Inquisikids Daily

All About Salt  Join us today as we learn some interesting facts about salt. Sources:: https://www.britannica.com/science/salt/Use-of-artificial-heat https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/146677#sources Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Was Jim Henson?  Join us today as we learn about the creator of the Muppets. Sources: Holub, Joan, and Nancy Harrison. Who Was Jim Henson? Grosset & Dunlap, 2010. Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

What Happened on the Amistad?  Join us today as we learn about what took place after a group of Africans were taken from there home to be sold as slaves in Cuba. Sources: https://www.nps.gov/articles/amistad-how-it-began.htm https://www.nps.gov/articles/amistad-legal-battle.htm Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids...

Beautiful Barbados  Join us today as we learn about the tropical island of Barbados. Sources: Orr, Tamra. Barbados . Mason Crest Publishers, 2004. Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

All About Cockroaches  Join us today as we learn about these pesky insects. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/animal/cockroach-insect https://www.domyown.com/all-about-roaches-c-2_640.html https://thebigzoo.com/animals/madagascar-hissing-cockroach/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

How Is Silk Made?  Join us today as we learn about the process of making beautiful silk cloth. Sources: Llewellyn, Claire. Silk . Franklin Watts, 2002. Sobol, Richard. The Story of Silk: From Worm Spit to Woven Scarves . Candlewick Press, 2012. Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Was William Jennings Bryan?  Join us today as we learn about an important man who never became President. Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/us-politics/william-jennings-bryan Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

The Great Pyramid of Giza  Join us today as we learn about the last Wonder of the Ancient World still standing--the Great Pyramid of Giza. Sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/giza-pyramids Pictures https://www.britannica.com/place/Great-Pyramid-of-Giza https://www.britannica.com/biography/Khufu https://www.britannica.com/story/thats-a-wrap-methods-of-mummification http...

Where Did the Game of Chess Come From?  Join us today as we learn about the origins of the game of chess. Sources: https://www.chess.com/article/view/history-of-chess https://thechessworld.com/basic-chess-rules/rules-of-chess/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Raccoons: Masked Bandits  Join us today as we learn about the crafty raccoon. Sources: Owen, Ruth. Raccoon Cubs . Bearport Pub., 2011. Otfinoski, Steven. Raccoons . Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2011. Sullivan, Pat Harvey. Raccoons and Their Relatives . World Book, 2012. Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

What Is Germ Theory?  Join us today as we learn about the men who changed the way the world thinks about illness and disease. Sources: https://biologydictionary.net/germ-theory/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

The Man Who Is Famous for Selling Ketchup  Join us today as we learn about the man who founded the successful HJ Heinz Company, Henry Heinz. Sources: Burgan, Michael, and Stephen Marchesi. Who Was H.J. Heinz? Penguin Workshop, 2019. Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

The Ancient Inca People  Join us today as we learn about history of the Ancient Inca people. Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/south-america/inca https://www.britannica.com/topic/Inca/History Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

The Island Nation of the Bahamas  Join us today as we learn about this tropical island nation, Sources: Hintz, Martin. The Bahamas , Children's Press, New York, 2013. Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

All About Gorillas  Join us today as we learn about the gentle giants of the African tropical rain forests. Sources: https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/gorilla https://www.britannica.com/animal/Gorilla-primate-genus https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/gorilla Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Were the Early Doctors?  Join us today as we learn about some of the men who pioneered the study of medicine. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hippocratic-oath Tiner, John Hudson. Exploring the History of Medicine: From the Ancient Physicians of Pharaoh to Genetic Engineering . Master Books, 2006. Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message S...

Who Was John D Rockefeller?  Join us today as we learn about America's first billionaire, John D. Rockefeller. Sources: https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-john-d-rockefeller https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/rockefellers-john/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

What Is the Bill of Rights?  Join us today as we learn about the first ten amendments to the United States Constituition. Sources: Thomas, William. What Are Citizens' Basic Rights? , Gareth Stevens Pub., Pleasantville, NY, 2008. Lüsted Marcia Amidon. The Bill of Rights , The Child's World, Mankato, MN, 2017. Taylor-Butler, Christine.   The Bill of Rights , Children's Press, New York, 20...

The Country of Pakistan  Join us today as we learn about the beautiful yet harsh country of Pakistan.  Sources: https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/pakistan https://www.britannica.com/place/Pakistan/The-Balochistan-plateau Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

All About Giraffes  Join us today as we learn about the tallest animal on Earth--the giraffe. https://www.giraffeworlds.com/giraffe-predators/ https://www.newinterestingfacts.com/interesting-facts-about-giraffes https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/general-animals/ten-giraffe-facts/ https://www.thefactsite.com/random-giraffe-facts/ https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/giraff...

Where Does Coal Come From?  Join us today as we learn about the fossil fuel known as coal. https://www.britannica.com/technology/coal-mining/Choosing-a-mining-method https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/how-coal-works Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

The Girl Who Could Run  Join us today as we learn about Betty Robinson, the first woman to win a gold medal in the Olympics for Track and Field. Sources: Kimmel, Allison Crotzer, and Joanie Stone. Unbeatable Betty: The First Female Olympic Track & Field Gold Medalist . Harper, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2020. https://olympics.com/en/athletes/elizabeth-robinson https://www.bet...

What Is the Rosetta Stone?  Join us today as unravel the mystery of the Rosetta Stone. Sources: https://www.history.com/news/what-is-the-rosetta-stone https://www.allaboutarchaeology.org/history-of-the-rosetta-stone.htm https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rosetta-Stone Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

The History of the US Air Force  Join us today as we learn about how the US Air Force came to be. Sources: Vanderhoof, Gabrielle. Air Force . Mason Crest Publishers, 2011. Cooper, Jason. U.S. Air Force . Rourke Pub., 2004. Bolt, Simons Lisa M. U.S. Air Force by the Numbers . Capstone Press, 2014. https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/how-long-air-force-basic-training Send us list...

What Is an Echidna?  Join us today as we learn about these fascinating egg laying mammals. Sources: https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/echidna https://factanimal.com/echidna/ https://www.britannica.com/animal/echidna-monotreme Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com