Show Notes
Hop aboard one of the fastest and grandest ocean liners in history! Back in 1915, the RMS Lusitania was a gigantic floating palace, bigger than two and a half football fields and packed with thousands of passengers. But sailing during the First World War was incredibly dangerous! Even though the enemy put a warning right in the newspaper, people believed this massive steel monster was way too fast for any submarine to catch. They were about to find out they were wrong! Join Mira and Finn as t...
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Imagine walking into your classroom and finding no desks! Instead, you see kids slicing apples with real knives and pouring juice from real glass pitchers. Sounds like a recipe for a giant mess, right?! Well, more than a hundred years ago, a determined Italian woman named Maria Montessori proved that giving kids real tools is actually the best way for them to learn!
Buckle up for the ultimate American road trip! Have you ever wondered how people drove across the United States before massive interstates existed? Discover the incredible story of Route 66! Back in 1926, most roads in America were just bumpy, gooey mud tracks. That is, until an epic highway called Route 66 stitched the country together, stretching over 2,400 miles from the windy city of Chicago all the way to the sunny beaches of California!
Imagine going on a family road trip, but instead of riding in a comfy car, you have to walk 2,000 miles! And instead of stopping for snacks, you have to pack 400 pounds of bacon! Welcome to the Oregon Trail! In the 1840s, half a million pioneers packed their entire lives into wooden wagons called prairie schooners and set off on the longest, dustiest, and most dangerous road trip in American history. Join Mira and Finn as they travel back in time to discover how families survived this epic si...
Have you ever wondered who actually invented science? A long, long time ago, people thought angry gods caused thunder and lightning! But then, curious thinkers decided to look closer at the natural world. Join Mira and Finn on an incredible journey back in time to discover the very first scientists! You'll meet Thales, an ancient Greek genius who measured a massive 40-story Egyptian pyramid using only his shadow and accidentally stopped a five-year war using a solar eclipse! Then, crawl throu...
Can you imagine swimming twenty-one miles across a freezing, choppy ocean? In 1926, newspapers declared it was scientifically impossible for a woman to swim across the dangerous English Channel. But a young American named Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle was ready to prove them all wrong!