Fun Kids Science Weekly

Fun Kids Science Weekly


Latest Episodes

A deadly rattlesnake and Smart Homes
June 02, 2018

On this week's episode of The Fun Kids Science Weekly we chat to Rosamond Evans from Smart Home Week all about the benefits of living with smart technology. We also find out about a deadly rattle snake, how pyrex cookware is made, and who is faster man o

The wonders of WiFi and how things are made
May 26, 2018

On this week's episode of The Fun Kids Science Weekly we finish our chat all about Britain's bees from last week's show - we couldn't end on a sad note! We also find out how alluminium cans are made, how humans and animals make the most of teamwork and T

Bees, Gases and Possibilities!
May 19, 2018

Rory Diamond is the scientific advisor to the Great British Bee Count and self-proclaimed Bee Geek is in the Fun Kids studio this week chatting about why bees are so important, why bees are dying and what makes bees differ from wasps! Plus Dangerous Dan i

A deadly buffalo, a big greenhouse and does our gut manipulate our mind?
May 12, 2018

Katerina Johnson is from the University of Oxford and she's looking into how our gut can affect our minds! How is that possible? We find out.  Plus Dangerous Dan is discovering a deadly African buffalo, we're finding out where we can find the world's l

Thwaites Glacier, Marsquakes and Toxic Caterpillars
May 05, 2018

Anna Hogg is a glaciologist and joins Dan on the Fun Kids Science Weekly this week to chat all about the Thwaites Glacier, and why scientists from all over the world are studying it.  Plus Dangerous Dan is looking at deadly chemicals that are used to cl

Ancient bugs, a deadly cuttlefish and Mars rocks!
April 28, 2018

Christopher Lloyd is the creator of the Explorer: BUGS book that features a 6 foot long timeline of bug life! Dan finds out what it is about bugs that gives them their staying power and what the first ever bugs looked like.  Plus Dangerous Dan is dis

Brilliant Bones, Evolution and Death Valley
April 21, 2018

The UK had a mini-heatwave this week so what better time to find out about climate? We hear all about the Cretaceous Climate in Age of the Dinosaurs, we start our journey learning about enegry with Enn and Gee and house scientist Professor Hallux is back

The Bright Ideas Challenge, a brain eating amoeba and a shaky Spanish city!
April 14, 2018

The Bright Ideas Challenge was created to help inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. Bobby Seagull & Emma Wyatt are on the line with Dan to chat all about how we could power the cities of the future and the brand new findings that show

Edinburgh international science festival, the trinity test and a volcano sliding into the sea!
April 07, 2018

Europe's largest Science Festival is happening in Edinburgh at the moment and Augusta Macdonald is the Programme Manager there. She gives us the lowdown on what is going on all over Edinburgh to get everyone involved in science! Plus Dangerous Dan is delv

The Fun Kids Gaming Show: Terrible voice actors and Detective Pikachu!
April 05, 2018

On the Fun Kids Gaming Show this week, N60 Sean is checking out the new Detective Pikachu game for 3DS, and Pikachu has an interesting voice... Inspired by Pikachu's voice, we're counting down the 5 worst gaming voice actors and hearing about your hardes