The Puzzle of the Flipping Cat with Greg Gbur | Tumble Episode
Ever wonder how a cat always lands on its feet? For over a hundred years this puzzle has been catnip for physicists – leaving many chasing their tails. In this episode of Tumble we unpack the mystery. EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS PS We enlisted the help of Greg Gbur is a professor of physics at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte to explain how falling cats have actually contributed to modern science. In addition to being a physicists, Greg is an owner
The Case of the Whale Shark Party with Rafael de la Parra | Tumble Episode
In this episode, we explain how we adopted a whale shark! EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS 5-LS2-1 Crosscutting Concepts: Systems and System Models You would think that adopting a whale shark would be a big responsibility. After all, whale sharks are as large as a bus! Plus, they're endangered animals - you have to be careful with them. But our lives didn't change much when we adopted a whale shark. We didn't bring MXA-130 home with us. Instead, we looked at her photo
The Tale of How Ants Conquered the Earth with Corrie Moreau | Tumble Episode
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS 5-LS2-1 Crosscutting Concepts: Systems and System Models Why are there so many different species of ants? That’s what entomologist Corrie Moreau wants to know. There are more species of ants than there are species of mammals and birds - combined! Her quest starts in the jungle and ends in a lab, where she unravels the story of ants conquering the earth. Plus, listeners tell us what THEY know about ants! PEST WORLD FOR KIDS Did you kn
The Tale of The Brain Scoop with Emily Graslie | Tumble Episode
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS We love Emily Graslie and her awesome, amazing science YouTube series, The Brain Scoop! We jumped at the chance to interview her for Tumble (and jumped up and down a little bit when she emailed us back - not kidding). A short warning: The Brain Scoop videos and blog sometime feature dissections and other things that might be considered "gross." Each video features a "Gross-o-meter" before the content. We felt that because Emily shows a