The Hurricane of the Future | Tumble Episode
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: ESS PS K-ESS2-1, K-ESS3-2, 4-ESS3-2, 3-ESS3-1 Crosscutting Concepts: Patterns, Cause and Effect Why are hurricanes so powerful? Every year, monster storms develop in the Atlantic Ocean from June until November. It seems like they come out of nowhere. But scientists are working to predict them months, years, and even decades before they start. We’ll discover what makes hurricanes so destructive, and why they might become even more intense i
The Launch of the Irish Satellite | Tumble Episode
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: ESS How does a country start its own space program? Come with us to Ireland to find out, and meet one of the students whose childhood dreams of launching a satellite are about to come true. Lana Salmon is part of a team from University College Dublin building Ireland’s first-ever satellite. We get to step inside the lab and learn what it takes to design, engineer, and launch experiments into space. Want to learn more about EIRSAT? Check
The Science of Whiskers | Tumble Episode
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS 3-LS3-2, 4-LS1-1 Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and Effect, Systems and System Models Why do seals have whiskers? Listener Karah’s question dives into the wonderful world of whisker science. Robyn Grant, a self-described “whisker biologist” shares her discoveries of how whiskers work, from training a friendly seal named Moe to making slow-mo movies of super speedy “whisking.” Here's an underwater video of a slightly different experiment,
The Tale of the High School Astronomer | Tumble Episode
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: ESS Meet Ana Humphrey. She hasn’t graduated from high school yet, but she’s already discovered 560 places outside our solar system where we could find hidden planets. Ana won the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search with her project that used a mathematical model to pinpoint locations for exoplanet search parties. But Ana’s story is more than a successful science fair project. Find out how Ana’s love for science, math, and making a differe
The Secret to Cheetahs' Super Speed | Tumble Episode
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS How do cheetahs get their super speed? We talk to a cheetah scientist to find out why a spotted cat is the fastest animal on Earth. Cheetahs are literally built for speed! Anne Hilborn spent months scoping out cheetahs on the hunt in the grasslands of the Serengeti. We’ll discover how cheetahs’ incredible speed is linked to their survival - and what they do when being fast isn’t enough. First, the cheetah poop pics! To find out what's