Inquisikids Daily

What is Oceania?  Join us today as we learn about the thousands of islands that make up Oceania. Sources: https://www.thoughtco.com/the-geography-of-oceania-1435559 https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-is-oceania.html Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

What Is a Narwhal?  Join us today as we learn about the Narwhal, the "Unicorn of the Sea" Sources: https://www.britannica.com/animal/narwhal  picture https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/narwhal.html https://kids.kiddle.co/Narwhal https://animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/narwhal/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inqu...

Dolly the Sheep  Join us today as we learn about the process of cloning and the sheep named Dolly. Sources: Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfNUGNsuw7o https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/Cloning-Fact-Sheet https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/cloning/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inqui...

Who Is Carl Lewis?  Join us today as we learn about one of the best long jumpers ever, Carl Lewis. Sources: https://www.biography.com/athlete/carl-lewis https://www.notablebiographies.com/Ki-Lo/Lewis-Carl.html https://www.ducksters.com/sports/track_and_field/carl_lewis.php Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

The Oregon Trail Join us today as we learn about the Oregon Trail that carried half a million people out west between 1840 and 1850. Sources: https://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-oregon-trail https://traveloregon.com/things-to-do/culture-history/historic-sites-oregon-trail/true-story-oregon-trail/ https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/oregon-trail https...

What Can You Learn From A Map?  Join us today as we learn about different types of maps and find out what you can learn from each of them. Sources: https://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/topography.php https://kids.britannica.com/students/assembly/view/53199 https://mocomi.com/what-is-topography/ https://www.kindsof.com/kinds-of-maps-for-kids/ https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what...

What Was the Gemini Space Project?  Join us today as we learn about NASA's second phase of the quest to land men on the moon--Project Gemini. Sources: Video Ed White: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU2X4ysW5Jo https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what-was-gemini-program-58.html https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/gemini_4_eva.htm Send us listener mail! Send an...

The National Anthem  Join us today as we learn about how the song "The Star-Spangled Banner" was written and how it became the National Anthem of the United States. Sources: Video:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lCmBvYMRs https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/star-spangled-banner https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/the-star-spangled-banner http://www.american-historama...

Join us today as we learn about the loris, a primate found in southeastern Asia and India. https://lemur.duke.edu/slender-loris/ https://softschools.com/facts/animals/loris_facts/110/ https://animals.net/loris/ https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/loris/312228 https://www.britannica.com/animal/loris-primate-subfamily#ref74522  picutres http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2013/gustafso_all...

The Rocky Mountains  Join us today as we explore the beautiful North American treasure, The Rocky Mountain Range. Sources: https://www.nps.gov/romo/hummingbird_family.htm https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/Moose https://kids.kiddle.co/Mount_Elbert https://www.nps.gov/romo/clouds_and_fog.htm https://www.nps.gov/romo/common_wildflower_families.htm https://kids.brit...

Who Were Erik the Red and Leif the Lucky? Join us today as we learn about a father and son who were famous explorers. Sources: https://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/subject/erik-the-red/ https://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/subject/leif-eriksson/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Owls  Join us today as we learn all about the silent flying hunter--the owl. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/animal/owl/Form-and-function https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/great-horned-owl https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Snowy_Owl/id Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Why Do Animals Migrate?  Join us today as we learn about the migration habits of several birds and animals. Sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/arctic-tern https://www.froglife.org/2017/02/27/croaking-science-amphibian-orientation-migration/ https://www.naturalworldsafaris.com/experiences/natures-great-events/emperor-penguin-migration https://www.ducksters.com/anim...

Who Was Benjamin Franklin?  Join us today as we learn about some of the greatest accomplishments of Ben Franklin, who was a printer, a diplomat, and an inventor. Sources: https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/famous-inventors/10-ben-franklin-inventions.htm https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benjamin-Franklin/Achievements-and-inventions https://learnodo-newtonic.com/benjamin-franklin-...

The United States Flag Join us today as we learn how the flag of the United States came to be. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-the-United-States-of-America https://www.allstarflags.com/facts/us-flag-specifications/ https://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagfact.html Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

The Olympic Games  Join us today as we learn about how the Olympic Games, which are held every four years, got their start and have changed over the years. Sources:   https://www.britannica.com/sports/Olympic-Games/Munich-West-Germany-1972 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-modern-olympic-games https://olympics.com/ioc/olympic-rings https://www.britannica.com/sports/Olympi...

Cobras are fascinating and dangerous snakes. https://www.livescience.com/43520-cobra-facts.html https://www.britannica.com/animal/cobra-snake https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/facts/king-cobra Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

What is Nutrition?  Join us today as we learn about how food helps our body to grow and be strong. Sources: https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/food-and-nutrition/274373 Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Space Shuttle Join us today as we learn about the Space Shuttle, a reusable spaceship that the United States flew for twenty years. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/technology/space-shuttle https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what-is-the-space-shuttle-58.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/International-Space-Station Send us listener mail! Send an audio message:...

Who Was Sally Ride?  Join us today as we learn about the very first American woman to travel into space, Dr. Sally Ride. Sources: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sally-ride https://www.ducksters.com/biography/women_leaders/sally_ride.php https://www.biography.com/astronaut/sally-ride https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Sally-Ride/400164 https://kids.britanni...

Inside the Earth  Join us today as we learn all about how the Earth is made of several layers which are all distinct from each other. Sources: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/earth/in-depth/ https://geologyscience.com/geology-answer/the-earths-layers/ https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/physical-geography/structure-of-the-earth/ https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/mid-ocean...

Your Nervous System  Join us today as we learn about what your nervous system is and how it works. Sources: https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/nervous-system/353527 https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/brain.html https://www.ducksters.com/science/nervous_system.php Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Polar Bears  Join us today as we learn about another of the biggest of its kind, the polar bear. Sources: https://polarbearsinternational.org/polar-bears/myth-busters/ https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/polar-bears.htm https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/polar-bear Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Was Eli Whitney?  Join us today as we learn about the Father of Moden Manufacturing, Eli Whitney, Sources: https://www.biography.com/inventor/eli-whitney https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eli-Whitney Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

The Louvre Join us today as we learn about the world's largest museum, The Louvre. Sources:   https://www.britannica.com/topic/Louvre-Museum https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mona-Lisa-painting See the Mona Lisa https://primaryfacts.com/2970/the-louvre-facts-and-information/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com