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Fun Kids Science Quest

Ancient bugs, a deadly cuttlefish and Mars rocks!

Fun Kids Science Quest

Fun Kids

Science, Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.51.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Christopher Lloyd is the creator of the Explorer: BUGS book that features a 6 foot long timeline of bug life! Dan finds out what it is about bugs that gives them their staying power and what the first ever bugs looked like. 

Plus Dangerous Dan is discovering a colouful cuttlefish, we're finding out why we're bringing rocks back from Mars, how we get electricity in our homes and we're pitching man vs animal!

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0:00.0

This is a podcast from the children's radio station Fun Kids. Listen on DAB Digital Radio across the UK or online at funkidslive.com.

0:09.9

Why hello, you there of a curious, adventurous tendency. You've come to the right place. It's the Fun Kids Science Weekly. Welcome along.

0:18.6

You've managed to stumble upon the only show that you can download

0:22.1

and save to your phone that will take you to the furthest ends of the universe. It will guide you

0:28.2

through all the deadly, weird and amazing stuff that's lingering there. And then it'll bring you

0:33.6

home within the hour. So it's all good. My name's Dan. Thank you so much for giving us a

0:37.5

listen. Today we're talking about a fish that scuttles along the floor of the ocean, but it doesn't

0:42.4

really belong there. It belongs in like a superhero movie. Honestly, this thing is a shape shifter.

0:49.5

Yeah. We'll talk a bit more about that later on. Also, we'll learn about a massive map of the stars,

0:55.0

and we'll chat to a man who has made a timeline of bugs.

0:59.0

That's on the way in a sec.

1:00.0

First, we're looking at power with N and G.

1:03.0

There are alien friends.

1:04.0

They've crash landed on this planet.

1:05.0

They're trying to get back home,

1:07.0

but to do that, to make their spaceship work,

1:09.0

they need to have a look at your home.

1:12.1

N&G's Energy Challenge.

1:18.3

The human electricity is brilliant.

1:20.7

Well, I can see that.

1:22.0

You're certainly making the most of it.

1:23.9

Look, I've got the telly box on, and the computer, and popcorn's ready. Made a snack, too. Look, I've got the telebox on and the computer and popcorn's ready. Made a snack too. Look, come on. We're not going to find our way back to Zog sitting here. Let's find out more about electricity. Like how it gets into these houses. I think we might need to go underground for this.

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