...

The Great Race of Mercy  Join us today as we learn about the race through the Alaskan winter to save lives. Sources: https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/balto/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/balto Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

What Is Ozone?  Join us today as we learn about this important molecule that is in our atmosphere. Sources: https://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution-and-your-patients-health/what-ozone https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/postsecondary/features/F_Ozone.html Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Was Julia Child?  Join us today as we learn about the ordinary woman who was an extraordinary cook. Sources: Who Was Julia Child? Paw Prints, 2015. Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

What Was the Whiskey Rebellion?  Join us today as we learn about an event in the early history of the United States that could have led to another revolution. Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/early-us/whiskey-rebellion https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/whiskey-rebellion Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@in...

The History of Candy Corn  Join us today as we learn about the iconic treat--candy corn. Sources: https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-candy-corn-day-october-30/ https://www.distractify.com/p/who-invented-candy-corn https://www.bhg.com/halloween/recipes/the-history-of-candy-corn/ https://www.history.com/news/candy-corn-invented Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inqui...

All About Snow Leopards  Join us today as we learn about the beautiful yet elusive snow leopard. Sources: https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/snow-leopard https://www.britannica.com/animal/snow-leopard Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

The Father of Modern Rocketry  Join us today as we learn about Robert Goddard, The Father of Modern Rocketry. Sources: https://howthingsfly.si.edu/ask-an-explainer/whats-difference-between-liquid-fuel-and-solid-fuel-rockets https://www.nmspacemuseum.org/inductee/robert-h-goddard https://www.thoughtco.com/robert-goddard-biography-4172642 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Goddard Send...

Who Was Queen Victoria?  Join us today as we learn about a woman who was little in stature but had a big impact. Sources: https://www.biography.com/royalty/queen-victoria Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Was Hatshepsut?  Join us today as we learn about a woman who became Pharoh of Egypt Sources: https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egypt/hatshepsut.php https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/hatshepsut https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/hatshepsut https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hatshepsut Hartland, Jessie. How the Sphinx Got to the Museum , Blue Apple Bo...

The Presidential Cabinet  Join us today as we learn about the group of men and women who help the President of the United States run the country. Sources: https://www.history.com/news/history-of-the-presidential-cabinet https://constitutionus.com/presidents/what-is-the-us-order-of-succession-for-presidency/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send...

All About Hedgehogs  Join us today as we learn about these prickly mammals. Sources: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/where-do-hedgehogs-live-in-the-wild.html ttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/hedgehog https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/hedgehog Bader, Bonnie. Hedge-Hedgey-Hedgehogs . Penguin Young Readers, an Imprint of Penguin Random House, 2016. Miller, Sara S...