36 episodes
Imagine This ABC Kids listen
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- Kids & Family
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3.8 • 44 Ratings
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Imagine This is a science podcast for the young and curious. Have you ever wondered how bees make honey? Or how do fish breathe underwater? Or, very importantly, where your poo goes when you flush it down the toilet? Imagine This is a series of puzzling science questions from inquisitive young minds. Our host, Dr Niraj Lal, chats to kids and Australia's leading academics, taking you on imaginative adventures to learn about the world around us and find the answers together.
This podcast is suited to kids aged 4 and up, though all members of the family are sure to learn something!
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How are rainbows made?
We can see them after a sun shower... or the spray of the sprinkler... we can even sing them! But why can't we ever catch them? Nij shares the ingredients to make a rainbow in this special episode of Imagine This...
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Who was the first person in the world?
Family trees have so many branches. You're on one branch, your parents on another, your grandparents on another and great grandparents after that... Could it go all the way back to the first person? Let's ask archaeologist Associate Professor Michelle Langley about how humans came to be...
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How do snails get their shells?
Let's follow the slimy, shiny trail down the garden path all the way to... the Snail Whisperers! Drs John and Lorelle Stanisic will show us the secret lives of snails and how they get their famous spiral shells.
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How is fabric made?
Fabric is everywhere. It's on the bus seat and the welcome mat... It's the curtains and the carpet... it's our snugly blankets and beloved teddies... and all our clothes! But what is it all made from? And how? Join textiles expert Emma Peters as we follow the journey of cotton from field to fabric.
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Why do we have to brush our teeth?
Every morning and every night we have to get the toothpaste and our toothbrushes and clean our teeth... But why? Let's visit dentist Dr Mihiri Silva for a check up and learn why it's so important to look after our teeth.
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How did the universe start?
The universe is the biggest and oldest thing there is. It's every bit of everything that has ever existed. But what was there before there was anything? Nij and the kids meet Nobel Prize winning astrophysicist Professor Brian Schmidt to journey back to the beginning of everything to see how it all began....
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I have a question why do we have to take a bath and why are people so clever please make it into an episode both of them and I am seven and my name is Molly Harkin thanks for all your hard work you put in this
I have a wobbly tooth right and keep you updated now I’ve got two wobbly teeth🦷🦷👄🧠
What is 1000 take away 1000+1 take away 9+37 take away 1000 and the reason I want to ask this is because I kinda like maths and in our school which is called Shelley primary School I like art but there are two arts one painting art to a aspiration r respect T togetherness
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How old dreams made and how do we know about history in the Stone Age and I like reading and not my favourite two authors are Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton naughtiest girl series
If you’re wondering why I’m reading right now I’m reading watch out for the girls and I like Matilda the musical I’m going to go in the Capital
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What’s 1+1 if you can solve that what’s thousand +1000 take away 95 take away five take away 950 take away 50+9 take away nine take away 85 what does that equal
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