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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

🗓️ 22 January 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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In this episode, we are going to start to learn about the ocean, its origin, ocean life, and its importance. We might learn a few fun facts, too. In previous episodes, we learned a lot about animals in the ocean, waves, and weather, but somehow, we haven't taken the time to sit down and learn about the ocean as a whole. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark --- Resources Ocean - Britannica Kids Falkowski, P. G. (2012). Ocean Science: The power of plankton. Nature. All About the Ocean 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.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Sleep Tight Science.
0:13.5	Did you know sea cucumbers can eject their guts to escape predators?
0:21.1	What?
0:21.9	It's gross, but it works.
0:24.7	But don't worry.
0:26.0	They will grow them back.
0:32.7	Hello, friends, and welcome back to Sleeptight Science, a bedtime show that answers your
0:41.2	questions about science. When you look at a map or a globe, one thing becomes very clear.
0:51.4	Most of our planet is covered in water. In fact, about 71% of Earth's surface
0:59.3	is made up of oceans. That's why Earth is often called the blue planet. These huge bodies
1:07.3	of water stretch farther and go deeper than most of us can imagine.
1:13.6	In this episode, we are going to start to learn about the ocean, its origin, ocean life,
1:21.6	and its importance. We might learn a few fun facts, too.
1:34.4	In previous episodes, we learned a lot about animals in the ocean, waves, and weather.
1:40.8	But somehow, we haven't taken the time to sit down and learn about the ocean as a whole.
1:43.8	Let's try to do that in this episode.
1:45.0	While there is technically one world ocean, it is divided into five main regions.
1:53.0	The Pacific Ocean, which is the largest and deepest, the Atlantic Ocean, known for its vast currents and history of exploration,
2:03.6	the Indian Ocean, home to warm tropical waters,
2:08.6	the Southern Ocean, or Antarctic, which encircles Antarctica with icy waves,
2:16.6	and the Arctic Ocean, the smallest and coldest of them all.
2:23.3	These regions are interconnected with no true borders between them,
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