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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-system.htm  https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/hardwoodhammock.htm  https://www.britannica.com/plant/bladderwort  https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/nature/article/everglades  https://www.nps.gov/places/florida-bay.htm  Connors, Kathleen. Everglades National Park. Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2016.  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

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/kids/article/Barack-Obama/470904 Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: [email protected]

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: [email protected]

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 mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: [email protected]

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! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: [email protected]

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-immortal.html Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: [email protected]

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-Johnson-mathematician https://www.nasa.gov/content/katherine-johnson-biography Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: [email protected]

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/gordon-parks/biography https://www.biography.com/artist/gordon-parks Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: [email protected]

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.biography.com/legal-figures/thurgood-marshall   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

Who Was Frederick Jones?  Join us today as we learn about the man who invented the refrigeration truck.   Sources: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/jones-frederick-mckinley-1893-1961/ https://www.thoughtco.com/frederick-mckinley-jones-4587799 https://www.biography.com/inventor/frederick-jones https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/frederick-mckinley-jones-28122.php https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Frederick-McKinley-Jones/471104 Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: [email protected]

Who Was Zora Neale Hurton? Join us today as we learn about Zora Neale Hurton Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zora-Neale-Hurston   https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/zora-hurston      Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

Who Was Garrett Morgan?  Join us today as we learn about some of the useful inventions of Garrett Morgan Sources: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/garrett-morgan-9935.php https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Garrett-Morgan/443679 https://www.thoughtco.com/garrett-morgan-profile-1992160 https://www.biography.com/inventor/garrett-morgan Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: [email protected]

Who Was Madam CJ Walker?  Join us today as we learn about the first self-made black woman millionaire--Madam CJ Walker. Sources: https://www.biography.com/inventor/madam-cj-walker https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/madame-c-j-walker https://madamcjwalker.com/about/ https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/madam-cj-walker Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: [email protected]

Who was Booker T. Washington? Booker T. Washington was born at a time when there were not many opportunities for African Americans to get an education.  He devoted his life to learning and to helping others learn as well. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Booker-T-Washington https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/booker-t-washington Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: [email protected]

Who Was Lewis Latimer?  Join us today as we learn about the Renaissance Man Sources: https://www.britannica.com/question/What-does-Renaissance-man-mean https://www.britannica.com/event/Dred-Scott-decision https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Lewis-Latimer/312102 https://www.thoughtco.com/lewis-latimer-profile-1992098 Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: [email protected]

Who Was Frederick Douglass?  Join us today as we learn about a man who spent much of his life fighting for the freedom for all men. Sources: Slade, Suzanne, and Robert McGuire. Frederick Douglass: Writer, Speaker, and Opponent of Slavery. Picture Window Books, 2007. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-Douglass Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: [email protected]

Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe?  Join us today as we learn about the lady President Lincoln referred to as the "little woman who started the Civil War." Sources: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/harriet-beecher-stowe https://www.biography.com/activist/harriet-beecher-stowe https://www.americanhistoryforkids.com/harriet-beecher-stowe/ https://kids.kiddle.co/Harriet_Beecher_Stowe https://www.ducksters.com/biography/women_leaders/harriet_beecher_stowe.php Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: [email protected]

Who Was Nat Turner?  Join us today as we learn about the enslaved man who led one of the bloodiest revolts against slavery in the history of the United States--Nat Turner. Sources: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/nat-turners-rebellion https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Nat-Turner/399991 https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/nat-turner https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-milestones https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nat-Turner Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: [email protected]

Who Was Elizabeth Freeman?  Join us today as we learn about Elizabeth Freeman, the first African American woman to be granted her freedom by the Sate of Massachusetts in 1781. Sources: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/elizabeth-freeman https://www.elizabethfreemancenter.org/who-we-are/elizabeth-freeman/ https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/blog/elizabeth-freeman-her-case-for-freedom-and-the-massachusetts-constitution Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: [email protected]

Who Was Benjamin Banneker?  Join us today as we learn about the man with the great memory who helped lay out the streets of our nation's capital. Sources: https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Benjamin-Banneker/273098 https://www.biography.com/scientist/benjamin-banneker https://www.whitehousehistory.org/benjamin-banneker https://www.thoughtco.com/benjamin-banneker-profile-1991360 https://www.notablebiographies.com/Ba-Be/Banneker-Benjamin.html Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: [email protected]

Why We Celebrate Black History Join us today as we learn about the origins of this month-long celebration of the accomplishments and contributions of Black people to the history of the United States. Sources: https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1075623826/why-is-february-black-history-month  https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/black-history-month  https://www.thoughtco.com/black-history-month-45346  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

What Is Biotechnology? Join us today as we learn what biotechnology is and some of the things that have been improved by biotechnology. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/science/penicillin  https://www.thelovepost.global/biotech-change/articles/biotechnology-motion-how-bionic-prosthetic-devices-are-restoring-mobility  https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/gene-therapy/about/pac-20384619  https://www.autodesk.com/design-make/articles/prosthetic-technology  https://kids.kiddle.co/Biotechnology  Jefferis, David. Biotech: Frontiers of Medicine. Crabtree, 2002.  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

Who Are the Cajun People? Join us today as we learn about this people group that now lives in the bayous of Lousiana Sources: https://www.acadian.org/history/acadian-history/overview/   https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cajun  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

It's National Puzzle Day! Join us today as we celebrate National Puzzle Day by learning about the origins of the jigsaw puzzle. https://www.mathscareers.org.uk/the-stomachion-the-worlds-oldest-maths-puzzle/   template of Archimedes’ Stomachion puzzle  https://mymodernmet.com/history-of-jigsaw-puzzles/  https://www.jodijill.com/  https://empoweredparents.co/benefits-of-puzzles/  https://www.goodnet.org/articles/7-surprising-ways-puzzles-are-good-for-your-brain  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

All About Western Sahara Join us today as we learn about this territory in the northwest corner of Africa. Sources: https://www.un.org/dppa/decolonization/en/nsgt/western-sahara   https://www.britannica.com/place/Western-Sahara  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

The History of Dogs Join us today as we learn about how dogs have been companions for thousands of years Sources: https://historycooperative.org/the-history-of-dogs/  https://www.britannica.com/animal/dog/Role-in-human-societies Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

Who Was Nicholas Copernicus? Join us today as we learn about the man who had big ideas about how the universe is organized Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicolaus-Copernicus/Publication-of-De-revolutionibus   https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/copernicus/  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

Who Was John McCain? Join us today as we learn about John McCain--a man who faithfully served his country for many years. Sources:  Burgan, Michael, and John Hinderliter. Who Was John McCain? Penguin Workshop, 2023.  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

What Is the Magna Carta Join us today as we learn about this important historical document Sources: https://www.parliament.uk/magnacarta/#:~:text=Magna%20Carta%20was%20issued%20in,as%20a%20power%20in%20itself.   www.history.com/topics/european-history/magna-carta    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Magna-Carta/Reissues-of-1216-1217-and-1225   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

Minnesota Join us today as we learn some fun facts about the state of Minnestoa Sources: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/states/article/minnesota  https://www.startribune.com/native-american-dakota-ojibwe-history/600097050/?refresh=true  https://www.coolkidfacts.com/minnesota-facts/  https://www.ducksters.com/geography/us_states/minnesota_history.php  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

All About Tigers Join us today as we learn more about these striped big cats Sources: https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/tiger   https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/tiger   https://www.britannica.com/animal/tiger  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

The Discovery of DNA Join us today as we learn about how DNA was discovered. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Dewey-Watson  https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Double-Helix    Picture  https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/DNA/398123  https://www.britannica.com/science/DNA  https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/spotlight/sc/feature/doublehelix  https://www.ducksters.com/biography/scientists/watson_and_crick.php  https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Francis-Crick/476244   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

Who Was Eva Peron? Join us today as we learn about this First Lady of Argentina who cared about her people Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eva-Peron   https://www.evitaperon.org/evita_peron_legacy.htm   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

The History of Tanks Join us today as we learn about the war machines Sources: https://www.britannica.com/technology/tank-military-vehicle/Armour  https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a17015005/history-american-tank/  https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-tank-produced  https://newsmilitary.com/unleashing-devastation-a-guide-to-the-us-armys-120mm-mortar  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr?  Join us today as we learn about a man who changed the world, MLK. Sources: https://www.coolkidfacts.com/martin-luther-king-facts https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/general-history/martin-luther-king-facts/ https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Martin-Luther-King-Jr/353339 https://www.factsjustforkids.com/famous-people-facts/martin-luther-king-jr-facts-for-kids/ https://www.teachstarter.com/us/blog/martin-luther-king-jr-facts-for-kids/ https://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/i-have-a-dream-speech  Text of Speech included here https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Earl-Ray https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/49rIUSK2qwb Rosa Parks episode Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: [email protected]

All About Atlases Join us today as we learn some of the things you can learn on atlases Sources: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/atlas/  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

All About the Maned Wolf Join us today as we learn about this South American animal Sources: https://kids.kiddle.co/Maned_wolf  https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/maned-wolf  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

What Causes Stuttering? Join us today as we learn some common causes of the speech disorder Sources: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/stuttering/symptoms-causes/syc-20353572   https://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/stuttering/  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

Who Was Alex Trebek? Join us today as we learn about the iconic host of Jeopardy! Sources: https://kids.kiddle.co/Alex_Trebek  https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/alex-trebek  https://www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/post/alex-trebek-dies-at-80.-here-are-5-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-canadian  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

The Great Circus Train Wreck of 1893 Join us today as we learn about the train full of animals that derailed in 1893 Sources: https://tyroneeagleeyenews.com/126-years-later-tyrone-circus-trainwreck-impacts-the-past-and-present-community/   https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=134783   https://www.livescience.com/45252-circus-train-accident-mass-grave-tyrone.html   https://www.circusesandsideshows.com/circuses/walterlmaincircus.html   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

Costa Rica Join us today as we learn about the Central American country that has miles of beaches and tall mountains Sources: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/countries/article/costa-rica  https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Costa-Rica/345671  https://www.coolkidfacts.com/costa-rica/  https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/costa-rica-facts.html  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

What Is the Humane Society? Join us today as we learn about this organization that does more than just host pet adoption events. Sources: https://www.americanhumane.org/about-us/history/  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

How Are Raisins Made? Join us today as we learn how a grape turns into a raisin. Sources: https://kids.kiddle.co/Raisin  http://www.madehow.com/Volume-4/Raisins.html  http://tonsoffacts.com/24-fun-interesting-facts-raisins/  Ryan, Pam Muñoz, and Craig McFarland Brown. How Do You Raise a Raisin? Charlesbridge, 2003.   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

What Is The Petrified Forest? Join us today as we learn about the Petrified Forest National Park Sources: https://www.nps.gov/pefo/learn/nature/petrified-wood.htm#:~:text=Minerals%2C%20including%20silica%20dissolved%20from,left%20cracks%20in%20the%20logs.   https://www.nps.gov/pefo/learn/historyculture/people.htm  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Join us today as we learn about Paul Revere's daring midnight ride Sources: Krensky, Stephen, and Greg Harlin. Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride. HarperCollins Publishers, 2002.   https://www.ducksters.com/biography/paul_revere.php  https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/educational-magazines/people-new-world  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

What Is a Sonnet? Join us today as we learn about this type of poetry Sources: https://poets.org/glossary/sonnet#:~:text=Traditionally%2C%20the%20sonnet%20is%20a,a%20little%20sound%20or%20song.%E2%80%9D   https://www.bl.uk/shakespeare/articles/an-introduction-to-shakespeares-sonnets   https://www.britannica.com/art/sonnet   Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

All About Fireflies Join us today as we learn about the fascinating firefly Sources: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/firefly  Walker, Sally M. Fireflies. Lerner Publications, 2001.  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.FM/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

Who Were William and Mary? Join us today as we learn more about this couple who once ruled England. Sources: https://www.royal.uk/william-and-mary#:~:text=Mary%20II%20(r.-,1689%2D1694),the%20throne%20as%20joint%20monarchs.   https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-and-mary-proclaimed-joint-sovereigns-of-britain   https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/parliamentaryauthority/revolution/collections1/collections-glorious-revolution/billofrights/#:~:text=It%20is%20an%20original%20Act,known%20today%20as%20Parliamentary%20Privilege.  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

Christmas in Hawaii Join us today as we learn about some of the Christmas traditions of Hawaii Sources: https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/united-states/hawaii  https://www.songfacts.com/facts/bing-crosby/mele-kalikimaka  https://hawaiitravelwithkids.com/magical-hawaiian-christmas-traditions/  https://www.trafalgar.com/real-word/hawaiian-christmas-traditions/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEvGKUXW0iI  Bing Crosby sings Mele Kalikimaka  Send us listener mail!  Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message  Send an email: [email protected]   

'Twas the Night Before Christmas  Join us today as we learn the history of this iconic Christmas poem. Sources: https://www.christmascarnivals.com/christmas-history/history-night-before-christmas.html https://parade.com/1136533/jessicasager/twas-the-night-before-christmas-words/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message:⁠ anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message⁠ Send an email: [email protected]