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Created by: Melbourne Museum

Australia 6-10

Started: September 18th, 2019

Status: Active, 47 episodes

Kind: Episodic

Language: English

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Allergies
00:17:36 | Season: 9 | Episode: 8 | April 25th, 2024

What IS an allergy? What’s the difference between an allergy and an intolerance or a sensitivity? Even though there’s no cure for allergies, find out how Australian researchers are helping people. Esther and Anika find out all the interesting facts about allergies with Dr Catriona Nguyen-Robertson who is an immunologist at Scienceworks.

Planets
00:24:22 | Season: 9 | Episode: 7 | April 11th, 2024

What are planets made of?   What makes a planet a dwarf planet? And why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore? If we could live on one of the other planets in our solar system, what would it be like?  Anika and Esther find out all the amazing facts about planets with Dr Tanya Hill who is astronomer at the Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks.

Bubbles
00:14:07 | Season: 9 | Episode: 6 | March 28th, 2024

Why are bubbles rainbow colours? What does a bubbleologist do? Find out which animals use bubbles and how to make the best bubbles at home? Anika and Esther find out all the bouncy facts about bubbles with Mei Liu from Scienceworks.

Rocketships
00:16:40 | Season: 9 | Episode: 5 | March 14th, 2024

How does a rocketship actually work? Did you know that getting a spacecraft to the international space station, is a bit like throwing a ball to your team-mate on the basketball court.   Anika and Esther find out all the riveting facts about rocketships with Douglas Bair from Scienceworks.

Skeletons
00:17:33 | Season: 9 | Episode: 3 | February 15th, 2024

Did you know that kids have more bones than adults? What are skeletons for anyway? And what are bones made of?  Anika and Esther find out all the bone-tastic facts about skeletons with Dr Hazel Richards who is a paleontologist at Melbourne Museum.

Crabs
00:18:36 | Season: 9 | Episode: 1 | January 18th, 2024

Did you know that crabs don’t just live in rock pools or in sand at the beach, they can also live in deserts, rainforests and in the depths of the oceans! 

Spin, Tape, Stream
00:18:06 | Season: 7 | Episode: 10 | August 3rd, 2023

What was music first recorded onto? How does a microphone work? What’s the difference between analogue and digital music?

Dragonflies
00:15:16 | Season: 7 | Episode: 8 | July 6th, 2023

Did you know that dragonflies are the fastest insect in the world? Just how fast can they fly? Why are their wings so special? 




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Created by: Melbourne Museum
Started: September 18th, 2019
Status: Active, 47 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English

Australia6-10
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