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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

🗓️ 2 April 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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In this episode, we're going to take a close-up look at both locomotives and trains. We'll discover how they work, why they're so important, and how they've changed over time—from the chugging steam trains of the past to the sleek, high-speed trains of today. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark ❤️👂📖 --- 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 in Canada 🇨🇦 Advertising provided by Starglow Media. Learn more about Starglow Media here

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0:00.0	You are listening to Sleep Tight Science.
0:13.4	Did you know the fastest train in the world doesn't even touch the tracks?
0:20.6	What? Maglev trains float above the rails using super strong magnets, and Japan's Maglev train has reached speeds of 603 kilometers per hour or 375 miles per hour.
0:45.7	Hello, friends, and welcome back to Sleeptight Science, a bedtime show that answers your
0:52.2	questions about science.
0:56.0	Have you ever watched a train rumble by and wondered how something so big can move so fast?
1:05.0	Or maybe you've seen a long line of train car stretching across the countryside,
1:10.0	all connected and rolling along the tracks.
1:13.6	But, did you know that a train and a locomotive are not exactly the same thing?
1:21.6	These two words are often used together, but they each mean something different.
1:30.3	A locomotive is a train's powerful engine at the front or sometimes the back or middle.
1:38.3	It's the part that makes the whole train move.
1:43.3	Locomotives can run on steam, diesel, or electricity,
1:47.0	depending on their design and how old they are.
1:51.0	A train, on the other hand, is the full collection of connected cars.
1:59.0	These cars can carry passengers, animals, food, toys, coal, pretty much anything you can imagine.
2:09.6	Some trains are made for people, others just for cargo, and others can do both.
2:17.5	In this episode, we're going to take a close-up look at both locomotives and trains.
2:24.8	We'll discover how they work, why they're so important and how they've changed over time,
2:31.9	from the chugging steam trains of the past to the sleek high-speed
2:37.0	trains of today.
2:41.6	A locomotive is the power behind a train.
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