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Have you ever wondered how war machines were created? Or the origin of beauty salons? Or maybe even how rubber is used in tires, and rubber shoes? Learn more about these renowned inventors and how their inventions helped shape modern life into the way we know it now!

Can you command a balloon not to pop? You can, if you're just a bit sneaky first.

Did you know that humans are actually pretty slimy? Slide into the wonderful world of slippery, sticky slime! Learn about the important functions of slime, and how it is necessary for most living organisms. Slime helps with many important functions including eating, breathing, moving, and self-defense. Learn how many animals depend on slime—the number may surprise you!

Electrons are extremely tiny charged particles that we can push around with magnets. This provides us with electricity.

Flowers may look pretty, but some can be downright deadly! In England, you can explore the Poison Garden—a place where flowers are known for their beauty on the outside and poison on the inside! In this story, you'll be able to learn about and see these flowers safely without interacting with them.

Twins have twice the adventure as they must prove themselves, facing danger and monsters in this cartoon based on a Navajo origin myth. The twins fight for peace, aiming to rid the world of monsters such as poverty and hunger. So why do we still have poverty and hunger?

Not all gasses are the same, some are heavier than others. But how can you tell which gasses are heavier and which are lighter? This experiment will prove which gas is heavier: air or carbon dioxide.

Probability and odds are calculated by counting all the times something might happen and then how many times one particular outcome does happen.

Two coins are face-up side by side. What will happen if you roll one coin around the top of the other? Will the head be right-side up? Or upside-down?

Tiger sharks eat almost anything they can catch. But the practice of dumping garbage in oceans is harmful to these predators who tend to eat something without realizing it isn’t food. This causes tiger sharks to eat license plates and other non-food items they cannot digest.

In this funny story, Dr. Luke N. Fursumting, Archaeologist of the 41st Century, searches for the remains of the trickster god of his ancestors, Nol Ittering. Will this discovery earn him the title “Archeologist of the Year”?

In this Indian tale, a wise mathematician named Sessa invents the game of chess to amuse the king and requests a single grain of wheat as his reward for the first square of the chessboard, double that the following day for the second, and so on. In the end, Sessa gets the real reward he wanted all along – a wiser and more mathematical king.

Have you ever wondered how the Hoover Dam was built? Follow along as the Colorado River itself tells you its story! A lot of work went into the construction of this giant dam, but it was worth it—we now have Lake Mead and a way of converting the river’s energy into electricity!

Dogs have many abilities, along with being super cute–they have great noses that can sniff out smells that humans can’t!

What happens when the trash you throw out is picked up by the garbage truck? Where does it go? Once the garbage truck picks up the trash in your neighborhood, it goes on a journey to be broken down. A recycling truck might pick it up and make new things or it may be used for a compost heap, or maybe it goes to a landfill where it’s covered with dirt. Find out what happens when a landfill is full!

Did you know some birds can grow thousands of feathers? Find out the different jobs feathers have to help a bird fly. Learn the differences between primary feathers and tail feathers in a bird’s flight.

Did you know about 8 million tons of plastic enter the ocean each year? Learn about the Washed Ashore project that helps to clean up beaches through re-use of collected plastic—and then is recycled into art! Which sculpture in the project is your favorite?

Ada wants to win a prize one day for her inventions. She has many ideas. When it’s time to clean up her blocks, Ada has a great idea to make clean-up time easier. Ada thinks to use her father’s old socks to invent a way to stay on her two feet on an icy day! Ada’s ideas to recycle old things makes her a great inventor!

Do you know what clouds are made of—they are made up of water particles! Learn about weather science, the characteristics of clouds, and how clouds recycle water. What are the effects on weather and different organisms in the world? Understand the science of precipitation—how clouds create rain, snow, and hail!

Throughout history, people have loved practical jokes. Listen about a few of the more well-known jokes and pranks throughout history, including unicorns on the moon, a boat-car, and the Loch Ness monster.