The Snot and The Whale | Tumble Episode
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS 5-LS2-1, 3-LS3-2, 4-LS1-1 Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and Effect, Systems and System Models How do whales use their blowholes to breathe, and what keeps them from filling up with water? There’s no better way to find out than getting up close and personal with whales! That’s what marine mammal biologist Justine Hudson did when she collected whale snot from belugas. Snot or “blow” is the watery cloud that sprays up when whales exhale.
The Poop Collector | Tumble Episode
Meet the scientist who collected his poop every day for a year.
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