Rainbow Puppy Science Lab

Antarctica, the coldest place on Earth, is a land of extremes and a hub for scientific research. It is considered a desert due to its minimal precipitation, yet it holds 70% of the world's freshwater frozen within its massive ice sheet. Despite its harsh conditions, Antarctica supports diverse wildlife, including penguins, seals, and even unique microorganisms in its subglacial lakes. Scientists study its ice cores to understand past climate patterns. Additionally, Antarctica's clear skies make it an ideal location for astrophysics research. The continent is governed by the Antarctic Treaty, which prohibits military activity and promotes international cooperation for scientific exploration.

In this episode we explore Brazil, with a focus on the Amazon Rainforest and Carnival. It will discuss the Amazon River, the rainforest's unique wildlife and plant species, and its impact on the global climate. The episode will also delve into the history and cultural significance of Carnival, touching on its origins, the role of samba schools, and its social and political implications. If you're enjoying Rainbow Puppy Science Lab, check out other great shows from Airwave Media like Art Smart, Reach: a Space Podcast for Kids, Tumble, What if World, Who ARTed

In this episode we decided to explore a little bit about Egypt. We learned about the Rosetta Stone and how it helped crack the code so archaeologists could learn to read hieroglyphics. We learned about King Tut and fun facts about mummies.

For Season 2, we decided to learn more about different countries around the world. This episode is all about France. Learn about the Eiffel Tower, the glass monarch and more!

For our season finale, we decided to go further than our podcast has ever gone before. This week we covered NASA's Apollo missions which sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 70s. If you're enjoying Rainbow Puppy Science Lab, check out other great shows from Airwave Media like Art Smart, Reach: a Space Podcast for Kids, Tumble, What if World, Who ARTed Thank you to our sponsor Kids’ Chemical Solutions and their chemistry comic book series filled with colorful characters and exciting storylines. Order now at www.kidschemicalsolutions.com Rainbow Puppy Science Lab is an Airwave Media Podcast. If you are interested in advertising on this or any other Airwave Media show, email: [email protected]

This week's episode is all about chocolate. Learn about the ancient roots of chocolate as it started in Central America and how Hershey became one of the biggest chocolate candy makers in the world. If you're enjoying Rainbow Puppy Science Lab, check out other great shows from Airwave Media like Art Smart, Reach: a Space Podcast for Kids, Tumble, What if World, Who ARTed Thank you to our sponsor Kids’ Chemical Solutions and their chemistry comic book series filled with colorful characters and exciting storylines. Order now at www.kidschemicalsolutions.com Rainbow Puppy Science Lab is an Airwave Media Podcast. If you are interested in advertising on this or any other Airwave Media show, email: [email protected]

This week's episode is all about America's national parks. Find out which was the first national park, where you can find the world's biggest tree and more. In this episode, you'll learn some fun facts about The Great Smoky Mountains, Mammoth Cave, Yellowstone and Sequoia National Parks. We also learned about Ocmulgee Mounds which will hopefully soon become our 64th national park. Learn more at https://www.ocmulgeepark.org/ Thank you to our sponsor Kids’ Chemical Solutions and their chemistry comic book series filled with colorful characters and exciting storylines. Order now at www.kidschemicalsolutions.com If you're enjoying Rainbow Puppy Science Lab, check out other great shows from Airwave Media like Art Smart, Reach: a Space Podcast for Kids, Tumble, What if World, Who ARTed Rainbow Puppy Science Lab is an Airwave Media Podcast. If you are interested in advertising on this or any other Airwave Media show, email: [email protected]

This week's episode is all about board games. Learn a bit about some classic games like Chess and Monopoly as well as the amazing story of how British military intelligence used a special edition of a board game to help soldiers escape from a POW camp in World War 2. We also mentioned the amazing cooperative fantasy game developed by a father daughter team. To learn more about CoraQuest, head over to www.coraquest.com During this episode, I mentioned that during the remote learning phase of the pandemic, I had my students create their own video games. Check out this YouTube video for my instructions if you are interested in creating your own game. https://youtu.be/mFIGohsRRYc If you're enjoying Rainbow Puppy Science Lab, check out other great shows from Airwave Media like Art Smart, Reach: a Space Podcast for Kids, Tumble, What if World, Who ARTed Rainbow Puppy Science Lab is an Airwave Media Podcast. If you are interested in advertising on this or any other Airwave Media show, email: [email protected]

This week's episode is all about roller coasters. Learn a bit about kinetic and potential energy as it is applied to one of the most thrilling experiences in the world. Find out how roller coasters evolved from Catherine the Great's desire to go sledding in the summer, and a whole lot more. In this week's Fact or Fake: Doctors in the Orlando Florida area have been writing prescriptions for patients to ride Disney’s Tower of Terror ride. They say that patients suffering from a blockage in the digestive system can have it scared out of them. They say the sudden freefall has a roughly 66% success rate at dislodging an obstruction. Or One of the earliest American roller coasters was a coal mine. The Mauch Chunck Switchback Railway was built in 1827 to haul coal between two mines. People saw the coal trains zooming down hill at up to 50 miles per hour and thought, why should the coal have all the fun and tourists started paying to ride. Listen to the episode to find out which is the true fact and which is just something silly and strange we made up. If you're enjoying Rainbow Puppy Science Lab, check out other great shows from Airwave Media like Art Smart, Reach: a Space Podcast for Kids, Tumble, What if World, Who ARTed Rainbow Puppy Science Lab is an Airwave Media Podcast. If you are interested in advertising on this or any other Airwave Media show, email: [email protected]

This week's episode is about video games. Atticus researched some fun facts about the origins of Nintendo, Mario, and Pokemon. If you are interested in learning how to make your own video games, check out Scratch (https://scratch.mit.edu/), the kids' coding community developed by MIT. If you enjoy this podcast, please help us out and leave a kind rating/review on your favorite podcast app. Rainbow Puppy Science Lab is an Airwave Media Podcast. If you are interested in advertising on this or any other Airwave Media show, email: [email protected]

Rainbow Puppy Science Lab is dedicated to the study of all things awesome. This week's episode is focused on LEGO, perhaps the coolest toy of all time. The classic LEGO brick has been produced to extremely precise specifications for decades so our new sets will work with the old ones and we can keep building, but that's not all. LEGO has formed partnerships with numerous people and organizations to develop new technology so we will always be able to play well even building LEGO robots that solve real-world problems. If you enjoy this podcast, please help us out and leave a kind rating/review on your favorite podcast app. Rainbow Puppy Science Lab is an Airwave Media Podcast. If you are interested in advertising on this or any other Airwave Media show, email: [email protected]

Welcome to Rainbow Puppy Science Lab. This podcast is dedicated to AWESOMEology or the study of all things that are awesome. Each week we will focus on a different topic with fun facts and trivia challenges. This week is all about ice cream. Learn the history of how ice cream was made before refrigeration, and which of America's founding fathers spent a ridiculous amount of money on ice cream. We also covered how ice cream is made today and imagined the future of the sweet treat. If you enjoy this podcast, please help us out and leave a rating/review on your favorite podcast app.