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A deadly rattlesnake and Smart Homes

On this week’s episode of The Fun Kids Science Weekly we chat to Rosamond Evans from Smart Home Week all about the benefits of living with smart technology.
We also find out about a deadly rattle snake, how pyrex cookware is made, and who is faster ma…

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Tracking down treasure (Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt)

Ep 9: Devin and The Centaur have decided to join forces – using the Centaur’s piece of the Scroll to track down one of the treasures – a mystical horn. But on Devin’s travels to London, it turns out everything is not as it appears…
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The wonders of WiFi and how things are made

On this week’s episode of The Fun Kids Science Weekly we finish our chat all about Britain’s bees from last week’s show – we couldn’t end on a sad note!
We also find out how alluminium cans are made, how humans and animals make the most of teamwork an…

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Maz Evans on Beyond the Odyssey

Chat with Maz about her popular ongoing book series about a 12 year old carer who goes on adventures with Greek gods, how she finds traveling to schools across the country and what she thinks should happen to people who like cheese and onion crisps.

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Another piece of the Scroll (Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt)

Ep 8: A tall, frightening, man, has a revelation for Devin: He has another piece of the Scroll. A section missing from Devin’s! This man is another Keeper of the Scroll and demands to see the thief who stole the rest – Professor Penny Phlegm!
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Bees, Gases and Possibilities!

Rory Diamond is the scientific advisor to the Great British Bee Count and self-proclaimed Bee Geek is in the Fun Kids studio this week chatting about why bees are so important, why bees are dying and what makes bees differ from wasps!
Plus Dangerous D…

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Penny’s twinkling coin (Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt)

Ep 7: Out of her pocket Penny produces the twinkling coin, immediately grabbing the Pirate Captain‟s attention. This is no ordinary coin. The coin holds the worth of all the money in the world. But the Captain surprises her with his own revelation. Abo…

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A deadly buffalo, a big greenhouse and does our gut manipulate our mind?

Katerina Johnson is from the University of Oxford and she’s looking into how our gut can affect our minds! How is that possible? We find out. 
Plus Dangerous Dan is discovering a deadly African buffalo, we’re finding out where we can find th…

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On the high seas (Professor Phlegm and the Lost Treasure Hunt)

Ep 6: Devin and Penny set sail on the high seas on The SS. Centaur, a luxurious modern cruise liner. The Professor knows that an old Pirate Ghost Ship will soon rise from the depths of the Oceans… but she’s not sure when, exactly. So in the mean time…

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Thwaites Glacier, Marsquakes and Toxic Caterpillars

Anna Hogg is a glaciologist and joins Dan on the Fun Kids Science Weekly this week to chat all about the Thwaites Glacier, and why scientists from all over the world are studying it. 
Plus Dangerous Dan is looking at deadly chemicals that are use…

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