Hello, welcome along to our show. My name's Dan. This is the Fun Kids Science Weekly. The only place that guarantees you a full tour of the universe, there or thereabouts, and kind of gets your home in around about half an hour. Thank you so much for listening. This week we'll chat to someone who has won a competition set up by Disney

that's trying to make the world a better place. Also, you can hear why the creator of the

Labradoodle Dog thinks it was the biggest mistake of his life and we'll learn all about a disease

that pretty much turns people into stone. Also, I'll answer some of your questions in just a sec.

This week's they're about kangaroo pouches

and why the earth is a little bit tilted.

That's on the way.

First, let's catch up with one of our favourite genius making friends

here on the Science Weekly.

It's Sir Sidney McSprocket

talking all about how the things that you use pretty much every day are made.

Oh, how's it made?

Oh, hello, Sir Sidney McSprocket here.

I've been in action capturing facts all about manufacturing.

It's for this rather special stipendary compendium I'm compiling.

You just ask it how something is made, and it'll oblige with a fulsome explanation.

Now, we all love an electronic toy or two, perhaps three or four.

And where there's toys, there's frequently batteries.

Handy little things.

So, how are batteries made?

Batteries may be small, but they're fairly complicated. Think about the ones you put in your TV remote. They're made of a small metal can, similar to the size of your little finger. Inside is a combination of chemicals which work together to produce the power we need.

Step one.

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