Fun Kids Science Quest

It's time for another BIG and BRILLIANT adventure into the world of science on this week’s Science Quest!
In Science in the News, humans have travelled further into space than ever before as Artemis II orbits the Moon, scientists achieve a world first by mapping the DNA of a monkey, and Richard Wall from the University of Bristol joins Dan to explain the spread of a dangerous flesh-eating fly and why experts are keeping a close eye on it.
It’s time for your questions too. Ryan wants to know why Earth spins on a wonky axis, and Brian Diffey from Newcastle University explains how your body makes vitamin D from sunlight.
Dangerous Dan introduces the secretary bird, a fierce and fascinating hunter with a very unusual way of catching its prey.
Then it’s time for Brain Box, where Dan’s high-tech question chamber puts top scientists to the test. This week, analytical chemist Kirsty Penkham takes on the challenge.
Plus, in Kitchen Chemistry, K-Mistry explores the science of solids, liquids and gases, turning your kitchen into a chemistry lab.
From deep space missions to DNA discoveries and dangerous insects, this episode is packed with brilliant science.
What we learn about:
• NASA’s Artemis II mission and its journey around the Moon• A world-first breakthrough in mapping monkey DNA• The threat of a flesh-eating fly• Why Earth spins on a tilted axis• How the body makes vitamin D from sunlight• The hunting skills of the secretary bird• The science of solids, liquids and gases
All that and more on this week’s Science Quest!
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In this episode of Fun Kids Science Quest, Dan follows aluminium’s epic journey from dusty bauxite mines to roaring foundries and the everyday objects you use all the time. Discover why it’s light, strong, rust-resistant and endlessly recyclable, then try a fun at-home “Recycling Detective” experiment to test its surprising properties. From planes to foil wrappers, this super metal has some seriously cool science behind it.
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It's time for another BIG and BRILLIANT adventure into the world of science on this week’s Science Quest!
We’re diving into a prehistoric face-off this week to uncover the difference between two of history’s most fearsome predators: Mosasaurus and Megalodon. One ruled the ancient seas with razor-sharp teeth, the other was a giant marine reptile built for ambush and power.
In Science in the News, a jaw bone found deep inside a cave in the UK is helping scientists rewrite the story of how dogs became our best friends. We also look up to the Moon, where a once-in-a-century crater has appeared surprisingly recently, Kevin Olsen from Oxford University joins Dan to explain NASA’s Artemis II mission, which will see humans travel around the Moon for the first time in over fifty years!
It’s time for your questions too. Rosa wants to know why hair turns grey, and John Hutchinson from the Royal Veterinary College answers Max’s big prehistoric question about what makes a Mosasaurus different from a Megalodon?
Dangerous Dan is back with The Bone Breaker, a creature with a seriously fearsome reputation.
And in Battle of the Sciences, Dr. Robyn Grant from Manchester Metropolitan University joins Dan to uncover the fascinating science of whiskers and why so many animals rely on them to sense the world around them.
Plus, we head back to the Pleistocene Period to explore what Earth looked like long ago and how geology helps us piece together the planet’s past.
What we learn about:
• The difference between a Mosasaurus and a Megalodon• How dogs may have become man’s best friend• A brand-new crater on the Moon• NASA’s plans to build a base on the Moon• Why hair turns grey• The strange science of whiskers• The fearsome bone breaker• What the Earth looked like during the Pleistocene Period
All that and more on this week’s Science Quest!
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This Week’s Big Questions!
You’ve been sending in your brilliantly curious questions, and this week…
📺 How do TVs work?💡 How do lightbulbs turn on?🚀 Why don’t rockets break apart during take-off?🚗 How does a car motor work?🦅 Why don’t vultures get food poisoning?🐆 Where do cheetahs get their spots from?
And jump through a worm hole to Deep Space High, your local inter-galactic school in space. Join Principle Pulsar and his class as they learn all about how worm holes can help us to take short cuts in space!
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It's time for another BIG and BRILLIANT adventure into the world of science on this week’s Science Quest!
In Science in the News, Earth’s climate is now more out of balance than at any point in recorded history, with the planet gaining more heat than it can release. We also explore a surprising Iron Age discovery that has stunned scientists, before heading into deep space to investigate a newly discovered type of liquid planet, as Harrison Nicholls from Oxford University explains what it could reveal about worlds beyond our own.
It’s time for your questions too. Toby wants to know how the science behind the Northern Lights, and Dr Scott Paterson answers Rocco’s question: about why humans have bones and what they actually do?
Dangerous Dan introduces the Spanish Ribbed Newt, a creature with a truly unusual defence mechanism.
And in Battle of the Sciences, astrobiologist Dr Vic Pearson takes us on a journey beyond Earth to explore the search for life elsewhere in the universe.
Plus, Professor Hallux is back with Bones and Skeletons, putting his brand-new invention to the test as he discovers what our skeleton really does and why we need it.
What we learn about:
• Why Earth’s climate is becoming unbalanced• A newly discovered type of liquid planet• How the northern lights are created• Why humans have bones and what they do• The Spanish Ribbed Newt• How scientists search for life beyond Earth
All that and more on this week’s Science Quest!
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