Listener Questions: Computers and Electricity 🖥️⚡

Sleep Tight Science - A Bedtime Science Show For Kids

Sleep Tight Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 613 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we will learn about electricity and computers with questions from James, Daniel, Silas, Addalyn, and Caleb. We'll talk about how we make electricity using methods such as generators, water, wind, solar power, and burning fuels. We'll also explain how electricity travels through a cord into your gadgets. Plus, we'll look at how we make computers and the chips inside them, where they're made, and what we need to make them. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark❤️👂📖 --- 📢 Have an interesting science topic you would like investigated? Send us an email at [email protected] and we may feature it in an upcoming show. 👉 First time listening to Sleep Tight Science? Please follow us or listen on Spotify. ❤️ We would love to hear from you, reach out to us via email. --- About Sleep Tight Science Sleep Tight Science is an engaging (but not too engaging) bedtime show for the whole family that answers the questions kids have about science. Each episode explores a fascinating topic in science and technology, from the mysteries of outer space to the wonders of the human body. Sleep Tight Science is the perfect bedtime companion for curious minds of all ages. Have an interesting science topic you would like featured? Send us an email at [email protected], and we may feature it in an upcoming show.

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0:00.0	Hi, science fans. Guess what? We're launching season four of Sleep Tight Science this September,
0:08.8	and we need your help to make it extra special. Did you know that your voice can be part of our show?
0:16.6	We want to hear your amazing voices in our show opening.
0:24.0	It's super easy and fun to join in.
0:26.4	Just record yourself saying, You are listening to Sleep Tight Science.
0:30.1	Then send your recording to the email address in our show notes.
0:35.0	How cool is that?
0:37.4	We can't wait to hear all your fantastic voices.
0:41.6	Thank you for listening.
0:44.0	You're listening to Sleep Tight Science.
1:03.4	Yeah. Did you know computers can get viruses just like humans?
1:04.6	What?
1:11.6	But don't worry, instead of medicine, they get antivirus software to keep them running smoothly.
1:40.7	Imagine if getting rid of a cold show that answers your questions about science.
1:48.7	In this episode, instead of learning about a specific topic, we will spend all our time answering questions that listeners have sent us.
1:52.1	The cool thing is that all of these questions follow a theme.
1:57.8	We will learn about computers and the critical part that allows them to boot up.
2:04.2	Electricity.
2:07.2	Computers are so embedded in our lives that we often don't even call them that anymore.
2:13.3	When I was growing up, few people had computers in their homes, and now they are everywhere.
2:21.3	They are in our ovens, refrigerators, speakers, and cars.
2:27.2	We carry them on our wrists and in our pockets.
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