The science podcast for curious & creative kids and their families. Peek into the world of real-life scientists, engineers, and experts as they solve problems in their every day jobs. Kids and families are then invited to take on a challenge and solve a problem themselves!
Episode One: How Do You Make Software?Created by: Jennifer Swanson / Jeff Gonyea
Started: June 7th, 2022
Status: Active, 133 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
<a href="https://soundcarrot.com/shows/shows/solve-it-for-kids/page/15/" title="SoundCarrot.com - Children's podcasts"><img src="https://soundcarrot.com/img/sc-sm.png" alt="Listen On SoundCarrot" style="width: 200px; height: auto" /></a>Did you ever wonder why we need sleep? And what happens to our brains as we sleep at night? We have the awesome Dr. Nancy Cowdin Hennessy, neuroscientist and teacher who explains just what our brain does when its sleepy. This is an episode not to be missed! It may even help you sleep better Zzzzzzzz
Want to create the perfect habitat for eco-friendly plants and animals in your own backyard? Don’t miss this fantastic chat with Award-winning science author and birder, Sneed Collard III. Grab a pencil and a pad of paper. You’ll want to write down all of his tips for designing your own backyard. You may even find yourself heading to the nearest garden center to pick out a few plants to get started!
Do you wish that you could talk to a robot? It’s not that difficult to do, just program it to follow your instructions. The fantastic Dr. Carlotta Barry, electrical and computer engineer, tells us how to do just that in this exciting and informative chat. This episode will have you heading to the nearest website to buy yourself a robotics kit and build a robot of your own! #RoboticsRocks
Have you ever looked up at a tree and wondered just exactly how tall it really is? We can help with that! Brian Campbell, NASA Senior Earth Science Outreach Specialist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in VA, tells us about the challenge he has for all you citizen scientists out there! It’s the NASA GLOBE Trees Challenge 2022: Trees in a Changing Climate and he needs YOUR help! Tune in and learn how you can help measure trees for NASA.
Did you know that Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, may contain twice as much water as all of the Earth’s oceans combined? Learn this and other amazing facts from Tracy Drain, the lead flight systems engineer for NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission. Don’t miss this awesome chat about all things space, science, and astronomical fun!!
If you’ve ever thought math was boring, you HAVE to listen to this episode! Cindy Lawrence, the CEO and Executive Director of the National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath), will explain how much fun you can have with math– it will BLOW your mind!! Don’t miss this exciting and entertaining chat. You may just even learn how to ride a bicycle with square wheels!
If you’ve ever wonder what’s at the bottom of the ocean, you won’t want to miss this episode! The fabulous Dr. Rosa Leon-Zayas, environmental microbiologist, shares with us her special deep dive into the ocean on the Alvin! The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution submersible was certified to dive to its deepest depths yet near her home country of Puerto Rico.
Do you ever look at some really tall trees and wonderhow old they are? How can you tell? Listen to this FUN episode with award-winning science author and photographer Alexandra Siy as she tells us about her quest to find the world’s oldest tree! It will have you searching for pine cones and leaves in your own backyard.
Created by: Jennifer Swanson / Jeff Gonyea
Started:
June 7th, 2022
Status: Active, 133 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
When Chloe is sent off to live with her mysterious and eccentric grandmother she learns an unbelievable secret. Grandma Ivy is none other than Mother Nature herself! And Chloe is next in line to assume to the power and responsibility of the job. Can a twelve-year old learn to balance the entire world’s ecosystem while just trying to fit in at her new school? Only Mother Nature knows.
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