Inquisikids Daily

What is an Eco Machine?  Join us today as we learn about the eco machine and the man who invented it. Sources: Rohmer, Harriet, and Julie McLaughlin. Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet . Chronicle Books, 2009. Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Was Florence Nightingale?  Join us today as we learn about Florence Nightingale and how she changed the profession of nursing. Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/florence-nightingale-1 https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/florence-nightingale Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcas...

The History of Basketball  Join us today as we learn about the origins of this popular sport. Sources: Doeden, Matt. All about Basketball . Capstone Press, 2015. Sylvester, Kevin. Basketballogy: Supercool Facts You Never Knew . Annick Press Ltd, 2017. Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

The Important Job of the Gambian Pouched Rat  Join us today as we learn about the important work that the Gambian Pouched Rat is doing that helps keep many people safe. Sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/151006-giant-rats-landmines-cambodia-science-animals?loggedin=true https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20130222-scratch-and-sniff-mine-detectors https://www.sapiens.or...

All About House Cats  Join us today as we learn about the most popular house pet, the cat. Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17492802 https://www.rd.com/article/why-do-cats-sleep-so-much/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-house-cats-158390681/ https://bigcatrescue.org/domestic-cat-facts/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/domestic-cat htt...

How Do Geologists Identify Rocks?  Join us today as we learn about some of the techniques geologists use to identify unknow varieties of rocks. Sources: https://www.nps.gov/articles/mohs-hardness-scale.htm https://www.thoughtco.com/mohs-scale-of-mineral-hardness-1441189 https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-identify-minerals-1440936 https://www.instructables.com/How-to-EASILY-Identify-Rocks-and-Mi...

What Was the Louisiana Purchase?  Join us today as we learn about the land purchase that doubled the size of the United States--the Louisiana Purchase. Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/louisiana-purchase https://www.thoughtco.com/louisiana-purchase-1435017 https://www.britannica.com/event/Louisiana-Purchase Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inqu...

Canada  Join us today as we learn about the country that lies north of the United States--Canada. Sources: Auch, Alison. Welcome to Canada . Compass Point Books, 2003. Williams, Brian. Canada: Canada . National Geographic Society, 2007. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-largest-and-smallest-canadian-provinces-territories-by-area.html Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor....

What Is a Tuatara?  Join us today as we learn about the fascinating creature that is similar to a lizard, but is not--the Tuatara. Sources: https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/tuatara https://www.forestwildlife.org/tuatara/ https://www.britannica.com/animal/tuatara Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

The Lady Who Brought Solar Power to the Hopi Reservation  Join us today as we learn about Debby Tewa and how she brought solar power to the Hopi Nation. Sources: https://grcahistory.org/sites/beyond-park-boundaries/hopi-reservation/ https://www.shermanindian.org/home/ Rohmer, Harriet, and Julie McLaughlin. Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet...

Who Was Andrew Carnegie?  Join us today as we learn about the man who made millions of dollars and then gave it away. Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/andrew-carnegie https://www.britannica.com/biography/Andrew-Carnegie Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

The History of Television  Join us today as we learn about how television has changed since its invention. Sources: https://www.thoughtco.com/the-invention-of-television-1992531 Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

The Winchester Mystery House  Join us today as we learn about Sarah Winchester and her very mysterious house. Sources: https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/sarahs-story/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/winchester-mystery-house Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

The Key Deer  Join us today as we learn about these diminutive deer that make their home in the Florida Keys.  Sources: https://www.visitflorida.com/travel-ideas/articles/key-west-national-key-deer-refuge-in-pine-key/ https://www.deerworlds.com/key-deer/ https://www.florida-keys-vacation.com/Key-Deer.html https://www.britannica.com/place/Florida-Keys https://saveourkeydeer.org/key-deer-f...

What Exactly Is Concrete?  Join us today as we learn about the not-so-modern building material--concrete. Sources: https://www.concrete.org/topicsinconcrete/topicdetail/history%20of%20concrete?search=history%20of%20concrete https://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete-history/ https://www.nachi.org/history-of-concrete.htm Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/m...

Who Was Samuel Morse?  Join us today as we learn about the man who invented the first instant messages--Samuel Morse. Sources: Maurer, Tracy Nelson, and Ramón Primo. Samuel Morse, That's Who! Henry Holt and Company, 2019. Tech Tron. Samuel Morse Invented the Telegraph . Speedy Publishing, LLC, 2020. Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an ema...

All About Niagara Falls Join us today as we learn about the natural wonder of Niagra Falls. Sources: https://www.niagarafallsusa.com/planning-tools/about-niagara-falls/history/ https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/niagara-falls Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

What Are the Dry Tortugas?  Join us today as we learn about the natural wonder that is the Dry Tortugas. Sources: https://www.drytortugas.com/florida-keys-birding/ https://www.nps.gov/drto/learn/historyculture/index.htm https://www.nps.gov/drto/learn/historyculture/fort-jefferson.htm https://www.drytortugas.com/florida-keys-birding/ https://www.visitflorida.com/travel-ideas/articles/florida-k...

Antelope  Join us today as we learn about the habits and characteristics of the antelope.  Sources: https://www.britannica.com/animal/antelope-mammal https://animals.net/antelope/ https://outforia.com/types-of-antelope/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Why Does the Moon Change Shape?  Join us today as we discover why the moon changes its shape each night. Sources: Scott, Elaine. Our Moon: New Discoveries about Earth's Closest Companion , Clarion Books, New York, 2015. Beaton, Kathryn. Tell Me Why the Moon Changes Shape . Cherry Lake Publishing, 2015. Crelin, Bob, and Leslie Evans. Faces of the Moon . Charlesbridge, 2009. Send us listener ma...

Who Was John Tyler?  Join us today as we learn about the Vice President who had to be the first one to take over the office of President--John Tyler. Sources: https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/john-tyler/ https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/john-tyler https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/11/29/president-john-tyler-grandson-harrison/ Send us listener m...

Ancient Greece  Join us today as we learn about the customs and culture of Ancient Greece Sources: https://www.mfa.gr/missionsabroad/en/about-greece/government-and-politics/ Bailey, Linda, and Bill Slavin. Adventures in Ancient Greece . Kids Can Press, 2002. Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

What Is a Billion?  Join us today as we learn about a BIG number--a billion! Sources: https://www.thecalculatorsite.com/articles/finance/how-big-is-a-billion.php Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

All About Dolphins  Join us today as we learn about the ocean-dwelling mammals.  Sources: Pringle, Laurence, and Meryl Henderson. Dolphins!: Strange and Wonderful . Boyds Mills Press, an Imprint of Highlights, 2019. https://us.whales.org/whales-dolphins/how-many-species-of-dolphins-are-there/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email:...

What Are Invasive Species?  Join us today as we learn about how one species moves from its natural habitat to another and becomes an invasive species. Sources: https://wildlifeinformer.com/examples-of-invasive-species/ https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/how-european-rabbits-took-over-austra Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send a...