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What is the Concorde? The Concorde was the first supersonic passenger jet.   Sources :  https://www.britannica.com/technology/Concorde#:~:text=Concorde%2C%20the%20first%20supersonic%20passenger-carrying%20commercial%20airplane%20%28or,first%20scheduled%20supersonic%20passenger%20service%20on%20January%2021%2C https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/airlines/a27206102/concorde-badass-plan...

Who was Thomas Jefferson? Thomas Jefferson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, but what else did he do?   Sources:  https://www.britannica.com/topic/House-of-Burgesses https://www.britannica.com/topic/Continental-Congress https://www.biography.com/us-president/thomas-jefferson https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Jefferson/Presidency https://www.whiteh...

What Are the Spice Islands? What are the Spice Routes and why was Columbus looking for them when he discovered the new world?  Sources:  https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/content/what-are-spice-routes https://www.grapesandgrains.org/2017/06/the-spice-trade-routes-and-history.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/spice-trade https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/made-on-earth/the-flavours-that-...

What Happened at Appomattox Courthouse? April 9, 1865, was the beginning of the end of the deadliest war the United States has ever been in.  Find out what led up to General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. Sources:  https://www.britannica.com/topic/Confederate-States-of-America https://www.ducksters.com/history/civilwartimeline.php https://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war/ca...

Where Do Pearls Come From? Is there really an animal that can make pearls out of sand???  Today we learn about the amazing oyster! Sources:  https://www.britannica.com/topic/pearl-gemstone https://www.britannica.com/science/Cape-emerald https://animals.howstuffworks.com/marine-life/question630.htm https://biologywise.com/how-do-oysters-make-pearls https://www.globalfieldtrip.com/a-beginn...

What is Photosynthesis? How do plants make their own food?  Is it important to animals and people?  Join us today as we find out all about photosynthesis. Sources: https://www.ducksters.com/science/photosynthesis.php https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/photosynthesis (cell photo) Maloof, Torrey. Photosynthesis . Teacher Created Materials, 2015. Kalman, Bobbie. Photosynthesis: Changi...

Who was Marie Curie? Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the first person to win one twice! Sources:  https://www.biography.com/news/marie-curie-biography-facts https://www.nobelprize.org/womenwhochangedscience/stories/marie-curie https://www.famousscientists.org/marie-curie/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email:...

What is a Tasmanian Devil? Join us today as we learn more about the Australian Tasmanian Devil.  Find out why it is called a Devil and what efforts are being made to increase the dwindling population of these marsupials.   Sources:  https://www.australia.com/en-us/things-to-do/wildlife/tasmanian-devil-facts.html https://www.britannica.com/animal/Tasmanian-devil Send us listener mail...

All About Antarctica Antarctica is the coldest place on earth.  Listen and learn about the geography, weather, plants, and animals who live there. Sources: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-animals-live-in-antarctica.html https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/native-plants-of-antarctica.html https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-antarctica-k4.html https...

The Leaning Tower of Pisa This is the story of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.  Why was it built?  Why does it lean?  Will it fall over?  Listen in and find out! Sources: https://www.towerofpisa.org/ https://www.bellaitaliatour.com/destinations/pisa/10-interesting-facts-about-the-leaning-tower-in-pisa/ http://madridengineering.com/case-study-the-leaning-tower-of-pisa/ https://www.me...

What Makes A Desert? The desert is one of Earth's most interesting places.  It is filled with plants and animals who have adapted to live in its harsh conditions.  Join us today as we explore the desert. Sources: https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/desert.htm https://www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/biome/biodesert.php https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/what/ https://www.nationalgeographic.co...

There was a total solar eclipse on this date 15 years ago, but exactly what is a solar eclipse?  How is it different than a lunar eclipse?  Join us today as we find the answers. Sources and to see pictures of how the Earth, moon and sun line up in both kinds of eclipses: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/eclipse?s=t https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/faq#:~:text=Solar%20eclipses%20are%20fairly...

What did Galileo See? Galileo built a telescope, looked up at the sky, and changed the way we understand the universe.  What did Galileo see? Sources: https://www.history.com/news/galileo-copernicus-earth-sun-heresy-church https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/307/galileos-observations-of-the-moon-jupiter-venus-and-the-sun / https://www.biography.com/news/galileo-discoveries-theories-modern-physi...

What is Blood? Inside your body is a wonderful thing-blood! Blood is so interesting!  Learn what blood is made of and all the amazing things it does for your body. Sources https://www.oneblood.org/about-donating/blood-donor-basics/what-is-blood/ https://www.aamds.org/questions/how-are-blood-cells-formed https://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/what-is-blood-made-of.html https://www.britanni...

The Periodic Table: The Periodic Table of the Elements  This table is so much more than just a colorful graphic!  It holds all the information a chemist needs on all one hundred eighteen known elements  Find out how this wealth of information came to be. To see the periodic table: https://www.webelements.com/ Sources: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/cheminter/chapter/modern-period...

Who Was Fannie Farmer? Who was Fannie Farmer and how did her work impact the way we cook today?  Why did she study how food helps our bodies when we are sick? Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fannie-Merritt-Farmer https://www.notablebiographies.com/Du-Fi/Farmer-Fannie.html https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fannie-farmer-opens-cooking-school https://thesouthern.com/lifes...

The Intolerable Acts King George needed money to help with the debt Britain accumulated protecting the colonies.  He came up with a plan to raise it quickly but it backfired! Sources: https://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/a-short-history-of-jamestown https://www.historyforkids.net/history.html https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party https://www.historyforki...

Who invented blue jeans?  It’s not who you think! Listen in to learn about the history of jeans.  Sources:  https://www.levi.com/US/en_US/blog/article/born-out-west/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/strauss_hi.html https://www.biography.com/fashion-designer/levi-strauss https://www.hawthornintl.com/history-of-denim Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor....

National Parks Learn about what National Parks are and why we established the National Park Service.  Find out what cool natural wonders are in national parks. Sources:  https://www.history.com/topics/us-government/national-park-service https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/article/early-history https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/history-of-the-nationa...

Why does popcorn pop?   Today we will have a little science with our favorite snack. Sources: https://www.thespruceeats.com/why-does-popcorn-pop-1328691 https://www.thoughtco.com/how-does-popcorn-pop-607429 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/32131/why-does-popcorn-pop https://foodcrumbles.com/why-does-popcorn-pop/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/mess...

What Is Pi Day?  What is so special about Pi and why does it get its own day every year on March 14th? Sources: https://www.exploratorium.edu/pi/history-of-pi https://www.piday.org/pi-symbol/ http://archimedespalimpsest.org/about/history/archimedes.php https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-pi-and-how-did-it-originate/ https://www.history.com/news/where-did-pi-day-come-from https:...

Are Changes Coming to US Currency? Take a brief tour of the history of US money and learn about the proposed changes that may be coming in the future.  Sources: https://www.uscurrency.gov/history https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S8-C5-1/ALDE_00001066/ https://www.insider.com/us-dollar-bill-evolution-2018-6#despite-opposition-from-great-britain-each-of-the-13-colonies-had-it...

Earth's Unusual Animals Fish that can walk? A smiling salamander? A mole with no hair?  A mammal that lays eggs? Join us today as we learn about unique and unusual animals. Sources:  https://galapagosconservation.org.uk/wildlife/red-lipped-batfish/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/facts/axolotl https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/naked-mole-rat h...

Are Giant Pandas really bears? Today we learn all about the giant panda, a Chinese plant-eating bear Sources:   https://www.natgeokids.com/za/discover/animals/general-animals/ten-panda-facts/ https://www.livescience.com/27335-giant-pandas.html https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/panda-cam (panda cam) https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giant-panda http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=358...

The Greatest Chess Player Join us today as we learn about one of the greatest chess players of all time, Bobby Fisher who was born on March 9, 1943. Sources:  https://kidskonnect.com/fun/chess/   https://www.chessalert.com/brief-history-chess/ https://www.chess.com/players/bobby-fischer https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bobby-Fischer Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: ancho...