Fun Kids Science Weekly

The engineering MARVEL of bionic limbs!

Hey hey hey, welcome to the Fun Kids Science Weekly! Dan is here with Patrick Kane to teach you all about bionic limbs – that’s limbs that are engineered for people who are missing limbs or limb function! Patrick has a book out called Human 2.0, where …

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Why do we need to sleep and what’s in the night sky above us when we do?

Greetings, Earthling! If you have intercepted this signal, congratulations! You’re about to launch off Earth and take a trip around the solar system… and BEYOND! 
In this week’s Science Weekly, astronomer Mark Thompson is talking to Dan about the ni…

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Why are dinosaurs missing their heads?!

It’s another Fun Kids Science Weekly! This week, Dan is chatting to expert on the history of science and the natural world, Iszi Thompson! Iszi explains how famous scientists used to believe in magic and gives Dan some strange facts about dinosaur skul…

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The Flying Scotsman steam train turns 100!

Would you like to join Dan for a quick trip around the solar system? You would? Well, let’s GO! 
This week, Dan is chatting to Karen Bennett about the famous steam-powered locomotive, The Flying Scotsman! This train celebrates its 100th birthday this …

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A GIANT 3D tongue used for chocolate experiments!!!

It’s another episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, so of course Dan is chatting to another science EXPERT!
This week it’s food scientist Anwesha Sarkar from the University of Leeds, who has done research on the yummiest of snacks – CHOCOLATE! Find o…

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The element with an UNBELIEVABLE origin!

It’s Saturday! No packed lunch, no school bells, just another fact-filled episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly. 
This week Dan’s chatting to Helen Bell, co-author of The Extraordinary Book That Invents Itself! Find out how you can create a whole bun…

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SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Nuclear Fusion with Anne Kritcher

There’s a huge breakthrough in nuclear energy, and in this special bonus episode we have one of the scientists behind it – Anne Kritcher from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory joins us to tell us more about what this could mean for the future …

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The green comet that visits once every 50,000 YEARS

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 th…

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The AMAZING Journeys of Animals!

Happy Saturday, it’s another Fun Kids Science Weekly! 
In this episode, Dan chats to animal expert Philippa Forrester on her new book, Amazing Animal Journeys! Find out about Philippa’s own experience with animals, including an unlikely orca sighting….

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NUCLEAR FUSION and deadly birds…

In THIS fantastic spacey episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, Dan chats to a member of the lab who managed to briefly recreate the energy of the SUN, Annie Kritcher all the way from California! Find out what this could mean for the future of energy!…

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