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Science Week

Aug 18, 2023 · 13 min · 25.2 MB
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It's National Science Week! So, on today's show we're chatting about everything… science! We'll meet some Aussie scientists bringing clean water to the world, then take a closer look at seaweed on the sea shore. We'll blast into outer space to find a missing spacecraft, all before heading back to earth for our… Wow of the week!

Quiz Questions

  1. 1.What animal makes Australia's favourite animal sound?
  2. 2.What is the invention that tells you how long to leave a bottle of water in the sun?
  3. 3.What's something that Indigenous Australians use seaweed for?
  4. 4.What's the name of the spacecraft that NASA lost contact with?
  5. 5.Name something that the smart plant pot can measure.

Bonus Tricky Question

What's the name of the smart plant pot?

Answers

  1. 1.Magpie
  2. 2.A sticker that changes colour
  3. 3.As flavouring for meat and fish
  4. 4.Voyager 2
  5. 5.Whether the plant is thirsty, whether it needs more sunlight, electrical impulses

Bonus Tricky Answer

Francesco