The first Canadian to walk in space and how many stars are in the galaxy?
Fun Kids Science Quest
Fun Kids
4.5 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2018
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Commander Chris Hadfield joined Dan to talk all about his trips into space and his brand new kids book The Darkest Dark! Dan put some of your questions about space to him and just had to ask him about that super famous music video he filmed while on the International Space Station!
Plus, Marina Ventura is finding out all about weather, we find out about awesome scanners that can read ancient Egyptian codes, and we discover the answer to why we sometimes get the feeling of butterflies in our tummies!how many stars are in the galaxy?
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| 0:00.0 | This is a podcast from the children's radio station Fun Kids. Listen on DAB Digital Radio across the UK or online at FunKidsLive.com. |
| 0:09.8 | Welcome to the Fun Kids Science Weekly then. Yeah, hello. My name is Dan. I hope you're feeling brilliant and brave and inquisitive because that's kind of what you need for this show. This is the place where only the most amazing, weird and dangerous bits of science are allowed in. |
| 0:27.7 | Right here, we talk about the stuff that your teachers at school don't even dare to mention. |
| 0:32.8 | Now, today we're travelling to the coldest city in the world to walk on a river that is frozen solid with ice for nine months of the year. |
| 0:41.9 | Also, we'll find out how many stars are in the sky above your head. |
| 0:45.9 | And speaking of stars, we'll chat to an astronaut who took his guitar into space to sing some songs. |
| 0:52.8 | That's up in a little bit. |
| 0:53.8 | First, we're catching up with our climate friend Marina Ventura. |
| 0:56.7 | Now, she's here today to talk about weather |
| 0:58.6 | and what it should really be like at this time of year. |
| 1:02.5 | Marina Ventura's Climate Explorers. |
| 1:06.8 | Now, we all like talking about the weather. |
| 1:09.7 | In fact, people in Britain are well known for it. |
| 1:12.7 | The weather is quite good, it's quite hot and is quite sunny. |
| 1:16.7 | Windy and very cold. A bit rainy. |
| 1:19.7 | Freezing. |
| 1:20.4 | About a bit sunny. Very windy. |
| 1:23.4 | All of the leaves are falling off the trees. |
| 1:26.5 | Talking about the weather is one of the ways we start conversations, |
| 1:29.3 | especially with people we don't know. |
| 1:31.3 | One of the reasons for this is because it's something we have in common with everyone around us. |
| 1:36.3 | If it's a rainy day and I get soaked in the downpour, |
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