kidlit

Episode 70: Why Do Science Experiments Travel by Balloon instead of by Jet?

September 14, 2021 Engineering, Science, Solve It! For Kids

Meet the Expert: Norman Black, Retired Air Force Colonel and Payload Integrator Norman Black is a seasoned and tested space systems professional with over 25 years of highly specialized technical expertise and documented success in space and satellite operations for the military and civil agencies (NASA and the National Reconnaissance Office). He is a product… Continue Reading Episode 70: Why Do Science Experiments Travel by Balloon instead of by Jet?

Read More

Episode 69: Where are the Aliens?

September 7, 2021 Challenge

Challenge: Find a planet!! Go to Planet Hunters TESS and learn how to look for a planet. LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW  about your experience of searching for a planet or share with us on our Twitter , Instagram or Facebook page  and you’ll automatically be entered to win a copy of the book giveaway for this episode!

Read More

Episode 69: Where are the Aliens?

September 7, 2021 Science, Solve It! For Kids, Technology

Meet the Expert: Dr. Ryan MacDonald, theoretical physicist   Dr. Ryan MacDonald is a theoretical astrophysicist researching exoplanet atmospheres at Cornell University’s Carl Sagan Institute. He develops techniques to characterize the atmospheres of these distant worlds using ground and space-based telescopes. Dr. MacDonald is currently working on modeling exoplanet atmospheres in preparation for the launch… Continue Reading Episode 69: Where are the Aliens?

Read More

Episode 68: Can You Predict Which Animals Will Survive Environmental Change?

August 31, 2021 Science, Solve It! For Kids

Meet the Expert: Dr. Katie Lotterhos, Marine biologist and ecologist Dr. Katie Lotterhos is an Associate Professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences at Northeastern University. She received her B.A. in Physics from Binghamton University in Physics, but late in her degree discovered her love for the ocean through trips with the outdoors club. She learned… Continue Reading Episode 68: Can You Predict Which Animals Will Survive Environmental Change?

Read More

Episode 67: What Can Ancient Rhinos Tell Us About the Midwest?

August 24, 2021 Challenge

  Challenge: Go outside and watch an animal, observe its behavior. What is it doing? How does it use the parts of its body to move, eat, or just participate in its surroundings? Then write it down in your journal. Send us your information or share with us on our Twitter , Instagram or Facebook page and you’ll… Continue Reading Episode 67: What Can Ancient Rhinos Tell Us About the Midwest?

Read More

Episode 67: What Can Ancient Rhinos Tell Us About the Midwest?

August 24, 2021 Science, Solve It! For Kids

Meet the Expert: Dr. Alison Pearce Stevens, biologist and children’s author Alison Pearce Stevens has been chased by a trumpeter swan, bitten by a bronze-winged duck, and served as a climbing wall for geckos and baby bats. She used to be a beekeeper and still thinks pollinators are some of the coolest things on the… Continue Reading Episode 67: What Can Ancient Rhinos Tell Us About the Midwest?

Read More

Challenge #66

August 17, 2021 Challenge

Challenge: Check out the flora and fauna in your own neighborhood. Quietly observe what you see, write it down in a journal, or draw in your notebook. Then  share with us on our Twitter , Instagram or Facebook page and you’ll automatically be entered to win a copy of the book on the episode page!

Read More

Episode 66: How Do You Meet the Moths that are in Your Neighborhood?

August 17, 2021 Science, Solve It! For Kids

Meet the Expert:  Dr. Loree Griff Burns  scientist/children’s author Loree writes true stories for curious people of all ages and she believes deeply in the twin joys of following one’s passion and finding one’s voice. Her books for children have won many accolades, including American Library Association Notable designations, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book… Continue Reading Episode 66: How Do You Meet the Moths that are in Your Neighborhood?

Read More

Episode 64: How Can 3D Printing Make Implants?

August 3, 2021 Challenge

  Challenge: Sit on the floor with your legs straight. Flex and unflex your feet. Those are your tendons. Draw us a picture of your tendons and with your parent’s permission, send us your drawing Send us a picture  or share with us on our Twitter , Instagram or Facebook page and you’ll automatically be entered to win… Continue Reading Episode 64: How Can 3D Printing Make Implants?

Read More

Episode 63: How Do Scientists Listen to Black Holes?

July 27, 2021 Challenge

  Challenge: Listen to the podcast and see if you can tell which is a black hole colliding and how close or far away it is. Did you get them right? Then look up information about a black hole or LIGO and draw a picture of gravitational waves or a black hole. With your parent’s… Continue Reading Episode 63: How Do Scientists Listen to Black Holes?

Read More

Episode 63: How Do Scientists LISTEN to Black Holes?

July 27, 2021 Engineering, Science, Solve It! For Kids, Technology

Meet the Expert:  Dr. Eric Thrane, Cosmologist and Astrophysicist Dr. Thrane is  a Professor at Monash University in the School of Physics and Astronomy where he studies cosmology, astrophysics, and gravity. He specialises in astrophysical inference using data from gravitational-wave observatories to answer questions such as: how do compact binaries form, what is the fate… Continue Reading Episode 63: How Do Scientists LISTEN to Black Holes?

Read More

Episode 62: How are YOU Like a Dung Beetle?

July 20, 2021 Challenge

  Challenge: Eat a healthy diet for 3 days. Record how you feel and what your poop looks like in a journal. Then eat your normal diet and do the same. See if you can see the difference in how you feel based on what you eat. With your parent’s permission, send us your results,… Continue Reading Episode 62: How are YOU Like a Dung Beetle?

Read More
Skip to content
Verified by MonsterInsights