SolveItForKids Science podcast

This is a special rebroadcast of our conversation with Dr Kristen Lear. Dr Kristen Lear LOVES Bats. You might even say she is batty for bats. She has worked with bats in central Texas pecan orchards (studying the pest control services of bats to pecan farmers) and in Naracoorte Caves, South Australia (conducting population studies on the critically endangered Southern Bent-wing Bat) She is on Solve It For Kids to tell us how kids can help bats thrive.

Our guest today is the Accidental Rockstar known as Étienne. He went from writing catchy songs for students in his classroom to keynoting conferences and performing sold-out concerts worldwide. The two-time Canada's Artist of the Year winner is here to teach us how we can remember things.

Bryanne Leeming is on the Solve It For Kids Podcast to answer the question, "Why Should We Learn How To Code Anyway?" She is the inventor & CEO of Unruly Splats, a really fun and innovative way for kids, and adults, to learn how to code!

Dr Marsha Tufft is on the podcast to answer the question "Why Do We Need To Know How Things Break." This is a really fun discussion, and Dr Tufft gives us a really fun egg drop challenge.

Engineer & Author Janice Lao is on Solve It For Kids to tell us how 2 plus 2 can equal cleaner skies. As an engineer her job was to use math to find ways of cutting pollution caused by airplanes.

Doug Wechsler takes his inspiration from the jungles, swamps and seashores of the world as well as from his own backyard. By showing the wonders of nature and its humorous side he hopes to motivate his readers to deepen their interest in their natural surroundings. He is on the podcast today to tell us why we would want to follow a colony of Army Ants

Dr Pamela McCauley is on the podcast to answer the question "How Do You Make masks That Work?" This is a fantastic conversation about the many ways ergonomic engineering makes our lives better.

This is a super fun Solve It For Kids episode. Author & crypto-zoologist Lija Fisher tells us how we can learn if the legendary creature known as Big Foot actually exists. Lija also explains what a cryptid is and tells us that many once thought to be mythical creatures have been discovered to be real! She also challenges us to make a plaster cast of our foot print.

How can Cars Drive By Themselves, and Should They? Dr Mary Cummings is on Solve It For Kids To Talk About Autonomous Cars. Are truly self driving cars a reality? How many things do we have to teach a car before it can drive by itself, and is it really a good idea? Listen in to find out.

On this episode of Solve It For Kids Suzanne Simpson answers the question "How can we preserve wildlife habitat in a city?" We were surprised to learn that there are a lot of ways kids and families can help! Suzanne also challenges us to discover what is the name of the water shed we live in.