Welcome to Ping and Echo, a daily newsletter that shares one amazing podcast episode guaranteed to be a great listen for kids and their families. Each newsletter includes links to articles, videos, and activities related to the podcast so you can turn every episode into an adventure.
Today’s podcast episode is from Brains On. Maybe we chose this episode because we’ve been isolated in our home for eight weeks and we are starting to notice every corner where the dust bunnies pile up. Or maybe we chose this episode because dust is an amazing microcosm of the world. Either way, after listening to this you’ll never look at dust quite the same way again. From detectives who use dust to solve mysteries, to space dust that endangers spaceships, the Brains On team leads you through an amazing journey (and they may just give you a reason not to vacuum under the sofa. )
Podcast: Brains On
Episode: The secret world of dust
URL: https://www.brainson.org/shows/2020/02/25/the-secret-world-of-dust
Length: 27 minutes
🧐 You Should Know
I’ll always give you a heads up if there is anything in the podcast that might surprise or worry kids. Nothing to worry about here.
💡 Try This
After you listen to the episode you can try these activities below:
🔎 Explore More
Read up on the dust, dirt and detritus behind this episode with these links:
Video: The Amazing Science of… Dust? - PBS Digital Studio
Video: What is dust made of? - TED
Anatomy of a Dust Bunny - This Old House
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Josh, Ruby, and Toby