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Episode 38: How Do You Make a Mask That Works?

February 2, 2021

Meet the Expert: Dr. Pamela, McCauley, industrial engineer and Associate Dean at North Carolina State University. Dr. Pamela McCauley is an internationally recognized Industrial Engineering researcher, STEM advocate, university leader, seasoned entrepreneur, innovator and experienced federal Program Director. As an Industrial Engineering researcher, she is known for accomplishments in the development of fuzzy set theory… Continue Reading Episode 38: How Do You Make a Mask That Works?

Episode 37: How Can We Know if Bigfoot Exists?

January 26, 2021

Meet the Expert: Lija Fisher, Cryptozoologist and Author Lija Fisher is the author of funny adventure novels for kids that explore the world of cryptozoology, or the search for legendary animals that might be real. Her debut novel. THE CRYPTID CATCHER (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) received a starred review from Booklist and was a Junior… Continue Reading Episode 37: How Can We Know if Bigfoot Exists?

Episode 33: BEASTLY BIONICS

December 29, 2020

After just ONE SEASON, the Solve It! for Kids podcast has been Named #1 of the Top 10 Best Podcasts for Home Learning by All Digital School. Did you know that Jed and Jennifer Jennifer Swanson became the Dean Of All Things STEM & STEAM on Jed’s Reading With Your Kids Podcast, an iHeart Radio… Continue Reading Episode 33: BEASTLY BIONICS

Episode 31: Astronaut- Aquanaut

December 15, 2020 24.12

After Just One Season, the Solve It For Kids podcast is in the Top 10% Of All Podcasts Worldwide! Listen to how it all began as we revisit the day our host Jennifer Swanson became the Dean Of All Things STEM & STEAM on Jed’s Reading With Your Kids Podcast, an iHeart Radio Award Nominee.… Continue Reading Episode 31: Astronaut- Aquanaut

Episode 28: What is Nanotechnology Anyway?

November 24, 2020

Meet the Expert: Dr. Jane Frommer, Organomatallic Chemist, Nanotechnology Dr. Jane Frommer is a researcher in Science and Technology at IBM’s Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California. She received a B.S. in Chemistry from Tufts University with biochemical research projects at MIT and Mass General Hospital. After receiving a Ph.D. in organometallic chemistry from… Continue Reading Episode 28: What is Nanotechnology Anyway?

Episode 25: How Do You Study Tiny Organisms in an Ecosystem as Vast as the Ocean?

November 3, 2020

Challenge: Extract DNA from a strawberry following these directions HERE Draw a picture of what you recover. With your parents permission, send us your picture via email at podcast@solveitforkids.com OR tag us on our Twitter or Instagram account @kidssolve If you send in your challenge OR just leave a comment below about the episode, you… Continue Reading Episode 25: How Do You Study Tiny Organisms in an Ecosystem as Vast as the Ocean?

Episode 24: How Do You Draw Science?

October 27, 2020

Challenge: Go outside and find a bit of science interests you. Now draw it. Be sure to add things into your picture that can’t be conveyed in words. Use your art to illustrate the science! With your parents permission, send us your picture via email at podcast@solveitforkids.com OR tag us on our Twitter or Instagram… Continue Reading Episode 24: How Do You Draw Science?

Episode 23: Jason Chin talks about using art to explain science

Episode 24: How Do You Draw Science?

October 27, 2020

Meet the Expert: Jason Chin, Award-winning author/illustrator of science books for children Jason Chin combines imaginative storytelling with intriguing science to create books that enchant and educate. He is is the author and illustrator of Grand Canyon which received a Caldecott Honor and Sibert Honor. His other books include Redwoods, Island: A Story of the Galápagos, Nine Months written by… Continue Reading Episode 24: How Do You Draw Science?

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Episode 23: What Do You Do If You Lose Your Dolphin?

October 20, 2020

Meet the Expert: Dr. Justine Jackson-Ricketts Justine is a freelance writer, editor, and reviewer, who now mainly focuses on science education. She has a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of California Santa Cruz. For my Ph.D., she studied a threatened species of Irrawaddy dolphin in Thailand. Her research involved “community ecology”,… Continue Reading Episode 23: What Do You Do If You Lose Your Dolphin?

Episode 19: How Can the Chicken (and other animals) Cross the Road Safely?

September 22, 2020

Meet the Expert: Wendy Collinson, Road Ecologist Wendy Collinson works in South Africa for an organization called the Endangered Wildlife Trust and is the manager of the Wildlife and Transport Programme. She studies the effects that transport has on wildlife and how we can prevent it. Wendy is continuing to motivate for further research… Continue Reading Episode 19: How Can the Chicken (and other animals) Cross the Road Safely?

Epsiode 19: How Can the Chicken (and other animals) Cross the Road Safely?

September 22, 2020

Challenge: Check out the iNaturalist app or any other conservation app to see how you can help with the wildlife in your area. Draw a picture or make a list of ways you intend to help. With your parents permission, send us your picture via email at podcast@solveitforkids.com OR tag us on our Twitter or… Continue Reading Epsiode 19: How Can the Chicken (and other animals) Cross the Road Safely?

Episode 18: How Do You Create Art with Legos?

September 15, 2020

Meet the Expert: Jonathan Lopes, Lego Master Builder and Artist Jonathan Lopes is a renowned artist who works within the medium of LEGO bricks. He focuses on a variety of genres including urban landscapes, conceptual art, and life-sized sculptures and is well known for his realistic and gritty urban scenes. He has been complimented as… Continue Reading Episode 18: How Do You Create Art with Legos?

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Episode 38: How Do You Make a Mask That Works?

Episode 37: How Can We Know if Bigfoot Exists?

Episode 33: BEASTLY BIONICS

Episode 31: Astronaut- Aquanaut

Episode 28: What is Nanotechnology Anyway?

Episode 25: How Do You Study Tiny Organisms in an Ecosystem as Vast as the Ocean?

Episode 24: How Do You Draw Science?

Episode 24: How Do You Draw Science?

Episode 23: What Do You Do If You Lose Your Dolphin?

Episode 19: How Can the Chicken (and other animals) Cross the Road Safely?

Epsiode 19: How Can the Chicken (and other animals) Cross the Road Safely?

Episode 18: How Do You Create Art with Legos?

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