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.
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Episodes
Jun 20, 2023
Jun 20, 2023
10 min
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.
Written, presented, 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.
Jun 20, 2023
Jun 20, 2023
11 min
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.
Written, presented, 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.