Tinkerclass (Week 2 Day 1): Rat Race!

Wow in the World

Tinkercast | Wondery

Education, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids, Kids & Family

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🗓️ 14 September 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Lab rats, start your engines! What in the world happened when scientists created tiny rodent-sized cars and taught rats how to drive? And why in the world are these four-legged creatures using their newfound freedom to pick up Froot Loops? And how in the world can all of this benefit us humans?! The rat race is on, and Mindy and Guy Raz are taking you for a ride! It's The Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, and Wow in the World of rat brains behind the wheel! (originally aired 12/9/19) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime Members! You can listen to Wow in the World, early and ad-free on Amazon Music.
0:06.6	Download the app today!
0:10.2	Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh!
0:12.3	Bring out your pencils and a fresh sheet of parchment.
0:17.6	For Tinker Class is about to begin.
0:21.8	Hello, Wowsers and welcome to Tinker Class!
0:28.8	Hands-on Crash Course in Fun 101 for the Science Seekers and Inventoritos of Tomorrow.
0:36.1	I'm Mindy.
0:37.0	And I'm Guy Roz.
0:38.2	And for the next three weeks, we'll be leading you through week-long projects to get you thinking and tinkering,
0:45.3	just like the scientists we feature on Wow in the World.
0:49.0	And for these projects, you'll need some junk found around your home, a bunch of curiosity,
0:54.4	and some untamed imagination.
0:57.0	So, let's get started.
0:59.1	Our project this week was inspired by our Wow in the World episode Rat Race.
1:04.4	And we're going to start this week's project by listening or re-listening to this episode.
1:10.1	And while you're listening, you might want to write down questions and ideas that come to mind,
1:15.9	because they might become helpful when we get into the tinkering later this week.
1:20.8	And then, meet us back here tomorrow for day two of this week's Tinker Class,
1:25.2	and we'll take what you learned from this episode and use it in a project that might just have you
1:30.8	creating a Mindy 500 motor speedway of your own.
1:35.5	But before we get to that, please enjoy as Wow in the World presents Rat Race.
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