Inquisikids Daily

Who Was Hedy Lamarr?  Join us today as we learn about Hedy Lamarr--actress by day and inventor by night. Sources: https://www.biography.com/actor/hedy-lamarr https://hedylamarr.com/about/biography/ https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/hedy-lamarr Wallmark, Laurie, and Katy Wu. Hedy Lamarr's Double Life . Sterling Children's Books, 2019. Send us listener mail! Send an...

What Is Juneteenth?  Join us today as we learn about the newest federal holiday in the United States, Juneteenth. Sources: https://www.juneteenth.com/history/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57515192 https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-slavery-idUSL1561464920070322 Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Are the Aboriginal People?  Join us today as we learn about the original inhabitants of Australia. Sources: https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Australian-Aboriginal-peoples/272686 https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/general-history/aboriginal-arts-and-culture/ https://australianhistory.org/european-exploration/ https://www.britannica.com/art/didjeridu Send us listener...

Wombats  Join us today as we learn about the habitat and characteristics of the roly-poly wombat. Sources: https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/general-animals/facts-about-wombats/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/common-wombat?loggedin=true https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/wombat Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-dail...

Why Do Rainbows Appear?  Join us today as we learn about the colorful arches that form in the sky after a rainstorm. Sources: https://sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/weather/rainbows.html https://www.baabeetv.com/blog/rainbow-facts-for-kids https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/66553-longest-lasting-rainbow https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/rainbow/276640 https://person...

The Women's Suffrage Movement  Join us today as we learn about the events that led up to women getting the right to vote in the United States. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/woman-suffrage/The-United-States https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/alice-paul https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/womens-suffrage/601308 Send us listener mail! Send an audio...

The History of Monopoly  Join us today as we learn about the history of the popular game Monopoly. Sources: https://monopolycity.com/ac_monopoly_history.html https://www.britannica.com/sports/Monopoly-board-game Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Aardvarks  Join us today as we learn about the slightly weird-looking but very interesting aardvark. Sources: https://www.thoughtco.com/10-facts-about-aardvarks-4129429 https://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/aardvark https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/aardvark?loggedin=true https://www.britannica.com/animal/aardvark https://kids.kiddle.co/Aardvark https://www.activewi...

Why Do Boats Float?  Join us today as we learn why boats float. Sources: http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=4702 https://www.explainthatstuff.com/how-ships-work.html Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Was Rachel Carson?  Join us today as we learn about the woman who advocated for the banning of harmful pesticides including DDT--Rachel Carson. Sources: https://www.ducksters.com/biography/scientists/rachel_carson.php https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Rachel_Carson/about/rachelcarson.html https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/rachel-carson https://www.famousscientists.org...

The Otis Elevator  Join us today as we learn about Elisha Otis who invented the safety brake that is still in use on elevators today. Sources: https://www.archdaily.com/354494/a-brief-interesting-history-of-the-otis-elevator-company https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elisha-Otis https://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/engines-equipment/elevator6.htm Send us listener mail! Send an audio...

Terracotta Warriors  Join us today as we learn about the eight thousand terracotta warriors that were discovered in China in 1974. Sources: https://kids.britannica.com/students/assembly/view/123195   for photos https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/emperor-qin?loggedin=true https://kids.kiddle.co/Terracotta_Army https://www.ducksters.com/history/china/terracotta_army.ph...

Bison  Join us today as we learn about the majestic and resilient bison. Sources: https://www.nps.gov/articles/15-facts-about-bison.htm https://www.britannica.com/animal/bison https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/American-Bison Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Davy Crockett--Real or Legend?  Join us today as we learn about Davy Crockett, his real life adventures, and the legends about him. Sources: https://www.biography.com/military-figure/davy-crockett https://www.britannica.com/biography/Davy-Crockett-American-frontiersman-and-politician https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/davy-crockett Send us listener mail! Send an audio message:...

The New Maya Angelou Quarter  Join us today as we learn about the new quarter featuring Maya Angelou that will be minted in 2022. Sources: https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/american-women-quarters Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Where Does Peanut Butter Come From?  Join us today as we learn about the peanut and how it becomes that yummy peanut butter. Sources: Micucci, Charles. The Life and Times of the Peanut . Houghton Mifflin, 1997. Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Elephants  Join us today as we learn all about the world's largest land mammal--the elephant.  Sources: Feldman, Thea. Elephants Don't like Ants!: And Other Amazing Facts (Ready-to-Read Level 2) . Simon Spotlight, 2021. https://www.elephant-world.com/elephant-reproduction/ Desmond, Jenni. The Elephant . Enchanted Lion Books, 2018. Eaton, Maxwell. The Truth About Elephants . Roaring Brook...

What Is a Venus Flytrap?  Join us today as we learn about the Venus Flytrap, the superhero of the plant world. Sources: https://venusflytrapworld.com/fascinating-facts-about-venus-flytraps/ https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/dionaea-muscipula/ https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Plants-and-Fungi/Venus-Flytrap Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisi...

Presidential Trivia  Join us on this President's Day as we learn some interesting tidbits about the men who have served as President of the United States of America. Sources: https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Is William Kamkwamba?  Join us today as we learn about the boy who harnessed the wind. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/place/Malawi http://www.williamkamkwamba.com/about https://borgenproject.org/the-life-of-william-kamkwamba/ https://www.ted.com/talks/william_kamkwamba_how_i_harnessed_the_wind?language=en https://www.ted.com/profiles/245287/about \ Send us listener mail! Send an audi...

What Can You Learn From a Dollar Bill?  Join us today as we find out all the information that is given on the front of a dollar bill if you know what to look for. Sources: http://www.onedollarbill.org/decoding.html  visual to see where all the markings are https://www.bourkeaccounting.com/blog/2018/07/heres-what-every-marking-on-the-one-dollar-bill-means/ https://www.worldatlas.com/artic...

Meerkats  Join us today as we learn about the playful meerkats that live in tunnels underground. Sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/meerkat https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/meerkat https://www.britannica.com/animal/meerkat Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Was William H Taft?  Join us today as we learn about the twenty-seventh president of the United States--William H Taft. Sources: https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/william-howard-taft/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Howard-Taft/Life-after-the-presidency Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: p...

The Seven Wonders of the Modern World  Join us today as we learn about seven magnificent wonders that are all beautiful and still standing. Sources: https://www.scienceabc.com/social-science/seven-wonders-modern-world.html https://www.britannica.com/list/new-seven-wonders-of-the-world Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inqu...

How Are Marshmallows Made?  Join us today as we learn about the sweet treat--marshmallows. Sources: https://www.finedininglovers.com/article/how-are-marshmallow-made https://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/faqs/how-are-marshmallows-made/ Recipe: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/homemade-marshmallows-recipe-1953933 Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/m...