Fun Kids Science Quest

This Week’s Big Questions!
You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week…
🍎 Why do apples turn brown?💎 Why are diamonds unbreakable?🫧 How are bubbles made?🌍 What’s the science behind earthquakes?⚡ How does electricity work?🧪 What makes dishwasher tablets poisonous?
And join Principle Pulsar and his class as they discover all about what ‘Cosmic Rays’ are and where they come from.
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It's time for another BIG and BRILLIANT adventure into the world of science on this week’s Science Quest!
In Science in the News, butterfly numbers across the UK are in decline, bird experts are warning people not to use feeders this summer, and Dr Thomas Clements from the University of Reading explains how a 300-million-year-old fossil, once thought to be an octopus, was misidentified and what it really reveals about life on Earth long ago.
It’s time for your questions too. Owen wants to know what the deadliest animal is, and Neil Lambert from King’s College London tackles a big, mind-bending question from Atlas: why is the world 3D and not 2D?
Dangerous Dan introduces the great grey owl, a silent hunter with incredible senses.
Then we step into the Brain Box with Professor Jonathan Tennyson from University College London to explore exoplanets and discover what lies beyond our Solar System.
Plus, in Galaxy Gala, we head to Deep Space High to learn all about stars and what makes them shine.
What we learn about:
• Why butterfly numbers are falling in the UK• Why bird feeders might be risky in summer• A fossil that scientists got wrong• What the world's deadliest animal is• The great grey owl• What exoplanets are and where they exist
All that and more on this week’s Science Quest!
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This Week’s Big Questions!
You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week…
🌦️ Who controls the weather?🪶 What are goosebumps?😨 Why are we faster when scared?☄️ How fast was the meteor that killed the dinosaurs?🧠 How does your brain send messages without thinking?🐱 Why do cats land on their feet?
And Professor Pulsar teaches Sam all about the different types of water on Earth. This includes ice, steam and even snow!
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It's time for another BIG and BRILLIANT adventure into the world of science on this week’s Science Quest!
In Science in the News, humans have travelled further into space than ever before as Artemis II orbits the Moon, scientists achieve a world first by mapping the DNA of a monkey, and Richard Wall from the University of Bristol joins Dan to explain the spread of a dangerous flesh-eating fly and why experts are keeping a close eye on it.
It’s time for your questions too. Ryan wants to know why Earth spins on a wonky axis, and Brian Diffey from Newcastle University explains how your body makes vitamin D from sunlight.
Dangerous Dan introduces the secretary bird, a fierce and fascinating hunter with a very unusual way of catching its prey.
Then it’s time for Brain Box, where Dan’s high-tech question chamber puts top scientists to the test. This week, analytical chemist Kirsty Penkham takes on the challenge.
Plus, in Kitchen Chemistry, K-Mistry explores the science of solids, liquids and gases, turning your kitchen into a chemistry lab.
From deep space missions to DNA discoveries and dangerous insects, this episode is packed with brilliant science.
What we learn about:
• NASA’s Artemis II mission and its journey around the Moon• A world-first breakthrough in mapping monkey DNA• The threat of a flesh-eating fly• Why Earth spins on a tilted axis• How the body makes vitamin D from sunlight• The hunting skills of the secretary bird• The science of solids, liquids and gases
All that and more on this week’s Science Quest!
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In this episode of Fun Kids Science Quest, Dan follows aluminium’s epic journey from dusty bauxite mines to roaring foundries and the everyday objects you use all the time. Discover why it’s light, strong, rust-resistant and endlessly recyclable, then try a fun at-home “Recycling Detective” experiment to test its surprising properties. From planes to foil wrappers, this super metal has some seriously cool science behind it.
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