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Inquisikids Daily — Education for Kids
Inquisikids Daily

Fast facts for curious kids! Tune in for daily discoveries as we celebrate curiosity and explore interesting facts about history, science, and more in 5 minutes or less.

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What is Photosynthesis? Apr 07, 2021

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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: Changing Sunlight into Food. Crabtree Pub. Co., 2009.

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Who was Marie Curie? Apr 06, 2021

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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/

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What is a Tasmanian Devil? Apr 02, 2021

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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

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All About Antarctica Apr 02, 2021

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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://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/antarctica/
https://www.britannica.com/place/Antarctica/National-rivalries-and-claims
https://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/mcmwebcam.cfm (Video cam)

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The Leaning Tower of Pisa Mar 31, 2021

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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.mentalfloss.com/article/70395/13-straight-facts-about-leaning-tower-pisa
https://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/will-leaning-tower-of-pisa-fall.htm

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What Makes A Desert? Mar 30, 2021

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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.com/environment/article/deserts

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What is an Eclipse? Mar 29, 2021

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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%20numerous,as%20a%20few%20years%20apart.

https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what-is-an-eclipse-58

https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/TSE2006/TSE2006.html

https://www.planetary.org/articles/20170920-guide-to-future-total-solar-eclipses#:~:text=The%20next%20total%20solar%20eclipse,Ocean%20on%204%20December%202021.

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2017-august-21#:~:text=Total%20Solar%20Eclipse%20on%20August%2021%2C%202017%20(Great%20American%20Eclipse%20)

What did Galileo See? Mar 26, 2021

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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-physics-astronomy
https://www.britannica.com/science/planethttps://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-did-galileo-discover
https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/Galileo (photos of Jupiter)

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What is Blood? Mar 25, 2021

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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.britannica.com/science/blood-biochemistry/Plasma

Math: Your weight in pounds x .08 = how many pints of blood you have

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The Periodic Table Mar 24, 2021

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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-periodic-table-periods-and-groups/#:~:text=The%20atomic%20number%20of%20each,beginning%20at%20the%20far%20left.

https://people.wou.edu/~courtna/ch412/perhist.htm#:~:text=A%20necessary%20prerequisite%20to%20the,when%20Hennig%20Brand%20discovered%20phosphorous.

https://www.britannica.com/story/when-was-the-periodic-table-invented

https://easyscienceforkids.com/history-of-chemistry/

https://www.ducksters.com/science/chemistry/

http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2002/crabb/history.html

https://kids.kiddle.co/Chemist

https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/periodic-table/600334#:~:text=The%20periodic%20table%20arranges%20the,and%20metals%20are%20in%20another.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-evolution-of-the-periodic-system/

https://www.lenntech.com/periodic/history/history-periodic-table.htm#:~:text=In%201869%20Russian%20chemist%20Dimitri,Antoine%20Bequerel%20first%20discovered%20radioactivity.

https://www.ducksters.com/science/periodic_table.php

https://www.frsd.k12.nj.us/cms/lib01/NJ01001104/Centricity/Domain/639/ChemInter12.pdf

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