Inquisikids Daily

The Danube River  Join us today as we wrap up our exploration of notable rivers.  This week we learn about the second longest river in Europe, The Danube. Sources: https://www.coolkidfacts.com/famous-rivers/ https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Danube-River/273914 https://easyscienceforkids.com/danube-river/ https://www.britannica.com/place/Danube-River https://danubenika.weebly....

Orcas  Join us today as we learn all about the huge and fascinating killer whales, which live in every ocean in the world! Sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/orca/?loggedin=true https://www.livescience.com/27431-orcas-killer-whales.html https://passportocean.com/2018/10/16/facts-about-orcas/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtF3FPyRVIw video: https://www.y...

Insects  Join us today as we learn all about these fascinating creatures that are all around us. Sources: https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/insect/353292 http://image.slideserve.com/214756/insect-mouthparts-l.jpg https://www.treehugger.com/amazing-examples-of-insect-camouflage https://projects.ncsu.edu/cals/course/ent425/library/tutorials/external_anatomy/abdomen.html https://www.si.ed...

Who Was Sequoyah?  Join us today as we learn about the man who created the Cherokee written language. Sources: https://www.ducksters.com/history/native_americans/sequoyah.php https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Sequoyah/384799 https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Sequoyah https://www.notablebiographies.com/Sc-St/Sequoyah.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sequoyah https://...

The Pony Express was the fastest long distance mail system of its day… until something faster came along. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pony-Express/Final-days Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

The Mississippi River  Join us today as we continue to explore some of the most significant rivers in the world.  Today we learn about a great American river, the Mighty Mississippi. Sources: https://kids.kiddle.co/Mississippi_River https://fishingbooker.com/blog/ultimate-fishing-guide-mississippi-river/ https://www.nps.gov/miss/riverfacts https://www.britannica.com/place/Mississippi-Riv...

What is the Scientific Method? Join us today as we learn what the scientific method is, how we use it, and why it is important. Sources: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-biology-foundations/hs-biology-and-the-scientific-method/a/the-science-of-biology Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Was Annie Oakley?  Join us today as we learn about the first female superstar, and what fantastic feats she could do. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Annie-Oakley-American-markswoman https://www.biography.com/performer/annie-oakley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQSTSNq5dOM      Link to Video Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/i...

What is an orchestra?  Today we learn all about this special kind of musical group. https://www.classicsforkids.com/music/instruments_orchestra.php https://www.scienceabc.com/eyeopeners/use-conductor-orchestra-baton-music-baton-podium-opera.html#:~:text=What%20Is%20The%20Purpose%20Of%20A%20Conductor%20In,tedious%20over%20time.%204%20Purely%20Aesthetic%20Reasons.%20 https://musicschoolcentral....

Why Do Bears Hibernate? Join us today as we find out how bears survive those long, cold winter months. Sources: https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/animal_adaptations_for_winter http://www.planet-science.com/categories/under-11s/our-world/2011/10/what-do-animals-do-in-winter.aspx https://www.nationalforests.org/blog/do-bears-really-hibernate https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/do-all-bears-hibernate-in-...

Ganges River  Join us today as we explore the Ganges River, the longest river in India. Sources: https://www.coolkidfacts.com/famous-rivers/ https://www.learnreligions.com/ganga-goddess-of-the-holy-river https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/ganges-river-basin/ https://www.wwf.org.uk/where-we-work/ganges https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Ganges-River/274488 https://www.fa...

Manatees  Join us today as we learn about manatees.  They are slow gentle giants, but they don't look much like mermaids! Sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/manatees?loggedin=true https://www.savethemanatee.org/manatees/facts/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Mass and Weight  Join us today as we find out what the difference is between mass and weight. Sources: https://www.thoughtco.com/mass-and-weight-differences-606116  Link to find your weight on different planets https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/conservation-of-mass/599570 https://www.britannica.com/science/mass-physics https://www.dkfindout.com/us/science/forces-and-motion/wei...

Who Was William Shakespeare?  Join us today as we find out about Wiliam Shakespeare who is the most important writer in the English language. Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/william-shakespeare/william-shakespeare-biography/ https://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2014/04/45-phrases-coined-shakespeare-450th-birthday/...

The Unsinkable Titanic  Join us today as we learn about the Titanic, a ship that was said to be unsinkable. Sources: https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Titanic/313853 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Olympic https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/general-history/would-you-have-survived-the-titanic/ https://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater/exhibition/5_3.html Send us listene...

The Nile River  Join us today as we explore both the ancient role of the Nile and its present-day significance.   Sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/nile-river/ https://wanttoknowit.com/where-does-the-nile-river-start-and-end/ https://egypt.mrdonn.org/trade.html https://www.britannica.com/list/11-fascinating-nile-river-plants-and-animals https://www.britannica.com/p...

Road Runners  Join us today as we learn about this fascinating American desert bird. Sources: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/587585/roadrunner-facts https://www.birdsofoklahoma.net/Greaterroadrunner.htm https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/greater-roadrunner Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

How Do Broken Bones Heal?  Join us today as we learn what happens when you break a bone and how your body heals itself. Sources: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/bone-healing https://www.denverhealth.org/blog/2019/09/how-do-broken-bones-heal https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318961 https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/bones-joints-and-muscles/fracture/types.html https://www....

Hazel Ying Lee  Join us today as we learn about one of the first Chinese American female fighter pilots in the US Armed Forces.   Sources: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/history/hazel-ying-lee-chinese-wasp.html https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2638918/innovator-series-hazel-ying-lee/ https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/women-airforce-service-pilot-hazel-ying-l...

Mesopotamia  Join us today as we learn about the very first civilization in history, Mesopotamia. Sources: https://www.history.com/news/sumerians-inventions-mesopotamia https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-middle-east/mesopotamia https://www.britannica.com/place/Mesopotamia-historical-region-Asia/The-character-and-influence-of-ancient-Mesopotamia Send us listener mail! Send an audio message...

The Amazon River  Join us today as we explore the Amazon River https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Amazon-River https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Amazon-River https://us.whales.org/whales-dolphins/species-guide/amazon-river-dolphin/ http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/FIELD/Venice/pdf/special_events/bozza_scheda_DOW01_1.0.pdf https://www.thoughtco.com/animals-of-the...

Big Cats  Join us today as we learn about four of the biggest cats on Earth. Sources: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-do-jaguars-eat.html https://onekindplanet.org/animal/jaguar https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/general-animals/jaguar-facts/ https://animalgoodnews.com/7-interesting-facts-about-pumas/ https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/how-many-species-of-wild-cats-are-f...

Isaac Newton  Join us today as we learn about Sir Isaac Newton, one of the most important mathematicians and scientists of his day.  He is the inventor of calculus and the father of modern physics. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Isaac-Newton/International-prominence https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/isaac-newton-who-he-was-why-apples-are-falling/ https://www1.grc....

Marco Polo Join us today as we learn about the famous explorer Marco Polo. Sources: https://www.ducksters.com/biography/marco_polo.php https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marco-Polo https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/marco-polo The Story of the World, History for the Classical Child, Vol. 2: the Middle Ages:from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance , by S. Wise Bauer and Jeff W...

Project Mercury  Join us today as we learn about the first astronauts who orbited the Earth in the Project Mercury program. Sources: This New Ocean - Ch6-8 https://www.space.com/24638-project-mercury.html https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-a-rocket-k4.html Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: pod...