Imagine This

By ABC Australia, ABCKids & Family

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Imagine This episodes

May 29, 2018 Do animals sleep like people?
If you sleep in a cozy bed, with a soft blanket and your favourite toy, how do you think other animals sleep? Do they have beds like us? This week 5-year-old Lucinda wants to find out more about the sleeping habits of snails, birds and whales, so we chat to sleep scientist Dr.John Lesku from La Trobe University to get the low down on how other animals sleep.
8 min
May 22, 2018 Does space go on forever?
Space is so big that it's big enough to contain the Earth, all the other planets, the Sun and all the stars we see at night. Conrad has always wondered if space goes on forever.
10 min
May 15, 2018 How does a tiny seed grow into a huge tree?
All the trees and plants we see have come from tiny, weeny seeds. So how does something so tiny grow into something so big?
10 min
May 08, 2018 Why can I sometimes see the moon in daytime?
Sometimes we see it, sometimes we don't. That elusive moon of ours is always moving through the sky. Sometimes we can even see it in the daytime.
8 min
May 01, 2018 Why does a snake go “ssss” with its tongue poking out?
We know that a cow goes "moo" and a dog goes "woof" but why does a snake go "sssss" and why does it poke its tongue out?
9 min
April 24, 2018 Where does money come from?
8 min
April 17, 2018 Why do tears come out of our eyes when we cry?
Grace wants to know where tears come from and why they drip out of our eyes?
8 min
April 08, 2018 Why don’t cats wear shoes?
8 min
April 08, 2018 Why do stars twinkle?
When you look up into the night sky, do you see the stars twinkle back at you? Three-year-old Max really wants to know why the stars twinkle, so our Imagine This host Bri has teamed up with astrophysicist Jonti Horner, from the University of Southern Queensland, and a bunch of inquisitive kids to investigate the night sky and find out what makes the twinkle happen.
8 min
April 08, 2018 Where does poo go when I flush it down the toilet?
9 min

About Imagine This

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Imagine This is a science podcast for the young and curious. Have you ever wondered how bees make honey? Or how do fish breathe underwater? Or, very importantly, where your poo goes when you flush it down the toilet? Imagine This is a series of puzzling science questions from inquisitive young minds. Our host, Dr Niraj Lal, chats to kids and Australia's leading academics, taking you on imaginative adventures to learn about the world around us and find the answers together.