Creative Science for Kids
Explore science facts, intriguing scientific discoveries, and hands-on activities to try yourself at home. The perfect way to spark an interest in science and to feed the minds of science-curious children aged 8 to 12 years. Jenny Lynch is a science show presenter, writer, and science kit inventor, with a knack for making complicated scientific ideas fun, fascinating, and easy to follow. Matilda Sercombe is a young presenter with a passion for sharing fast facts and posing intriguing questions.
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Episodes
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Explore the freaky force of gravity, with lots of groovy gravity facts, a deep dive into centre of gravity and astronomical orbits, a question about black holes, the past, present, and future of gravitational science, and a gravity-defying trick for you to try yourself at home.
Presented by Jenny Lynch and Matilda Sercombe. Written and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.
https://www.creativescience.com.au
Episode content:
00:00 Introduction and fast facts
02:45 Gravity and astronomical orbits
05:52 What would happen if I fell into a black hole?
07:10 How do we know what we know about the force of gravity?
08:39 Try this – make a gravity-defying box
You will need modelling clay or playdough and an empty cardboard milk carton, or any other long cardboard box, for example a biscuit box.
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Explore the astounding world of sound, with lots of fascinating sound science facts, a deep dive into an animal that uses sound to find its friends, an exploration of the human ear, some of the history of sound science, and a few sound science investigations for you to try yourself at home.
Presented by Jenny Lynch and Matilda Sercombe. Written and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.
https://www.creativescience.com.au
Episode content:
00:00 Introduction and fast facts
02:25 Frog sounds
04:51 How does my ear work?
07:27 How do we know what we know about sound?
09:20 Try this – sound waves travelling through a fork and a piece of string
You will need a metal spoon and a piece of string about 30 centimetres long.