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Sleep Tight Science - A Bedtime Science Show For Kids

Sleep Tight Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 613 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we explore a big and important topic climate change! We break down the difference between weather and climate, uncover how human activities are driving rapid warming, and explain the greenhouse effect. We also discuss how climate change is affecting our planet and, most importantly, what we can do to help. From using less energy to planting trees, even small actions can make a big difference. 🌱💡 Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark --- Resources Weather vs. Climate https://climatekids.nasa.gov/climate-change-meaning/ The Teacher-Friendly Guideᵀᴹ to Climate Change https://climate.earthathome.org When Canada Had Palm Tree Fringed Tropical Beaches https://www.brandonu.ca/research-connection/article/when-canada-had-palm-tree-fringed-tropical-beaches/ --- Support Us 👉 Join Premium for AD FREE listening and extra bedtime stories! 👉 Sleep Tight Premium is now available in Apple Podcasts! 🎉 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts, or share our podcast with your friends. 📢 Have an interesting science topic you would like to investigate? Send us an email at [email protected] , and we may feature it in an upcoming show. --- About Sleep Tight Science We’ve got bedtime down to a (Sleep Tight) Science! Sleep Tight Science is an engaging bedtime show that makes science accessible and enjoyable for the whole family. Snuggle in and drift off to sleep while learning about science topics submitted by listeners! Designed for curious young minds (but simple enough for grown-ups to understand), Sleep Tight Science uses big words to answer big questions that kids wonder about, like why do we feel icky sometimes and how do our legs help us move? Learn something new about the natural world while drifting off to dreamland. Have an interesting science question or a topic you’re curious about? Email us at [email protected], and it might just be the focus of an upcoming episode! Dedicated to enhancing the health and happiness of children, Sleep Tight Media helps families replace bedtime struggles with bedtime snuggles. -- Made by Sheryl & Clark in Prince Edward Island 🇨🇦

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0:00.0	You are listening to Sleep Tide Science.
0:03.0	Did you know that on Venus, the air is so thick with carbon dioxide that it traps heat and makes the surface hotter than an oven.
0:25.5	What?
0:26.1	Over 462 degrees Celsius or 864 degrees Fahrenheit.
0:50.3	Hello. Hi. Hello, friends, and welcome back to Sleep Tight Science, a bedtime show that answers your questions about science. In this episode, we're starting a big and important topic, climate change.
0:59.0	You might have already heard about it or started learning it in school.
1:05.0	Before we get started, there's something we need to understand first, the difference between weather and climate.
1:13.6	These two words are often confused,
1:16.6	but they mean very different things.
1:20.6	Weather describes what's happening in the atmosphere right now
1:24.6	in a specific place.
1:26.6	If you look outside and see that it's raining,
1:30.3	snowing, windy or sunny, that's the weather. Weather can change from day to day, even from hour to hour.
1:40.3	A thunderstorm that lasts for an afternoon, a snowy blizzard that covers the ground overnight,
1:48.0	or a heat wave that lasts a few days,
1:51.0	are all examples of weather events.
1:54.0	What kind of weather are you experiencing right now?
1:58.0	On the other hand, climate isn't about what's happening outside today or this week.
2:06.6	Climate describes the usual pattern of weather in a place over a long period of time, usually 30 years or more.
2:18.3	It tells us what kind of weather we expect in a particular region.
2:23.3	For example, in the United States, Phoenix, Arizona has a hot, dry desert climate.
2:32.3	Even if it rains for a few days, we still know that Phoenix is usually dry
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