The Fact Detectives are two curious kids on a mission to find out all the cool facts about EVERYTHING!. Join Anika and Dexter as they take their BIG questions to some very smart grown-ups who know lots of interesting facts about lots of interesting stuff.
Episode One: Moths vs ButterfliesCreated by: Melbourne Museum
Started: September 18th, 2019
Status: Active, 46 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
<a href="https://soundcarrot.com/shows/shows/the-fact-detectives/" 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>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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
What was music first recorded onto? How does a microphone work? What’s the difference between analogue and digital music?
Did you know that dragonflies are the fastest insect in the world? Just how fast can they fly? Why are their wings so special?
How many stars are there? How do we count them? Why do stars twinkle? Anika and Esther find out all the celestial facts about stars with Dr Tanya Hill who is an astronomer at the Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks. Enjoy a new episode every fortnight, and if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au Guest: Dr Tanya Hill who is an astronomer at the Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks. Hosts: Anika and Esther Production: Cinnamon Nippard Sound design: Josh Newth Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson Hear it first on LiSTNR. Listen ad-free on Kinderling.
Created by: Melbourne Museum
Started:
September 18th, 2019
Status: Active, 46 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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