Episodes
Episodes of the show.
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What Are Lasers and How Do They Work?
Learn what a laser is and how its unusually organized light can form a narrow, concentrated beam! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s […]
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Why Do Cats Always Land on Their Feet?
Cats use a righting reflex to turn their bodies while falling so they can often land on their feet. Their inner-ear balance system and flexible spine help them figure out […]
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How Do Helicopters Fly?
Helicopters fly using spinning rotor blades that create lift by moving air downward. Today, we learn how pilots change the blades to climb, hover, move in different directions, and keep […]
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Who Is the Fastest Human?
Who is the fastest human, and how fast can a person actually run? This episode looks at Usain Bolt’s 100-meter world record and why a short sprint is so different […]
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What Is a Hurricane?
In today’s episode, we talk about the “recipe” a hurricane needs to form and why the storm begins to spin! Plus, we discuss why hurricanes can only form in certain […]
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Which Dinosaur Was the Biggest?
In today’s episode, we explore the biggest dinosaur ever discovered! We learn about the Argentinosaurus, what a sauropod is, and how fossils help scientists estimate dinosaur size! Curious Kids Every […]
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How Do Clouds Stay Up in the Sky?
Clouds are made of tiny water droplets or ice crystals that fall extremely slowly because of their small size and air resistance. Today we learn how rising air keeps those […]
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Why Is the Ocean Salty?
Ocean water contains dissolved salts that come mainly from minerals in rocks carried to the sea by rivers. This episode explains how those minerals reach the ocean, what evaporation does […]
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How Do Snails Get Their Shells?
Snails begin forming their shells before they hatch. Today we learn how tissue (called “the mantle”) adds proteins and calcium carbonate to the shell as the snail grows. Curious Kids […]
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What Causes Cavities in Your Teeth? (Curious Kids Club)
Sign up for the Curious Kids Club: SupportCuriousKids.com Have you ever wondered why we actually need to brush our teeth? In this episode, we explain what’s happening inside your mouth […]
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