Inquisikids Daily

Mar 01 2024 771 ep. 5 mins 83
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Fast facts for curious kids! Tune in for daily discoveries as we celebrate curiosity and explore interesting facts about history, science, and more in 5 minutes or less.

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The Everglades National Park

Mar 01 2024 6 mins  
The Everglades National Park Join us today as we learn about one of the largest and most diverse National Parks in the United States. Sources: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/southflorida/habitats/pinelands/native-flora-and-fauna https://www.everglades.org/the-everglades-handbook/section-2-environments-of-the-everglades/pinelands/ https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/national-park-syste

Who Is Barack Obama?

Feb 29 2024 5 mins  
Who Is Barack Obama? Join us today as we learn about the forty fourth President of the United States. Link to Sonya Sotomayor https://anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/episodes/Who-Is-Barack-Obama-e1udj63 Sources: https://kidskonnect.com/people/barack-obama/ https://kids.kiddle.co/Barack_Obama https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/barack-obama https://kids.britannica.com/ki

Who Is Mae Jemison?

Feb 28 2024 6 mins  
Who Is Mae Jemison?  Join us today as we learn about the first black woman in space--Mae Jemison. Sources: https://kids.kiddle.co/Mae_Jemison https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Mae-Jemison/327536 https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mae-jemison Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: po

Who is Ruby Bridges?

Feb 27 2024 4 mins  
Have you ever heard of Ruby Bridges? Ruby became a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement when she was only 6 years old and she is still alive today! Learn more about Ruby in this episode. Additional Resources: Books for Black History Month: blog.sonlight.com/books-black-history-month.html Digital download all about Ruby Bridges Sources: Time for Kids: Ruby Bridges Send us listener m

Who Was Patricia Bath?

Feb 26 2024 5 mins  
Who Was Patricia Bath?  Join us today as we learn about Patricia Bath, the first black woman doctor to receive a patent. Sources: https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Patricia-Bath/633097 hthttps://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/dr-patricia-bathtps://www.thoughtco.com/patricia-bath-profile-1991374 https://www.biography.com/scientist/patricia-bath Send us listener mail!

Henrietta Lacks' Amazing Cells

Feb 23 2024 5 mins  
Henrietta Lacks' Amazing Cells. Join us today as we learn about the scientific contributions of Henrietta Lacks. Sources https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henriettalacks/ https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henriettalacks/importance-of-hela-cells.html https://www.biography.com/scientist/henrietta-lacks https://www.scienceabc.com/humans/henrietta-lacks-who-was-she-why-are-hela-cells-immor

Who Was Katherine Johnson?

Feb 22 2024 4 mins  
Who Was Katherine Johnson?  Join us today as we learn about Katherine Johnson who served as a human computer for NASA in the early years of the space exploration program. Sources: https://www.biography.com/scientist/katherine-g-johnson https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/who-was-katherine-johnson-k4 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Katherine-Jo

Who Was Gordon Parks?

Feb 21 2024 5 mins  
Who Was Gordon Parks?  Join us today as we learn about the first black man to work as a photographer for Life magazine. Sources: https://www.nga.gov/learn/teachers/lessons-activities/uncovering-america/parks-photography.html  To see some of Gordon Park’s photographs https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Gordon-Parks/276289 https://www.gordonparksfoundation.org/go

The Man Who Stood Up For What Is Right

Feb 20 2024 5 mins  
The Man Who Stood Up For What Is Right Join us today as we learn about the man who spent his life standing up for equal rights for all, Thurgood Marshall Sources: https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Thurgood-Marshall/353436 https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/thurgood-marshall https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thurgood-marshall-sworn-in https://www

Who is Duke Ellington?

Feb 19 2024 7 mins  
Who is Duke Ellington? Did you know "Duke" was just a nickname for this was pivotal in jazz musician? Listen in to learn about Duke Ellington's pivotal role in the evolution of jazz music. Additional Resources: Free Online Course about Duke Ellington: Duke's Music School Sources: Meet Duke Ellington https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Duke-Ellington/274162 https://theundef