Inquisikids Daily

All About The Ostrich Don’t bury your head in the sand as we learn about the largest bird on Earth, the Ostrich. Sources:  https://www.britannica.com/animal/ostrich https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/ostrich https://www.natgeokids.com/nz/discover/animals/birds/ostrich-facts/ https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/ostrich Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: ancho...

Why Is There An Arch In St. Louis? Learn about the Gateway Arch located in St. Louis, MO, including who made it and what it stands for. Sources: https://www.gatewayarch.com/experience/about/ https://www.nps.gov/jeff/learn/historyculture/index.htm Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email:  podcast@inquisikids.com

Who is Johnny Appleseed?  Was Johnny Appleseed a real person? Did he really wear a pot on his head? In this episode, we learn about Johnny Appleseed, an American folk hero. Sources:   https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Chapman https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62113/9-facts-tell-true-story-johnny-appleseed Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily...

The First Telephone In celebration of the invention of the telephone, we are learning who made it and how it worked and more about the inventor who made sound his life's work, Alexander Graham Bell. Sources https://interestingengineering.com/alexander-graham-bell-the-man-whose-inventions-changed-the-way-we-communicate (includes a recording of Bell’s actual voice) https://www.history.com/topics/inv...

Gregor Mendel, Father of Genetics Have you ever wondered why your hair is brown and not blonde?  Learn about the Father of Genetics, Gregor Mendel, and see how his study of pea plants may help you answer that question. Sources:  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gregor-Mendel/Theoretical-interpretation https://www.ducksters.com/science/biology/mendel_and_inheritance.php Send us listen...

Albert Berry’s Historical Leap The first successful parachute jump from a moving plane was made on March 1, 1912.  Learn about the history of the parachute and the men who imagined being able to float through the air. Sources:  https://www.britannica.com/topic/Leonardo-da-Vincis-parachute-1704849 https://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/leonardo/parachute . https://www.britannica.com/bio...

Is The Ocean Just Water?  Daniel - this one is for you! An episode all about the ocean thanks to Daniel's suggestion! Let's dive right in! Sources:  https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/search-results/?q=ocean https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/nature/habitats/ocean/ https://oceana.org/marine-life/sharks-rays/whale-shark https://oceana.org/marine-life/sea-turtles-reptiles/saltwat...

What do you think you might want to be when you’re older? You might be surprised at some of the different jobs in a hospital. Sources: thebalancecareers.com/healthcare-medical-job-titles-2061494 Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email:  podcast@inquisikids.com

When you're looking at a carrot, how do your eyes tell your brain that the carrot is orange? It has to with special kinds of cells in your eye, and different lightwaves.  Additional Links and Resources: Make a spectroscope: buggyandbuddy.com/homemade-spectroscope/ Sources: kids.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frym.2013.00010 Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-...

Post-impressionists weren’t interested in painting things that could be observed in the real world. They wanted to paint things that showed a window into the their mind and emotions! Additional Links and Resources: See the artwork mentioned in today's episode: theartstory.org/movement/post-impressionism/artworks/#nav Sources: theartstory.org/movement/post-impressionism/#nav artyfactory.com/art_app...

Before you decide to become an astronaut someday, you might want to know exactly what you're signing up for! Additional Links and Resources: Space experiments for at home: issnationallab.org/stem/learn-at-home/ Sources: natgeokids.com/uk/discover/science/space/tim-peake-interview/ science.howstuffworks.com/astronaut7.htm science.howstuffworks.com/you-want-to-be-astronaut.htm labeley.com/css_and_as...

Today we’re going to talk about the only living things that could survive in space...and no, they’re not aliens. Sources: nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/t/tardigrades-water-bears/ livescience.com/57985-tardigrade-facts.html Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email:  podcast@inquisikids.com

Did you know that Earth isn’t the only planet with a moon? Other planets in our solar system have their own moons, too. Yes, that’s right..."moons" with an “s”. Additional Links and Resources: Activities for kids who love space: spaceplace.nasa.gov Sources: solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/jupiter-moons/overview/ spaceplace.nasa.gov/how-many-moons/en/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor...

Imagine what it would have been like to be the very first person to ever travel into space, and then learn about Yuri Gagarin, the first person to ever orbit the earth. Sources: space.com/16159-first-man-in-space.html nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1961-012A Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email:  podcast@inquisik...

The first man landed on the moon in 1969, but there's still a lot of space to be discovered. Artemis is NASA's plan to return to the moon in a whole new way. Additional Links and Resources: How to Draw Artemis: nasa.gov/stem-ed-resources/how-to-draw-artemis.html Sources: nasa.gov/specials/artemis/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email:&nbsp...

Airline pilots have a very important job. It's their responsibility to get a plane full of people to their destination safely. That's why becoming a pilot is a long process...with lots of practice! Sources: money.howstuffworks.com/flight-attendant.htm science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/pilot.htm Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send a...

When you think about animals that can fly, fish probably don't make the list. But there is a type of fish that can fly...well, kind of. Additional Links and Resources: Paper airplane tutorials: foldnfly.com Sources: nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/Flying-Squirrels nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Fish/Flying-Fish Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor...

You experience sound every time you listen to a podcast. But do you know how sound works? Learn a few sound basics, and then hear the science behind a sonic boom.  Sources: www.scienceforkidsclub.com/sound.html Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email:  podcast@inquisikids.com

During the 1940s, a group of brave airmen fought against inequality to serve their country. They were called the Tuskegee Airmen. Sources: kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Tuskegee-Airmen/399992 brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/tuskegeeairmen/relatedreading/ kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/history/african-american-heroes/benjamin-o-davis/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: ancho...

Hear the story of an airplane with a catchy name that made its first - and only - flight over 73 years ago, and take a super speedy timeline trip through the history of aviation.  Additional Links and Resources: The Wright Brothers by Quentin Reynolds: sonlight.com/ER15.html Virtual National Naval Aviation Museum tour: navalaviationmuseum.org/nnam/virtualtour/ Sources: history.com/this-day-in...