

The Weather Balloon, the Girl Scouts and the Unicorn
In this episode, we find out that balloons are about more than fun, they are involved in some very serious science.
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How to Build a Robotic Eel
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: ESS LS K-ESS3-3, 1-LS1-1 Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and Effect, Structure and Function What's a...
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Mission CO2 to Mars: Engineering Design Challenge!
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: ESS In this episode, our listener Ilan shares his brilliant plan to stop climate change in its...
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The Solar System’s Wild Ride with Stefanie Milam
Do solar systems move or do they just stay there? Listener Levan had this question. In this episode, we learn that our solar system - and...
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A Year on Mars with Sheyna Gifford
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: ESS What do you need to make the cut to be an astronaut bound for Mars? The process to be chosen for...
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The People of the Snow with Kelly Elder
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: ESS 5-ESS2-1, 2-ESS2-3 Crosscutting Concept: Patterns In this episode, we learned about how...
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Journey to the Center of the Earth with Ta-Shana Taylor
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: ESS You might have already learned that the Earth is made of more than you can see. Geologists, who...
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The Voyage of the Ocean Trash with Jenni Brandon
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: ESS K-ESS3-3, 5-ESS2-1 Crosscutting Concept: Cause and Effect Systems and System Models The Great...
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The Journey to the Deepest Part of the Ocean with Gaelin Rosenwaks
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: ESS 5-ESS2-1 Crosscutting Concepts: Systems and System Models Where is the deepest part of the...
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The Hunt for Black Holes with Karl Gebhardt
How do black holes work? And how do we learn about them, when they're impossible to see? EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: ESS Karl...
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