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Dreamers, keep your seatbelts fastened throughout the episode—we’re hitching a ride through the sky with A.J. on his biplane for some up-close cloud observing! With the help of some Mighty Meteorologists, A.J. guides a cloud through an identity crisis. Adriana Bailey, Atmospheric Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, shares all about atmospheric science. Then, we hear all about predicting the weather from Ginger Zee, Chief Meteorologist for ABC7 News and Good Morning America.

For STEAM videos, programs, resources, and more from National Children’s Museum, check out nationalchildrensmuseum.org.

STEAM Daydream with National Children’s Museum is generously sponsored by GEICO. Supporting sponsorship is provided by the Akamai Foundation.  It is narrated by A.J. Calbert and produced by Aubrey Vaughan, with post-production by Maddie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Special thank you to IF/THEN, an initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies, for connecting us with the scientist in today’s episode.

This month, let’s dive into data science! Learn all about how data drives two major events that are happening in our country in 2020: the census, and the general election! We are joined by Robert Groves, former Director of the US Census Bureau and current Provost of Georgetown University, who shares more about how children count in the census. Then, Bruce Lesley, the President of First Focus on Children, explains why voting is so important for families and their children. Data science is all around us, dreamers!

For STEAM videos, programs, resources, and more from National Children’s Museum, check out nationalchildrensmuseum.org. STEAM Daydream with National Children’s Museum is narrated by A.J. Calbert and produced by Aubrey Vaughan, with post-production by Maddie  Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting.

Did you know that anyone can be a Climate Action Hero? This month, we’re exploring climate science, and learning about how to use our climate action superpowers to fight back against climate change!  We dig into big questions like, “What is climate change?” and, “What can we be doing now to positively affect climate change in the future?” You’ll also hear from Shyla Raghav, Vice President of Climate Change at Conservation International, and Victoria Herrmann, President and Managing Director of The Arctic Institute, to learn more about their jobs as real life climate champions.

To take the Climate Action Heroes Quiz, go to climate-heroes.org. You can learn all about your Climate Action Superpower, and check out our STEAMwork videos and activities.

For STEAM videos, programs, resources, and more from National Children’s Museum, check out nationalchildrensmuseum.org. STEAM Daydream with National Children’s Museum is narrated by A.J. Calbert and produced by Aubrey Vaughan, with post-production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Special thanks to IF/THEN, an initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies, for connecting us with the scientists in today’s episode.

This episode, we will  focus on the "A" in “STEAM” by exploring art as a form of activism! You’ll meet our inspiring guests: Dr. Chelsea Johnson, co-author of “IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All”, a children’s book that celebrates solidarity, allyship, and community, and 9-year-old Kaityln, a kid who used her talent for skating to perform an inspiring tribute on Black Lives Matter Plaza in downtown Washington DC.

For STEAM videos, programs, resources, and more from National Children’s Museum, check out nationalchildrensmuseum.org. STEAM Daydream with National Children’s Museum is narrated by A.J. Calbert and produced by Aubrey Vaughan, with post-production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting.

IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All was co-written by Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council, and Carolyn Choi of CLC Collective, an organization with the mission of making social theory accessible to people of all ages. IntersectionAllies was published by Dottir Press, a women-run publishing house celebrating books by feminists, for everyone. Illustrations by Ashley Seil Smith.

In our first episode, we’re peeling back the layers on pandemics. How have we overcome global diseases in the past? How can learning about neuroscience help us reduce anxiety? You’ll meet nine-year-old Giselle as she interviews two health science heroes: Dr. Joyonna Gamble-George, a neuroscientist whose research focuses on anxiety, and Dr. Jessica Taaffe, a global health scientist working to fight global diseases.

Next month’s podcast will feature experts answering kids’ questions about racism and inequity in America. If you are a kid and have a question you would like answered, please leave us a voice message at anchor.fm/national-childrens-museum/message. Don't forget to begin your recording with your name, age, city, and state! 

For STEAM videos, programs, resources and more from National Children’s Museum, check out nationalchildrensmuseum.org. STEAM Daydream with National Children’s Museum is narrated by A.J. Calbert and produced by Aubrey Vaughan, with post-production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Special thanks to IF/THEN, an initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies, for connecting us with the scientists in today’s episode.