The Science Sisters

This week the Science Sisters talk about the amazing animals that live in the arctic!

Sources (Today we learned from)
National Geographic Articles: Arctic Fox, Arctic Hare, Caribou (Reindeer), Gray Wolf, Moose, Narwhal, Polar Bear, Walrus

Wikipedia Articles: Arctic Hare, Arctic Ocean, Arctic Wolf, Baffin Island, Climate Change, Greenland Shark, Iceland, Killer Whale, Lion’s Mane Jellyfish, Moose, Narwhal, Pinniped (Seals), Polar Bear, Siberia, Walrus

Amphibian, reptiles and herbivore mammals in the Arctic // OceanWide Expeditions

Purely Facts: Polar Bear vs. Wolf, Wolf vs. Moose

Join us for a special bonus episode as the girls’ read ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas and their aunt, Kara Hall, sings Silent Night.

"A Visit from St. Nicholas" aka The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore
Silent Night, music by Franz Xaver Gruber, lyrics by Joseph Mohr
Silent Night performed by Kara Hall, accompanied by Sven Britt.

This week the Science Sisters talk about the science of ice and ice skating!

Sources (Today we learned from)
Why Is Ice Slippery? // Live Science
The surprising science of why ice is so slippery // Vox
Water Density // USGS
The Slick Science of Making Olympic Snow and Ice // Smithsonian Magazine
The science of skating // Cottage Life

This week the Science Sisters talk about the science of seasons and snow!

Sources (Today we learned from)

What Causes the Seasons? // NASA Space Place for Kids

Rain or Snow? // University of Illinois

How does snow form? // MetOffice UK

Precipitation // NatGeo

Is every snowflake actually unique? // How Stuff Works

Hear that sound?! It's the Science Sleigh coming to bring some new Science Sisters episodes. Tune in December for the full mini-season.

This week the Science Sisters talk about how to make candy and the science of cooking.

Sources (Today we learned from)

World Science Festival: The sugary secrets of candy-making chemistry

STEAM Powered Family: Candy Science – The Chemistry Behind Candy Making With Delicious Recipes

Science of Cooking: Culinary Foam

Our hard candy recipe

Our starting marshmallow recipe (we added ½ cup Hershey’s cocoa during whipping)

This week the Science Sisters talk about how plants grow and pumpkins!

Sources (Today we learned from)
SciShow Kids: How does a seed become a plant

Simple English Wikipedia: Photosynthesis

CNN: World Record Pumpkin

USCB Science Lab: How do animals help plant reproduction?

This week the Science Sisters talk about the science of fear!

Sources (Today we learned from)
Smithsonian Mag: What Happens in the Brain When We Feel Fear

Medical News Today: Dissecting terror: How does fear work?

Very Well Mind: Emotions and Types of Emotional Responses

Psychology Today: 5 Reasons We Enjoy Being Scared

We're cooking up some great spooky kids science in our cauldron! Tune in later in October for the full mini-season.

This week the Science Sisters introduce us to Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer and we have a special science break about computers.

Sources (Today we learned from)
Crash Course Computer Science, Episode #1
Programming Pioneer Ada Lovelace by Valerie Bodden
Ada Lovelace: Mathematician and First Programmer by Kristi Lew