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Fun Kids Science Weekly

Fun Kids Science Weekly

Fun Kids

Exploring the coolest and most incredible stuff in science, from way back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth to a future where humans live in space!

The Fun Kids Science Weekly is hosted by Dan and is the perfect science podcast for kids and families everywhere. Each week, you'll find episodes from series like Deep Space High, Age of the Dinosaurs and Professor Hallux.

There's also a special guest, top experts answering all your science questions and Dangerous Dan - something scientific that’s also a little bit deadly!

You can listen to Dan on Fun Kids (weekdays from 1pm) on DAB Digital Radio across the UK, on the free Fun Kids app and online at funkidslive.com

Plus, when you become a Fun Kids Podcasts Plus subscriber, you get this show – and 30 others! – ad-free and support the work Fun Kids does in bringing you high-quality, entertaining, and safe content for your family. Find out more at FunKidsLive.com/plus

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Fun Kids Science Weekly episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Fun Kids Science Weekly for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Fun Kids Science Weekly episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Fun Kids Science Weekly - How Are LLAMAS Fighting VIRUSES?!

How Are LLAMAS Fighting VIRUSES?!

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07/23/22 • 20 min

We find out the oldest animal in the world that lives in the UK! And in recent news we hear about a foxes favourite food.... beware its a bit stinky, and VERY GROSS.

As always we are answering your questions, this week it is on boredom and sleep! Techno Mum takes on her Tech Trivia Quiz on Recycling this week, can you score better than her? And we take a dive inside your mouth with Professor Hallux!

The creature on dangerous Dan this week loves to eat human flesh, but what could it be? Listen to this weeks Fun Kids Science Weekly to find out!

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Fun Kids Science Weekly - What should you do with your leftover pumpkins?
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11/05/22 • 22 min

Whatever you do... DON'T THROW AWAY YOUR PUMPKINS! In Science in the News we find out the latest news with the James Webb telescope and about a crater on Mars!

We figure out how we can make drinking water and learn about robots the size of our hair that could be swimming around our body soon!

The fosser is the subject of this weeks dangerous Dan and we come to our final episode of Hallux's Hydrology.

In Amy's Aviation its all about Jet Engines! Chucks Away!

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Why don't birds get electrocuted on wires? How do fish see so deep in the ocean? Photographing the Mars Rover with a helicopter and learning how to make football carbon free, all on this Science Weekly Podcast!

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Fun Kids Science Weekly - How Do We Send A Message Into Space?
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01/15/22 • 28 min

SpaceSpeak's Peter Beery joins us in this week's Science Weekly podcast to chat all about how he is sending our Mission Transmission message into space and we hear how you can go to space with Mission Transmission! We catch up with Sidney McSprocket who is teaching us about Great British Scientists - this week its about the inventor of the toilet! Whilst a beautiful orpiman is the subject of Dangerous Dan. In Kareena's Chemistry, Kareena takes flight into chemistry of the air which is helping to tackle the challenge of climate change in innovative new ways. Plus in Science in the News, Dan talks about record breaking heats!

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Fun Kids Science Weekly - Is this the future of fashion?

Is this the future of fashion?

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10/15/22 • 27 min

Our interview with Dr Ciara McGrath the Young Woman Engineer of the Year reveals some of the possibilities for the smart fashion of the FUTURE! In Science in the News Seagulls are going missing and we find out what people are making with old fishing nets... and the star of dangerous Dan is the FANG TOOTHED FISH!

There's still time to also catch up with Professor Hallux about what we drink and Amy Aviation is here to tell us about some amazing plane designs!

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Fun Kids Science Weekly - The most distant galaxy EVER SEEN!

The most distant galaxy EVER SEEN!

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12/17/22 • 23 min

Science in the News kicks off this week's episode with a report on NASA's unmanned Orion capsule launch! Find out when NASA will put human beings back into space... and the James Webb space telescope found GL-z13, the most far away galaxy we've ever discovered!

Dan talks to Sir Tony Robinson about his involvement in a post-climate change survival game, and what Tony thinks we should do to progress society further to a more environmentally friendly way of living. Curious Kate talks to her brother Tom about how heating works, Santamory analyses the efficiency and structure of Santa's sleigh, and Dangerous Dan tells us about a particularly rough reptile... all that and more in this week's Science Weekly!

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Fun Kids Science Weekly - The green comet that visits once every 50,000 YEARS
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02/11/23 • 26 min

Hello hello hello, class is in session! In this week's episode, Dan chats to astronomy expert Hayley Smith all about C/2023 E3 (ZTF) - otherwise known as the 'green comet'! Where does the comet get its colour from, can we predict its journey, and is there still a chance to witness it?

In Dangerous Dan, face the terrifying so-called 'cow killer' wasp! Professor Pulsar is here too, to teach you all about fluid dynamics! What is a fluid, anyway...?

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Fun Kids Science Weekly - How to bring back extinct animals... and FART SCIENCE!!!
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01/14/23 • 31 min

This week Dan is chatting to natural world expert and science advisor to Beano, Helen Pilcher! Are scientists trying to bring back woolly mammoths?! How are they going about this? Helen tackles this and other prolific scientific mysteries, such as... the optimal fart noise according to maths. Ground-breaking stuff!

In Dangerous Dan we learn about the DREADED decompression sickness of diving, Engers is back with another round of engineering education, and Deep Space High is schooling us on earthquakes and volcanoes!

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Fun Kids Science Weekly - Coronavirus Questions Answered & The Goblin Shark
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03/28/20 • 23 min

Dan is joined by friend-of-the-show Professor Lucy Rogers to separate fact from fiction when it comes to Covid-19. Plus, lying deep in the ocean is a 'living fossil' that looks like it came from outer space ... Find Professor Lucy Rogers: TikTok (@DrLucyRogers) / Twitter (@DrLucyRogers) / Website (www.lucyrogers.com)  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Fun Kids Science Weekly - BUGS AND BEYOND: The Magnificent World of Insects🪲
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03/09/24 • 28 min

It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly!

This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we put YOUR questions to our team of experts, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about a brand new rare and diverse habitat that's been created in Hertfordshire, England.

Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about a genetic mutation that's making Labradors constantly hungry, the discovery of the fossils of a nightmarish sea lizard called Kinjaria Acuta and Josh Kalms from the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust joins us to talk all about a brand new rare and diverse habitat created in Hilfield Park Reservoir.

Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains how our eyeballs move and we pose Matthew's question on how rainbows are formed to Kirsty McCabe from the Royal Metereological Society (RMETS)

Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Chinese Red-Headed Centipede, better known as Scolopendra Mutilans, and why it's so scary.
The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Professor Chris Terrell Nield from Nottingham Trent University all about why Entomology (Insect Studies) and specifically beetles is the best! Then we pay a visit to Marina Ventura as she gets up close with biology and today she’s checking out ants and how they work together

What do we learn about?

Why some Labradors are always hungry?

The discovery of a fossil of a nightmarish sea-lizard

A brand new rare and diverse habitat that's been created in England

How rainbows are formed?

Why Entomology or Insect Studies is the best type of science?

All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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How many episodes does Fun Kids Science Weekly have?

Fun Kids Science Weekly currently has 339 episodes available.

What topics does Fun Kids Science Weekly cover?

The podcast is about Education For Kids, Kids & Family, Podcasts and Science.

What is the most popular episode on Fun Kids Science Weekly?

The episode title 'How Are LLAMAS Fighting VIRUSES?!' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Fun Kids Science Weekly?

The average episode length on Fun Kids Science Weekly is 27 minutes.

How often are episodes of Fun Kids Science Weekly released?

Episodes of Fun Kids Science Weekly are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Fun Kids Science Weekly?

The first episode of Fun Kids Science Weekly was released on Sep 1, 2018.

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