The Surprising Story of Sea Stars' Sticky Feet

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.3 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2018

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

“How do sea stars grip onto rocks?” That’s what listener Chloe wants to know. To find out, we take a trip to an aquarium to see sea stars’ tiny tube feet in action, and call up sea star expert Chris Mah. What we learn is a surprising story of how scientists made a big mistake when it came to studying to sea stars’ spectacular grip - and how they finally got it right. There’s some amazing science behind these starry creatures! What’s your favorite animal fact? Can you find out how scientists know it’s true? Let us know what you discover by sending us an email, drawing, or recording to tumblepodcast@gmail.com. Tumble’s Teacher Store is coming! We’re getting NGSS-aligned materials ready for your homes and classrooms! Science activities, graphic organizers, lessons, transcripts, and more will be available this month. Patrons who pledge $5 or more will have access for FREE! Pledge today at www.patreon.com/tumblepodcast, or www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/materials to visit the store. Thanks for listening!

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Lindsay.
0:05.8	And I'm Marshall.
0:06.8	Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.
0:10.8	Today, we're taking a trip and uncovering a mystery about sea stars in their sticky
0:16.5	feet.
0:17.9	What you think you know about sea stars' spectacular grip might be wrong.
0:23.4	We'll head to an aquarium to see it in action and then we'll find out how scientists meet
0:27.7	a big mistake when it came to studying sea stars.
0:34.5	Tumble is brought to you with support from Spotify for podcasters.
0:37.7	Do you want to make a podcast but don't know where to start?
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1:04.8	app.
1:06.3	Hi, my name is Chloe and I'm nine years old.
1:11.1	And my question is how do sea stars grip onto rocks?
1:15.7	Our listener Chloe goes tide pooling every summer near the Atlantic Ocean.
1:20.1	That's where she's found sea stars in the wild.
1:23.2	I see them on top of rocks at the beach and I don't understand how they do it.
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