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Fun Kids Science Quest

Banana Spiders, Fairy Penguins & Name A Robot

Fun Kids Science Quest

Fun Kids

Kids & Family, Education For Kids, Science

4.51.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Come and visit somewhere chilly but deadly, learn about the spiders hiding in your bananas, the smallest penguins in the world, plus open your eyes to the world of structural engineers.

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0:00.0

This is a podcast from the children's radio station Fun Kids.

0:03.9

Listen on DAB Digital Radio across the UK or online at funkidslive.com.

0:09.8

All right, welcome along. I've been thinking to start.

0:12.6

You know how it's so stonkingly hot outside at the moment?

0:16.9

Do you fancy having a little cool down?

0:19.4

And you can come with me on a trip to some of the most

0:22.3

chilly but deadly places in the whole universe. It's a brand new episode of the Fun Kids Science

0:29.2

Weekly. My name is Dan. Thank you so much for giving us a listen. This is the show that brings

0:33.2

you everything new and amazing from the science world. Today we're looking at a way that you can help name a robot that is going to go into space

0:41.3

and dig up Mars.

0:42.9

Also, we're talking about a deadly spider that doesn't like to build webs and hang between trees

0:48.1

like normal.

0:49.3

Instead, it scuttles around the ground waiting to strike.

0:53.8

And we'll chat to Fiona Smith, who is from Sea Life in Weymouth,

0:57.4

all about the brand new home that they've built to house the smallest penguins in the world.

1:03.1

That's on the way after we get your gadget questions answered from one of our favourite geniuses

1:08.2

with brand new episode of Technomum.

1:11.5

Techno Mum, Engineering Exploring!

1:14.9

There's a new skate park in town with tons of ramps and even a half pipe.

1:18.9

If you ask me, there should be one in every town.

1:22.5

Hmm. Imagine how cool it would be if you could build a house with a skate park inside.

1:31.3

Instead of stairs, you could have a ramp and you could use the half pipe as a bedroom. You might have a problem with things staying put.

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