Listener Questions: Your Body Is Weird and Wonderful, Part 2 🧬 🦠 👣
Sleep Tight Science - A Bedtime Science Podcast For KidsShow Notes
This episode is Part 2 of our Weird and Wonderful series — and if Part 1 was about pain and itching and boo boos, Part 2 is about the other kind of body science. The kind that makes you giggle a little.
Grown-ups: we value your feedback. Our email and message link are in the episode notes—please send us your child’s questions and thoughts.
Sleep Tight!,
Sheryl & Clark
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About Sleep Tight Science
We’ve got bedtime down to a (Sleep Tight) Science! Sleep Tight Science is an award winning bedtime podcast that makes science accessible and enjoyable for the whole family. Snuggle in and drift off to sleep while learning about science topics submitted by listeners! Designed for curious young minds (but simple enough for grown-ups to understand), Sleep Tight Science uses big words to answer big questions that kids wonder about, like why do we feel icky sometimes and how do our legs help us move? Learn something new about the natural world while drifting off to dreamland. Have an interesting science question or a topic you’re curious about? Email us at [email protected], and it might just be the focus of an upcoming episode!
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